Ancillary Task Research: Double Page Spread

For my first ancillary task I have made the decision to create a double page spread which would appear in a newspaper about my documentary and the star herself. Before creating my double page spread I had to ensure I had done initial research of existing media pieces. This meant researching online on search engines such as google and looking at real articles from magazines. I made the final decision to set up an interview/photo shoot style page which included quotes from what the interviewee herself said. From my research which I conducted I found a number of points which I wished to include in my own, which made it successful. Below are three articles which I looked at particularly in detail and highlighted aspects of their work which I plan to use in my own. This included larger font at the beginning of the text, a portrait image taking up 1 side of the page, the use of different fonts for the title etc.

 

Final Cut Production

Production Update

Today I continued to edit my production at this stage the majority of the editing had been done and I just had to spend time perfecting each clip. This included adjusting the sound levels making sure that the non-diegetic and diegetic sound was balanced and all speech was clear and easy to understand. I done this by adjusting the sound levels on each individual clip. At this point it was evident that my 'Voice of God' voiceover was too quiet as it failed to sound loud enough even when the volume was maximised. To solve this I re-recorded my voiceover. When I previously went to record my voiceover I was certain I was certain a males voice would suit better than a females however when re filming I made the decision to use a females voice. This appeared to be more enthusiastic making the documentary appear as more authentic. Once this was edited I exported my production ready to present on Friday.

Below is my newly recording voiceover:

Production Update

Today I filmed a short interview of Emma in the car. I wanted for it to appear Emma was on the way to an appearance. Here I asked her to discuss with the audience the bane of travelling although it is an essential part to her career. I plan to edit this footage with the videos of roads which I previously filmed. I felt it was important to add this aspect into the documentary as it portrays Emma to still be a normal girl although she has a successful music career. In addition I also took this opportunity to film more establishing shots of the road from a different angle to previously; this time I filmed the shots from the side of the car opposed to straight on. This means I am slightly ahead of schedule.
       

 

Updated Practical Production Schedule

Below is my updated pracitcal production schedule. The due date of the final production was delayed by one week so this enabled me to add finishing touches to my work e.g. refilm any shots or voiceovers. I am able to now catch up as I was previously delayed due to the interferance of other subjects, and not being able to film when said.

Production Update

Today I focused my time  on finalizing the editing of my footage so far, so at this stage I was able to see if I needed to film any additional footage in order to make my documentary extract complete. This editing included the addition of titles such as 'Anais and Amy, Emma's Best friends' so the audience is aware who these characters are, as well as titles I had to chose the opening titles to use at the beginning and select a production company to use. I made the decision to use 'Vertigo Films' as this is considered to be a more urban company; I felt this was suitable to produce my documentary as Emma is currently an up and coming artist as opposed to be mainstream superstar. After editing all the footage I had by adding non-diegetic soundtracks, cutting clips and adjusting sound levels; I made the decision to film some additional establishing shots which could be used if needed.

Production Update

Today I made the decision to film some interviews both in school and at home with Emma's friends and manager. Firstly i filmed the interview with Anais and Amy two of Emma's best friends. Here I used a tripod and set up the scene to be a talking heads interview. Here both Anais and Amy discussed how long they have been friend's with Emma and how they know her. Similarly this is what I asked Liam Hurley (Emma's manager) to say; including his thoughts on her as an artist and hopes for her future. Whilst at school and had access to the music block I took close up shots of interaction with different instruments which could be used if any gaps needed filling with additional footage. Instrumentals included the piano and guitar. 

At this stage after collecting the majority of my footage I have made the choice not to focus my documentary on the swimming aspect of Emma's career as I felt it didn't fit in the genre of my footage and wasn't a crucial aspect to my film. I also felt I was too ambitious with the type of footage which I had hoped to collect e.g. I hoped to achieve under water shots however I didn't have the correct equipment to do so.