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Worlds Apart Risk Assessment - Gordon Lake

Risks

Explanation

Counter measures

Lake.

We are filming near a lake so the is a chance of falling in or losing equipment.

We can keep a certain distance away from the lake.

Weather.

We are filming outside so we are subject to the weather and It could rain on the equipment.

Check weather for days planned to film.

People.

The lake is located in a park so there will be people around.

Ask the public to stay clear of where you’re filming or find a quieter location.

Uneven ground.

Some of the ground can be uneven and can cause trip hazards.

Look for the most even part near the lake.

Natural light source.

We are filming outside so we don’t have full control over the light.

Use powerful lights to aid the sun and take over when a cloud covers it.

Lighting batteries

As we may be using lights there is a chance that the batteries powering the lights could run out.

Bring spare batteries on set.

Tripod.

We are using a tripod so people could trip over the legs.

Warn the crew and take note of where the tripod is at all time.

#drama

Worlds Apart Treatment

Scene 1 "the awakening" Ollie wakes up in his room like any other day and starts to get ready. After he leaves his house he starts hearing a voice, he looks around to see if anyone is trying to talk to him but no one is

nearby he continues to walk to the shops thinking nothing of it but he hears the voice again as he enters. This time much clearer but he thinks he's overhearing someone's conversation until he hears his name shouted.

Scene 2 "the closing of the void"

A couple hours after the first time Ollie experienced someone talking in his head he sits in a park on his own in silence but it's quickly interrupted but a female voice asking if anyone's there Ollie figures out how to reply and he sparks a conversation with the voice. The moment he finds out that this voice is another person and learns their name the screen fades in a split where you see Ollie on the left and Alice on the right sitting in the same position not looking at each other but talking all the same we see them move as the conversation progresses their lips not moving at all but the words are still there. We see them walking down different streets and unlocking different doors as they step into the houses Ollies screen widens as Alice's screen sweeps off to the right. Ollie talks to his Dad and helps out around the house. before going to bed he says goodnight to Alice

Scene 3 "Am I insane?"

A month later Ollie and Alice have a really close friendship but Ollie starts to doubt his mental stability and fears he's insane. He leaves the house and walks to a therapist store without saying a word to Alice even though she's screaming at him in his head. As soon as he walks in the building Alice goes silent like hes found a way to block her. He is greeted by the Therapist and they start the session. Ollie is lead to the back room where there are two chairs and a small coffee table set up by the window. He takes a seat on the right side of frame and the Therapist sits opposite him once Ollie has opened up and feels relaxed he starts talking about Alice which triggers her to come back into his head her voice is panicked asking what he was thinking when he started talking. The room now filled with noise of a three way conversation even though the Therapist couldn't hear Alice. Alice's voice cutting in whenever she could. The shot changes to Alice physically screaming at Ollie we still hear the conversation between Ollie and the Therapist but she's in a frenzy. When the conversation is over she sits on the floor next to her bed slumped against the wall softly crying refusing to say anything.

Scene 4 "slow descent"

Ollie is siting on a bench near a lake he's telling Alice about his progression and how he feels a lot better knowing that he's not insane and he now finds comfort in her voice. Everything seems to be looking up for him but Alice senses danger looming and tries to warn him and convince him to stop his therapy when Alice notices a small rift appear above the lake in front of her and asks if Ollie can see it. For a second they both see the other person's reflection but it fades. Ollie gets up and runs off as Alice's screen takes over she steals at the small ripple hovering in the air just above the waters surface, examining it trying to work out where it came from. Ollie's voice breaks her silence when he asks "what was that?" They discuss what they've experienced as she walks home. The scene cuts back to the bench where the Therapist walks out from behind a thick tree trunk and over to the bench where Ollie had sat just moments before. He notices the same rift but no reflection.

#drama

Worlds Apart Script

Scene 1 “The awakening”

Int. Ollie’s Room – Morning

Fade in to a shot of the calendar; it’s dated 12th march 2015. OLLIE wakes up in his room like any other day and starts to get ready, Tiredly, he walks downstairs, picks up his bag and leaves.

