Documentary

Radio Trailer

Newspaper Advert

Evalution Question 1

1. In what ways does you media product use, develop or challange forms and conventions of real media products?

Evaluation Question 2

How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?

Evaluation Question 3

What have you learned from your audience feedback?

Evaluation Question 4

How did you use media technologies in the consturction and research,planning and evaluation stages?

 

Audience Feedback

In order to gain audience feedback we had to create a questionnaire. We then uploaded our media products onto websites such as facebook and youtube so people could answer these questions. I placed the results in prezi.




I asked 5 people people to rate the media products on a scale of 1-5 (1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest) Some of the qualities rated were it is was informative, entertaining and eye catching. I have recorded someone rating the documentary, radio advert and newspaper advert.

Newspaper Advertisement Production

I was given the job to make the print advert, meaning I had to take the pictures that would be on it and edit it all on Adobe Photoshop.

I first took pictures of Golden Retriever

 Yet when I looked back over them I realised that they were too dark so I had to retake the shots.







Retake of the shots

I made sure this time that there was a lot of light and took as many as I could to make sure that I had the right one for the print advert.

I then had to find an man and take his picture with a newspaper in his mouth. I took his photo from both sides and quite a few so I had a range to choose from. here is some of the better ones.

 Below are the two images that were picked for to be put onto the poster.

once the photos had been taken I was then able to start the editing process of the newspaper advertisement. I did this on Adobe Photoshop and print screened the whole thing.

Drafting Newspaper Advertisement

Before the editing process could begin I had to draw a draft of the newspaper advert. This will be helpful as when I start editing I can look at it to see what needs to be added.

Codes and Conventions of Newspaper Advertisements

Before the newspaper could be edited we had to look at the codes and the conventions of newspaper adverts so we knew exactly what we would have to do when we eventually started to make it.

Recording and Editing Radio Trailer

After we recorded the voice over we were able to edit the radio trailer. This would also include clips from the documentary which would hopefully entice the audience in. I have placed the editing process in prezi.

Scripting Radio Trailer

Once listening to real radio trailers we then had to write our own. This would include what the voice over we said and the clips we would use.

Codes and Conventions of Radio Trailers

We had to look at the codes and conventions of radio trailers so we would know what we needed to do when the time came to make our own. This included listening to real radio trailers and taking notes on specific areas.

Voiceover Recording

Scripting Voiceover

During the editing process we had left spaces in the documentary for where the voice over would be. These consisted of before sections and the voice over would be used as a introduction to it (to let the audience know what they are about to watch.

Editing

Once all the planning was done we were finally able to start editing our documentary on Premiere Pro CS6. We each had a go at editing at some point and have collected screen grabs of the process and put them all in prezi.

Once the editing process had been done we needed to email the production companies that owned the sogns we wanted to use and ask their permission if we could use them.

The songs that we have chosen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vsWpsSdAao - Link to the song `You`ve Got A Friend In Me` By Randy Newman

Edit Decision List

We were told to create an edit decision list before we started editing. This consisted of us planning each shot we would use and putting them in the order that they would appear. This would be used and looked at as we edited our documentary.

Logging Sheet

Over the duration of filming we used three memory cards. Over the course of the filming we would log in the shots that we had done, a short description of the shot and whether or not it was a good take or a bad take.
Logging Sheet from Memory Card 1

Logging Sheet from memory card 2
Logging Sheet from memory card 3

Filming Still Images

On 27th November 2012 after looking through our videos again we realised that we needed to film one more thing; still images. So me and Chloe printed off three images and filmed them. We zoomed in on certain areas and filmed them with no camera technique so we had a range to choose from.

 

 

 

Third Try at Voxpop

Chloe and I went out on Monday 12th November to Liverpool to try and film our voxpop again. This time was a success as we got 7 people to answer our questions. Although we did have to move location due to us not being able to film at a certain place without permission (We were at Liverpool One) but we soon found another place we were allowed to film at.

Dog Owner Interview

On Wednesday 7th November ALex interviewed a dog owner. This went well as we were not only to conduct the interview but film and take photo`s of the dog for the cutaways.

 

 

Interview with Hearing Dog Owner

On Tuesday 6th November during one of our media lessons we interviewed a partially deaf woman who owns a hearing dog. As she brought her dog we were not only able to film the interview but her dog as well for the cutaways.

