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Daily Blog for FMP
13/04/19
On Saturday the 13th April 2019 I started my idea generation by creating a mind map and writing down a synopsis of each of the twenty ideas before narrowing them down to one good idea, after I narrowed them down to a few feasible options I asked for opinions to ensure they think my idea is good enough. After a look at all the options I settled for a documentary on serial killers and the effects they have plus how come they get remembered when the victims often get forgotten, this will be informative and I have had inspiration from other documentaries that are on a similar topic although I intend to make it a bit more unique than the others as they often look the same.
15/04/19
On Monday the 15th April 2019 I completed a proposal form for my idea to sell it to the producers, although in my case this was to sell it to the tutors, who seemed happy with my idea and as I was doing this it gave me a bigger opportunity to expand my idea in order to make it even better. As I was writing up my proposal more ideas came to mind and this made me look forwards to the end product because this gave me the opportunity to look into this topic, and try and change the way these situations are seen and how they are portrayed.
16/04/19
On Tuesday the 16th April 2019 I started my primary research by watching a few documentaries and I jotted notes down on paper as I watched them before typing them up, these allowed me to be inspired by these documentaries especially as I chose ones on the most infamous serial killers of all time, like Joanna Dennehy or Peter Tobin because Dennehy is a woman and some of Tobin’s victims were missing years before their circumstances came to light. After I wrote the notes down I then proceeded to typing them up before I forget what the rough jottings meant.
18/04/19
On Thursday the 18th April 2019 I continued typing up my notes from Tuesday as this allowed me to see what will inspire my documentary, like the shot of the victims with the low opacity as I intend to do this in my documentary as I believe it has a deeper meaning and I plan to demonstrate it. I wrote multiple textual analyses although due to the notes I wrote whilst watching the programs it allowed me to save time, so I could do other constructive work on this project.
22/04/19
On Monday the 22nd April 2019 I created three questionnaires and uploaded them on social media plus I asked other students if they could fill it in too because the more data, I got the better as this allowed me to obtain quantitative data. The data that I have collected will help me make improvements on my product because I want to make mine unique, or at least more unique than what is already out there. These questionnaires have confirmed what they like to see in documentaries and what they know on my chosen topic, including the suspects and their victims. I have been able to determine that killers are remembered more, and the media doesn’t often help the situation, and any other data I have gained will be used accordingly.
23/04/19
On Tuesday the 23rd April 2019 I sent emails to potential interviewees because I concluded they would be very busy so the earlier I made contact the more convenient it maybe, I have emailed three lecturers at Portsmouth University who specialise in criminology, victimology and the media. I figured that this would make the subject matter better and more professional, I have also made contact with someone who has just left the police force, he worked in CID and the Major Investigation Unit, he worked with the police for nearly 17 years four of which was with the Major Investigation Unit and he has agreed to assist me with the product. I have gained inspiration from the professionals because they clearly know what they are talking about and will make my work even better than I could have hoped.
25/04/19
On Thursday the 25th April 2019 I did a focus group with a group of friends from college who agreed to assist me with the condition that I helped them too, this focus group allowed me to gain other peoples perspectives on serial killers as everyone sees them differently based on what the media says about them, one thing that is for sure is that no one sees them as the innocent party, because they are the ones who hurt people who haven’t done anything wrong.
26/04/19
On Friday the 26th April 2019 I collected all the quantitative data from my questionnaires, I had created them a while ago and waited till I got enough conclusive data before adding them to my research folder, the data I had obtained was useful because it informed me what people like to see in documentaries. The data I obtained was also useful because it confirmed my theory that killers are often remembered more than the victims; it is no longer a theory as I have data to back up my claims. I plan to make my documentary a bit more unique by talking about the victims just as much as the perpetrators because why should they get what they want for killing innocent people? It seems unfair to me!