Ext. Street – Morning

OLLIE walks along minding his own business. A FEMALE VOICE inside OLLIE’S head interrupts his thoughts; he thinks he's overhearing the start of a conversation of two passers-by.

ALICE (V/O)

(quiet and distorted)

H-Hello?

OLLIE

(Dismissive)

Must have been someone I’ve walked past

OLLIE carries on like nothing happened.

Ext. Park - Morning

He walks into a park; he hears the same voice again.

ALICE (V/O)

(slightly louder and clearer)

H-Hello?

OLLIE looks around to see if anyone was trying to get his attention, but everyone else was consumed in their own lives. He shrugs and goes about his business.

ALICE (V/O)

(shouted)

OLLIE!!!

A pain runs through OLLIE’S head, he winces, turns around and looks at the nearest passer by.

OLLIE

(out loud)

Sorry?

The customer glares at him. OLLIE feels uncomfortable and walks out of the shop.

Ext. street - Morning

OLLIE starts walking towards his home.

OLLIE

(in his head)

What was that?

ALICE (V/O)

What was what?

OLLIE gets startled at how clear the voice in his head is.

OLLIE

That, you...the voice in my head.

ALICE (V/O)

(hurt)

I’m alive you know!

The last sentence sent a spike of pain through OLLIE’S head.

OLLIE

I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it like that.

OLLIE enters his house. Fade to black.

Scene 2 “Closing the void”

Ext. Park – Noon

Fade in – The Next Day.

OLLIE sits on a bench in front of a lake on his own, in silence, staring at the water.

ALICE (V/O)

Hello, you there?

OLLIE

Yeah I’m here, finally talking to me now?

ALICE (V/O)

I’m sorry, I just got fed up with either being ignored or looked at like I’m a rare animal or object.

OLLIE

It’s fine. (sarcastically) Not that I can see you anyway.

Silence consumes the scene for a few seconds.

OLLIE (CONT')

So do you have a name?

ALICE (V/O)

It’s Alice

ALICE fades in sitting next to him on the bench, watching the trees and birds. The screen is split vertically and the right side of the frame is slightly discoloured.

OLLIE

This is weird

ALICE

What is?

OLLIE

This, talking in our heads

OLLIE gestures towards his head and touches his temples.

ALICE

You get used to it eventually. (Pause) Are you worried?

The world seems to stop moving as the voice over becomes diegetic.

OLLIE

A little, there’s no way to tell if you’re real.

ALICE

You believe in what you see?

OLLIE

Yeah, mostly.

ALICE

Me too but, somehow, I know you’re real and you’re a quick learner, I mean, you’ve figured out how to control what you say to me.

OLLIE

(surprised)

Have I?

The world starts to move again and the conversation goes back to voice-over. OLLIE stands up and leaves the park making his way home. ALICE does the same.

Ext. Street – Evening

The two walk down different streets but the screen is still split.

ALICE

Yeah I can’t tell what you’re thinking any more, you must be getting used to this.

OLLIE

Not really, it’s still strange to me.

ALICE

Give it time, it’ll become second nature soon enough.

OLLIE

That’s what I’m scared of.

The two walk up to separate doors. Ollie unlocks his and walks through, closing it behind him.

Fade to black.

Scene 3 “Am I insane?”

Int. OLLIE’s house – Morning

Fade in on calendar; date is 12th of April 2015.

Ext. Street. Day.

OLLIE exits his house and starts making his way to the therapist office.

ALICE (V/O)

Ollie, are you okay? (Pause) Talk to me.

ALICE becomes slightly panicked.

ALICE (V/O) (CONT')

Ollie, answer me!

OLLIE enters the therapist office; everything goes silent.

Int. Therapist Office. Day

The THERAPIST notices OLLIE walk in and goes to greet him.

THERAPIST

How have you been?

OLLIE

Fine. Mind if we get straight to it?

