Task 10 - production diary and skills log

Production Diary

 

Name: wendy hodgson   Production:

Team:   Sheet no. ___1__ .

 

Date: 08/11/13   Location: college class

Time (from – to): 2-3pm   Activities: complete outline/ script

Personal Roles & Responsibilities Undertaken: Outline all our ideas, with details on camera techniques, camera shots, times, locations, props etc.     Brief Description of Experiences: (including problems encountered, teamwork, & what had been learned)     We have all worked well together and have agreed on most of the ideas we have had, the only problems we can for see at the moment is being unable to obtain permission.

 

Date: 15/11/13   Location: college grounds

Time (from – to): 2-4   Activities: filming

Personal Roles & Responsibilities Undertaken:   Today I used props to help video production (stood on wall, and threw clothes down on to cast). I also filmed a shot from top of the wall – clothes being thrown on cast member,   Brief Description of Experiences: (including problems encountered, teamwork, & what had been learned)   We managed to complete this task with very little problems (did need a chair to climb on the wall) we worked very well as a team all helping to get the shots we wanted eg 1 filmed 1 was cast and 2 prepared and used props. I learned how to use a video camera and operate the zoom function.

Production Diary

 

Date: 06/12/13   Location: outside college / graffiti wall/ millennium bridge

Time (from – to): 2-4   Activities: filming

Personal Roles & Responsibilities Undertaken:   I filmed a large part of the footage, using various techniques such as zoom in zoom out, panning and tilt   Brief Description of Experiences: (including problems encountered, teamwork, & what had been learned)   Today we didn’t encounter any problems, I did learn that during zoom in it is very hard to keep the camera steady when hand held, the camera also becomes very heavy after a while.

 

Date: 13/12/13   Location: college classroom	Time (from – to): 1.30 – 4.30   Activities: capturing video
Personal Roles & Responsibilities Undertaken:   Today jade and myself captured the footage we had so far transferring it onto a hard drive ready for editing.     Brief Description of Experiences: (including problems encountered, teamwork, & what had been learned)    We had no problems during this task. I learned how to capture the footage and transfer it on to a hard drive.

 

 

 

Production Diary

 

Date: 10/01/14   Location: classroom

Time (from – to): 1.30 – 4.30   Activities: editing

Personal Roles & Responsibilities Undertaken:    Helping the group to edit footage, decide what order it will be used in, and which pieces will be used or scrapped.           Brief Description of Experiences: (including problems encountered, teamwork, & what had been learned)   The problems we did encounter were sometimes we didn’t agree on what should be used an where it should be used but we compromised, I learned how to edit a video using final cut, and how to mark in and mark out,  taking out sections we wanted and swapping sections around.

 

Date: 31/01/14   Location:classroom	Time (from – to): 1pm-4.30   Activities: editing, post production documentation
Personal Roles & Responsibilities Undertaken:  editing and capturing footage. Filling in post production documentation.           Brief Description of Experiences: (including problems encountered, teamwork, & what had been learned)     We did not encounter any problems this week.

task 9 - Single camera techniques evaluation

Single camera techniques evaluation

 

As a group we decided that we should all have as an equal part in the different tasks of production, we did this as none of us had completed a media unit before and we all felt we should all be able to gain a little experience of everything in the whole task.

 

Ideas and planning

 

Once we had decided on the song we were going to use we worked very effectively as a group  to plan our video together, we all contributed to the development of the idea and at this stage we didn’t disagree on anything.

We talked about the props and scenes we wanted to show in the video and I suggested that we mark down our ideas in more detail stating exactly what we were going to do for each shot, how long approx. we wanted that shot to last, where and what we needed to complete the shot. I felt that the more prepared we were the more effectively the process of capturing the footage would go. We wanted our video to be targeted at the younger generation their fore we picked a well-known song, we decided to do a comedy version of this song to enhance the appeal of the video.

We created an a3 mind map of our general ideas, and then we branched off into more detail. We then used sticky notes under each idea, one with details of props, and one with full detail of idea and one with shot time length.

Our group worked very well together here and we didn’t come across any problems at all and every one contributed.

 

Pre-production

 

As we had already covered the information needed in a story board during our planning we didn’t need to do this as we already had the evidence. I typed the risk assessments up while we all discussed in a group what would need to be considered etc. we had to pitch our idea to the class using a power point, jade created the power point as well all as a group discussed it and had input, we all presented this to the class.

