Final Production

Evaluation

Our pre-production work was very useful in keeping us organized throughout filming our documentary. We used our storyboard to remember what camera angles we were going to use and in what places. The script helped massively in keeping us organized, by this I mean we knew what we needed to do when, so when we went out filming we weren’t filming anything and everything we would know straight away where we needed to film and what was important to capture. We also used a risk assessment to make sure everything we did was safe and secure. As well as these we used a contact list, which we recorded everyone we interviewed and a budget sheet which we kept to see how much we spent. Personally I think the pre-production was key in the group being able to produce the documentary. It kept us organized and by the time we had finished the pre-production work all we had to do was read the script and look at the story board, we didn’t need to think a lot as we had planned it all already. We used the storyboard to focus a lot of detail on the different shots we were going to use. Our contact sheet was useful as it helped us to keep in touch when people when they were lost or going to be late. We looked back over our material list to make sure we hadn’t missed anything out. For example we hadn’t include archive footage (our material list reminded us) so after looking at the material list we went back to our documentary and added archive footage in. Our research helped to find out what specifically what we should find out and put in our documentary also what we should ask people, and what are archive footage should be on. Another reason our research helped as it helped us to gather information (statistics) about the subject that we could put straight in to our documentary. We used our production schedule to be able to meet our deadline, however even though we did meet the deadline, we weren’t able to stick to the schedule of meeting certain interviewees at certain times as some people had college or work so we had to rearrange times to see them this means the whole schedule didn’t work as planned as then dates of meeting people would clash with others. Our script helped to produce our final production as, if we hadn’t prepared questions to ask interviewees or when we were displaying information, it would be harder on us to have to improvise also it would waste time having to find information or think of questions just before being filmed.

Use illustrations when writing your report – print screen you storyboard when discussing it – print screen parts of final production when discussing elements.

Research added

 Difficulty getting interviews: People may want to talk but not be on camera, People may know a lot about the subject but won't want to be interviewed, People being interviewed may have an opinion but it may not be correct, they may have a biased opinion towards a certain subject, They may be willing to talk but not on the day you need them or in the location you want them.


Biased opinion on subject matter: this will include the producer, main presenter having an opinion on the subject and it coming through on screen. Biased opinions can shape viewer opinions so that the viewer is being swayed in a certain direction. Having a biased opinion means that both sides of the story are not being portrayed.
It is very difficult to work on a production without having a view on the subject.


How were going to make our programme balanced:
We will make our documentary be balanced in they way of opinions by not just interveiwing one group of people with the same opinion, we will interveiws, students, parents, maybe a sexual health nurse, people from differernt ethnic backgrounds. Also we will make the documentary balanced by having different things going on in the documentary by this i mean a mix of interveiws, archive footage,reconstructions and so on.


Creating a contract for interveiwees:
Were not sure if we will create a contract for the people we interveiw. However if we decide too, we will have to include things such as, they will have to agree to being filmed and not mind being shown to other people, also that they will not be payed. That what they may be asked they may find personal and last of all everything their asked they must answer fully and honestly.

Personnel

Understanding the requirments of pre-production

Different types of production

Documentary: Consisting of, supported by, contained in, or serving as a document or documents. Also designating or of a film, TV program, etc. that dramatically shows or analyses news events, social conditions, etc., with little or no fictionalisation.

News Programme: A subject that's reports on local recent news.

Factual Programme: A subject that is full of information; facts, statistics.

Finance: You have to think about the cost for equipment, transport, talent, crew, materials, facility hire and clearances.

Time: A deadline is the lasted date or time something has to be completed by. Deadlines are important for documentaries, as you need the current information on that topic, this is also important with the news as if all the other news broadcasters have the story and you couldn't as you didn't meet the deadline it will make a bad word for the news team. Availability of equipment is also important for both news and documentaries, as for example in a documentary you saw something that would really make a difference to the documentary and you didn't have the right equipment you would miss out on a opportunity, as well as in news if you didn't have the right equipment and a bomb scare or something along those lines had happened you would also miss out on the opportunity and people watching would change and watch another news channel as you didn't have the information.

The phrase "timescales for clearance" means waiting for clearance from councils.

Personnel:

The Director - The main responsibility of the Director is to come up with the overall vision for the documentary. This should largely be decided at the pre-production stage. It then requires the director to translate this vision into actual shot material. It is their job to ensure that the material the director and his/her team shoot is technically and creatively of a high standard, is truthful, fair, entertaining and is of interest in terms of subject matter or narrative. [£65/hr based on standard per day rate]

Camera Man- films or takes still photos £30 per hour.

