June

I have changed my idea plan for my video, I am no longer doing what its like to be a girl, i am doing a dog is for life.

I am changing my video idea because I think that it will be more interesting, something that will be more possible to make and a topic which i will find more interesting creating.

The things that i have changed today are the mind map and adapt it to how i want my video to look like and all the other aspects that will need to be changed.

Firstly I started by creating a detailed mind-map of the ideas for the video. I then went into further depths and considered all the aspects with this video. I analyzed the problem when making this video and considered all the things I will need to do to create it. After this i made another story board exploring what i want to include.

Strengths and Weaknesses:

Today I think that I have used my time effectively when changing my design. I have produced all my planing and ideas. However, I think that i should have been sure on my original design before planning it into more depth.

PLATS;

IE5 - considered the influence that this will have on my video by changing it

CT6 - adapted my ideas as my circumstances have changed

CT5 - tried alternative solutions and followed ideas through to make it better

SM1 - showed flexibility when my priorities change (changed my video ideas)

EP2 - discussed my concerns with my original idea and seek to find a resolution by changing my video idea.

Anthony Batchler may

Today we had Anthony Batchlelor from city eye - a film company. He helped us by giving a brief talk about how to plan for a video and the stages we will go through to then be ready to start filming footage for the video. At the beginning of this module, I did not know what I would be doing for my video, however now I have 5 ideas which are possible. This gave me a better idea into what my video could be like and how I will be doing them.

http://www.city-eye.co.uk/ ( Link to website for "city eye")


I chose to use the idea of "what it's like to be a girl" - a film about the different stages of a young girls life and the things two different girls go through in the different parts on the social hierarchy . My message was not yet clear at this point and was something I still needed to work on however it will basically be showing how people shouldn't judge someone if they don't know what they are going through.



Today I worked well because I selected ideas which could all potentially be good videos, but I think I should have been more confident with putting ideas forward and had a better idea of which was my favourite before asking for imput. I would like to improve my skills to evaluate my own idea, as I strongly rely on the oppinions of others and find it hard to know if what I think is the best idea. I managed my time well because I only had just over an hour to come up with all four ideas - which I did without any problems.

19th may

Today I am making ideas for my video. This means I will be mind-mapping ideas and then putting detail into them. This means including images to give an idea about what the video will be about, where it will be filmed, the purpose of the film, who the audience is and other aspects such as how I am going to make it and the entertainment twist to the film if there is one.

Firstly i mind-mapped about how I am going to make my video,

this included aspects such as;

*hair, make-up and outfits

*software

*issues i will need to consider when making the video

*the subject in my film

*legal issues

*end editing

*location

*my time scale

the next mind-map that i made was to do with the issues into further detail about;

How I'm going to do my video

*time scale

*software

*location

*the subjects in my film

* the purpose of my video

*what im going to do in my video

* what the film is about

* the way I am going to film it

By making these mind- maps it helped my generate ideas to do with my video and how i am going to do this video. This helped with how i am going to do my video.

Also, today I created a storyboard on all the stages and clips that I want to include in my film. This will be a step by step plan so that I know all the things which will b included in the video. This shows that I have displayed a disciplined approach to planning my video making process.

In addition to this I have now made effective use of my mind map to refine outcomes and generate ideas showing good understanding of strengths and weaknesses.

PLATS;

IE2 - planned my video in depth

CT1 - generated ideas and explored the possibilities and all the things that I could do in my film

SM4 - assessed all the risks that I will be taking in this module by making this video

EP2 - explained in the mind-maps and shown how i will do them.

14th July

Today I am editing in some more footage which I have taken and then put in the correct places it will be most effective in my video.

Firstly, I went the the Ark, Stubbington. This is a place where abandoned cats and dogs are rescued,

looked after, homed and then re-homed.

I began with getting my consent form signed so the footage that i will be shooting is allowed to be shown. Next, I was taken on a tour around the premises and explained all the areas and given a few facts and statistics which i can use during the video. The next thing I did

was film buildings and signs showing what the places were and what was in the different buildings. The next thing I did was get shots from inside the buildings where the dogs were kept. I filmed a shot walking down the rows of cages of dogs - I think this will be an impact clip into the reality of abandoned dogs.

