Thursday 24 May 2012
Monday 30 April 2012
Monday 2 April 2012
Evaluation for documentary
1. I think we worked quite well in a group, but at first we had a couple of difficulties with coming up with an actual idea for our documentary. we started brainstorming ideas and came up with smoking and the younger generation. After we all agreed on the idea we got to work on it.
The whole group contributed towards the camera work and parts of the editing. Kamiul and Syran looked for the most of the audio for the documentary. I was making headings for the documentary on Adobe After Effects. And Shamim did the main editing on Adobe Premier Pro.
2. We had quite a few difficulties when working on our documentary such as coming up with the initial idea. we over came this problem by brainstorming ideas and the we finally came up with the young smokers idea for the documnetary.
Another difficulty we had was when our recorded scenes kept getting deleted for some reason. We had to re-record these scenes a couple of times so that they'd be more accessable. After we put the scenes together, we realised that the documentary wasn't long enough. So we filled up these spaces by doing a few interviews from teachers and a student. Another problem that we faced was when one of the group members was ill and couldn't come in. The remaining people of the group, myself, Kamiul and Shamim had to share Syrans' role in order to get the documentary finished without any delays towards the deadline date.
3. Our documentary could have been improved if we used better camera shots and more exciting information. This way the documentary would've looked more professional aswell as being more fun to watch.
4. Our audience feedback has been pretty good,the areas we need to work on are the statistics and facts to try and make them more exciting. this feedback will be taken into account and we will use it when it comes to making any other videos.
5. For the production of this documentary we used many different softewares such as Adobe Premier Pro and Adobe After Effects for the headings and titles. Premier Pro was used to shorten and lengthen the clips that we would use for our documentary. we also used the blurring effect on Premier Pro so that the anonymous smoker could not be identified.
2. We had quite a few difficulties when working on our documentary such as coming up with the initial idea. we over came this problem by brainstorming ideas and the we finally came up with the young smokers idea for the documnetary.
Another difficulty we had was when our recorded scenes kept getting deleted for some reason. We had to re-record these scenes a couple of times so that they'd be more accessable. After we put the scenes together, we realised that the documentary wasn't long enough. So we filled up these spaces by doing a few interviews from teachers and a student. Another problem that we faced was when one of the group members was ill and couldn't come in. The remaining people of the group, myself, Kamiul and Shamim had to share Syrans' role in order to get the documentary finished without any delays towards the deadline date.
3. Our documentary could have been improved if we used better camera shots and more exciting information. This way the documentary would've looked more professional aswell as being more fun to watch.
4. Our audience feedback has been pretty good,the areas we need to work on are the statistics and facts to try and make them more exciting. this feedback will be taken into account and we will use it when it comes to making any other videos.
5. For the production of this documentary we used many different softewares such as Adobe Premier Pro and Adobe After Effects for the headings and titles. Premier Pro was used to shorten and lengthen the clips that we would use for our documentary. we also used the blurring effect on Premier Pro so that the anonymous smoker could not be identified.
Monday 5 March 2012
5th march
Today we are going to film our last scenes of the documentary, such as the shop scene. After all the scenes have been recorded we will put them together and edit them using premier pro.
And we will also be making our statistics scenes which include many interesting facts about smoking and the history of tobacco products.
And we will also be making our statistics scenes which include many interesting facts about smoking and the history of tobacco products.
Monday 27 February 2012
Year 8 Teaching Session
In this teaching session we joined a year 8 english set, and tried to suggest and guide them with their documentary making. We looked at their ideas and
Monday 20 February 2012
research and brief history
History
Tobacco was first introduced to Britain in the sixteenth century when it was commonly smoked in pipes by men.
Later cigar smoking became popular among men but it was the invention of cigarette-making machines in the later part of the nineteenth century that made mass consumption of tobacco possible.
By 1919, more tobacco was sold as cigarettes than in any other form of tobacco.
At first only men smoked cigarettes and their consumption rose steadily until 1945, when it peaked at 12 manufactured cigarettes per adult male per day.
Women began to smoke cigarettes in the 1920s but not in large numbers until after the Second World War, by which time they were smoking 2.4 cigarettes per adult female per day.
Statistics
More than half a century ago, the causal link between lung cancer and tobacco smoking was established.
