In the process of completing this task I have learnt alot about the use of the software (Adobe Premier Pro) and have also gained alot of knowledge on the codes and conventions of documentary making.
Me and my partner also came up across some problems in the process aswell.
We did not have as much time as we would have wished for to complete our editing as we spent longer on our interview. This was because our interviewee spent alot of time on each of their answers and also kept laughing and making mistakes.
However, from this we learnt a lesson in that we have to be more assertive with our interviewees and be more organised with our time management so that we can work to our potential in the editing process.
In our audience feedback from our classmates I felt that our lack of time managment was reflected as cutaways and quality of the cutaways were our improvements, this was because we spent so much time on the interview itself and not enough on the cutways and editing.
The good points that we were given were that the cutaways were relevant and creative, as was the music choice.
Therefore, I have learnt that time managment is very important to achieve my full potential and also, I have gained experience and useful skills in the filming and editing processes.
Friday 16 July 2010
RE; Screengrabs and the interview
I have been unable to upload the interiew and the screengrabs as my partner has them and I cannot access them.
Wednesday 14 July 2010
Plan for cutaways
Questions...
1. Tell me what life was like before you had your mobile phone.
2. When did you get your first mobile phone and why did you get it?
3. Tell me about all the mobile phones you have had.
4. Tell me about your current mobile phone.
5. Why did you choose this phone? (We decided not to include this as our interviewee had answered this in the previous question).
6. Tell me about the ring tone you have on your phone and why you chose it.
7. What do you use your mobile phone for?
8. How much does your mobile phone cost you each month?
9. How often do you send text messages?
10. What text 'language' do you use and how did you learn it?
11. What's the best thing about having a mobile phone?
12. What's the worst thing about having a mobile phone?
13. How important is your mobile phone to you?
14. How would you cope without your mobile phone?
Cutaways....
1. Group of people using their phones and one left out looking sad.
2. Close-up of calendar saying 'My Birthday'.
3.Pile of phones.
4. Pic of phone spinning and zooming.
5. Phone logo (apple logo).
6. A phone ringing.
7. Someone on the phone.
8. Shot of amount of money?
9. Picture of a number.
10. Zoom in on text being sent.
11. Talking on the phone.
12. Someone panicking/ looking stressed out as they have lost their phone.
13. Love hearts around a phone.
1. Tell me what life was like before you had your mobile phone.
2. When did you get your first mobile phone and why did you get it?
3. Tell me about all the mobile phones you have had.
4. Tell me about your current mobile phone.
5. Why did you choose this phone? (We decided not to include this as our interviewee had answered this in the previous question).
6. Tell me about the ring tone you have on your phone and why you chose it.
7. What do you use your mobile phone for?
8. How much does your mobile phone cost you each month?
9. How often do you send text messages?
10. What text 'language' do you use and how did you learn it?
11. What's the best thing about having a mobile phone?
12. What's the worst thing about having a mobile phone?
13. How important is your mobile phone to you?
14. How would you cope without your mobile phone?
Cutaways....
1. Group of people using their phones and one left out looking sad.
2. Close-up of calendar saying 'My Birthday'.
3.Pile of phones.
4. Pic of phone spinning and zooming.
5. Phone logo (apple logo).
6. A phone ringing.
7. Someone on the phone.
8. Shot of amount of money?
9. Picture of a number.
10. Zoom in on text being sent.
11. Talking on the phone.
12. Someone panicking/ looking stressed out as they have lost their phone.
13. Love hearts around a phone.
Thursday 8 July 2010
Codes and conventions
* Interviewees are always filmed in medium shot, medium close-up or close-up.
E.g Steven Spielberg in the 'Jaws' documentary- medium close-up.
*Always framed with the interviewee to the left or right hand-side of the screen, facing the interviewer who is sitting diagonally to them.
These positions are also alternated, for different interviewees; from left to right to signify a new person speaking.
*Framing follows the rule of thirds; eye line is roughly a third of the way down the frame.
*Interviewee- looking at interviewer, NOT the camera.
*The mise en scene reinforces the context of the documentary and MUST be relevant.
*No light source behind the interviewee (E.g not in front of a window).
*Questions are edited out, so tell the interviewee to use the words from the question in their answer.
*Cutaways are used to avoid jump cuts and to illustrate an answer. They are either archive material OR filmed separately (afterwards).
*Use graphics- E.g labels, names, job/title etc.
E.g 'Voice of marge Simpson' in 'The Simpson's' documentary.
E.g Steven Spielberg in the 'Jaws' documentary- medium close-up.
*Always framed with the interviewee to the left or right hand-side of the screen, facing the interviewer who is sitting diagonally to them.
These positions are also alternated, for different interviewees; from left to right to signify a new person speaking.
*Framing follows the rule of thirds; eye line is roughly a third of the way down the frame.
*Interviewee- looking at interviewer, NOT the camera.
*The mise en scene reinforces the context of the documentary and MUST be relevant.
*No light source behind the interviewee (E.g not in front of a window).
*Questions are edited out, so tell the interviewee to use the words from the question in their answer.
*Cutaways are used to avoid jump cuts and to illustrate an answer. They are either archive material OR filmed separately (afterwards).
*Use graphics- E.g labels, names, job/title etc.
E.g 'Voice of marge Simpson' in 'The Simpson's' documentary.
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