Friday, 6 May 2016

Documentary: Project Evaluation

DOCUMENTARY PROJECT EVALUATION PRE-PRODUCTION I started this unit with a bad vibe. I really didn't want to do it. I'm a fan of documentaries, but I know they can be difficult to make, and this put me off a little. Because of this attitude I had, it made getting started a little harder than usual....

Documentary: Fine Cut Viewing

As part of the post-production process, our group had a fine cut viewing with Helen. FINE CUT VIEWING By this point in the process, the documentary was pretty much finished. I had made all of the suggested changes from the rough cut viewing, and most importantly, we as a group had added almost all of the GVs we needed. After the viewing, these were the points that we received: - Switch the opening...

Documentary: Group Edit

As part of the post-production process, we sat down as a group, just before the fine cut viewing, to edit some of the GVs into the documentary. GROUP EDIT Prior to starting, I set up shop in one of the production rooms. I decided to hook my mac up to a television so the other two could see what...

Documentary: Editing- Fine Cut

After the rough cut viewing, I had a few changes to make to create the fine cut. EDITING- FINE CUT I started by saving a new copy of the document, so all the changes I made wouldn't affect the first rough cut. Then I began to edit. I still didn't want to focus on GVs too much, as we were going to...

Documentary: Rough Cut Viewing

As part of the post-production process, our group had a rough cut viewing with Helen. ROUGH CUT VIEWING By this point, the documentary was more fine than rough, however, a lot of GVs were missing. This cut consisted mostly of interviews, music, narration, and a few sequences. The GVs and titles still need to be added. After Helen had viewed the rough cut, she gave us some feedback- - The story...

Documentary: Editing- Rough Cut

All the footage has been filmed, it's now time to start editing together a rough cut. I always find it hard to explain every step of my process but I'll try my best. Before editing anything, I set up my workspace with a dual screen layout, to make editing lots of footage a lot easier. This is my favourite...

Thursday, 5 May 2016

Documentary: Narration Recording

As part of the post-production process for this documentary, I had to record all of my narration. NARRATION RECORDING To record the narration I set up a project in Audacity, and hooked a microphone up to my mac. I set up a dual screen system so I could view the Audacity project on one screen, and...

Documentary: Edit Workshop With Tim Bentham

As part of the pre-production for the documentary unit, I took part in an edit workshop with a professional picture editor, Tim Bentham. EDITING WORKSHOP To start the day off, Tim spent some time telling us about the sort of work he normally does. He also told us about how we ended up working in television,...

Documentary: Script- Draft 3

After reviewing the footage, and cutting the interviews down to what would end up in the final edit, I decided to rewrite the script. SCRIPT: DRAFT 3 Because the characters hadn't said exactly what we thought they'd say, the script, and the narration needed to be rewritten, and the ending had to be...

Documentary: Filming- Additional Footage

As part of the production process, we needed some footage of someone gardening in their back garden, so I spent a day in my garden, filming the shots we needed. FILMING: ADDITIONAL FOOTAGE I still had the camera I booked out so I thought I use it to film some additional footage for the documentary. That day I spent some time shooting some footage for the end sequence, where the narrator starts talking...

Documentary: Footage Viewing Meeting

As part of the post-production process, our group met at the studios to watch back all of the footage we had shot across the three shooting days. FOOTAGE VIEWING MEETING In preparation for the meeting I organised all of the footage into folders so it was easier to locate on my hard drive. In total...

Documentary: Filming- Day 3

Days one and two were complete, it was now time for day three. FILMING: DAY 3 Prior to day three, I spent some time reviewing the footage from days one and two. I then create a list of shots that needed to be filmed, and questions that needed to be asked on our final day, to ensure we had everything...

Documentary: Filming- Day 2

Day one was complete, it was now time for day two! FILMING: DAY 2 Before heading to the sight, I spent some time setting all the equipment up so we wouldn't have to waste time doing it on site. I set up all the camera settings, and set the audio levels to ensure we wouldn't have any sound issues. For...

Documentary: Filming- Day 1

The script was complete, the characters were ready, and the equipment was booked. It was time to begin filming: day 1. FILMING: DAY 1 Prior to day one I went over to the studios to pick up the equipment. For the three filming days I booked out a PMW, a clip mic, and a boom mic. I didn't book out a...

Documentary: Louis Theroux (Documentary Filmmaker)

As part of my pre-production for the documentary unit I have chosen to look at the documentary filmmaker: Louis Theroux LOUIS THEROUX A bit of background info... Louis Theroux is a British documentary filmmaker. He is best known for his Gonzo style journalism, that tends to favour style over...

Documentary: The Supervet (Documentary TV Series)

As part of my pre-production for the documentary unit I have chosen to look at the documentary television series: The Supervet THE SUPERVET The Supervet is a UK factual entertainment television series created by Channel 4 that follows vet Noel Fitzpatrick and his team at Fitzpatrick Referrals...

Wednesday, 4 May 2016

Documentary: Location & Edit Workshop

As part of the pre-production for the documentary unit I took part in a location and editing workshop. LOCATION AND EDIT WORKSHOP For this workshop we were given the chance to spend a day in Faversham, filming the market and creek. The purpose of the workshop was to allow us to show that we can work safely on a location, and work in a public location, filming many different subjects. FILMING For...