Radio Trailers-
Produced in such a way that it can be used in different forms of media
Includes extracts from the programme
Voice over outlining the narrative of the programme and sometimes posing questions which will be answered by the programmes (enigma code)
Says channel
Scheduling
Included background SFX
Different voice over for scheduling
Well known presenter or presenter from show
Music bed
Print Advert-
Image catches attention (not fussy)
Shows the title and channel in bold
Name of programme with a hook line
the name is bigger
presenter could be main image if famous
Portrait
2/3 colours used due to expense
Wednesday, 2 December 2009
Monday, 30 November 2009
Editing
Edit
The editing process was slow and tedious. Having only used the programme Adobe Premier Pro only once before; it was difficult to get the hang of. We began by capturing the entire of the filming done. Then we cut the different sections up into- vox pops, cut aways, interview with the vicar, interview with the sociologist, and the pumpkin.
Next, by following the running order, we started to piece together the clips we need and don’t then putting them in order. By importing files from DVD’s we would supposedly be able to add in achieve footage from the shining, and wickerman. This was proven to be difficult because some of the DVD’s had blocks on them; therefore we downloaded the clips off a website that downloads from YouTube. This was helpful as it gave the exact clips we need instead of having to go through the entire movie in order to find the correct section.
Firstly, we put together the vox pops as we had decided they were to open the documentary as this would show the opinions of Halloween and give an insight into the show from the start. Next we put together the opening sequence of the pumpkin spelling out ‘Halloween’. After this the carving of the pumpkin was put together and sped up by 500%.
Following this, the interviews were put together in accordance to what they were saying and how well each of the answers linked. We discovered at the point that the interview with the sociologist was louder than with the vicar, so we altered this using the audio tool to make them the same level. At this point the cut aways were then added, bulking out the content and adding to it visually.
The group feel that I took over during the editing process but I feel this was because I had a greater urgency to finish the product and to a high standard. I fed back to the group were possible but otherwise I just followed the planning as much as possible. It was difficult to work as a group as different people had different priorities and standards to which the work was acceptable.
Kelsey and Tom worked well on the opening credits as Kelsey found a website that carved letters into a pumpkin and the idea was used to incorporate this into the documentary. This was a good idea as because it is cartoon it appeals to another age range within the target audience. Kelsey also worked on a short film which will be shown within the questionnaire section of the blog. This was well done and looks effective within the blog. Toms work on the cut aways was appropriate as he managed to add effects onto the clips to give them an eerie feel. This was affective in accordance to our plan.
To conclude, the editing process was time consuming due to insufficient computers that froze a lot and the standard in which we wanted the work to be at. The following images are screen grabs from different sections throughout the editing process. As the saying goes ‘a film is never completed only ever abandoned’ and I believe this to be relevant to this task.
The editing process was slow and tedious. Having only used the programme Adobe Premier Pro only once before; it was difficult to get the hang of. We began by capturing the entire of the filming done. Then we cut the different sections up into- vox pops, cut aways, interview with the vicar, interview with the sociologist, and the pumpkin.
Next, by following the running order, we started to piece together the clips we need and don’t then putting them in order. By importing files from DVD’s we would supposedly be able to add in achieve footage from the shining, and wickerman. This was proven to be difficult because some of the DVD’s had blocks on them; therefore we downloaded the clips off a website that downloads from YouTube. This was helpful as it gave the exact clips we need instead of having to go through the entire movie in order to find the correct section.
Firstly, we put together the vox pops as we had decided they were to open the documentary as this would show the opinions of Halloween and give an insight into the show from the start. Next we put together the opening sequence of the pumpkin spelling out ‘Halloween’. After this the carving of the pumpkin was put together and sped up by 500%.
Following this, the interviews were put together in accordance to what they were saying and how well each of the answers linked. We discovered at the point that the interview with the sociologist was louder than with the vicar, so we altered this using the audio tool to make them the same level. At this point the cut aways were then added, bulking out the content and adding to it visually.
The group feel that I took over during the editing process but I feel this was because I had a greater urgency to finish the product and to a high standard. I fed back to the group were possible but otherwise I just followed the planning as much as possible. It was difficult to work as a group as different people had different priorities and standards to which the work was acceptable.
Kelsey and Tom worked well on the opening credits as Kelsey found a website that carved letters into a pumpkin and the idea was used to incorporate this into the documentary. This was a good idea as because it is cartoon it appeals to another age range within the target audience. Kelsey also worked on a short film which will be shown within the questionnaire section of the blog. This was well done and looks effective within the blog. Toms work on the cut aways was appropriate as he managed to add effects onto the clips to give them an eerie feel. This was affective in accordance to our plan.
To conclude, the editing process was time consuming due to insufficient computers that froze a lot and the standard in which we wanted the work to be at. The following images are screen grabs from different sections throughout the editing process. As the saying goes ‘a film is never completed only ever abandoned’ and I believe this to be relevant to this task.
