Level 3 Creative Media Production

In class we were given footage from a horror movie which was shot professionally, we then had to put it in to premiere pro and put it together scene by scene. But I was given the freedom with the order and put them together the way i felt fitted best with the genre which was horror. This task helped me alot because it allow me it push my creatively but also give me the sense of how professional editors in the industry feel like.

Moving Image and Sound Evaluation In evaluating the process of completing the assignment, I firstly done the case studies for the three documentary styles, which were exploratory, observational and participatory and find the definitions of them. For all three of them, I had to do a seperate case study and talk about the techniques used and why those techniques were chosen for example; touch ups, close ups and voice overs, as well as explaining why the producer uses those techniques.   Our teacher put us into different groups of three, and we had to brainstorm different ideas for the documentary we wanted to produce. For each of the different documentary styles, I had the choice of working with a different group or the same group as before. We had to come up with ideas that would have features of the style of documentary for example; exploratory has voice overs, which is commonly facts, figures and statistics. The positive aspect of working in a group was that it helped us to...

Questions to ask to the photography students : What is it about photography that made you choose to do this course? Have you worked with both analogue and digital photography? If yes, which do you prefer best? And what do you find different about the two? What is the difference you experience when taking photos using analogue? Or is it all about digital photography nowadays? What is your opinion on digital photography  - has it improved photography? What do you like specifically about the dark room? How much work goes into developing the photos? Do you think this adds to the worth of the photos? Do you use photoshop to retouch photos? What would you say your style of photography is? Is there one particular photographer that you like or has inspired you with your work? Do you feel photographers get as much recognition as they would have done a few decades ago? Do you think that you are going to make a difference in the photography industry?

Write a treatment - blog A treatment is an outline of your film idea, what you will do and who it is for. It doesn’t need to be long, but write in sentences and include the following: Brief description of documentary idea - what is it about? Length of the film (5 minutes) Outline of style and techniques you plan to use Intended target audience Try to include some production detail; describe who, what, where, when you plan to film My documentary is going to be about the difference between analogue photography and digital photography and the views/opinions of photographers and whether they feel that photography has less recognition these days because everyone seems to be able to pick up a phone and take ‘good’ photos without understanding how much work goes into the technical side of things. I feel that it seems like there is much more versatility in the digital photography industry but is that really the case? My initial basic research on Instagram shows that...

The purpose of the documentary is to show how people with disabilities make their way around the school. Voice-over throughout the entire documentary to make the audience understand what it is about. Time lapses will be used in order to make it look more appealing. Day-to-day routine of what a person with disability has to do. Facts about how many people with disability go to the school, as well as their opinion on how easy it is to make their way around the school. Questions * How long does it take to get to school? * Do you think the school is designed to make it easy for people with disabilities to go around the school? * Do you experience any bullying because of this? * How hard is it to make your way around when using public transport? * How people treat disabled people in the school? Facts & Statistics: * The amount of people with disability going to a mainstream college? * Get a wider view, include the amount of people with disability in London, not just the sch...

  1.        Evaluation of documentary work so far…. ·          Evaluate the three types/styles of documentary; expository, observational, participatory ·          In terms of practical work what went well, what could have gone better and why (so the group documentaries and the interview) ·         Observationa l In terms of the practical work for the observational documentary our group was clear from the start about what they wanted to film and the topic matter they wanted to include/cover. The camera angles that were used highlighted the struggles that I as a wheelchair user face every day at college, however it would have been better if I had held the camera so that the viewer could see things from my own perspective. Another thing that went well was that we had a filming schedule and we stuck to this really well, we knew exactly what...

Case study task 1.       Write a definition of the participatory mode of documentary filmmaking The participatory mode became popular around the 1960. The participatory mode is where “the filmmaker interacts with his or her social actors, rather than observes and participates in shaping what happens before the camera” (Nichols 151). A participatory documentary is a general and collaborative process that engages communities in designing and carrying out the collection and distribution of their own story. It is not simply about producing stories. 2.       Find your own example of a participatory style documentary film/programme XIBEJANA XA HINA Our Rhino is a participatory film project with a group of environmental monitors and Rhino ambassadors working with the Kruger 2 Canyons Biosphere Region https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLy0Zbz9VZU Duration: 21m56sec Languages: English/some Tsonga Negry is a Rhino Ambassado...

Observational Mode Case Study Definition Observational mode helps the film maker engage with the subject of the documentary and with the audience. The film maker gives the impression that the camera isn’t there so that the subject acts naturally and behaves as they normally would. The Great 5 Year Old Cake Off - The Secret Life of 5 Year Olds This youtube video clip is about 5 year old children, showing how they would act when a specific day to day real life situation faces them. The observational meaning and mode fits this video precisely, this is because if the camera were obvious and the children were aware of the cameras, they would of not acted naturally to the situation. Therefore, that's why i think this documentary is good because the cameras are hidden and are given a activity to do and leaving them in a room for all of them to speak and let their thoughts and feelings naturally come out without it being influenced. Also, there are behaviour and mental pr...

Write a definition of the expository mode of documentary filmmaking Expository documentary is a mode of documentary which focuses on social problems within the world. It emphasises rhetorical content. Expository mode explores documentaries which include factual information and figures, having interviews to back up the topic. Expository documentary mode is the category in which most documentaries would fall into. Expository documentary mode gives the narrator the role to explain or argue the film's rhetorical content. Stories and statements are given through voiceover with images to illustrate the tone of the film. 6 Modes of Documentary. Expository Mode This tends to be the mode most familiar to us. It is frequently used in nature and TV documentaries. Expository documentaries use the ‘voice of God’ narration where by the author provides a scripted commentary to accompany or illustrate visuals. They are sometimes referred to as essays films because their primary a...

Foley Sound is used to emphasise action and the experience of the audience.  It also enhances your sensory perception, helping to enforce I have learnt that everyday objects can be used to create sounds that can be perceived by our minds as different actions.  I have seen that one object can be used in different ways to make many different sounds.