OLLIE walks past the THERAPIST and enters into the back room, sits on one of the chairs set next to a large window. The THERAPSIT sits in the chair opposite OLLIE; the session begins.

THERAPIST

Do you feel any better since the last time we met?

OLLIE

Not really, still the same.

OLLIE shifts uncomfortably, looking like he has something to say.

OLLIE (CONT')

(Hesitantly)

Umm... I don't quite... it's hard to say...(takes a deep breath.)

THERAPIST

Take your time.

ALICE (V/O)

Ollie, what are you thinking?

OLLIE

Okay...this is going to sound weird...I can hear a voice in my head.

THERAPIST

What does this voice sound like?

ALICE (V/O)

(Screaming)

Ollie, don't!

OLLIE winces at the pain running through his head.

THERAPIST

Is everything okay?

OLLIE

I'm fine. The voice...

THERAPIST

What about the voice?

OLLIE

It sounds like...a girl.

ALICE (V/O)

(Angry)

Listen to me!

OLLIE stands up aggressively, starting to emotionally break.

OLLIE

I can't take this! Get out of my head!

Int. ALICE'S room. Day

ALICE is pacing around her room in a fit of anger, mixed with worry and sadness.

ALICE (V/O)

(Crying)

Ollie...

OLLIE (V/O)

(Impatiently)

Yes, it's her.

ALICE

I'm sorry

OLLIE

(Angry)

Leave me Alone

Scene 4 “Slow descent”

Ext. Park. Day.

OLLIE is back in the park sitting on the bench, looking at the water again.

OLLIE (V/O)

It’s been a while since we’ve spoken about this… I feel more confident now.

ALICE appears next to OLLIE on the bench. This time looking down at the water. The two mirror each other

ALICE

That’s good to hear but it still hurts

OLLIE

I’m sorry, but it didn’t feel right. Can you imagine the thought, the fear of being insane?

ALICE

No, and nor do I want to. That’s a horrible thing to think about

OLLIE

It’s worse going through it, trust me. At least it’s good to know I’m normal; never thought I’d say that.

ALICE

You haven’t said it.

OLLIE

You know what I mean.

ALICE

Well now that you’re more comfortable with your sanity, maybe you can stop going to therapy. That guy creeps me out.

OLLIE

No. why would I stop? I’ve come so far. And what’s creepy about him? He’s fine.

ALICE

There’s something strange about him. He’s dangerous.

A small rift in the air appears just above the point where the water meets the land. ALICE is the first to notice.

ALLICE

What’s that?

OLLIE

What?

ALICE points at the rift forgetting that OLLIE can’t see her.

ALICE

That ripple

ALICE’S reflection appears in the water behind the rift.

OLLIE

Is that you Alice?

ALICE waves at the water and OLLIE sees this in her reflection

ALICE

Now you’ve seen me

ALICE smiles

OLLIE

You’re beautiful…

OLLIE blinks to clear his head

sorry it’s just that…

ALICE

It’s okay, I don’t get that very often. Thank you.

The reflections fade. OLLIE gets up and walks off screen. ALICE examines the rift for a short while and then gets up to walk home.

In OLLIE’S world, the THERAPIST comes out from hiding behind a tree and looks at the rift before he pulls out a phone.

THERAPIST

Sir, we have a situation.

Fade to black.

#drama

Worlds Apart Proposal

Duration

3 - 10 minutes

Audience

Teenagers 13 and up

Format

Short Film

Resume

Two people living in separate worlds have the ability to communicate telepathically. We follow Ollie a young man just getting used to adult life

And coping with the sudden voice in his head, he ends up going to a therapist in hopes that he can make it stop. After a while Ollie gets used to talking to Alice (the voice in his head). The therapist turns out to be part of a secret syndicate who try to cover up the existence of other worlds.

Suggested elements

· Voice over for when Ollie and Alice talk telepathically

· Split screen to show the two different worlds on the same screen

Shooting days

5 days spread out over two weeks.

Budget

£19,000.00

#drama

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Budget List

Analysing a documentary essay

Hollywood's best film directors season 1, episode 12: George Lucas is the subject of the documentary that I will be analysing.

