Main Task - Evaluation

As Level - Final Production Coursework

Chase Task:

Preliminary Task:

Preliminary Task Evaluation:

Main Task:

Main Task: Evaluation

Evaluation Podcast:

My Progress this year:
I feel I have progressed massively over the course of the year. I am a lot more technically knowledgeable now than I was at the beginning of the year, or even at the end of the preliminary task.
I believe I have learnt a lot of what is necessary to make media products, and to analyse them. I have learnt the components of a media production and what level of quality is required from each of these components to attain a quality media product.
I have learnt a lot about lighting in particular, as I have learnt the 3 point lighting setup and how this can be adapted to suit a range of different scenarios & to achieve a range of different effects. Specifically to school productions, I have learnt how to effectively use the lighting kits, which will also allow me to use other lighting equipment in out of school productions. I have learnt a lot about a range of technologies, which I believe will put me in good stead for the future, as I am now much more capable and fluent in the use of media-based technologies, or technologies that are fundamental to the creation of media products.
Most of all however, I believe that I have grown in confidence as both a media student, and as a creator of media products. I now have a lot more self belief in my ability to create a media product, so am therefore becoming more experimental in my production creation. This will be helpful for my future as a creator of media products as I will try bigger & better things, and will strive to achieve a higher calibre of final product.

If I decide to take media at A level, i would aim to be more imaginative with the productions. At AS level i played it quite safe and I think this has held me back from achieving a good grade. I would like to continue to develop my ability to edit, as I believe the better I get at this, the better my films will look. I would also put a lot of effort into furthering my ability to complete the technical roles such as the use of the cameras, lights & sound as i think these would improve my ability to create video productions on the whole.

Diary Entry 17 - Voiceover Problems & re-editing

I have spent the last couple of days trying to get hold of Mr. Ockenden, who we had arranged to provide our voiceover for us. Unfortunately he hasn't responded since the e-mails at the beginning of the month.
Because of this we have had to find someone else to do our voiceover.
We have asked Daniel Olaofe to provide the voiceover for us as he can do a good american accent that will match the tone & style of voice that we are after.

I have also finished editing the film (apart from the voiceover) making several changes, including the recommendations we received after people had viewed our first draft, including adding in city sound effects & replacing the original audio of the bang on the door with a more film noir stylized sound effect.

I will add the final video to the blog by tomorrow evening once we have acquired the voiceover.

Main Task - Costumes Used

During the production our Protagonist, Cole Kelso, played by Graham Hewitt wore the following costume:

• Crisp White Shirt
• Plain Black suit jacket
• Skinny black tie
• Smart Black trousers to match suit jacket
• Smart shoes

The clothing was all worn in a 'scruffy' way in order to show the character to be in a mess of a mental state, obviously not caring about what he looks like. However, the clothes also indicate that he is quite wealthy, and if he were at his best, could look quite smart, giving an impression of a slightly upper class character. The fact that the shirt is crisp & white, although scruffy, is an example of how the costume portrays 2 facets of Kelso's recent life. The portrayal of both of these is vital in assuring the audiences understanding of the character.

All costume components were slightly old in comparison to the modern style alternative of each component. We did this in order to authenticate the mise-en-scène we were trying to achieve.

My Contribution to the Production

To date, my contribution to the creation of the production 'Candi' is as follows:

Pre Production:

• Completed the RECCE
• Created &/or Acquired Props
• Co-Created the screenplay 
• Completed the scene plan
• Created the character bios
• Created the shot list
• Created the production schedule

Production:

• Directed the production

Post Production:

• Acquired the voiceover
• Edited the first draft production

I will also, from now be:

• Editing the second &/or final draft of the production
• Exporting & uploading the final production in a suitable format & onto Youtube

Candi - 1st Draft & Audience Feedback

The first draft for our production 'Candi' is shown below:

We presented the first draft to an ensemble of 9 Media students, & 2 media teachers and gained the following feedback:

Notably good points:

• Camera Shots
• Audience liked the extended takes
• Lighting

Notably Bad Points:

• Shaky camera for some shots

Potential Improvements:

• Some shots are unnecessarily long (may change opinion when voiceover is added)
• Some shots could cut straight to the action (door bang for example)

Diary Entry 16 - Editing Progress

To date, the first edit of the opening scene of 'Candi' is almost completed.
The clips have been edited in the correct sequential order, the continuity has been checked & ensured, the music has now been added, as too have the credits. I have managed to retrieve the sound for the banging of the doors & other miscellaneous sounds that are necessary to the scene that was seemingly unrecorded during the filming process. This seems to not be the case.

One thing that is missing from the first edit is the voice over. Without the voice over, the scene makes very little sense to the audience as they gain no information into who the person is, what the storyline is, what he is doing, why he seems so distressed etc. The reason the voice over hasn't been added is that we're still awaiting the digital recording from Mr. Ockenden, which we should receive at any point over the next couple of days.

There has been little trouble thus far in the editing process, other than the fact that as a group we are a little unhappy with the quality of some of the shots, but unfortunately that is all we have to work with now.