Filming of the documentary
When participating in a brief as complex as what I have selected to focus upon for my A2 media coursework, it is highly beneficial to propose potential problems you may encounter during the making and construction of these individual tasks. By acknowledging areas of concern and delving into them, it gives me the valuable skill of being able to identify when this may occur and in the unfortunate instance that it may happen, know how to effectively combat and deal with the problem in the most positive of fashions. This would in essence prevent it from engaging in the production of my tasks at all.
Lighting - I intend to use as much natural light as what I can possibly achieve throughout the film making stages of my production as I feel it creates a more realistic mood and feel to the shot then the aritificial lighting of a household/urban area which could potentially effect the overall quality of the film. Obviously it will be essential for me to time the days of my filming perfectly so I receive as much of the natural sunlight as possible. This all depends on variable weather conditions because of it is damp, rainy and overcast this natural light will not be able to be gained, plus the poor quality of the weather grounds the filming. In such situations I should in advance obtain the weather forecast for the following week to give me an idea of which days will be most suitable for the filming. If however the change is unpredictable and the weather does not appear how it was predicted to then I can always compensate by filming the outdoor footage I desired inside, this would mean taking full advantage of my own studio lighting sources as the artificial nature of ordinary household bulbs stunts the quality of the film. For those scenes that are to be filled inside yet again it is vital I time a day that has the most favourable of weather conditions, as rain could disrupt the sound of the camera and would also adhere the overall brightness and colour on the camera to be very bleak.
Weather - The majority of my footage is to be obtained from inside a home or hospital environment, however there are a few minor scenes I have planned that will have to be taken outdoors (one in particular involves a park scenario). As what I stated above to potentially overcome unfavourable weather conditions such as rain and extreme winds which would affect the filming and quality of my footage it is best to operate in advance by viewing the local weather forecast at a minimum of a week ahead, this will allow me to plan ideally the most suitable days to commence filming so poor weather will not affect the footage I obtain. If however this is not possible and the weather is predicted to be constantly bad for a few days to a week then I will have no other option but to re-write the script and attempt to alter it in a way that I will be able to conduct some footage inside in replacement of the outdoor scenes I have lost.
Actors - The five minute extract of my documentary is to focus upon one specific girl, if she is however unable to participate in the filming or unexpectantly and suddenly removes herself from the production of the programme then I have three other back up interviewees who are willing to step in of this gils place. Having extra girls in the waiting makes it highly unlikely I will have no one to film at all, it is also beneficial to me in case at the last moment I decide to alter the construction of my clip to involving more then one girl - moreover I will have at least three sets of separate footage to work from which would make this task achievable.
Equipment - An area of concern to me is that I do not actually own any camera equipment (for example a tripod) or a video operating camera myself, without which I will be unable to film. To overcome this detrimental problem I have already prepared in advance and have asked a number of friends and family if i can lend their cameras to film with. If there comes an instance they are unable to offer me one then I have a secondary option of lending one off the college for a specific period of time. A fellow media student from another campus has granted me the availability to use their camera tripod which automatically solves one of the issues I had been facing
Locations - To only prepare one shooting setting could be fatal to the construction of my documentary as this would leave me unable to film any footage at all. To combat this concern head on I am focusing upon several different locations should the problem arise. Although my primary motivstion is to film in a hospital, I understand fully this will hard not only to be able to gain consent but to actually find the time to travel there, therefore I have concluded it would be probablies best to set up several different areas (some ideas I have had in mind involve a home environment, shopping centre and park) to ensure I will have some location filming to capture.
Consent - Before I can even consider commencing filming for the documentary it is critical I ensure that I have gained consent from my actors so they fully understand the nature of what I propose them to do and to agree to the questions they will be asked. Obviously there is a chance during the brief that they may unexpectantley refuse to participate for confidentiality reasons or they may not be entirely satisfied with wordings of questions etc in that instance I would unfortunately have to allow them to drop out of the production stages. Therefore it is essential for me to have as many potential actors as possible to overcome this issue to guarantee I will at least have one person to film if it came down to it. If I am to use the camera in a public place I will need to gain the consent from the manager who owns the property (such as a shopping mall for example) or the permission from specific staff (in the hospital) as it would be breaching individual rights to set foot onto a premise if there is the concern members of the general public who may be caught in the filming who aren't entirely happy about appearing on screen. If I am rejected by the establishment then I always have a back up routine of filming in the interviewees home, this will grant me a safe, hospitable environment where it is less likely someone is to be displeased by the presence of the equipment.
Capturing of the Images for my Poster and Double Page Spread
Models - I requre a single female model to pose for both my double page spread and poster that will be promoting my documentary to my audience, by asking as many of the interviewees and some other individuals I know I am hoping by promoting this offer to several sets of people that at least one will agree to be the model in the statment. If there comes the incident where no one wants to participate then I myself can always volunteer for this role.
Studio Booking - As the studio at Shiney Row campus is in such high demand it may come that I cannot obtain a slot to acquire for the shooting of the images. To avoid this happening which could impact heavily on my time management of these tasks I am immeditely going to inquire about a suitable time to travel up there in advance, by booking it weeks before I am to arrive this instantly gives me the assurance that I will have a time frame to capture my images in without the potentiality of a double booking or the event that they have no spaces free.
Camera - Having made this statement as well in the filming procedure I will need to ask family members and friends if they would be gracious enough to lend me their own equipment as I do not posses any myself. If this becomes an issue forsaken that no one is willing to part with one then I have the opportunity to borrow one from the college itself or at the Shiney Row campus. There will be tripods issued at the studio upon arrival so obtaining one is not a major concern to me.
Images - There may be the unfortunate event that some of the images I capture during the commencing of the shoot may not develop properly once viewed back and moreover include some serious imperfections which may downgrade the overall quality of my work. To overcome this it is essential that I take some backup shots of each pose/situation/position of the model as a guidance in the event that this does occur. This would also be beneficial to the model themselves who won't have to be called back to retake the images, which could be problematic as they could be busy or unavailable which would leave me without any decent quality photographs. Secondly, I may face the issue that some of the images that I have taken may not represent or relate effectively to the nature and genre of the content I am displaying (eating disorders which is my topic of choice). Under the circumstances this did occur then if I had no other available option I would make a valiant attempt to reorganise and reposition the entire layout of both the poster and the double page spread, ideally I would not desire to do this yet if it is to prevent me from booking another studio shoot then I am willing to change the concept to fit with the style change in the images. Finally it is important to propose the idea that the camera itself may be the one affected by general issues (such as a lighting problem e.g the brightness is extreme in the room), there is also the potential of it being finalised when uploaded in an incorrect, inconsistent colour due to a colour errors as it is being transferred to the computer. The best way to tackle this problem is to instantly check the photographs as soon as possible, this is to ensure that the colour errors present may be able to be distinguished easily and therefore implemted. If there is the unfolding of an error being bypassed during the editing process then the images themselves can be altered on the adobe photoshop software which has the fortunate potential to correct them.
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