George Lucas is an american film director born in Modesto, California. Originally he had a passion for cars and wanted to be a race-car driver. he lost interest in racing when he was part of an accident where a car broadsided him making his car flip over nearly killing him. He studied anthropology, sociology and literature at Modesto Junior College, this was around the time where he developed an interest in photography and started filming with an 8mm camera. George Lucas and his friend John Plummer became interested in Canyon Cinema (an organisation dedicated to educating the public about independent, non-commercial, and experimental films). Later George Lucas transferred to the University of Southern California, School of Cinematic Arts to study film making. The first full length film he worked on was THX 1138 which was a longer version of a short film he made that won him an award: Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB. after this Lucas was offered a scholarship from Warner Bros, to work on a film of his choice. His most famous films include the Star Wars franchise and the Indiana Jones franchise.

The documentary is about how he started filmmaking and what the beginning of his career was like. It starts out with archive footage and images in a montage with effects added to them so they would peel off or fade into the next clip. The main interview was shot well with George Lucas slightly on the right side of the the close up frame and the room was well lit. in the background you could see two clone trooper helmets on each end of the table behind him giving you insight into the kind of work he produces. The only problem with the shot was an editing decision, you had the interview shot in a square frame with it larger and out of focus behind it, this looked too artistic to me and made it feel like a student film. The other interview shots were okay, one was shot with him in the centre of the frame with a head to toe shot, so you could see how he was sitting and that he was leaning on a table. This did not look good as the right side of the frame was just a wall but when it zoomed in making the frame a mid shot it looked much better. The last interview shot was filmed from behind George Lucas and it zoomed to try and add more effect to what he was saying but this just looked awful you could only see half of his face and it would have been better to leave it out. All the interview shots had the same effect with its larger form out of focus in the background. There were very few jump cuts as all the clips and images either came on screen changing the position of the interview shot or had the transitional effects added to them. The music used in the documentary was slightly loud, you could still hear what Lucas was saying but it still was louder than needed to be. Most of the cutaways were archive footage, but you had posters of the films he's worked on, footage from the Star Wars films, behind the scenes footage and screenshots from the other films he's directed. Overall the documentary felt it was trying to be artistic, in turn, making it feel like a student film but the content was interesting and the story was clear so in my opinion its not a bad documentary just the editing was a bit off.

Techniques of shooting an interview and how we used them in our documentary.

For producing an interview you need to consider a few things which are: location, questions, background and framing.

When looking for a place to film an interview you need to consider how the shot will look? How much control do you have over the space? is it quiet enough to get good quality audio? Is the space a place where there will be a crowd and have a lot of interference?

When framing the interview the background must relate to the story or subject in some way, for example if your subject is a doctor consider filming in his lab and set some tools that he would use in the shot just in the background. Consider depth of field so that the background doesn’t take the attention away from your subject. Think of the position your subject is sitting in don’t use spinning chairs or chairs on wheels as your subject is likely to move out of focus, to prevent this have him sit on a stool or a stable chair. The position of the camera must match your subjects eye line as the camera works like the interviewer’s third eye. If you want your subject to look slightly away from the camera consider your position if you’re asking the questions, if your subject is on the right side of the frame then sit slightly left of the camera and get eye contact with your subject as this creates a more conversational feel and your subject will feel less awkward. Make sure each interview is framed differently. Cover stots and cut away’s are important because they can help the story progress and give the audience visual insight into what your subject is talking about.

As for asking the questions research into your subject and topic thoroughly as this will give you more of an understanding on you are talking about and gives you a more solidified idea on where you want your story to go. avoid questions which start with did, will or are as these can often get you simple answers like yes or no and they don’t really add anything to the story. Some good questions to ask start with how, why, where and what, these types of questions will get you a more thought out and explained answer and can help you adapt your other questions to make the story flow better. at the end of an interview always ask your subject a soap box question to check if you have missed anything out that they think is important.

