Weekly Journal
Regular evaluation updates are required with every unit. Please remember to
take photos and get behind the scenes footage as you film. You might find it
easier if you note down a record of what you did each day in a diary form.
Please use the following guidance to help you with each week.
Week 1
18/10/19
What have you been asked to
do?
What are you making your 3
production on and why have you
chosen this topic?
What research have you
completed this week and what
have you learned?
Are you on track for this week? If
not, how far behind are you?
What work do you need to
complete outside of lessons to
stay on track?
Week 2
What research have you
completed this week and what
have you learned?
How have you divided your
planning amongst your group?
This week you worked on your idea generation and
topic research
We have been asked to produce three pieces of
media on British youth, these consist of a factual
programme, animation and short film. We were
tasked with getting into groups of three to collectively
decide on a topic for our factual programme,
however the animation and short film are solo tasks.
We have decided to make our 3 productions on
young people’s mental wellbeing and how music
play a part in regulating our emotions. I have chosen
this topic because I think it is important for people to
talk about their mental health, and showing people
ways that could help keep them happy is something I
would enjoy doing.
I have completed research on how music affects our
emotions and how this can be used to improve
people’s mental health, as well as gain a deeper
understanding of the statistics and complexities of the
British youth’s mental health conditions.
Yes I am on track, I have completed my research and
finished my proposal, alongside this all of the mind
maps are uploaded to the website.
I will continue to extend my research in an attempt to
keep the programme as accurate as possible. I will
also update the proposal as new ideas are
generated.
This week you worked on your factual programme
I have researched the statistics of how much of the
youth is affected by their mental health, I have also
researched music’s effects on emotion regulation. I
have learned that music has a considerable effect on
a person’s mood.
Yes I have been assigned equipment list and crew list,
Chance, event planner and location recce and
Henry, script and b-roll
What did you learn from your
planning? How has it helped you
to progress your idea?
Are you on track for this week? If
not, how far behind are you?
What work do you need to
complete outside of lessons to
stay on track?
Week 3
How helpful did you find your
planning whilst out shooting your
factual programme?
What interviews did you set up
and how do you feel they have
added to your production?
What issues did you have when
filming your production? How did
you overcome them?
How do you feel you are working
as a group? What were your roles
and responsibilities?
How much work did you
complete outside of the lessons?
Are you on track for this week? If
not, how far behind are you?
What work do you need to
complete outside of lessons to
stay on track?
I learned that our planning has helped us keep
organised and stay in our own lanes. This has aided in
making us overall more productive. One thing we
could’ve improved on is dividing the b-roll between us
as it would allow us to cherry pick from a lot more
samples.
We are on track, all research and planning is
complete.
It would be a good idea to improve the script and
incorporate more of our research. We can achieve
this through comparing all of our research and
collectively deciding on what should be inserted.
This week you worked on your production
Our planning was very helpful while out shooting our
programme, unfortunately we couldn’t interview who
we ideally wanted to but we managed to apply the
backup plan and it was rather effective, alongside
this the questions we had planned were very helpful
for moving the interview along smoothly.
We set up an interview with a therapist from CAHMS,
unfortunately we had to switch to interviewing me last
minute but the production didn’t lose much affect as
it was focused on mental health which is something, I
have a good amount of experience dealing with.
The issue we had while filming our production was the
sound quality which I had to salvage in post to the
best of my ability, alongside the interview being
called off which we overcame by switching to the
backup interview.
As a group we did okay, I wouldn’t say I performed to
the best of my abilities but we managed to get by
and complete the production, my roles and
responsibilities was to organise and film an interview,
as well as make sure we had sufficient equipment for
filming.
We completed all filmography outside of lesson,
everything else was done at college.
I am on track this week there is nothing that needs to
be completed other than upload my research from
home.
I need to upload the research I did on my PC at
home.