The next thing i did was interv

iew someone that worked there and worked with the animals, in analyzing their behavior. I think that this was a good idea because it gives the video evidence of what is happening to the animals and makes it seem more reliable and informative. I had prepared questions to ask so that I could get the answers and information that i wanted.

When editing this section in my video, I cut some of the excess shots and errors in the speech where the information was boring, not useful or had things like background noise like other people talking. I then split the clips and separated the different types of question and the put them into different parts of the film. I did this because i wanted to spread the interview throughout the video so it wasn't boring or go

on too long and loose the audiences interest.

Also, today we went to Portsmouth live tv and learned about how they make their films, how they produce them and how they shoot the films. In addition we learned about all the things that you need to do to make live TV successful.

Today I think that I have come up with ideas to make my video more varied and exciting like splitting clips up and putting the video in different orders. Also, I have learnt different camera shots to use for effect.

7th July

This is the final day for editing and checking that my video is well done. In the afternoon I will need to add the credits, titles and backing track that i want to put into my film. then i will review my progress and evaluate everything i have done so far this module.

Firstly, I researched into possible songs to use in my video, they need to be suitable and portray the emotion that I want my video to have on the audience. I looked on the internet and watched some animal cruelty adverts and then researched songs on youtube that I thought were possibilities. i then asked for some input from some of my diploma group who gave me some ideas on artists and bands to use.

Finally, I decided on Jason Miraz, Belief. This song has lyrics which relate to my video well and give of the emotion on sadness and makes the audience feel sorry for

the animals.

The next thing that I did was re-edit some of the clips that could be edited better an

d also made sure that I had detached all of the clips where i did not want the sound. After this process was complete I then watched some of the other videos and mine was watched - it was given good and bad feedback and how I could improve some things for example, making the font more read able and larger. I think that this helped make my video better.

Today I think that I have been well organized and met all of my targets that I set this morning, also I have managed to finish the majority of the film and I now need to add more credits and the last bits of footage into areas where there needs to be more footage.

30th June

Today I will need to upload the new footage which I will have filmed - this is the final week for filming so I need to make sure that I have all the footage I need for my film.

I will then need to edit it together and make sure that all of

the sections flow and are no errors in the cutting of clips.

Firstly, I edited my footage which I had already uploaded, I cut clips (deleting any footage that

was not useful and irrelivent.) Also, I detached sound on some of the footage of any of the background noise which i did not want.

After doing this i reviewed my strengths and weaknesses so far and evaluate my progress. Today I think that I have worked well with the video program - IMovie. I have edited my video well and so it looks professional - there are no errors or glitches in the footage which I have edited together today. For progress next week, now I know how to use the program more I need to edit more footage together to get it done on time.

Also, Antony batchler will be coming in to review our progress and teach us some advanced editing skills to improve my work. He taught us how to use green screen for effect and told us about the types of effects that we can use on the slides - i found this helpful and was useful to me. He also helped used our video cameras, we were taught about cut aways this technique will be helpful for me to use for my video.

Today I learned that using a tri-pod makes it less shaky and more clear. Also when interviewing they interviewee' must be at eye level with the camera and the questions must be so they answer it within their answer so they can be cut out.

PLATS;

EP3 - learning how to use a tri-pod for better quality

SM1 - using the video camera was a new challenge and I made learning how to use one a priority.

CT2 - ask questions about how to extend my thinking and get answers that will benefit me.

Record Module - 9th June

Today, my goal is to have chosen my final video for this module and plan it into further depth. To do this I will need to make mind maps and plans describing all the things that will be included into my video.

Firstly I made a mind map exploring all the things that will be need to considered in making th video, these things were;

- what am i going to do in this video

- the way that I am going to film it

- the locations that I am going to be using

- the purpose of my video

- who is going to be in my video.

I then made a second mind make going into further details about these things...

- issues that I need to consider when making this video

- legal issues that will be needed to cover when making this video

- equipment that I am going to use

- end editing

- hair, make-up and outfits

- software I am going to use

- the subjects in my film

- my time scale

- locations and if it is possible to get there.

After doing this I need to look into the legal aspects; I will need to create forms for my subjects to sign so that I have permission for the footage to be shown.