Looking at the interviews in my documentary, I feel we have produced a near professional if not professional quality. I have been working with Rebecca Neligan (http://camerasandfilms.tumblr.com/) , Billy Collins (http://billycollinsmedia.tumblr.com/), Jack Olenka (http://jackolenka.tumblr.com/) and Sarah Tuley (http://sarahtuley.tumblr.com/).

Together we filmed 4 interviews the first of which was our main subject’s boxing coach. In this interview we applied our knowledge and used a boxing gym to give the audience a clue as to who he is. We set the frame up so that you could see he was sitting on the side of the ring, this helped is create depth with the posters of famous boxers and matches on the wall in the background out of focus. We used a 3 flow light set up, using 1 of the lights to create the contrasting darkness in the background and 2 lights to light up his face setting him apart from the scenery. He was sitting on the ring so there was no disturbance in filming by him moving out of focus or out of shot. For the shot, we tried to improve on the shot we took last time with the contrast of light and darkness.

The second interview we did was the main subject, Hayley Ward, for this interview we considered setting the shot up with some of her gear and trophies tucked away in the background. Originally we were going to film this interview in the boxing gym along with her coach but we decided it would be better to have a variety of shots so we settled for filming in her room, which turned out better in my opinion. For the shot we had Hayley sit on her bed and positioned the camera so the she was on the left side of the frame, shooting into the corner of the room this alone created enough depth but there was nothing relating this shot to the documentary apart from what was actually being said, so we asked if we could get some of her trophies in the background and set them up on a chair, this tells the audience a little bit about her character and how she connects to the story before she speaks.

Overall I feel that this documentary is our best work yet as we have made sure everything has been done as professionally as we can and I hope that I have presented it as best as I can in this text.

Interview 1: Hayley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtOzPSQL-L4

Interview 2: Boxing Coach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdH8GFKW_vs

Interview 3: Kick Boxing Coaches: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt5BY0B9Pz4

Interview 4: Hayley’s Dad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbTZvMNTznU

Documentary research essay

What is research?

Research is the process of gathering various pieces of factual and background information on the subject usually in a systematic fashion so that the production team has a better understanding and can form opinions on the story they're trying to produce and get a certain message across, it also helps in making decisions.

Research is used to either confirm existing facts and knowledge or discover new facts and knowledge. It can also be used to confirm the results of previous work or solve new or existing problems, or develop new theories.

There are four main types of research:

Primary: information that you have gathered first hand, for example interviews.

Secondary: pieces of information you have gathered from a third party, for example books, newspapers and the internet

Quantitative: pieces of information you have gained through surveys, observational counts and recording, or other data collection, and by looking at statistics.

Qualitative: pieces of information you have gathered from interviewing the public or observing their behaviour.

There are two things you must research for a documentary.

1: your topic, it's good to understand how your topic originated and what your topic actually is and what it does these things are more open as they are not directed at a person. An example of a topic would be boxing, how did it come to be? How has it evolved?

2: you interviewees, it's good to know who you plan to interview them and what they've been through in their life, this also has an impact on the type of questions you can ask them.

Why is it important?

Research is important as the information gathered must be as accurate and complete as possible. It can help to create something meaningful for the interview as it gives the production team a better understanding of their subject matter and who they are interviewing, it also helps form the questions for the interview and gives it purpose. Research also enables the learning of new things such as people and events, therefore can improve decision making.

Research can be used to challenge and change pre-existing opinions and teach others about different ways of life, it also keeps the documentary n track and the interview on topic. Research needs to be relevant to the topic to keep the audience interested.

In preparation for our documentary on on Hayley Ward, female boxer, we researched boxing, kick boxing, Hayley, her boxing coach and her two kick boxing coaches. it was mostly secondary information for the sports as it was easier to gain. But for hayley we asked her for the required information about her and her coaches.

Documentary on Hayley Ward a female boxer

I, along with some fellow students recently created a documentary film about Hayley Ward, an amateur woman boxer from Dartford. The purpose of the documentary was to tell the story of her boxing career and how she arrived at where she is now.