Since then a wealth of information has been assembled on the tragic health consequences of tobacco consumption and the highly addictive nature of nicotine in cigarettes which makes smoking cessation so difficult.
Today, tobacco consumption is recognised as the UK’s single greatest cause of preventable illness and early death with around 107,000 people dying in 2007 from smoking-related diseases including cancers.
Around 86% of lung cancer deaths in the UK are caused by tobacco smoking and, in addition, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) states that tobacco smoking can also cause cancers of the following sites: upper aero-digestive tract (oral cavity, nasal cavity, nasal sinuses, pharynx, larynx and oesophagus), pancreas, stomach, liver, bladder, kidney, cervix, bowel, ovary (mucinous) and myeloid leukaemia.
Overall tobacco smoking is estimated to be responsible for more than a quarter of cancer deaths in the UK, that is, around 43,000 deaths in 2007.
While less than 1% of 11 and 12-year old children smoke, by the age of 15 years, 12% of children in England report being regular smokers despite the fact that it is illegal to sell any tobacco product to under 18s.
There is evidence that actual smoking rates among 15-year olds may be higher than reported, based on measurements of cotinine in saliva, with 21% of 15-year old boys and 19% of 15-year old girls having cotinine levels indicative of active smoking.
Tobacco was first introduced to Britain in the sixteenth century when it was commonly smoked in pipes by men.
Later cigar smoking became popular among men but it was the invention of cigarette-making machines in the later part of the nineteenth century that made mass consumption of tobacco possible.
By 1919, more tobacco was sold as cigarettes than in any other form of tobacco.
At first only men smoked cigarettes and their consumption rose steadily until 1945, when it peaked at 12 manufactured cigarettes per adult male per day.
Women began to smoke cigarettes in the 1920s but not in large numbers until after the Second World War, by which time they were smoking 2.4 cigarettes per adult female per day.
Statistics
More than half a century ago, the causal link between lung cancer and tobacco smoking was established.
Since then a wealth of information has been assembled on the tragic health consequences of tobacco consumption and the highly addictive nature of nicotine in cigarettes which makes smoking cessation so difficult.
Today, tobacco consumption is recognised as the UK’s single greatest cause of preventable illness and early death with around 107,000 people dying in 2007 from smoking-related diseases including cancers.
Around 86% of lung cancer deaths in the UK are caused by tobacco smoking and, in addition, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) states that tobacco smoking can also cause cancers of the following sites: upper aero-digestive tract (oral cavity, nasal cavity, nasal sinuses, pharynx, larynx and oesophagus), pancreas, stomach, liver, bladder, kidney, cervix, bowel, ovary (mucinous) and myeloid leukaemia.
Overall tobacco smoking is estimated to be responsible for more than a quarter of cancer deaths in the UK, that is, around 43,000 deaths in 2007.
While less than 1% of 11 and 12-year old children smoke, by the age of 15 years, 12% of children in England report being regular smokers despite the fact that it is illegal to sell any tobacco product to under 18s.
There is evidence that actual smoking rates among 15-year olds may be higher than reported, based on measurements of cotinine in saliva, with 21% of 15-year old boys and 19% of 15-year old girls having cotinine levels indicative of active smoking.
our documentary schedule
Schedule for filming
| Monday | Thursday |
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| 20th Feb Lesson 2 & 3 · Doing the timeline (4 scenes) · Short random clips of the school | 23rd Feb Finish the · Stats & facts (3 scenes) Half do research and other make it on premier pro · Interview on young smoker |
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| | 1st march |
| 27th Feb · Recording of the narrators voice · Interview a science teacher · Youngster going to shops | Start on our editing |
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pre production work
Crew List: Shamim Miah, Kamiul Islam and Shaukat saleji
Shots: Long shot, Close up, Mid shot, Point of view shot, ]
Locations:
school
props and equipment
the props and equipment that we are going to need to produce this documentary is studio or theatre light. a camera, tripod, chair, cigarette, lighter and school uniform.
treatment
The purpose of this documentary is that to inform and portray that young teens that are in early years of secondary school are grasping the bad habit of smoking. we are going to interview a
Shots: Long shot, Close up, Mid shot, Point of view shot, ]
Locations:
school
- Mr Ayres office
- Science room
- reception
- classrooms
- astro turf at break
Outside school:
- primrose hill street next to the shops (interview)
- across the road of the school at the end of the school day
- next to the flats
props and equipment
the props and equipment that we are going to need to produce this documentary is studio or theatre light. a camera, tripod, chair, cigarette, lighter and school uniform.
treatment
The purpose of this documentary is that to inform and portray that young teens that are in early years of secondary school are grasping the bad habit of smoking. we are going to interview a
- science teacher the bad effects it has on to the body.