Interviews with Dog Owners. Filmed Opening Title

On 5th November Alex and I went to my house to film three interviews and all of which were dog owners. We first interviewed a dog owner named Claire inside the house who had come round just for the interview. Once we has finished asking the questions we went outside to film my dogs for the cutaways of the interviews with Tommy and Thomas as it was getting dog and we really needed the shots. We filmed the two dogs together and separate. When that had been done we went inside to film Tommy and Thomas.

Once all the interviews had been done we then started to film our opening title sequence. This included us drawing on a dog bowl the words `Paws For Thought` and then pouring dog biscuits into the bowl and letting the dog each the biscuits from it. At first we were going to write the letters with dog biscuits but we tried that and not all the letters would fit in the bowl.

Alex Writing `Paws For Thought` on the dog bowl

Permission that we can use Thomas McCann in our documentary

Second Try at Voxpop

On Monday 5th October all three of us went to Central Park to have another go at the voxpop. There were many people with dogs yet declined to answer our questions. The journey was not a complete waste as we were able to film the dogs walking past yet it means we will have to go back out again to film the voxpop.

First Try at Voxpop

On Monday 29th October all three of us went to liscard to do our voxpop. We spent 2 lessons (45 minutes each) and after asking many people only two would answer our questions about dogs on camera. the people who declined either said that they did not own a dog,were too busy or simple wouldn`t answer our questions.

The questions were:

1. What is your favourite type of dog and why?
2. if you could be any dog, wat would you be and why?
3. What is the best part about owning a dog?
4. How long have you owned dogs?
5. There is a statement saying that owners look like there dogs. Do you agree with this statement, do you look like your dog?

We will need to go out and have another go at the voxpop.

Planning

For every interview we did we had to draw a single frame of each one of the interviews which shows the intended framing of the interviewee and mise-en-scene

The image above is for the interview at Barks Pets and since we are filming at the shop the mise-en-scene will include dog products.

The images above and below are both different locations for the interview with the dog owners. The one above has a mise-en-scene of inside, just on a chair and the outside location includes a field in the background. 

The image above is for the interview with the dog walker and the mise-en-scene will be minimal as not to distract the audience away from him.

The one above is for the guide dog trainer and as she is coming into school we will be sat in a chair in school.

The image above i for the guide dog  walker volunteer interview will be done in school so the mise-en-scene will include a chair and minimal background.

 We also had to plan out our storyboard for the opening title 

 

Another part of the planning process was to come up with the questions for the interviews we would being. Each set of questions had to be relevant to the interviewee and their reason for being interviewed. For example a dog owner would be asked questions about their dog but a guide dog walker would be asked about how they train the dogs.

Running Order

In lesson we were told to create a running order for our documentary. This included the whole documentary and not just the 5 minutes we would be filming.

Running Order        

Research For Documentary

One of the main things we had to do was conduct research for our programme. This would help us to gain a further knowledge about the subject and to have a better understanding of what we are making a documentary on. This includes both primary and secondary research.

Links to the websites used for Research:
- http://www.dogster.com/stats.php
-http://www.pfma.org.uk/pet-population/

-http://vetmedicine.about.com/cs/diseasesall/a/aa051303a.htm

-http://www.pedigree.com/All-Things-Dog/Article-Library/Do-Dogs-See-Only-In-Black-And-White-.aspx

-http://www.dogfacts.org/

-http://www.guidedogs.org.uk/

Primary Research

Secondary Research

Videos Featured from Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsnOxmp7zbM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUCRZzhbHH0

Interview at Barks Pets

On Wednesday 17th October all three of us went to Barks Pets (A pet shop in wallasey) to interview not only someone who works their but a dog owner as well. This trip proved useful as we were able to film the cutaways there and then. We filmed the inside and outside the shop and her dog as well.

Interview With Guide Dog Volunteer

On Monday 15th October we were very lucky as the school had a Guide Dog Walker Volunteer come into the school to give a talk about what she does. We were not only able to conduct an interview with her and film her dog but also film the talk that she did to the class. She also played a video to the class and we were able to get a copy of it to use.

Interview with a Guide Dog Trainer

On Friday 12th October we had everything set up for an interview with a Guide dog trainer at lunchtime in the interview room in our school Weatherhead, but unfortunately she could not make it due to other commitments and the interview could not take place.

Cutaways Filmed for Dog Walker

On Wednesday 10th we (all three of us) went out to film the cutaways for the interview with the dog walker. We went to the park and filmed many different shots, from low angle to high angle and panned as they walked. We zoomed in and out at parts. We took photos of the dog throughout.