29/04/19
On Monday the 29th April 2019 I worked on creating my field experiments, although I didn’t have time to edit them, I created several them. From these field experiments I have learned different lighting techniques that will help me including silhouette, low key and three-point lighting, I will use these in my final major project. I also did some other shots outside which had natural lighting because I intend to use reconstructions all these lighting techniques will come in use. I created some other footage so I can practice editing techniques which I still need to do, I have gained the footage all I did to do is work on the green screen, reverse some footage and make some slow motion all of this has influenced my project because they will give me insight into how they look.
30/04/19
On Tuesday the 30th April 2019 I started my secondary research by looking at books, I looked at two different types of books some looked into serial killers and others looked specifically how to make documentaries and this helped me make my product even better. In the books that focus on serial killers I went straight to the pages that look into ones that were committed in Britain, and I photocopied all them pages before deciding which ones are most important so this allowed me to choose which killers are better to use as it gives me some insight into their crimes. I also looked at websites and magazines as there are newly released magazines out on crimes and the people that commit them so this gave my some much needed information on them.
02/05/19
On Thursday the 2nd May 2019 I wrote up all known serial killers off Wikipedia although I checked the name with an independent source before adding it to a table of information on them, I also put the names into two surveys asking if they are known or not, these date right back the 1800s. I added a couple of questions at the end to gain more data and I asked simple questions at the beginning like name, age and gender this will allow me to establish the target audience based on their knowledge on this topic. This will give me a mixture of quantitative and qualitive data as it will be more informative on the questionnaires, but not in the interviews. However, this will be useful data for my chosen topic so I can see who are the most well-known killers.
03/05/19
On Friday the 3rd May 2019 I scanned in my secondary research and asked my friends to participate in a survey which they did, and I scanned that too. I have obtained plenty of book research; some on my chosen topic and some on documentaries plus theories. This will be useful for my product and the planning of the product as I can annotate them to find out more, I also can use this to ensure the documentary is of professional standards, all of this data I have obtained will help me determine what other information I need to look for, I intend to see if I can find out how many serial killers have been in Britain compared to other countries so I can see how dangerous Britain really is. After doing this I then did spell check to ensure that I have used the correct spellings and grammar, this is an important part of the process because spell check will allow anyone that needs to can read it, and that is crucial.
06/05/19
On Monday the 6th May 2019 I added some final touches to my research folder to ensure that it is good enough with clear instructions, this allowed me to make it better than it already was I ensured that I was satisfied with my work before going onto the next stage of my FMP (Final Major Project). The last thing I did was proof read my work to check that it is ready for submittal.
09/05/19
On Thursday the 9th May 2019 I wrote up my treatment and proposal by filling in a form to ensure that I know exactly what I plan to do and how I plan to reach my aims, this will help me reach my desired effect on this documentary, as I made it perfectly clear that my intentions were to talk about the media and victims just as much as I plan to talk about the perpetrators, due to the fact that people tend to forget all about the innocent people.
13/05/19
On Monday the 13th May 2019 I started my pre-production folder which started with a moodboard as this gives me the opportunity to visually show people what I intend to use, I did this just by finding pictures from Google and all I had to do was type in the murder related subject then find the right picture. After I created my moodboard I then went on to start typing up my treatment so I could ensure that I make the appropriate considerations like the legal and ethical issues that may occur, there are also other things that will need to be considered for example I will need to think of a contingency plan and this has giving me the opportunity to achieve this.
14/05/19
On Tuesday the 14th May 2019 I emailed the equipment guy at college to ensure that I have booked out the equipment that I need epically as I intended to get the best equipment possible, and then I started writing my script although this was a complicated process because I intended to create a chronological script although this didn’t go to plan so sometimes I had to go full circle.
16/05/19
On Thursday the 16th May 2019 I continued writing my first draft of the script which didn’t work too badly because it allowed me to use such a variety of killers, and their victims and the hardest part was finding a slot to mention the impact that the media has on these crimes. However, I managed to find a space to ensure that the media get a fair hearing as there are mixed emotions on them, as to whether they make things better or worse and this is the first draft completed.
