Monday, 24 April 2017

Professional Practice: Call Sheet/Schedule

As part of the pre-production for my commission I have produced a call sheet/schedule. CALL SHEET/SCHEDULE To create this I used the information from the schedule I had produced in contact with the school, this included interview times with teachers and locations for all lessons being filmed. I used this information to put together call times and arrange breaks. This information will help me stay...

Professional Practice: 3rd Meeting with Commissioners & Risk Assessments

I arranged a third meeting with my commissioners to scout locations and produce a risk assessment. 3RD MEETING WITH COMMISSIONERS I started the meeting off by checking that everything on the schools side of things was still on track, and that all the contributors had agreed to take part. Everything...

Professional Practice: Research

As part of the pre-production process for my commission, I watched a couple of teacher training films to look at how it can be done, this will help me decide who I could do it. RESEARCH These are the three films I watched: This is what I learnt from the film: - They're not very interesting. I think if you really want someone to pay attention to and learn something from the film,...

Professional Practice: 2nd Meeting with Commissioners

I set up a 2nd meeting with my commissioners to discuss schedule and contributors. 2ND MEETING WITH COMMISSIONERS I wanted to ensure that we set up a schedule quite early in the production so I could arrange equipment and the school could arrange lessons and interview times. We decided to do all of the filming during the second week of my easter break, which for them is their first week back at...

Professional Practice: Meeting with Commissioners

As part of the pre-production for my commision, I arranged an initial meeting with my commissioners to discuss what they would like me to create. MEETING WITH COMMISSIONERS We started the meeting by discussing any requirements I had to ensure this commission fulfilled everything this unit asks of me. Once this was over we were able to discuss what type of film the school would like me to create. They...

Friday, 14 April 2017

Professional Practice: Commissioners- King Ethelbert School

For my commision I will be creating a film for King Ethelbert School KING ETHELBERT SCHOOL King Ethelbert School is a local mixed secondary school/sixth form in Thanet, Kent. I spent 7 years there as a student and I have made films for them in the past so I already have a good relationship with...

Professional Practice: Briefing & Possible Options

BRIEFING For this unit there are three choices of submission: - Commission: create a commision for an external commissioner - Placement: carry out at least 2 weeks work placement for a media related company or production - Case Study: produce a cast study of a professional in the industry We must...

Thursday, 13 April 2017

Studio Production: Project Evaluation

STUDIO PRODUCTION PROJECT EVALUATION PRE-PRODUCTION I started this unit with a few clear ideas. I wanted my final idea to be chosen, but initially I was unsure on whether I actually wanted to be the producer or not. After much thought I decided to further develop two of my four ideas in an attempt...

Studio Production: Dress Rehearsal & Show Day

After all the hard work, the day of the show had finally arrived... DRESS REHEARSAL & SHOW DAY Below is a summary of everything that happened on the dress rehearsal and the day of the show: - There was an issue with the electronic buzzer system we had sourced for the show. Paul our sound...

Studio Production: Set Design Progress

SET DESIGN Below are all of the changes made to the set design before it arrived at the studio: - The set design team couldn't get access to the laser cutter they needed to make the large lattice pieces. They will come up with a different solution that is as similar to the original design as possible. -...

Studio Production: Final Script, Final Running Order, & Final Round Breakdown

After our third rehearsal I produced the final script, running order and round breakdown that will be used during the show. SCRIPT 10 For this new draft of the script- - I cut down a lot of dialogue to help shorten the length of the show. - I added in new questions during the contestant chat to match what they had told us about themselves. - I added more questions to each round to ensure we wouldn't...

Studio Production: PM 9 & Developments

The week before the show we had our final production meeting with Helen. PM 9 & DEVELOPMENTS We used this production meeting as a chance to ensure we had everything we needed to pull the show off. It was also a chance for Helen to ensure everything was on track and ready to go. Here is a brief summary of what happened: - Helen raised the issues of us needed a female contestant. It was mentioned...

Studio Production: Third Rehearsal (28/03/17)

For our third rehearsal we had our real presenter. THIRD REHEARSAL We started the day off by briefing everyone and ensuring everyone knew what we wanted to achieve from the day. We also introduced everyone to George (our presenter) who was with us for the day. The VT team had some reshooting to do in the morning with George so we used this time to ensure we had everything we needed to rehearse...

Studio Production: Script 9 & Running Order 7

After our second rehearsal I have made some more changes to the script and running order. SCRIPT 9 In this new draft of the script I have: - Added a spinner to the pie face game. - Re-written numerous pieces of dialogue to make the show less confusing and to help each round flow better. - Re-written the way the final scores are announced to make it less confusing for the audience. - Added all...

Studio Production: Second Rehearsal (21/03/17)

SECOND REHEARSAL As we had recently had our meeting with the set design team, we had some measurements we could use to create a set layout in the studio which will help us rehearse certain elements of the show. We began to tape the set onto the floor when we realised the measurements didn't seem to...

Studio Production: Contestant Auditions

As part of the pre-production for studio production, we recently held auditions for our contestants. CONTESTANT AUDITIONS To begin this process I asked Sam (the A.P) to start looking for possible contestants. He acted on this request by posting ads on casting websites and by putting up adverts at his workplace. After a few weeks he had received a few applications and had been in constant contact...