Interview With a Dog Walker

On Tuesday 9th October all three of us went out to film an interview with dog walker Stephen Williams. The interview went well although framing could have been better for it but we were able to arrange to film him the next day with one of the dogs he walks.

Formal Proposal For Documentary

In lesson we were told to come up with ideas and agree on final plans. These included the topic of documentary, the type and style of the documentary and the research needed to make it. Once we had discussed all our ideas we went through the positive and negatives of each idea.

 

Brainstorm of Content For Documentary

In the lesson we were told to come up possible content for our documentary. This resulted in a list of possible interviews that can be done, archive material that can be used, cutaways that we may film and the style of the voice over.

Target Audience Research

We had to create a questionnaire in order to gain audience feedback. The results to this will enable us to have a better understanding of what types of things people like and we can incorporate them into our production.
Questionnaire

Initial Plans

In lesson our group we discussed and came up some initial ideas for our documentary.

Topic of Programme: Dogs
Target Audience: Families
Channel: Channel 4
Scheduling: Starts at 6:30pm on sundays
Title for our Programme: Paws For Thought

Tv Scheduling

In lesson we were told about Tv scheduling and what it is all about. This included learning about pre-echo, inheritance and hammocking

Brainstorming

In lesson we were asked to come up with as many possible ideas for what we could make a documentary about. These varied from subjects such as school to topics such as tables. We were the tolf to think about which ones we thought would be the best option to make a documentary about.

Preliminary Task- Interview

For our Preliminary task we were asked to film and edit our own interview. We got given a set of questions to ask about mobile phones and we had to go off find a person to interview, record the person along with the cutaways and edit it.

Codes and Conventions of Interviews

In lesson I was asked to look at the codes and conventions of interviews that are included in documentaries. I created a slide share for the information gathered.




Examples of interviews shown in a prezi

Codes and Conventions of a Documentary

In lesson we were told to look at the codes and conventions of a documentary.I looked at aspects such as interviews, archive material, editing, mise-en-scene, graphics and camera work. This information was collected and I have presented it in a video.

School For Stars Documentary Analysis

In lesson we were told to pick and create an analysis of a documentary. I chose to do one named `School For Stars`. I watched the documentary and focussed on certain aspects featured such as the type of documentary it is, the themes involved, the narrative structure, the camera work used, the mise-en-scene featured, the sounds heard, the editing, archive footage put in and the graphics used in the doumentary. I created a Prezi for the analysis.

School for Stars Analysis on Prezi

Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days Documentary Analysis

In lesson we were told to pick and create an analysis of a documentary. I chose to do one named `Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days`. I looked at certain aspects such as the type of documentary it is, the themes involved, the narrative structure, the camera work used, the mise-en-scene featured, the sounds heard, the editing, archive footage put in and the graphics used in the doumentary. I created a video for the analysis.

That Thing Lara Croft

In lesson we analysed a documentary called `That Thing Lara Croft` I then created a slide rocket to put the information collected from the documentary such as: The type of documentary it is, the themes involved, the narrative structure, the camera work used, the mise-en-scene featured, the sounds heard, the editing, archive footage put in and the graphics used in the documentary.

The Music Biz

In lesson we analysed a documentary called `The Music Biz`. I then went on to focus on certain aspects such as the type of documentary it is, the themes involved, the narrative structure, the camera work used, the mise-en-scene featured, the sounds heard, the editing, archive footage put in and the graphics used in the doumentary. I created a video for the analysis which required me to use voice recordings and adobe premiere pro CS3.

The Devil Made Me Do It

In lesson we analysed a documentary called `The Devil Made Me Do It` and looked at certain aspects such as the type of documentary it is, the themes involved, the narrative structure, the camera work used, the mise-en-scene featured, the sounds heard, the editing, archive footage put in and the graphics used in the doumentary. I created a prezi for the analysis.

 

Types of Documentaries

In lesson we looked at the different types of documentaries and the features of each one. I created a slideshare to present the information.

Types of documentaries

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Genre Analysis

In lessson we looked at certain aspects of documentaries such as the purpose of the documentary, the history of documentaries and the features of documentaries. I created a preze for all the information gathered.

Genre Analysis on Prezi

Purpose Of Documentary

We were told in lesson to come up with a list of reasons for the purpose of a documentary. I wrote mine out in a mind map and scanned it so I could upload it onto my blog