Accountant- keeps track of budget, costs. £20per hour.

Actor- performs in front of the camera. £15+ per hour.

Audio Technician- records sound and edits it.

Musician- plays or chooses music to be used. £15 per hour

Narrator- does voice over of content £10 per hour.

Planner- develops production schedule, rents equipment (if necessary).£30 per hour.

Producer- oversees the whole process, procures releases and handles copyright issues. £65 per hour.

Product Editor- edits film, recordings, looks for programming bugs, etc. £100 per hour.

Publicist- creates press releases and the announcement for the Premiere.
Site Coordinator- scopes out and coordinates location(s) for filming, recording. £20 per hour.

Writer- writes all content, scripts, presentations, and accompanying documentation. £30 per hour.

Facilities: Production kit needed is things such as cameras as you will need them to film footage. Also tripods which are stands for the camera helps to film a steady shot, by this I mean it stops a shot being wonky and shaky. The Computer is used to edit the footage from the camera and edit the audio from the tape recorder and then it is used to edit the whole production and to bring it together.

As well as them two pieces of equipment you need microphones to record non digenetic and digenetic sounds and things such as background noises. Last of all editing studios and sound studios. Editing studio are needed to edit footage and sound studios are needed to create sound to go with footage they may record voice over’s, add music etc.

The average size of a factual programme production team can vary depending on how big the documentary is. The cost of an average production team can also vary depending on the size and if its an independent or if it’s a big production.

Materials: Original materials film material. Archive and library material is live footage. Photo library materials pictures taken, sound library is the music we use in our documentary. Script is what we say in our documentary in order from start to finish. Interview is when we will talk to people to see there personal opinion. Recorded music is music we recorded to go in to our documentary.

Contributors: Specialists are people that specialise in a certain area; experts are people that know a lot about a subject, example doctors knew a lot about swine flu. Public is where the public have their own opinion. These are all needed to make a documentary successful, its more interesting to see a wide variety of views from different people then just one group of the same views.

Locations: A Reece is where you go to the location and find out whether it is suitable for your documentary. The limitations and risked of a production are things such as access, distance, cost, weather these are risks as if you needed to film a action packed car scene but the roads were really icy that would be too dangerous to film. Distance is important you need to know where you need to go to film what and if it’s a realistic idea. Cost, can you afford to pay the cost?

Codes of practice and regulation: Its important to have clearance before you show goes live because it makes sure everything is legal and follows OFCOM regulations.

"Ofcom officially the Office of Communications is the government-approved regulatory authority for the broadcasting and telecommunications industries in the United Kingdom. Ofcom was initially established by the Office of Communications Act 2002. It received its full authority from the Communications Act 2003. Ofcom's focus no longer includes some of the technical standards issues overseen by the previous regulatory

Synopsis

Our 9 minute documentary is based on teenage sex, however as sex in young teens is such a big topic we have decided to focus on why young people from the age of 13 up are experimenting so early on in their childhood. We will look into why teens think this is, if their is peer pressure into having sex at such a young age. Also we will look in to why people experiment in such weird ways, at such a young age, and with who ever they generally can experiment with. Within our documentary we will reconstruct scenes were sex is forced and not done by choice. We will interview different teens to see their view on the situation. But also adults to see what they think of the whole situation.

Pre-Production

Risk Assessment

 

Crew List

 

Project Proposal

Topic

Our document's topic is going to be teenage sex.This all includes on how adults perceive teenagers these days and there sexual antics.

Important questions that need an answer We will also be looking at why the age teenagers loose their virginity is decreasing every year. Furthermore we will be looking into how teenagers are now experimenting, and why.In addition to this we will be asking adults about their experiences and ask them their opinion on the matter.

Three talking heads 
i will formally interview a number of teenagers, ranging from 13- 19 both male and females. we will also be interviewing a few adults, asking their opinion is important as they will more than likely bring another argument to the table.

Voice-over narration
We will be using a Voice-over narration, showing short clips or photos in the background, me (Carrie) will be the Voice-over narration. Whilst narrating i will be showing footage of Soho, sex/ bondage shops and reconstructions of a sexual nature. 

On-location footage
The main twist will be the extreme bondage, we will show them exactly what teenagers are experimenting with and we will also include genital piercings.