Diary log - 7/2/13

In today's session, we edited our gathered scenes, edited the sound on our product and went over any pre-production tasks that were left incomplete.

We had a few issues like losing (but then finding again) some video clips and trying to trace back some pre-production tasks in accordance to the date, but we resolved the issues.

The session helped us to gather our information ready in time to create our post-production evaluation next week.

Diary log - 31/1/13

Today we started editing the scenes that we filmed last week to keep on top of both filming and editing tasks during production. We also chose to do editing today as the weather was not ideal for our scenario as it was raining at the start.

Once the weather cleared up, we went to film the last part of our production in the park and then in the final hour, we edited the final scenes and bought together the clips for editing. We also looked for the soundtrack and edited and put all the parts together. 

Diary log - 24/1/13

In today's lesson, we filmed the second scene of our one minute production. This scene was based on the female's house scenes. This took approximately 2-3 hours as we had to travel and get permission out school to our setting. The problems which occurred this lesson was that the weather was bad as it was snowing and the roads/pavements were icy which made caused problems with the traveling.

Diary log - 17/1/13

Today we started our production phase of our film. We started filming the first scenes of our one minute single camera production. The scenes we filmed were the perspective of the male characters point of view. To do that we went to the location of one of the houses. We then returned to school and started the basic editing of the scenes we had taken.

Diary log - 10/1/13

Although I was absent for this week due to exams, I was updated by the group on the tasks that were completed for our one minute single camera production. The tasks that were completed this week were that they secured the locations where we are going to film and have got permission, and we have got permission from our chosen actors/actresses for the characters.

Diary log - 13/12/12

In today's lesson, we started to create the script for our one minute single camera technique. Although the task was not complete within the time, it is currently with one of the group members who will complete it before we come back in January (start production tasks). The script is on Microsoft Word.

Diary log - 6/12/12

In today's lesson, we completed loose ends on tasks that may have been incomplete by other members of the group and we created the shooting schedule and risk assessment for our one minute single camera product.

The shooting schedule is estimated as we are unsure of dates in which we will complete the tasks and it depends on the attendance of all group members. Also our shooting schedule will not work according to plan if we have not completed out pre-production tasks.

The risk assessment for our product is based during the production (filming). The risk assessment highlights the hazards that may occur in each location spot. We have also offered alternatives and options to help minimize risks.

Diary log - 29/11/2012

In today's lesson, we carried out a consolidation task on updating all of the members of our group on what tasks have been achieved and what tasks are left outstanding as some members were away on previous lessons. We updated wach other and provided information on what tasks they had missed out on.

Also we researched and gathered information on our budget proposal for our one minute single camera production. The areas that we looked at and included in our budget was;

• Personnel (members of the group in production of the film)
• suppliers/equipment (what equipment we need to create our film)
• Facilites (what facilities we have to help create our film - pre-production and post-production)
• Locations (where we are going to film)
• Props (what props and costumes we need for our film and characters)
• Logistical support (looking at vehicals to help us gather our equipment and move it around locations)

Finally, we created a audience questionnaire to help us get a better idea on what our target audience wish to see in our production. This questionnaire will be posted on our blogs via Google Docs.

Diary log - 22/11/2012

In today's lesson, we created a storyboard and carried our an analysis on our mise en scene elements for our one minute single camera production.

The storyboard was sketched on paper and posted onto our blogs. The mise en scene elements we discussed were;

• props
• setting/location
• style/narrative structure
• costume/make-up
• characters.

Diary log - 15/11/2012

In today's lesson we created a clear structure on all of the pre production tasks, that we need to complete to create our one minute single camera production. The tasks are highlighted in a previous blog post and will be updated weekly on what we have completed and what is still outstanding.

We also came up with a production team name and logo, which was "Equilibrium Prod." based on Torodov's narrative theory on equilibrium. The logo was then created on Adobe Photoshop.

We also completed some pre-production tasks today such as;

• identifying our audience
• determining our moral or message of our story
• creating a mood board on our single camera production ideas
• came up with a basic idea/structure on the story of our product
• and create a treatment/proposal, which was created on Prezi, and presented to the client.

Diary log - 8/11/2012

In today's lesson (8/11/2012), I learnt about the technical element included within the production of single camera productions. I learnt elements such as the influence of sound within a media product and camera techniques such as angles, movements, shots and equipment.

With this information, I created a two Prezis based on camera shots and angles and another on movements and equipment. The Prezis provided explanations and examples on the different elements within these two technical camera elements. These Prezis were then posted on my Blogger.

For the information that I found on the effects of sound in media products, I posted on my Blogger on all of the information I found and provided relevant examples.

We also started to look at the pre-production elements that need to be included and completed over the next few weeks (deadline is Christmas/start of January). The kinds of elements we need to produce and the questions we need to ask ourselves about our production consistently are;

• storyboard
• script (may not be necessarily needed for 1 minute production)
• characters (motivation, mood, character profile)
• plot (beginning, middle and end)
• content (overview on our story)
• stage directions (angles, shots, effects)
• setting (locations, risk assessments)

• what is the underline message?
• what is the moral of your story?
• starting point
• who are our actors/actresses?
• is the setting relevant to the plot/characters?
• what is happening in the characters heart/head/body, and how will you show it to the audience?
• climax? how will it get there? (use Torodov's theory of equilibrium)
• use of dialouge/music/sound/lighting?
• mise-en-scene elements)

We (my production team) briefly started to look at our 1 minute single camera production. We created a mind-map (which proof was also posted onto our bloggers) on some initial ideas that we may want to do for our production.