- a young boy why he smokes and where he gets the cigarettes from.
- a youngster who just got hands on a box of cigarettes
The risk of our group producing this documentary at various places such as across the road can lead to serious injuries fro example we might fall and hurt our selves or carelessness with crossing the road may cause death by a car accident.
Also another hazard is when using the studio light we should be cautious when plugin it in to the socket in case one of the members get electrocuted also we should take time for the light to cool down if not one of us can get seriously burnt.
a risk of recording in the school is the we may trip and fall over chairs and tables.
Time for each scene
scene 1- timeline - 5 seconds
scene 2- brief history - 1 min 15 secs
scene 3- Timeline part 2 - 5 secs
scene 4- overview of the school - 10 secs
scene 5- interview the young smoker- 1 min 30 secs
scene 6- shop scene - 30 secs
scene 7- Timeline part 3 - 5 secs
scene 8- scientist interview - 1 min 30 secs
scene 9- stats/facts - 30 secs
scene 10- young smoker interview - 1 min
scene 11- stats/facts - 15 secs
scene 12- cigarette dropping - 10 secs
Length of documentary - 8 mins 5 secs
Monday 30 January 2012
Documentary Analysis
King of laughter
This documentary is mainly an observational documentary because the presenter is observing the reactions and responses of the people that are being interviewed. It is also interactive because because he is interacting with the people being interviewed and is also changing their perspective on the topic that is being focussed on.Narrative: This documentary is about a man that holds a world record for the longest laugh goes to walsall and make people understand that even a simple smile and a laugh can add happiness to their lives.
Constructive: This documentary first tells us that Walsall is one of the most unhappy places in Britain. It then introduces the man who has the world record for the longest laugh. As he goes to Walsall he makes people laugh and shows that simple gestures can the way that people feel for the better.
Audience: There is no specific audience for this documentary because he interviews a variety of people and observes their reactions and responses
Thursday 26 January 2012
Concrete Circus
The camera shots included in this documentary are tracking, close ups, long shots. the tracking shot is done on a skate board.
There are many different locations in this documentary such as wales, paris, london and many more.
Four new street sports films are made by the end of this documentary.
The sports included in this are skateboarding, BMXing and free running(parkour)
The director of this documentary is Stu Thompson.
There are a lot of camera shots in the documentary such as close ups, extreme close ups, long shot.
the codes and conventions of this documentary are that they have a narrator in it, telling the story and talking background information.
There are five athletes that make four films and they put all of their work together in the end.
There are many different locations in this documentary such as wales, paris, london and many more.
Four new street sports films are made by the end of this documentary.
The sports included in this are skateboarding, BMXing and free running(parkour)
The director of this documentary is Stu Thompson.
There are a lot of camera shots in the documentary such as close ups, extreme close ups, long shot.
the codes and conventions of this documentary are that they have a narrator in it, telling the story and talking background information.
There are five athletes that make four films and they put all of their work together in the end.
Documentary types
There are 5 types od documentaries, these include:
Examples: Frederick Wiseman’s films, e.g. High School (1968); Gilles Groulx and Michel Brault’s Les Racquetteurs (1958); Albert & David Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin's Gimme Shelter (1970); D.A. Pennebaker's Don’t Look Back (1967), about Dylan’s tour of England; and parts (not all) of Jean Rouch and Edgar Morin's Chronicle Of A Summer (1960), which interviews several Parisians about their lives. An ironic example of this mode is Leni Riefenstahl’s Triumph Of The Will (1934), which ostensibly records the pageantry and ritual at the Nazi party’s 1934 Nuremberg rally, although it is well-known that these events were often staged for the purpose of the camera and would not have occurred without it. This would be anathema to most of the filmmakers associated with this mode, like Wiseman, Pennebaker, Richard Leacock and Robert Drew, who believed that the filmmaker should be a “fly-on-the-wall” who observes but tries to not influence or alter the events being filmed.
