Showing posts with label Research and planning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Research and planning. Show all posts
Monday, 26 January 2015
Music choice and permission email.
We are considering using the song 'Unbelievers' by band Vampire Weekend. This is due to its up beat happy tone and catchy pitch. I emailed the band multiple times asking for permission but unfortunately have not had a response.
Wednesday, 17 December 2014
Music choice and permission email.
A track we are interested in using for our documentary is 'we are done' by 'The Madden Brothers' we emailed their record label multiple times, unfortunately we didnt get a response.
Music choice and permission email.
we are also interested in using the song 'Geronimo' by band 'Sheppard'.
After emailing both their record label and press manager we unfortunately still got no response
Location.
We have 5 main locations where we shot our documentary - these places were deliberately chosen to create a specific atmosphere and set the scene. We didn't have any deliberate or specific props so it was important that our locations were memorable and effective.
Weybridge high-street
Most of our panning shots are of Weybridge high-street. We chose this location as it conveys a sense of normality, it shows a local place, suggesting to the audience that the subject matter is not out of the ordinary or an uncomfortable topic. We also want our audience to feel that our documentary is relevant to their everyday lives.
The Mormon Church in Addlestone
We wanted to use an actual Mormon church in our documentary, therefore we used shots of the nearest Mormon church in our area. This is used during the time lapse, it relevance is increased due to the narration of Mormon facts being played in a voice recording during the screen time.
School/the common room
This location was very convenient as it meant that we could do the shots in our lesson time. It is also a familiar place to encourage the message of Mormonism being very normal and natural to our audience. It creates a relatable and comfortable atmosphere.
Emily's kitchen
We chose to shoot Andy's (our Mormon) interview here. We felt this was appropriate as it is a normal and familiar place, further reassuring our audience of the normality of the documentary's topic. The location also provides a good background with soft, neutral colours; we felt this also symbolised tranquillity and a sense of comfortable normality.
Emily's bedroom
This was where we decided to film my interview. We agreed on this location as it was convenient, relevant and displayed a comfortable and familiar environment, not unlike the location of our Mormon Andy's interview.
Weybridge high-street
Most of our panning shots are of Weybridge high-street. We chose this location as it conveys a sense of normality, it shows a local place, suggesting to the audience that the subject matter is not out of the ordinary or an uncomfortable topic. We also want our audience to feel that our documentary is relevant to their everyday lives.
The Mormon Church in Addlestone
We wanted to use an actual Mormon church in our documentary, therefore we used shots of the nearest Mormon church in our area. This is used during the time lapse, it relevance is increased due to the narration of Mormon facts being played in a voice recording during the screen time.
School/the common room
This location was very convenient as it meant that we could do the shots in our lesson time. It is also a familiar place to encourage the message of Mormonism being very normal and natural to our audience. It creates a relatable and comfortable atmosphere.
Emily's kitchen
We chose to shoot Andy's (our Mormon) interview here. We felt this was appropriate as it is a normal and familiar place, further reassuring our audience of the normality of the documentary's topic. The location also provides a good background with soft, neutral colours; we felt this also symbolised tranquillity and a sense of comfortable normality.
Emily's bedroom
This was where we decided to film my interview. We agreed on this location as it was convenient, relevant and displayed a comfortable and familiar environment, not unlike the location of our Mormon Andy's interview.
Wednesday, 26 November 2014
Music choices and permission email.
The tracks by singer 'Birdy' are 'Tee Shirt' and 'Skinny Love'. We like the idea of using these songs as they are soft and mellow, gentle and would provide the uplifting atmosphere we want.
I emailed her manager to ask for permission. I sent this email multiple times, unfortunately i did not get a response.
I emailed her manager to ask for permission. I sent this email multiple times, unfortunately i did not get a response.
Music choices and permission email.
We emailed the managers of the artists Lenka to ask permission to se her song, we emailed three times but ave still had no luck with a response.