In preparation for the documentary we had to conduct research into Hayley's career and background. We felt that Hayley's story would make an interesting subject for a short documentary film.

As a starting point, we looked at Hayley's facebook profile to gather some basic information about her boxing. This is a good example of secondary research. The information provided gave us a starting point to ask Hayley about her career when we interviewed her.

For the documentary we interviewed Hayley, her father, her two kick boxing coaches and her boxing coach. From interviewing Hayley's father and Hayley herself we found out that Hayley originally stated from a young age doing tae kwon do and having progressed to the grade of second dan black belt she switched to boxing and through that she got into kick boxing. This is a very good example of primary research. In preparation for the interviews we thought about some of the questions we would ask based on the basic information gathered from her career, these include questions like: when and why did she start contact sports? Upon researching into boxing we came up with further questions and altered others we had already came up with.

For our documentary we had to research: Boxing; where and when did it originate, what it is, the rules of the sport, and the protective gear used. Kick boxing; where and when did it originate, the belt system, what it is, the protective gear used, the competitive bodies and their rules. The 2012 Olympics; the first women boxing match, equality in sport, what effects the first women's Olympic boxing match had on the public, and the politics to do with the Olympics.

I believe the research we undertook improved our project over all as it gave us more of an understanding of the sport and the type of person it creates, this helped us create a completely in depth story and and even gave the audience insight into what its like to be a female boxer.

With the research we had gathered, we used Hayley Ward as an example to represent all female boxers to bring this subject into focus. Hearing the story of Hayley Ward should inspire others to follow their dream no matter the trials and hopefully spark a new conversation about equality not just in sport but in general.

Overall I think that by researching into the subject and planning out your documentary properly you can create something really powerful and moving which can be reflected in the camera angles and lighting in each shot, as well as what is being said. Personally I think my group have managed to create an inspirational documentary and hopefully the audience can agree.

jackolenka

Boxing:

Boxing is a contact sport where to people come together to test each others strength,reflexes and their physical endurance . The main goals of boxing is to knock down your opponent. If knocked down you only have 10 seconds to get back up or you lose the fight.

The result in Boxing is...

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Documentary Shot Ideas

Cover Shot Ideas Locations 1 and 3 Boxing Gym and Kickboxing Gym • Every time she punches • Wrapping on the bandages/putting on the gloves • Camera pan around the boxing ring • Putting in gum shield. • Silhouette of boxing. • Dark shots of boxing bags. • Low angle of punching bag. • GoPro of her punching a punching bag. • Focus on the bell. • Footwork (to show the coordination) • Archive footage of famous female boxers. • Shots of her feet bouncing forward and back as a boxer stance. • Kicking a boxing bag and seeing the dust go into the air. Location 2 Hayley's home • Pictures of Hayley as a young girl. • Boxing gloves and other equipment in her bag • A pan of one of her trophy shelves Location 4 Olympic Park Interview Shot Ideas: Hayley Ward Interview of Hayley In front of the boxing ring with equipment out of focus in background. She is positioned on the left side of the frame looking just off to the right. 5 flo-light set up focused on her making the background darker. The second shot of the Interview Hayley is on the right side of the frame looking directly off to the left the shot cuts off at her shoulders. The third shot focuses on her hands; this time she's in centre frame. Interview Shot Ideas: Paul and Leigh Haworth Interview of the two Kickboxing coaches sitting in the centre of the kick boxing ring staring straight at the main camera with an extra angle having them look just off to the left side of the frame but angled slightly up at them. It will be shot with a three point lighting set up. Interview Shot Ideas: Alan Ward Interview of her dad sitting in front of a trophy case far enough to create a good depth of field have him positioned on the right side of the frame with a three point lighting set up. Interview Shot Ideas Len Trusty Interview of the boxing coach sitting in front of a punching bag in centre frame the boxing bag and other equipment on the right side of the frame out of focus.

