the test footage was shown during our pitch to help give an idea of our intentions. I feel the pitch went well as we were able to clearly explain our idea and intentions as well as show proof we can get it done. I also feel that the use of a clip from the nations best am dram was a strong choice as it worked well and was very similar but still different to our idea.
Thursday, 21 February 2013
Test shoot and pitch
This week me and my group were able to film some test footage of a Seussical rehearsal. the shoot went well with all the footage looking and sounding great.
the test footage was shown during our pitch to help give an idea of our intentions. I feel the pitch went well as we were able to clearly explain our idea and intentions as well as show proof we can get it done. I also feel that the use of a clip from the nations best am dram was a strong choice as it worked well and was very similar but still different to our idea.
the test footage was shown during our pitch to help give an idea of our intentions. I feel the pitch went well as we were able to clearly explain our idea and intentions as well as show proof we can get it done. I also feel that the use of a clip from the nations best am dram was a strong choice as it worked well and was very similar but still different to our idea.
Friday, 8 February 2013
Doc watched: Donor unknown
The donor himself Jeffery Harrison is shown to be an upbeat and artistic man who happens to also be a drug addict living in a motorhome, the story shows that even though jeffery donated simply out of a need for money he has met up and communicated with his children several times and is ultimately a good person.
The style of Donor Unknown is very much an observational piece with no presenter or interviewer shown on screen. however the contributors to the documentary all talk to the camera and the films audience. I like this style of documentary as it feels to me as if what we are being told is a much more personal secret by the contributed and the viewer rather than information wormed out by a presenter. I also enjoyed the tone of the piece as for the most part everything is presented in a bright optimistic fashion.
Overall I enjoyed the documentary and feel it could be a great influence on my own work in the future such as the documentary I make in this module
sources:
http://www.donorunknown.com/
expressing idea in class
In our 2nd lesson Jonathan and I told our Ideas to Chrissie who mostly approved of our idea to do a documentary on the production of plays and musicals by the Sheffield Hallam University, We have agreed to do this idea.
Monday, 4 February 2013
First meet up
For this documentary I will be working with Poppy Stanton and Jonathan Copeman. We agreed to meet up on Monday the 4th of February to discuss ideas.
On the Monday we met up and each pitched an idea each.
Poppy's idea was to do a documentary on the situation of artists now that the arts budget has been cut by the government. though this story got a lot of publicity when the cuts were being made an aftermath has yet to become widespread. After discussing it we felt that though it was an interesting idea finding someone or a multiple of people who were affected in a largely visible way may be difficult and maybe be hard to stretch out to a minimum 5 min length.
Jonathan's idea was to do a documentary about the effects of the sheffield Ski village burning down and how it affects local businesses, skiers and snowboarders. Jonathan already new a professional skier who would be willing to talk to us and get us access to a different ski village. the potential for the great visual shots alone made this a great candidate but my main concern was the health and safety risks of filming in such locations.
My idea was to do a documentary following the SHU drama society from start to finish of getting ready for a production, following them from auditions to rehearsals and the final show. i think it would be a fun and interesting production as the people in front of the camera tend to be very open and not shy. also thanks to weekly rehearsals we would always have something to film and interview about with last few minutes showing highlights of the behind the scenes for extra drama.
In the end we settled on my idea due to the potential for interesting people and natural times to film. we hope to discuss this idea with Chrissie on Tuesday and see what she thinks.
On the Monday we met up and each pitched an idea each.
Poppy's idea was to do a documentary on the situation of artists now that the arts budget has been cut by the government. though this story got a lot of publicity when the cuts were being made an aftermath has yet to become widespread. After discussing it we felt that though it was an interesting idea finding someone or a multiple of people who were affected in a largely visible way may be difficult and maybe be hard to stretch out to a minimum 5 min length.
Jonathan's idea was to do a documentary about the effects of the sheffield Ski village burning down and how it affects local businesses, skiers and snowboarders. Jonathan already new a professional skier who would be willing to talk to us and get us access to a different ski village. the potential for the great visual shots alone made this a great candidate but my main concern was the health and safety risks of filming in such locations.
My idea was to do a documentary following the SHU drama society from start to finish of getting ready for a production, following them from auditions to rehearsals and the final show. i think it would be a fun and interesting production as the people in front of the camera tend to be very open and not shy. also thanks to weekly rehearsals we would always have something to film and interview about with last few minutes showing highlights of the behind the scenes for extra drama.
In the end we settled on my idea due to the potential for interesting people and natural times to film. we hope to discuss this idea with Chrissie on Tuesday and see what she thinks.
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