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- 2. BRIEF The brief for the task is to work in groups to conduct an interview about the subject of mobile phones. The interview should then be edited into a short film so that only the answers are used and the audience will not be able to hear any of the questions being asked. Cutaway shots must be filmed to use in the editing process to avoid any jump cuts. A title for the documentary will be needed and a music bed will be used
- 3. GOOD ELEMENTS A good element that was used during the filming of the prelium task is that there was a variety of interviews that have been used during the Documentary. This is an example of an interview that was used at the start which are called Voxpops. We interviewed a couple of different people and asked them one question each. Another good element that was used during the filming of the preliminary task was that the graphics used were easy to read and were clear. This is a good element during a Documentary because the graphics are clear to the audience to be read and they can be read quickly and with ease. Another good element that had been used during the production of the preliminary task is that the cutaways that were used are relevant and there was lots of variety so our group did not repeat the same cutaways. Also, the cutaways that we used overlapped when the interviewee was speaking. This is a good element because the cutaways are relevant to the topic ‘Mobile phones’, they have something to do with the topic and are not completely random cutaways, and also having the overlapping effect makes the documentary more interesting, so the audience is not constantly looking at the same thing.
- 4. PROBLEMS A problem that occurred during the filming of the preliminary task was that on the main interview (Zac Walker) the microphone is on show which makes the documentary look unprofessional as it a piece of equipment that has been shown during the filming. When I start the production for the main task I will make sure that the microphone is hidden during the interview before actually filming. Also, the camera angle needed to be eye level with the interviewee. Another problem that occurred during the production of documentary is that the Mise-en- scene of the interviewees are lacking visually interesting elements e.g. the background as it is just a plain background which makes the documentary look less interesting. When I start the production work for the main task the background should be more creative and visually interesting which will link to the subject that we choose to film a documentary on. During the cutaways in the filming process when we used the zoom to zoom in and out on the phone whilst the student was flicking through a social networking site ‘twitter’, it loses the focus as this was done too quickly and it makes the documentary look unprofessional as it is blurry. During the main task the zoom should not be used, and instead of zooming just move forward to the object instead.
- 5. PROBLEMS Another problem that occurred during the editing process of the Documentary is that the graphics during the voxpops overlapped which made the Documentary look unprofessional and maybe look rushed. In the main task I will try to make sure that the graphics have enough timing before the next one appears. Even though the cutaways that were used were relevant to the topic and there was a variety, there does need to be even more variety of cutaways as during the process our group had to repeat a couple of the same cutaways as we didn't have enough of them. In the main task the group should film as many cutaways as possible incase they are needed. Some other problems during the preliminary task is that the music was irrelevant to the subject or topic as it had nothing to do with mobile phones. During the main task the group should make sure that the music bed matches or links into the topic of the Documentary. The sound in the documentary should have been turned up a little bit louder at the beginning of the Documentary as the audience can’t really hear the music behind the interviewee. Another code and convention that should be involved with the filming is a voice over which will tie the whole documentary together of what is going on. Some background noise was heard during one of the interviews which should not be there as it makes the documentary look unprofessional. Also, the
- 6. CONCLUSION From the preliminary task I have learnt a lot of things. I have learnt how to use the cameras to film a Documentary about mobile phones and I have also learnt how to use the software Premier to edit the documentary into a short film. The main things I would try to avoid when coming to produce the final documentary is not to use the zoom on the cameras because it lacks focus and makes the image look blurry, and also not to use a handheld camera if it is possible so the camera is placed on the tripod which makes it steady and the camera then does not move. The work that I would put into practice when coming to do the final piece is the voxpops at the start of the documentary because i thought that this was a really good idea to give an introduction to what the documentary was about, and also I have learnt to film more cutaways and interviews which I would take into consideration incase anything couldn’t be used for any reason or does not fit in with what the interviewee is saying. 6