We want to use her music (specifically her song "the show") as it is fast paced and upbeat and would fit
really well with the mood we are trying to create in the audience for our documentary.
really well with the mood we are trying to create in the audience for our documentary.
Music choice and permission email.
For our documentary we are required to provide a non diegetic soundtrack. This of course will need to be suitable for our subject matter of Mormons and create the type of atmosphere
Tom Odell
The tracks that we are interested in using are by singer Tom Odell. These are 'Another Love' and 'Real Love'. We feel that these would interconnect with our documentary well, as they are soothing and gentle songs.
Unfortunately we have not had a response yet.
Tom Odell
The tracks that we are interested in using are by singer Tom Odell. These are 'Another Love' and 'Real Love'. We feel that these would interconnect with our documentary well, as they are soothing and gentle songs.
Music choices and permission email.
We emailed an artist named Lindsey Stirling, she is a female violinist who is also a full time Mormon so using her music would work perfectly in our documentary. Unfortunately we haven't had a response but we have tried emailing to three to three of her accounts (facebook page, website, email) and hopefully we will get a response as her music would really fit in with the documentary mood.
We want to use her music a it suits the "feel" of our documentary and will hopefully make the audience feel happy and create a good vibe about our subject matter.
UPDATE:
We had a response from Lindsey's assistant giving us permission to use her music.
We want to use her music a it suits the "feel" of our documentary and will hopefully make the audience feel happy and create a good vibe about our subject matter.
UPDATE:
We had a response from Lindsey's assistant giving us permission to use her music.
Music choices and permission email.
We emailed the band Van Susans to ask to use their music in our documentary and we were lucky enough to get a response straight away so we can now use their music.
We wanted to use their music as most of their songs are up beat and catchy so would create the right atmosphere in our documentary.
We wanted to use their music as most of their songs are up beat and catchy so would create the right atmosphere in our documentary.
Wednesday, 22 October 2014
Questionnaire results and analysis.
In order to to get an idea of what would be most successful we created questionnaire containing questions relevant to our documentary. In order to send it out to our target audience we shared on our facebook profiles and encouraged friends to complete it.
Shot list.
We will use many different camera angles including:
Panning shot:
We will use this shot so we can show more of the church also because it sets the scene.
Establishing shot:
We will use this to set the overall scene for the documentary.
Mid shot:
We will use this in our interviews to show the interviewee and a bit of the background to create a setting that the audience will then relate to the interviewee.
Close up:
We will use then when we are filming the montages so you can just see the interviewees face.
Extreme close up:
We will use this during interviews to add more to the interview, so that it is not just one long continuouse camera angle that may bore the audience.
Slow motion:
We will use this to add more technical aspects to our documentary, also to emphasize a point that we might be making at the time.
Zoom in/out:
This will be used to either focus in on a point or to add more to the shot.
Panning shot:
We will use this shot so we can show more of the church also because it sets the scene.
Establishing shot:
We will use this to set the overall scene for the documentary.
Mid shot:
We will use this in our interviews to show the interviewee and a bit of the background to create a setting that the audience will then relate to the interviewee.
Close up:
We will use then when we are filming the montages so you can just see the interviewees face.
Extreme close up:
We will use this during interviews to add more to the interview, so that it is not just one long continuouse camera angle that may bore the audience.
Slow motion:
We will use this to add more technical aspects to our documentary, also to emphasize a point that we might be making at the time.
This will be used to either focus in on a point or to add more to the shot.
Friday, 10 October 2014
Auditions and interviews.
We interviewed many people to be our main documentarian (as seen above in the video). We came to the conclusion that Emily would be the best option for the documentarian as she is enthusiastic, confident and has a direct link to the subject matter. However we have Sophie on stand by and did an interview audition for her so that we can use her in the future if we have any problems or issues with the first documentarian we chose.
Wednesday, 8 October 2014
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