17/05/19
On Friday the 17th May 2019 I worked on my second draft to make my script even better then imaginable I changed certain parts of my script to ensure that it gets straight to the point, I changed certain words to check that it explains things plainly and this is an important part of my script, after I changed my script to the second draft I started a third draft which allowed me to read through it and do a edit of it, and this allowed me to become a script doctor as I could change it to the appropriate contents. The last thing I had to do for my script was to create a final draft to ensure that I couldn’t improve it anymore if I tried, after I changed my final draft I checked the spelling and grammar to check that my work makes perfect sense and can roll of the top of the tongue.
20/05/19
On Monday the 20th May 2019 I created my shot list and during doing this I tried my best to follow the script so that the paperwork matches up and makes sense, I tried to use a variety of shots in the shot list because that is an important thing with any filming product. However, this was difficult because when presenting it can be hard to use different shot, but I have still managed to do it.
21/05/19
On Tuesday the 21st May 2019 I created a photographic storyboard to give visualization on the action that is due to take place onscreen, this is important because it will help me to ensure that the filmed shots will look just as I wish and this seems to go well although it took ages because there was so many shots that needed to be covered.
23/05/19
On Thursday the 23rd May 2019 I check my preproduction was to my satisfaction and made some final adjustments to the work which I hope will ensure I get a better grade, I think it went well and my work is as good as I could have made it in the short space of time that I had to complete it.
27/05/19
On Monday the 27th May 2019 I started planning the filming by working out what order I should film things, I decided to start with my presenting scenes as they will take the longest as it is a lot to remember and most of the documentary will consist of me talking to the camera so I choose to start there, quickly followed by the reconstructions with interviews taking place when the interviewees were free.
28/05/19
On Tuesday the 28th May 2019 I started filming the presenting scenes, I decided to film the ones that were to be set in the same location. However, I did have to do a last minute change in location because I discovered that there was building work going on nearby and some kind a sale thing going on at the church the other side so I had to film in my shed to give me the right atmosphere, because of the last minute change I didn’t get to film as much as I would have hoped.
29/05/19
On Wednesday the 29th May 2019 I continued to film my presenting scenes and surprisingly I finished filming them ones within two day, day two went well although the only ones I couldn’t film yet were the presenting scenes that were in a different location so that would have meant travelling and by the time I finished it was too late to film on location so that will have to wait another day.
30/05/19
On Thursday the 30th May 2019 I did the final presenting scenes that were to be filmed on location which didn’t go according to plan because a couple of problems arose although I had to deal with them, both location scenes had background noise so it took a bit longer than planned.
31/05/19
On Friday the 31st May 2019 I filmed one of my reconstruction scenes, I choose to film the one of Joanna Dennehy as both the actors were available for the filming, during filming I had an issue with the white-balance because I booked out a new camera that I had never used so although I kept the location in the same place I changed the angle so that I was under a tree because of the shad and I also decided that I can change the rest in post-production.
03/06/19
On Monday the 3rd June 2019 I had arranged an interview with Craig Collie a criminologist from Portsmouth university who specialises in victims and missing persons the interview took place at Fareham College, it took over an hour because the answers he gave were extended. However, I know I won’t be including all the interview because if I did the documentary would be way too long.
04/06/19
On Tuesday the 4th June 2019 I filmed my final reconstruction scene which was the scene that included Jack the Ripper, I had to film this against the greenscreen so it looked like it was in London without actually going there this took time because I needed to get the lighting right, although it didn’t go quite as I planned because there was a slight shadow in the scene but I didn’t realise until it was too late, because I up uploading the footage.
05/06/19
On Wednesday the 5th June 2019 I conducted the last section of this part of the project which was a telephone interview with Lisa Sugiura which also took just over an hour, the end of the interview was a bit pushed because I was running out of time as I was due in college soon, and didn’t want to be late.