Reflexive documentaries don’t see themselves as a transparent window on the world; instead they draw attention to their own constructedness, and the fact that they are representations. How does the world get represented by documentary films? This question is central to this sub-genre of films. They prompt us to “question the authenticity of documentary in general.” It is the most self-conscious of all the modes, and is highly skeptical of ‘realism.’ It may use Brechtian alienation strategies to jar us, in order to ‘defamiliarize’ what we are seeing and how we are seeing it.
Examples: (Again) Vertov’s The Man with a Movie Camera (1929); Buñuel's Land Without Bread; Trinh T. Minh-ha’s Surname Viet Given Name Nam (1989); Jim McBride & L.M. Kit Carson's David Holzman’s Diary (1968); David & Judith MacDougall’s Wedding Camels (1980).
- Poetic documentaries
- Expository documentaries
- Observational documentaries
- Participatory documentaries
- Reflexive documentaries
Examples: Frederick Wiseman’s films, e.g. High School (1968); Gilles Groulx and Michel Brault’s Les Racquetteurs (1958); Albert & David Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin's Gimme Shelter (1970); D.A. Pennebaker's Don’t Look Back (1967), about Dylan’s tour of England; and parts (not all) of Jean Rouch and Edgar Morin's Chronicle Of A Summer (1960), which interviews several Parisians about their lives. An ironic example of this mode is Leni Riefenstahl’s Triumph Of The Will (1934), which ostensibly records the pageantry and ritual at the Nazi party’s 1934 Nuremberg rally, although it is well-known that these events were often staged for the purpose of the camera and would not have occurred without it. This would be anathema to most of the filmmakers associated with this mode, like Wiseman, Pennebaker, Richard Leacock and Robert Drew, who believed that the filmmaker should be a “fly-on-the-wall” who observes but tries to not influence or alter the events being filmed.
Reflexive documentaries don’t see themselves as a transparent window on the world; instead they draw attention to their own constructedness, and the fact that they are representations. How does the world get represented by documentary films? This question is central to this sub-genre of films. They prompt us to “question the authenticity of documentary in general.” It is the most self-conscious of all the modes, and is highly skeptical of ‘realism.’ It may use Brechtian alienation strategies to jar us, in order to ‘defamiliarize’ what we are seeing and how we are seeing it.
Examples: (Again) Vertov’s The Man with a Movie Camera (1929); Buñuel's Land Without Bread; Trinh T. Minh-ha’s Surname Viet Given Name Nam (1989); Jim McBride & L.M. Kit Carson's David Holzman’s Diary (1968); David & Judith MacDougall’s Wedding Camels (1980).
Monday 23 January 2012
The World's Hairiest Person and Me | Body Hair | Channel 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fggL4m_BDuY&feature=related
Length: 1 minute 56 seconds
Description
This documentary is about The worlds hairiest person. The interview shows how he goes on throughout his life and how he lives. There is also another person who claims that he is the world hairiest man, this documentary shows his views about this.
Mise En Scene
This documentary was mainly recorded in mid shot and close up to show the interview and show the guys face which is the main part of this documentary. The close up is used a lot to show the expressions on peoples faces. There are also close ups on the objects that he frequently uses such e.g. hair brush for his face. This effect constantly reminds you of his condition.
As this documentary is mainly filmed outside, there is no need for lighting because all the lighting that is used is natural. There are no props used in this documentary because the main subject is the man with the hair.
Length: 1 minute 56 seconds
Description
This documentary is about The worlds hairiest person. The interview shows how he goes on throughout his life and how he lives. There is also another person who claims that he is the world hairiest man, this documentary shows his views about this.
Mise En Scene
This documentary was mainly recorded in mid shot and close up to show the interview and show the guys face which is the main part of this documentary. The close up is used a lot to show the expressions on peoples faces. There are also close ups on the objects that he frequently uses such e.g. hair brush for his face. This effect constantly reminds you of his condition.
As this documentary is mainly filmed outside, there is no need for lighting because all the lighting that is used is natural. There are no props used in this documentary because the main subject is the man with the hair.
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