 

Production

 

We tried to plan our filming days as much as possible as we needed to bring props from home and some were quite big. I brought a scooter for a few of our shots. We all took on various tasks throughout the whole video. Each time trying to share the responsibility of each task. We would take turns using the camera to film, handling the props and keeping the area clear from the public. When I was filming on my sections I tried to include a lot of the shots we had learned about, I used close up, long shot, medium shot, tilt, zoom in and zoom out, track in and panning. I think the filming was completed very well and we were all happy we all got a chance to do it.

Editing.

Jade and I completed the editing process however the whole group had input into how the video was put together. The editing took a long time as we used lots of clips. My responsibilities during my time of editing were capturing the footage and putting it onto the hard drive, then using final cut to mark in and out of the sections of the clips we wanted to use and also placing them with the decision of the group in the right place of the song. I also sped up one or two of the clips to make it more amusing. When jade was editing the video my responsibilities were to input into the group my thoughts of how we wanted the video to go together. We watched the video a few times and were happy with the final result so exported it and added it to our blog. Again we worked really well as a group the only problem we did come across was sometimes we didn’t agree on where a clip should go and to overcome this we discussed it and compromised with each other.

 

Summery

 

I think our video turned out very well it was always a group effort and we all worked very well together. The only problems we did come across were that we didn’t have enough time to film all of the scenes we wanted to. I really enjoyed every minute of this process and had lots of fun and the end result was better than I had expected it to be.

I have learned a lot during this process, before completing this unit I had never done anything to do with media. I have now come away with the skills to confidently use a pro level video camera, the skills to capture and edit footage to produce a final outcome and the skills to work effectively and patiently in a group. I have also learned a lot about how the camera works, different types of shots and movements and how and why you would use them, different video production types and viewing platforms, and how to use video editing software to successfully produce a video.

 

Task 2 moving formats.

Task 2 moving formats.

Here I will discuss the different types of moving formats you will come across when looking at video production, I will also provide examples of what they are and where you might see them. There are 7 different types of moving format I will be looking at. Series, serial, single drama, documentary / docudrama, soap opera, feature film and music video.

 

Series

Television series is a set of episodes that are produced from the same TV show, a television series can contain any amount of episodes however they commonly range from 7/8 to 20/30 depending on the budget and popularity of the show. Each set of episodes in a series can be referred to as a season, e.g., the walking dead series may have 4 seasons, and each season containing 10 episodes. If a series is popular with a good sized audience then normally more than one season will be produced.

The production of a series can be made using both single and or multi camera techniques however sitcoms are more likely to use multi camera techniques as it is much quicker and cheaper to produce as well as being performed in front of a live audience so the entire episode is normally filmed all at once.

There are many genres of television series to appeal to all different interests such as, comedies, horror, Sci-fi, action drama to name a few. There are series / sitcoms made to be aimed at children and at adults.

Television publishing platform usually begins on television and later it can be released to websites available to stream such as Netflix, it can also become available on demand sites such as BBC iPlayer, 4od etc. then many popular series become available for purchase on DVD in the form of box sets.

Episodes of a series can run anything from 25 min – 45 min this time is normally broken up with advertisements when aired on TV, however when released on DVD the adverts are taken out.

Here are some examples of different series and sitcoms:


   

  

 

 

Serial

A serial is a one off drama which is split into different parts or episodes, these are usually show consecutively over a few days but can also be shown weekly (this is typical if there are more than 3 episodes). The plot of the series is normally shown quite soon within the first episode if a short serial or within the first 2-3 if a longer serial. Serials often end with a cliff hanger this makes the audience want more or leaves the audience with unanswered questions. Serials are often produced using single camera techniques; this gives the director more control but can be expensive.

Serials are often first aired on television but can also be streamed using media sites such as Netflix, series often are under the genre of drama, crime, and horror, and not so commonly black comedy.

Here are some examples of serials:

 

 

 

Single drama

 

A single drama is a one off single programme that is usually produced using single camera techniques, this gives the director a lot more control over the shots he/she wants to capture but this can also make production expensive. Single dramas are usually fictional and are normally very dramatic.

Single dramas are often first aired on television but can also be streamed using media sites such as Netflix.

Here are a couple of examples of a single drama:



 

 

Documentary / Docudrama

 

Documentary and docudrama are non-fiction programmes / films; they are based on real life events and produced to tell a story. These programmes / films cover different genres such as history, real live events, nature, etc.

Docudramas are similar to documentaries with the only difference being that the characters within the production are played by actors and not the real people.

This production can use both single and multi-camera techniques however the single camera technique is more commonly used. You can see these types of production on TV normally as a one off programme / film or series’ and also on websites.