Filming
The filming of the documentary began well. Firstly we gathered props in the local store ASDA as shown in the images below. These props included a pumpkin, a spider’s web with spiders and a black rose. Next we started filming in Liscard and captured eight vox pop interviews. These interviews were successful as we got a good response and detailed answers.
The next step in this process was the filming of the carving of the pumpkin. This took a long time as we had to prepare the area taking into consideration health and safety. We paused the camera several times in order to neaten up the pumpkin. This was done in a blue peter ‘this was what I made earlier’ fashion.
The following filming session included the presenter figure. This was difficult because he hadn’t learnt his lines. This proved to be unsuccessful due to the wind and the fact that he was obviously reading. It was also made difficult by the weather as the rain was on and off. The presenter has later been scraped and only the voice over used.
Interviewing the vicar Ian Smith was successful as the mise en scene was correct and his answers were what we wanted. The only constraints with this interview was that his children made noise in the other room but we re-filmed were necessary.
The second interview was with the sociologist from weatherhead. Originally it had been planned to film a professor from Edge Hill University however he was unavailable when we needed him. The interview with Mr Quinn was decent because he gave interesting responses however je had a slight stammer. We hope to edit this to make it less obvious. There was also background noise from the school but it was the only available time in which to film him. Unfortunately we discovered this interview had been taped over the original vox pops. This was annoying but meant that we had to re-film them later that week.
These newer vox pops were awful due to the lack of willing participants. The people who did do this gave very little in their answers. Later on we decided to change the location for filming this in order to get a variety of participants of all different ages and areas. We also managed to find people in fancy dress which we liked. While in Liverpool we also filmed the cut aways of shop headings.
On Halloween night itself I filmed two children with the permission of their parents, trick or treating. The children where very good and did exactly what was asking of them.
The next session of filming was at Earlston cemetery. There we got shots of the church and of the angels and gravestones. These will be used as cut aways from the vicar when he talks about the churches view and the saints being anyone who has died and that is a believer.
My contribution towards the filming I feel was large having attended every session organised. I also took an active role in setting up scenes and even planning the content of each setting. Mainly during the actual filming I set up and used to camera. To conclude the filming was successful bar the incident of filming over the original vox pops.
The next step in this process was the filming of the carving of the pumpkin. This took a long time as we had to prepare the area taking into consideration health and safety. We paused the camera several times in order to neaten up the pumpkin. This was done in a blue peter ‘this was what I made earlier’ fashion.
The following filming session included the presenter figure. This was difficult because he hadn’t learnt his lines. This proved to be unsuccessful due to the wind and the fact that he was obviously reading. It was also made difficult by the weather as the rain was on and off. The presenter has later been scraped and only the voice over used.
Interviewing the vicar Ian Smith was successful as the mise en scene was correct and his answers were what we wanted. The only constraints with this interview was that his children made noise in the other room but we re-filmed were necessary.
The second interview was with the sociologist from weatherhead. Originally it had been planned to film a professor from Edge Hill University however he was unavailable when we needed him. The interview with Mr Quinn was decent because he gave interesting responses however je had a slight stammer. We hope to edit this to make it less obvious. There was also background noise from the school but it was the only available time in which to film him. Unfortunately we discovered this interview had been taped over the original vox pops. This was annoying but meant that we had to re-film them later that week.
These newer vox pops were awful due to the lack of willing participants. The people who did do this gave very little in their answers. Later on we decided to change the location for filming this in order to get a variety of participants of all different ages and areas. We also managed to find people in fancy dress which we liked. While in Liverpool we also filmed the cut aways of shop headings.
On Halloween night itself I filmed two children with the permission of their parents, trick or treating. The children where very good and did exactly what was asking of them.
The next session of filming was at Earlston cemetery. There we got shots of the church and of the angels and gravestones. These will be used as cut aways from the vicar when he talks about the churches view and the saints being anyone who has died and that is a believer.
My contribution towards the filming I feel was large having attended every session organised. I also took an active role in setting up scenes and even planning the content of each setting. Mainly during the actual filming I set up and used to camera. To conclude the filming was successful bar the incident of filming over the original vox pops.
Login Sheets
These are the log in sheets for are documentary with what footage we will and will not use.
Thursday, 26 November 2009
Brainstormed Content
For the Documentary
Interviews-
Professor Sociology
Vicar
Public buying Halloween things
Smiffys manager sales
A pagan priest
People who don't like trick or treating
A child and parent
Another manager of a shop like ASDA
Someone who believes they are a witch
Teenagers
An elder person
Archive Material-
Hocus Pocus
Clip from radio opening
Scream
Build up to scary bits on the following:
Halloween, Casper, The shinning, The Simpson's Halloween special, Psycho, Scoobydoo, Night of the living dead, Sean/dawn of the dead.
