Production Log

Entry Four

This week I have finished editing and finalising my documentary. I made sure everything I needed was present in my documentary and also added all the transitions and graphics to my work.

I have made sure that all my pre production work was up on my blog and also that my final documentary was complete. During editing I realised that a lot of things needed changing around and that the continuity of the documentary was not flowing well which meant I had to change footage around and play about with different shots to make sure it works out. During editing I also realised that my presenting shots where very long and the viewers would be bored by just listening to the presenter, I decided to add images onto the screen relating to what the presenter was talking about. The struggle which I faced during my final editing day was that the time schedule was short and I needed to rush my work a bit more to meet the deadlines. This meant that I had to quickly gain feedback from my teacher, after I gained feedback I knew a lot of changed had to be made to make sure my documentary was looking good. I spent an extra four hours after school editing my work to make sure that it was looking professional. Here are some things which I edited:

-I cut up the montage into little sections and spread them around the documentary rather then having a whole chunk of it in one place.

-I added more graphics

-I added a lot of instrumentals at the back to keep the viewer interested

-I removed a lot of unnecessary footage and made some of the shots shorter

-I searched through my filming folder to find some relevant cut aways, this would help make my work look more professional and keep viewer interest.

Overall I think the unit went well and I enjoyed it. The short deadline which we had to film and edit did effect my documentary all together but I would also change my organisation technique and make sure I was on top of things and getting things done, this would help me if I was to film and edit this documentary again.

Production Log

Third Entry

This week I have finished filming and started to upload my already filmed work onto the macs. I managed ti get my three interviews done which included a Media teacher, a Journalist and someone who works for the PCC. 

This week I progressed from struggling to find people to interview, to actually getting three interviews done in the space of three days. I managed to also book suitable times for these interviews and also due to my presenter also having a busy schedule we had to compromise and do moat of them in our free time. This week I also managed to sort out most of the shots onto my editing timeline and left gaps to put in more footage and extra cut away shots if I needed to. I have also started making the basic graphics for my documentary such as the titles and also the captions. I have also put together a montage on IMovie which will act as my mini montage at the start of my documentary to give the audience of what the documentary is actually about.

I am using Final Cut express to edit my work ...

I faced another huge obstacle this week. After reviewing my footage I realised that most of my presenting shots sound was impacted by the heavy winds in the background meaning that you could not really hear my presenter. To recover this problem I had to quickly re arrange a plan with my presenter which meant after school I had to reshoot these scenes. This turned out to be a positive change because but like before my presenter did not know all the lines but now she has memorised most of them which means most of the key facts where included in my documentary.

In the next few days my aim is to make sure that all my footage is edited and put on the timelines. I will then show my teacher who will suggest to me some improvements and a lot of things I may need to cut out. I will also continue making the graphics.

Production Log

Second Entry

The progress which I have made this week is that I have filmed some interview needed for my documentary and I have completed all my pre production.

This week I faced an unexpected challenge of having 2 of my contacts drop out of an interview as they have notified me they do not want to be filmed on camera. This came as a massive problem as I had only filmed one interview and needed 3 more , I quickly got on the phone and was able to find a Journalist who was willing to film an interview. I thought about my subject and realised that a media teacher is relevant for the subject I am covering as they also know much more about the subject then I do. Finally I had booked an Interview with the deputy mayor of Tower Hamlets but the day before filming they notified me that he has a meeting and will not be able to do the interview which meant that I have 3 interview which I am happy with. Over the weekend I went out on location with the presenter and filmed the presenting bits but the presenter had forgotten some of her lines which meant that we had to cut the lines down a bit more so she would be able to remember them. This was a challenge as I was missing some key points which I wanted the audience to know , but to deal with this challenge during editing I can make the presenter to multiple voice overs which would help me progress more.

Next week my aim is to get the basics of the editing done and get all the footage onto the time line and then start cutting and also producing voice overs and graphics which means I will be using a lot of my free time to come and edit to make sure that I get the work done and to the best of my ability.

Production Log

First Entry

The progress which I have made this week is that I have made sure that I have found more people to contact as i was finding it hard to receive replies from people I have already contacted and i also finished off my pre production planning making sure i have updated all the work on my blog.

This week I did face the difficulty of trying to find people to interview as I was receiving no replies and i had only one person which I have had locked in. To tackle this problem I  researched even further and got more contacts for my contact list and this time even phoning them and talking to them over the phone rather than waiting for a reply via email which can take a couple days to reply. I then gathered another two more people who I could lock in.

My aim for next week is to film everything which i need to start editing as this is the final deadline for filming. I will make sure I have filmed all my interviews and also thought about what would be a suitable time to go out with the presenter and film as me and the oresenter have different free time we would need to work out days in which we both will be free to film.