Here are some examples of documentary’s and docudramas:



 

 

 

Soap operas

 

Soap operas are based on things that can occur in every day live but are dramatized and exaggerated to make the programme more interesting; they are fictional and produced for entertainment. The story lines in a soap opera normally last for weeks to moths at a time this attracts the viewer to keep watching to follow the story. Soap operas are ongoing programmes and can be aired for years

Soap operas are normally aired at least 2-3 times a week and can even be on every day. They often have specials around Christmas time with extra added episodes with a dramatic climax in the story line to attract more viewers.

A soap opera is produced using multi camera techniques because it’s much quicker and cheaper to produce.

Soap operas are aired on television on set days and times; they are also available to watch on catch up or on demand sites such as BBC iPlayer, ITV player and 4OD.

Here are some examples of soap operas:



  

 

 

 

Feature film

 

A feature film is a movie which is commonly between 70 – 210 minutes in length. A feature film commonly uses single camera techniques to give the director more controll over the shots he wants to capture however some action scenes are filmed using multi camera techniques to capture the footage from different angles adding to the effect. Feature films are high budget productions so can afford to use both techniques.

Feature films are often first premiered at the cinema and then they are aired on televesion, dvd, and also on websites such as netflix and love film.

Feature films can be a wide range of genres such as family, action, horror romance, comedy, sci-fi, fantasy etc.

Here are some examples of feature films:

 

 



 

 

 

Music video.

 

Music videos are produced to promote a new song from an already existing artist or a new artist or band. Music videos can use both single and multi-camera techniques.

Music videos are first aired on TV music channels before becoming available to purchase on cd, or as a downloadable track. They can also be viewed on websites such as YouTube.

Here are some examples of music videos:

 

Our music video - Task 8

 

 

 

task 7 pre production documentation

Story board.

Here are our ideas in more depth. We developed on our initial ideas and went into detail about all the different shot to be used, the order of the shots, the type of shot, how long each shot would last, The props to be used in the shot, and also a brief description of what will be happing in the shot.

Here is the risk assessments we completed before each of our production sessions:

  GENERAL RISK ASSESSMENT                                                                                                          

Activity/ Location	Film production	DATE	15/11/13
Name	Wendy, devon, asha, jade

               

1. Detailed Description of Activity/ Process Including frequency of repetition	Film production to take place outside college
2. List of significant hazards encountered e.g. working at height (Fall from height whilst working on refuse vehicle roof (no controls)			Specialised risk ass’t required?
1 bumping into members of the public			no
2 props falling on public			No
3 crew falling from wall			No
4 obstructing the public access to path			No
5 road hazard			No
3. Adverse effects (likely injury) without  control measures		Personal injury	4.Persons at risk and numbers where practical	Actor and crew members, members of the publlic

5. ACTION / CONTROL MEASURES REQUIRED
		Have You Checked This?	Signature
1	Ensure public are aware of what is going on and space to work is required, crew to divert public away from production scene	yes
2	Ensure crew keep divert members of the public away from scene.	yes
3	Ensure crew have a safe position and standing on a solid object to prevent falling	yes
4	Crew members to divert the public around the production scene or wait until there is no one around.	yes
5	Ensure that there is no traffic present and scene takes place a safe distance away from the road	yes

GENERAL RISK ASSESSMENT                                                                                                  

Activity/ Location	Film production	DATE	22/11/13
Name	Wendy, devon, asha, jade

               

1. Detailed Description of Activity/ Process Including frequency of repetition	Film production to take place at top of college car park, and studio,
2. List of significant hazards encountered e.g. working at height (Fall from height whilst working on refuse vehicle roof (no controls)			Specialised risk ass’t required?
1 tripping over studio lights			no
2 bumping into public			No
3 road hazard			No
4 obstructing the public access to path			No
5			No
3. Adverse effects (likely injury) without  control measures		Personal injury	4.Persons at risk and numbers where practical	Actor and crew members, members of the publlic

5. ACTION / CONTROL MEASURES REQUIRED
		Have You Checked This?	Signature
1	Ensure that the lights are away from scene and the wires are safely put away.	yes
2	Ensure public are aware of what is going on and space to work is required, crew to divert public away from production scene	yes
3	Ensure that there is no traffic present and scene takes place a safe distance away from the road and crew can divert any traffic that appear	yes
4	Crew members to divert the public around the production scene or wait until there is no one around.	yes
5		yes

GENERAL RISK ASSESSMENT                                                                                                  

Activity/ Location	Film production	DATE	06/12/13
Name	Wendy, devon, asha, jade

               

