Day as a Runner / Work Experience

This will later be in cooperated in my evaluation as I think I will reach a point of 'what would I have done differently?' Today I started my work experience as a runner / assistant to DoP for Providence Films, doing a drama piece for the NHS. This is the most beneficial filming course / experience I have ever had. I learnt so much, such as filters, lighting and changing lenses (when filming with a DSLR which is what I done) that I have never even thought about before.
This was a 13 hour shoot starting at 6am with half an hour break at 2, which was pretty intense but so beneficial.
I learnt how to use flood lighting with filters and defuses to give the 'soft day-light look' and how to direct light naturally into a shot; e.g. such as behind a door. I also learnt a lot about match box filming, where a match box (a filter box that goes over the lens  is placed or balanced on the counter weight bars, with the key ring to filter out all light when a glass filter is placed in. This is used to create a certain look with the lighting. This is all stuff I wish I had to take into consideration when filming the music video, I may not have had access to all of this but still looking at it or considering it, particularly with the house scenes, would have been good.
I filmed with Cannon 50mm lens, 2405 L Lens and a 7200 'the big daddy' lens.

Since I learnt so much, I added this to my film journal.

Media Questions Plan

1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Current plan:
- Drawing on a white board, thought process recording with voice over (harder and slightly redundant?)
- Video and voice
- Writing and pictures
Compare clips between my music video and videos of the genre

2. How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?
Comparing stills and evaluation.

3. What have you learned from your audience feedback?
Interview people, blog video summary.
Also with evaluation.
Work in team to achieve this.

4. How do you use media technologies in construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?
Create video blog
Powerpoint
Written evaluation

Planing - What we will need for tomorrow

This is a list of requirments for tomorrow:

- Canon 600D
- Tripod
- Table, (comfortable) chair for itnerview
- Tablet or laptop for viewing print products
- Additional camera / tripod
- All members of team
- Candiates for interviewing
- Comfirmation that the space for filming is available

Questions for Interview (Music Video Section)

As my role, I have developed these questions for the music video that will be asked during the itnerview tomorrow. These questions must be repeated to all that are interviewed, as to gain a consitant result.

1. Vision - How do you feel about the music video, is it visually pleasing?
2. Style - Did you feel that the music video had a specific style, if so what was it and do you feel it fits with the music and genre?
3. Story - Did you feel the narrative in this music video was easy to follow, if not why?
4. Editing - How did you feel about the editing (change in shots, tranistions), did it flow?
6. Live Peformance - Did you think the live peformance was effective, was it believable?

Planning Evaluation Question 3

Question 3, What have you learned from your audience feedback?

Me, Reece and Sean decided as a group that we would interview individuals that are specific to our target audience as a group. We have decdided that we are going to split the roles up between us:
Me - Interviewing about the music video
Sean - Asking aobut print products
Reece - Interviewing about links to genre and conventions

We will later decide the types of questions that we will each be asking as to keep continuity between each interview before filming tomorrow.

We are filming the interview tomorrow (Thuresday, 28th Feb) between periods 3 and 5. Luckily, our genre is targted towards teenagers/young adults, so we have plenty of people to pick from in our sixth form that are in range of this target audience; however this doesn't necessarily mean they have to be a fan of the genre either though are in that catergory.
We have decided that we will be filming the interview at the back of the stage in the hall, due to it being quiet and dark; we will also be using the art departments photography light so that we have a good lighting for the interview. For the master shot of this interview (and sound) we will be using my Canon 600D, whilst using other cameras for different camera angles; in the editing phase, we will edit as a group.

Because we have taken on roles and reponsibilites each for this interview (this will be demostrated through credits), the result should be even between us so that we are aiming to interview at least 3 individuals. Our goal however is to interview 6 by the end of tomorrow, so that our section of the evaluation each has different people that were interviewed.
We wish to also note that the individuals that we will interview will vary in personality and gender so that we have the maximum possibility to gain a different various point of views.
Our editing goal is to be finished by next week, Thuresday 7th March.

EDIT: I will later be uploading my planning for my evaluation.

Digi Pack

All The Small Things FINAL

This is the final cut to our music video.
All The Small Things (original artist, Blink 182)
Cover by Tweeda