After I drafted this I then created a storyboard that included timings, locations, what's happening in that part and the people I will need to involve so I can start filming. I did this by looking at my mind-maps and then developing them into a storyboard.

Today I think that I have worked well to develop my video ideas and make them into a good plan which is something which I can then read and be able to shoot easily. In addition to this, I have considered all the aspects to my video and considered things that are possible to do in my video and some which are not. Overall I think I have shown some good strengths today by organizing my video into detail.

Record Module - 26th May

Today I am going to be having a workshop with Anthony Batchler - from Citieye. He is going to help us develop our already done parts of the video and tell us how to improve on it. Also, he was going to discuss our video ideas with us and help develop them.

Firstly I presented my video ideas to him and explained all the things and aspects I would need to do to make the video. The feedback which I got was positive - I have good ideas and I need to develop them more by making a story-board of each stage in the video so that I have a clearer plan for my video when making it.

After doing this he showed us videos which he had made - this was very helpful to me because he explained all the processes that he did to achieve the end result. It also gave me ideas on camera angle shots and areas which have good backgrounds to film. After doing this we were set a task to create our own short video by the end of the day.

I was in the group with Sian and Dannie - our idea was School Uniform and peoples opinions on it. The first thing I did was make a spider diagram of ideas for the video. Questions that could be asked on the topic, people that we could film and places that we would film. To do this we had to consider the people who were going to be in the video shared the same point of view on the strict school rules on uniform. I want this video to clearly show my point of view - that this school is too concerned about the school uniform and too strict on aspects of it. However, I also needed to consider the issues that this may cause any staff that we used because they represent our school and should agree with the school rules (even if they don't believe them.)

The next thing that I need to consider is the questions that I will be asking. They need to be direct and get the answers that I want from the interviewe'. I drafted a variety of questions to ask and them compared them with the rest of the group. We then discussed which ones would be most suitable and relevant to our video. After doing this we made copies so we could give the people we are going to interview the questions to look at before we had to interview them so they were more prepared.

After this, we located where the teachers which we wanted to interview were and then went to ask them if they would be willing to participate in the video. I also told them that this video would only be shown within my diploma group so we didn't have to worry about any legal aspects when making this short video as a practice.

The next stage that I had to consider is how to interview the person. Batch then went through things that you need to do to shoot an effective and successful interview. I need to remember to keep the camera angle diagonally so that you can see some of the background to give the person watching the vide a sense of who the person is and what they do. Also, I need to remember to keep the camera at an even level so that you are not looking up or down at the person - you are at eye level which makes the interview clearer to watch.

I then went onto interviewing with the rest of the group - I think that this was a successful process because we got all the interviews filmed in a good time schedule so we then had more time to do the crucial part of editing the video. When editing the video we had to use the iMovie software - something which I have not used before. I think that I coped well with using this software with some guidance from Batch to show how to start editing some of the cutaways.

Finally, after my group had edited, cut down and put together all of the short film it was looking well made and professional. The next thing we did was add titles and captions - I found this part easy because I had adapted myself to this new software and was exploring all the features.

Today, I think that I have worked well in my team - we have discussed all the ideas for the video, arranged the interviews and times and also contributed ideas to how the film should be shot, edited and presented. Also, today I have shown strengths in using the iMovie software and am now able to use it for when i have to edit my own video. However, a weakness which I have found today is when using the program I found it quite difficult to cut some of the videos and then join them onto the next part. This then led to the final video having a few jolty parts. On the other hand, overall today I have worked well in taking positive criticism about my video ideas, worked well in a group and produced a high quality draft video at the end of this day.

record Module - 23rd June

Today I am going to be editing the film that I have done and recently shot.

Firstly, I uploaded my video to the program and then watched it through - i did this so I could see what the excess bits of footage which are not needed and irrelevant were. By doing thi

s I then reduced the footage time from 11 minutes to 2 minutes.

After i did this I ordered all of the footage - how old the puppies were so that I know the order to put the footage in.

Today is the second week of editing and filming. I need to upload and then edit the new film.

After doing this I will need to review my progress which I have made so far and then plan what I will need to get done by next week.

Today I think that I have organized my timing well, and organized my video well. I have learnt new ways into making viewing footage more time efficient, giving me more time to edit and select the footage.