What to look for when planning to film an interview for a documentary

When looking for a place to film an interview you need to consider how the shot will look? how much control do you have over the space? is it quiet enogh to get good quallity audio? is the space a place where there will be a crowd and have a lot of interferance?

When framing the interview the bacground must relate to the story or subject in some way, for example if your subject is a doctor consider filming in his lab and set some tools that he would use in the shot just in the background. Consider depth of field so that the background doesnt take the attention away from your subject. Think of the position your subject is sitting in don’t use spinning chairs or chairs on wheels as your subject is likely to move out of focus, to prevent this have him sit on a stool or a stable chair. The position of the camera must match your subjects eyeline as the camera works like the interviewer’s third eye. If you want your subject to look slightly away from the camera consider your position if you’re asking the questions, if your subject is on the right side of the frame then sit slightly left of the camera and get eyecontact with your subject as this creates a more conversational feel and your subject will feel less awkward. make sure each interview is framed differently.

As for asking the questions research into your subject and topic thoroughly as this will give you more of an understanding on you are talking about and gives you a more solidified idea on where you want your story to go. avoid questions which start with did, will or are as these can often get you simple answers like yes or no and they don’t really add anything to the story. Some good questions to ask start with how, why, where and what, these types of questions will get you a more thought out and explained answer and can help you adapt your other questions to make the story flow better. at the end of an interview always ask your subject if you have missed anything out that they think is important.

Make sure you crew knows that if there’s a technical issue that occurs while filming they can interupt the interview to notify you and fix it.

Always make sure that you get plenty of cover shots that tie in with your story, even if you don’t use them its good to have them as they can keep the audience interested while your subject is talking.

At the end of the shoot make sure you and you and your crew double check everything while you’re still there as leaving behind a piece of equipment can be annoying.

Mini Documentary Evaluation

Working with Billy Collins, Jack Olenka and Rebecca Neligan we decided to to create a mini documentary on fate.

In the first interview the lighting looked really bad as you could see three separate shadows behind the interviewee and the way we could have improved this was to angle the lights down towards the floor and raise them higher other thank that the shot was okay but it really needed a shallower depth of field and zoomed a little bit closer in.

The second interview was good but again it could have been framed slightly closer in and have a depth of field, but the room we were using didn't give us many options.

The third interview was the best of them all, the dim lighting created a cool effect and the framing was amazing. The only thing I can think of improving is the second camera angle, it needed to be positioned right in front of of the interviewee with him staring into the lens because I think you could connect to him more if it felt like you had eye contact

Overall the edit as good but some of the shots didn't have the right lighting for the cutaways and we didn't use two cameras for most of it, so if I were to do it again, for each interview there would be two camera angles with varying depths of field and correct lighting without any unintentional shadows. for the cutaways I would carefully consider my surroundings and lighting.

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MAIN DOCUMENTARY. 23/02/15

Proposal- Jack

Treatment- Becca

Interviewee Research- Becca

Interview Questions and Shot ideas- Bill

Subject Research- Jack

Shot list, Cover shots and cutaways- Dan

Production Schedule- Bill

Shooting Schedule- Dan

Equipment Booking Forms- Dan

Risk Assessments for Each location- Bill

Budget- Becca

Release Forms- Jack

Call Sheets- Becca

Burnham Autos Evaluation

I went through all my clips and renamed them before I started this edit. After that this followed the process of the Miskin Radio edit, where I had to sync up the audio with the video and cut out the questions. The process of cutting out the unimportant information given took longer than expected. I went through and added the music, cover shots and cutaways once all the information was compiled and stared to edit to the music having two small montages to break up the interview.

for me this was the most stressful edit I've done so far as I messed it up and had to reedit all of it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ToN_s87qQo

London Farmers Market Evaluation

For this edit I went through the same process of renaming the clips before I start after that I had to sync up two cameras with the audio and cut out the questions. Once that was done I started to look for the most important information cutting out any parts that were not as important. Then I started to add the music and cutaways which were relevant to what was being said. overall this was a challenge but I think the video turned out okay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp5Tch82aEI

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