06/06/19
On Thursday the 6th June 2019 I started my edit by importing all the footage that I had obtained and it came to about six hours of footage that needed to be edited, the first thing I did was delete all the shots that got repeated because the filming went wrong, then I started cutting down the footage that I was going to use so that anything that was unnecessary got removed.
07/06/19
On Friday the 7th June 2019 I continued to cut down the footage which was quite a slow process, but I managed to get it done before the end of the day, then I did a quick colour correction by changing one then copying and pasting it over to each clip, and this saved time and made it consistent.
10/06/19
On Monday the 10th June 2019 I adjusted the volume on the audio so that it didn’t peak into the red on the bar then I watched it all the way through and cut it down a little bit more to make the improvements I wish to add then I finally add a few transitions, to make it look better.
11/06/19
On Tuesday the 11th June 2019 I did I final check before rendering it ready to be exported, the final check looked okay so after I rendered it I started the export process, but I had to export again as it didn’t work the first time for some unknown reason and it took ages to export although I did make it finally I uploaded it to YouTube.
13/06/19
On Thursday the 13th June 2019 I started creating my presentation so I can present my final major project and the process that I took in order to make it, it didn’t take too long as I already knew how I made it so all I had to do was put it into words then there was the showcase that my work was getting screened in so I could give constructive criticism in person well at least find out what they thought of my work because I stayed around whilst people watched my work.
14/06/19
On Friday the 14th June 2019 I finished my presentation then I added some transitions to it then I put in some gifs so that my presentation entertains the audience that I am delivering it to, then I read through it to ensure it made perfect sense.
17/06/19
On Monday the 17th June 2019 I was set to give my presentation in front of a select few and I was the first to give it then I had to sit and watch the others, after the presentations I created a final questionnaire so I can start the evaluation process then I added it to my social media sites and screened it to my college friends before asking them to participate in the questionnaire so I can write my evaluation.
18/06/19
On Tuesday the 18th June 2019 I started my project evaluation although I knew I’d save adding the feedback in last so that I can get conclusive results by ensuring I get enough responses from different people, I only wrote a couple of paragraphs because it is hard to write an evaluation without the other peoples views on my project.
20/06/19
On Thursday the 20th June 2019 I gained enough feedback within twenty-four hours because of the platforms that I put the questionnaires on, then I continued to write up my evaluation and I did this slowly to ensure that I don’t forget to add anything that is needed.
21/06/19
On Friday the 21st June 2019 I finished my evaluation and checked that I had uploaded all the work that needed to be uploaded to be sure that everything is uploaded, as I need to pass.
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Progression Blog
Over the last four years I have learnt a lot about me including my strengths and weaknesses which has allowed me to develop my weaknesses and keep my strengths, many of my weaknesses rely on my lack of confidence especially when it comes to my ability to achieve within the media industry. One of my biggest strength is working as a team because that is an important part of media, as you cannot make any media product completely solo and I also have good communication skills within my team.
I have set many targets over the years because I know what my biggest downfalls are for example, I can get irritable with the software because sometimes I feel like nothing goes my way. However, this can allow me to have even more determination to succeed in the industry, and I intend to make it despite it being a challenging industry I would love to either become a director or work on a soap opera as that has always been a dream of mine. I would like to show of my artistic tendencies as I like to show my own piece of work by creating my own products like short films or documentaries although I would like the topic to be on something that really matters the wider community.
For the first time I finally believe I can achieve anything I want to in the industry as long as I work hard at it and this has helped me develop confidence in myself so that I could get my work submitted and I started to see the good in what I have done. All of my strengths and weaknesses can be reversed so that both sets can be both a negative or positive depending how you choose to see it, for example I can be impulsive but if I follow my instincts I could make a better project but it can also be worst. Each of my strengths and weaknesses have been further developed over the years, especially in the last twelve months because I have worked on improving my products.
