Level 3 Media Year 2

Some of the footage I recorded while at the venue -  This is an example of some footage that I was not able to use due to the camera being unsteady, due to not using a tripod. I was lucky in that I had enough footage to use, but to avoid this happening again and the outcome possibly being worse, I know that when I next come to film I will ensure I use a tripod, allowing my shots to be steady.   Furthermore, this is an example of footage I was able to use and featured in my documentary. When filming inside of the venue, I filmed anything and everything I could, as I would rather haver too much footage than too little, since this would mean I'd have to return to the venue to film some more, but this wasn't necessary. I tried to film a range of different camera shots to show range in my filming and production, and I am happy with the outcome, as I was able to film shots like wide angle shots of the whole venue, close up shots of things like the finer details around the Empire incl

Interview with Tom During my second year of college I created a piece around 'Culture in the Digital Age', to which I created a short documentary, discussing the vinyl industry and how it was affected. I felt it would be interesting to include different opinions and viewpoints, especially from a musicians perspective. In saying this, I am lucky enough to have close contact with Welsh band Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard, meaning I was able to ask frontman Tom some questions ( I, in a voiceover while showing their music videos, exclaimed his answers ) whereas this time around, I wanted to elevate this. So from here, I messaged Tom explaining my idea and asked if he would be interested in participating, and thankfully he said yes. Then we exchanged different days we would both be available, then waiting for the day to come. I was able to call Tom and record our interview, in which I asked questions that were relevant to the brief. Overall it went well, and having met Tom previously, it d

First Draft Upon creating the first draft for my documentary, already there are a lot of things I know I need to improve on. I tried to create a script where everything would flow nicely, therefore when talking about Northern venues I tried to follow each section on in the best possible way, in that they would somehow link. Following this, I made sure to do my research to ensure everything I was saying was accurate - Being a Expository documentary, all of the information needs to be correct since the aim of my final piece is to inform my audience about our history in terms of venues and live acts who have performed here.  Under each section I have worked out the duration of how long it would take me to say, this way I was able to collect the images I have found and ensure there is enough footage to talk over - With the venues mentioned being from the 1950s, with one even opening in 1913, there is no video footage, which meant I had to find images from online, allowing me to speak over

 

  The personnel list only includes my name as I wanted to make this project something I completed purely on my own, allowing me to showcase my skills in different areas. Throughout working on the project, almost everything has gone to plan and I haven't faced any problems in which I couldn't overcome myself - I feel this may have been different if I had included more of my own footage, but due to me choosing a topic in which a lot of my footage would have to be sourced from online, this didn't cause any problems. With my experience from the years I have spent studying Media, I have been able to develop my filming and editing skills, meaning when it came to doing both of these things on my own, everything went to plan and went well. 

  I firstly needed the DSLR camera to film inside of The Empire, and was happy with the footage, but if I were to go back and do something differently I would've taken a tripod to ensure the footage was more steady. I also used the camera and mic to record all of my voiceover's, which I believe went well as the audio came out clear.