planning and production What genres/formats have you chosen and I have chosen to do a documentary as it why? is an informative, popular form of media which is widely appreciated by all three of the age groups I researched. How much work did you complete outside of I did a lot of work outside of the lesson the lessons? when it came to the production stage, for example filming and editing, though I feel like more should have been done during the research stages as it would have got the work done quicker meaning I had more time to gain responses from my survey and get on to the production stage quicker. What issues did you encounter whilst planning Whilst planning I encountered issues and how did you overcome them? when it came to finding locations to shoot my presenting pieces to camera. I was looking for an area with graffiti and an urban feel to it though when I came to the location it didn’t have as much graffiti as I thought, there was also a lot of noise from the river and nearby traffic which decreased my sound quality significantly, for example you can hear the traffic very loudly at 3.54. Also I had hoped to have more interviews in my documentary, I had planned to have the interview with my dad showing from the older generations point of view and then an interview with my friend Alizae showing from a younger persons point of view. Though the fact she lives in London made it difficult to get the footage I needed. Next time I will do practise shoots in multiple locations to find out which looks the best and has the least noise pollution, I will also shoot interviews earlier to make sure I have all the footage I need even if it is not all necessary. How did you find the filming and editing I enjoyed my editing process though process? filming was quite stressful due to the noise of the location and the fact it was very cold. I think shooting my interview with my dad was very successful AS THE QUESTIONS WERE WELL prepared and due to shooting it inside there was no external noises and the lighting was good. Also when shooting my presenting pieces it was hard to remember every section so next time I will print off que cards to help me. The editing process was rather straight forward though I don’t think I gave myself enough time to edit to the best of my ability so again next time I will work to have pre-production done quicker in order to give me more time for the production process. Do you believe you met the requirements of I think in regards to what I was trying to your target audience? How produce I did meet my target audience as I made an informative documentary about the issues that surround rap music. Though I believe other elements could have been included to make it more specific to the older generation, for example adding in another interview with an older person who doesn’t like rap music and maybe talking a bit more about the history of rap music. Though overall I believe my documentary could appeal to all 3 audiences researched. What was the feedback you received from From the feedback I received everyone peers – do they believe you met the said I created a good documentary requirements for your target audience? though most agreed with me on the points for improvements mentioned. They said I met my target audience though You need responses from other interviews would have helped this, 1. Peers (10-18) one from another older person who sees 2. Adam / Sarah or Chris (30-40) rap music as a negative influence and 3. James (50-60) another from a young person who likes the genre and how they see it from their point of view, this would demonstrate my point that it is not all about drugs and violence. Including a more in depth history of the genre agin was brought up, instead of skipping from 1930s to 1979 include more about artists like Run DMC/NWA in the 80s, Tupac/Notorious B.I.G in the 90s, Dr Dre/Eminem in the early 00s. Were you able to show your production to the intended target audience (peers and teachers aside) What did they have to say about your production? How do you feel your product compares to I think some of my content is good and existing professional products that reach all matches up to existing documentaries targeted audiences? though the overall production looks very amateur compared to documentaries I have watched. With the sound issues it makes a huge difference and makes the documentary significantly less professional as you can hear wind/ traffic throughout also some of the images used weren’t good quality and looked very pixilated for example the early video of The Sugarhill Gang which again didn’t look professional. With the improvements mentioned in the last question and sound/ image improvements I think my product would match up to existing productions. What area are you looking to improve on in In my next production I am going to your next production? ensure that all images and shots used are in perfect focus and look exactly how they should, I will make sure my locations have been tried and tested so they again are exactly what I expected and don’t have noise pollution. I will make sure there are no jump cuts in my editing and that everything flows smoothly. I will also include a more in depth content and use my knowledge of target audiences to make sure my production suits whatever audience I choose to aim my production at. High Grade Tips
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