I have completed an action plan so that I can establish some targets on improving my future work so that I can get it to a professional standard which is imperative, I came up with six targets that I intend to work on and most of them I intend to complete whilst at my first year at university. However, the last one is about my work looking as professional as possible and that I wish to complete by the end of the university course as I will then be planning to go into employment. To get my dream job I will need to complete my university course, but it will also be useful if I make the right contacts because that will help me get employment, I won’t just need qualifications but experience along with them as employers tend to want a reasonable amount of experience.
For my course I will need to have good communication skills and work well as a team and although I work well as a team, my communication skills could do with more work because I struggle with working with people I don’t know very well. However, I have enough skills to see me through, but I intend to improve upon them especially if get a job on a soap opera in the future, as I would need to communicate with different areas of the show to ensure it runs smoothly. For the near future I will need good punctuality as timekeeping is important because others are relying on you, but that isn’t a problem as I often have good attendance and punctuality and this will be expected at both the university and in employment, I am a reliable person which is another positive thing as it is needed in life but especially in my chosen industry.
I have gained a four in my GCSE English and I have got a three in Maths but I hope to have improved that grade before I start my university course as I wish to get a four because job prospects will be more likely if I have my Maths and English. I wish to get the best education possible particularly in Media, having chosen my firm choice I am off to Chichester university, but the Bognor campus and I am studding film production and screenwriting. I would like to become known in my industry and I plan to do this by creating short films, then I plan to get them shown in film festivals so that I stand a chance at getting known for my specialised areas of the industry.
I have created a showreel and this will help me gain employment because I hope that people will look at my previous work and will make contact, which is why I have left my email account at the end of it because there is no point in a showreel if they cannot contact you. I have made these steps to secure future opportunities as the only reason why I am going to university is to get better job prospects, this will provide better for my future. I have taken part in work experience to give myself the experience I need, and this has helped me develop in my chosen career path. I have developed all my skills during work experience because I have had to do some pre-production right through to the editing and distribution to the client, my last work experience placement required a level of discretion because of the residences that live at the home because my placement was at the CMG (Care Management Group) that house vulnerable adults with some kind disability and due to confidentiality and professionalism it was crucial that I abided by the laws of privacy.
Overall I have developed massively in my progression and not just as a media practitioner but also as a person and I will continue to develop during my further studies, there are many things in the industry that I enjoy and I often think I could do that, so I have not firmly chosen a future job because I am still experimenting with the different areas of the media, all I can do now is hope that university will help me finally decide.
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Instruction manual
This week I have been focusing on my instruction manual ready for submitting today, I feel like this has gone well as I worked hard to demonstrate that I understand the creating of a music video, I do feel like this could be my best work yet as it is looks well set out!
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Field Experiments!
This week I have participated in two field experiments plus the two that I did last week, which will go into the research folder to demonstrate that I can go out and do my own research and show that I can make my own discoveries about the project in hand. I feel like this week was better because I at least finished the field experiments to the best of my ability whereas last week the live edit was more complicated it was so overwhelming, I feel like I am defiantly getting better with my work as I am moving into the right direction however there is certainly room for improvement because I feel as if I shouldn’t be such a perfectionist with field experiments as they are just to test your abilities.
This weekend I am going to focus on my instruction manual so that I can catch up with what others have done, as I have been unable to do much in my own time recently due to a busy life style, I now have to ensure it no longer effects my studies as they are very important to me.
https://youtu.be/Y1Ow-868UxA
https://youtu.be/PqpgpvI_mbU
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5th October 2018
This week I have taken part in a couple of field experiments one was a class activity which was a multi camera set up and edit, which went well considering it was a big group however I haven’t finished my edit so I will have to complete that for my research folder. The other was a lens whacking technique which I did in a pair, the footage isn’t very good because it was the first time I ever did it although I now know that I need to do a lot more practice to get better, the edit didn’t go too badly, I added music to the edit so that it isn’t silent as I don’t like watching things with no sound as it’s so unnatural.