1. Detailed Description of Activity/ Process Including frequency of repetition	Film production to take place outside the sage.
2. List of significant hazards encountered e.g. working at height (Fall from height whilst working on refuse vehicle roof (no controls)			Specialised risk ass’t required?
1 bumping into members of the public			no
2 falling from barrier			No
3 falling down hill			No
4 obstructing the public access to path			No
5			No
3. Adverse effects (likely injury) without  control measures		Personal injury	4.Persons at risk and numbers where practical	Actor and crew members, members of the publlic

5. ACTION / CONTROL MEASURES REQUIRED
		Have You Checked This?	Signature
1	Ensure public are aware of what is going on and space to work is required, crew to divert public away from production scene	yes
2	Actor to ensure he full knows full risks and take necessary precautions when standing on railing.	yes
3	Actor to ensure he full knows full risks and take necessary precautions when running down hill	yes
4	Crew members to divert the public around the production scene or wait until there is no one around.	yes
5		yes

 

  GENERAL RISK ASSESSMENT                                                                                                          

Activity/ Location	Film production	DATE	06/12/13
Name	Wendy, devon, asha, jade

               

1. Detailed Description of Activity/ Process Including frequency of repetition	Film production to take place on millennium bridge, with actor on a scooter
2. List of significant hazards encountered e.g. working at height (Fall from height whilst working on refuse vehicle roof (no controls)			Specialised risk ass’t required?
1 bumping into members of the public			no
2 falling from scooter / falling from bridge			No
3 road hazard			No
4 crashing into object on scooter			No
5 obstructing the public access to path			No
3. Adverse effects (likely injury) without  control measures		Personal injury	4.Persons at risk and numbers where practical	Actor and crew members, members of the publlic

5. ACTION / CONTROL MEASURES REQUIRED
		Have You Checked This?	Signature
1	Ensure public are aware of what is going on and space to work is required, crew to divert public away from production scene	yes
2	Actor to ensure he full knows how to operate the scooter and take necessary precautions when standing on bridge.	yes
3	Ensure that there is no traffic present and scene takes place a safe distance away from the road	yes
4	Ensure the runway of the scooter is clear of any obstructions and brakes work well	yes
5	Crew members to divert the public around the production scene or wait until there is no one around.	yes

  GENERAL RISK ASSESSMENT                                                                                                          

Activity/ Location	Film production	DATE	06/12/13
Name	Wendy, devon, asha, jade

               

1. Detailed Description of Activity/ Process Including frequency of repetition	Film production to take place outside the college building, with actor on a scooter
2. List of significant hazards encountered e.g. working at height (Fall from height whilst working on refuse vehicle roof (no controls)			Specialised risk ass’t required?
1 bumping into members of the public			no
2 falling from scooter			No
3 road hazard			No
4 crashing into object on scooter			No
5 obstructing the public access to path			No
3. Adverse effects (likely injury) without  control measures		Personal injury	4.Persons at risk and numbers where practical	Actor and crew members, members of the publlic

5. ACTION / CONTROL MEASURES REQUIRED
		Have You Checked This?	Signature
1	Ensure public are aware of what is going on and space to work is required, crew to divert public away from production scene	yes
2	Actor to ensure he full knows how to operate the scooter and take necessary precautions	yes
3	Ensure that there is no traffic present and scene takes place a safe distance away from the road	yes
4	Ensure the runway of the scooter is clear of any obstructions and brakes work well	yes
5	Crew members to divert the public around the production scene or wait until there is no one around.	yes

GENERAL RISK ASSESSMENT                                                                                                  

Activity/ Location	Film production	DATE	24/01/14
Name	Wendy, devon, asha, jade

               

1. Detailed Description of Activity/ Process Including frequency of repetition	Film production to take place outside college, Gateshead high street, tesco car park,
2. List of significant hazards encountered e.g. working at height (Fall from height whilst working on refuse vehicle roof (no controls)			Specialised risk ass’t required?
1 falling out of trolley, crashing trolley			no
2 bumping into public			No
3 road hazard			No
4 obstructing the public access to path			No
5			No
3. Adverse effects (likely injury) without  control measures		Personal injury	4.Persons at risk and numbers where practical	Actor and crew members, members of the publlic

5. ACTION / CONTROL MEASURES REQUIRED
		Have You Checked This?	Signature
1	Actor is aware of risks, and take precautions, such as not going to fast, having someone to stop him,	yes
2	Ensure public are aware of what is going on and space to work is required, crew to divert public away from production scene	yes
3	Ensure that there is no traffic present and scene takes place a safe distance away from the road	yes
4	Crew members to divert the public around the production scene or wait until there is no one around.	yes
5		yes

We did not require permission slips for our actors as they were all over the age of 18.