We could work in groups of 4 or under so me and my colleagues Naomi, Katie and Jade decided to go in a group of 4. With this, we gave ourselves specific roles as to what we would do to input our production during the day. I would be the camera operator with Naomi, Katie would be the floor manager and Jade would be the person who asked people if they wouldn't mind being filmed for our video. Picking our question came about pretty quickly as myself and Katie were talking about it, by complete fluke, the previous day.
What would you do if you were given a book of your life from beginning to end?
This question proved to be quite complicated as people didn't realise it was from birth until the day they die, so we had to explain and repeat ourselves several times to ensure that the interviewee would answer the question as accurately as possible. The only problem we had with this was the fact that the whole point in filming would be to catch people's initial reactions and see how they felt about it being asked. Some people understood the question, but others didn't. I think if I was to do this production again, I would choose a more simple question or try and word it differently, so it was easier to understand.
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| Letter of release |
We began the day hiring out a Canon 600D, a tripod, a light and a Canon Mic. The production side wasn't overly important during this piece of work as it was all about the editing and capturing the initial first reactions. As long as we had at least 5 people, it'd be fine and we'd be good to go. We ventured to a number of places around the college including the canteen, outside in the smoking area and through reception. With this, we would have a wide range of people, students and tutors, answering the question so there would be a varied audience, thus giving mixed opinions.
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| The camera/tripod/mic set-up |
The set-up was the same in all of the locations we filmed in. There were some places we had to use the LED light just to brighten up some shots, but all in all, it was pretty successful on the filming side. We managed to work the mic well, and it really helped the sound emphasise the effects when it came to editing.
Instead of just chucking together a selection of clips, I really wanted to do the best and be as versatile as possible with the editing. Watching the clips back proved something; which was everyone gave an initial reaction in which either their speech or face look questionably puzzled. I decided to take full advantage of this and cut the initial reactions and put them at the beginning of the video. I then continued to compile the remaining clips of the interviewees answering questions and ended up with a pretty successful video. There were mixed reactions, which was totally expected, so I tried to sort the shots out so they were different each time, and not all in order of appearance. This way, the audience watching wouldn't get bored or fed up with hearing the same thing over and over again.
To enhance the production I added a subtle music track in the background to add more depth and charisma to the final piece. For this, I chose the instrumental version to Rihanna's Where Have You Been, as it was an upbeat track with many instruments, reflecting on the many opinions that the interviewees had during the production.
Overall, I think this production was a great success in the perspective of what the scenario was. We captured the audience's and interviewee's emotions, and in my personal edit, I think I displayed these rather well. Actually doing the production wasn't something I particularly enjoyed. I get really anxious and nervous when approaching people I don't know, but the people we did interview in the end were really friendly.
Cheerio. :o)
- Olivia.
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