Cut aways-
Bats
Owls
People dressed up
People trying on costumes
Swing in the wind
People playing Halloween games
Carving pumpkin
Costumes
Decorations in shops
Magazines with Halloween decoration
Religious symbols
People at party
Lanterns
Black cats/spiders
Broken mirror
Ladders
Black dog
Pets dressed up
Candles
Moon
Church bell
Graveyard
Chocolate apples
People decorating
Reconstruction of people dressed up performing a pagan ritual
Music-
Halloween theme
Thriller
Organ music
Exorcist
Lantern swinging
Chimes
Choirs
Monster mash
Ghost busters
Style of Voice over-
Serious
Male
For the Print Add
Body with a pumpkin head - from presenter
In a suit
Scarecrow hands
Black background
Halloween images in background faint
Black cat main image
Tune in if u dare (hook line)
Beware of the dark (hook line)
College of lots of people in background dressed in Halloween costumes
On stands out
Spider web background
Channel four logo
Spiders web around the edge
Riped around the edge
Witch as main image
Pumpkins
Haunted house
Full moon background with wolf
Row of men in black suits with pumpkin heads
Graveyard
Gravestone
Big spiders web
The spiders web shows traditional Halloween symbols.
The channel 4 logo is very symbolic and also shows what channel the program will be on.
'Dare to tune in' is adaptable for radio and print which shows the link between the adverts. It also adds mystery to the program.
The suit shows how every 'suit' has an inner child that is fascinated by Halloween and sweets. It will appeal to the middle age of the target audience.
The pumpkin head is also a tradition symbol of Halloween and also introduces a fun side to the documentary which is also shown by the hands and feet being made of sweets.
For Radio add
Clips from show
Soundebed of Halloween theme
Voice over from Documentary
Spooky voice
Halloween SFX
Wolf noises
Extracts from Vox pops
Chatty personality
Questions audience
Evil laugh
Haunted house creek
Bubbling
Zombies moaning
Things that go bump in the night theme tune
Different voice over for scheduling - female
Interviews-
Professor Sociology
Vicar
Public buying Halloween things
Smiffys manager sales
A pagan priest
People who don't like trick or treating
A child and parent
Another manager of a shop like ASDA
Someone who believes they are a witch
Teenagers
An elder person
Archive Material-
Hocus Pocus
Clip from radio opening
Scream
Build up to scary bits on the following:
Halloween, Casper, The shinning, The Simpson's Halloween special, Psycho, Scoobydoo, Night of the living dead, Sean/dawn of the dead.
Cut aways-
Bats
Owls
People dressed up
People trying on costumes
Swing in the wind
People playing Halloween games
Carving pumpkin
Costumes
Decorations in shops
Magazines with Halloween decoration
Religious symbols
People at party
Lanterns
Black cats/spiders
Broken mirror
Ladders
Black dog
Pets dressed up
Candles
Moon
Church bell
Graveyard
Chocolate apples
People decorating
Reconstruction of people dressed up performing a pagan ritual
Music-
Halloween theme
Thriller
Organ music
Exorcist
Lantern swinging
Chimes
Choirs
Monster mash
Ghost busters
Style of Voice over-
Serious
Male
For the Print Add
Body with a pumpkin head - from presenter
In a suit
Scarecrow hands
Black background
Halloween images in background faint
Black cat main image
Tune in if u dare (hook line)
Beware of the dark (hook line)
College of lots of people in background dressed in Halloween costumes
On stands out
Spider web background
Channel four logo
Spiders web around the edge
Riped around the edge
Witch as main image
Pumpkins
Haunted house
Full moon background with wolf
Row of men in black suits with pumpkin heads
Graveyard
Gravestone
Big spiders web
The spiders web shows traditional Halloween symbols.
The channel 4 logo is very symbolic and also shows what channel the program will be on.
'Dare to tune in' is adaptable for radio and print which shows the link between the adverts. It also adds mystery to the program.
The suit shows how every 'suit' has an inner child that is fascinated by Halloween and sweets. It will appeal to the middle age of the target audience.
The pumpkin head is also a tradition symbol of Halloween and also introduces a fun side to the documentary which is also shown by the hands and feet being made of sweets.
For Radio add
Clips from show
Soundebed of Halloween theme
Voice over from Documentary
Spooky voice
Halloween SFX
Wolf noises
Extracts from Vox pops
Chatty personality
Questions audience
Evil laugh
Haunted house creek
Bubbling
Zombies moaning
Things that go bump in the night theme tune
Different voice over for scheduling - female
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
Storyboard and Mise en Scene for interviews
This is the Mise End Scene for the sociologist. He will be in an office showing him as being professional and also there will be books conveniently placed in order to present him and his opinions.
This is the Mise En Scene for the minister. it will be very simple and not include lots of religious symbols so not to be too over the top. He will still be dressed as he would for work.
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