I feel like the week went well on a whole although there is certainly room for improvement!
https://youtu.be/5UGpVEucIxc
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Music Video
Today we had to edit yesterdays footage to add with a song called Bleach Blonde Baby, I feel like the editing is going well although it can be hard with 5 of us around one computer but we all coped very well.
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Music Video Styles
Whilst making a video explaining the different types of music videos we had some IT issues so after doing all I could in the session I had to export before saving to ensure I had something and didn’t lose all my work, there isn’t a lot I can do about the technical side of the software so I just have to do what I can to prevent lost of work.
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Presentation
On Monday the 11th June 2018 we delivered a presentation on our short film, we choose to use Daniels film because I was also sitting multiple exams so I hadn’t done as much. Daniel had some technical difficulties with his which made our project not look great however we delivered our presentation as best as we could and considering I had so much stress around that time I don’t think it went too badly. Below is a video to evident that we did produce a presentation as a team!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHPry7ZinjU&feature=youtu.be
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Editing!
Today on the 6th June 2018 I have focused on editing my sequence as we have filmed a lot of footage and time is running out so I need to work harder and faster, tomorrow I intend to order and cut my footage down I do feel that today did go okay but I am starting to worry about getting it completed on time, but I will do a lot more work tomorrow. I also added a vignette, widescreen bar and a ident these make the product look more professional, and cinematic I feel like these have added to the professionalism of it all.
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Editing!
Today on the 4th May 2018 I’ve done some editing on the footage that has already been filmed, I started cutting it down and removing any bloopers that have been filmed it has gone well because it is just a case of sorting it out when I do the syncing that will be harder to achieve. Tomorrow we are going off to film the final couple of scenes, then it will be a case of just editing, although I am getting slightly anxious about this project I feel that if I work hard on it, it is completely do able.
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Filming
Today on 23rd May 2018 I set up my camera ready to go filming I had to ensure that I had the aperture, shutter speed and ISO on the right settings then we went filming and whilst filming I had to check the light meter as it has to be on zero if it wasn’t then I had to change the aperture, I think filming went well today as today's shoot was the indoor scenes and there weren’t as many shots needed. Tomorrow we are filming some of the wood scenes and Friday too I think this project is looking good although it would look better if I had longer to improve it but given the time this is going to be good. Before going off to film I also started making a title sequence for my short film although I only set up and adobe link.
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Pre-production finalised!
Today on the 21st May 2018 I finalised details for the planning so that we are ready for filming on Wednesday afternoon, Thursday late morning and all day Friday to ensure that my product is as good as possible I feel like my planning has gone well as a whole although there is certainly room for improvements which I will do tomorrow on my private independent study day.
I have also set up my premier pro project ready for editing which is good progress!
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Location recon!
More photos that we took of the location!
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Today on Friday 18th May 2018 my group went offsite to do the location recon and we took photographs for the preproduction paper work this went well and now I feel more confident about filming as I now know where to set up the equipment, on Monday we will finalise everything for filming on Wednesday!
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Finalizing our planning!
Today on the 17th may 2018 me and my fellow filmmaker has worked on finalizing details on the script and shot list plus we did a location reconnaissance as well as planned the initial visit to the woods as I’ve never been there we intend to go there tomorrow and if our actors are free we wish to take photographs so that we can create a photographic storyboard, I feel like this is going well despite the fact that we had a minor disagreement about doing the storyboards we dealt with it and all was well in the end.
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Script amendments!
On the 14th May 2018 we have up-dated our script to make further amendments to make it better I feel like me and Daniel are working well together and are good at making joint decisions although there are somethings that we are unsure about so we intend to ask for others views so that we can make a final draft, but the things we are uncertain about are only one or two words so it could be a lot worst.
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