Production Reflection log 4

Summarise the duties that you performed in your role this week?

This week there was a lot to get done before the actual live day. My duties was to continue familiarising myself with the technology as this was a new job that i hadn't done before. But also as i had some spare time i was able to help out my team such as the set designer and the features producer with any filming or getting certain sets prepared on time. There was only limited times that i could really get to grips with what i would be using but i tried to make the most of my time and elp out any one else as i have had experience on sets before.

What has been successful this week?

This week the main success came with preparation and trail & error. There was a lot to get done and everyone really came together to not only prepare well but to all have some tricky run throughs but come back even stronger each time. Whilst we didn't stick completely to the scripts at times, we did come together to get everything finished and ready for the live day. With any production there will be some challenging times but they only made us better at our individual jobs and propel us well for the live day.

What do you need to change or develop and why?

There was not one particular thing that we needed to change or completely redo. I think that there was some confusion over the master script, running order and the presenters script, but with communication that was ironed out. In hindsight it was better for this to happen before the live day, because then we knew what the problems were and how we could overcome them so that the live day ran more smoothly.

How did you work with your team this week?

Working with my team this week was especially important, we all needed to communicate to make sure that everything was running on time and prepared well for the live day. I felt that i worked well with everyone because we all depended on each other to get our own individual jobs done well so thatwe could perform our own. This week became a real team effort it tested us as a class but we all pulled through and we showed great spirit to be ready to produce a great piece of work. 

master script

Evaluation: Final Draft

Evaluation: Marked

Evaluation: First Draft

Production Meeting Reflection 3

Summarise the duties that you performed in your role this week?

This week i put together a video of all the transitions that i could possibly use during the live show. I then analysed each transition and decided which ones looked bad and what ones suited the themes of the show, to which we could use.

What has been successful this week?

This week we got the cameras set up and planned out how the set would look like. I particularly has success in using the equipment for my job and trying out each transition. I was able to find out what would be suitable and ultimately prepare my self better for the live day.

What do you need to change or develop and why?

I dont think there was a lot to change as it was clear which transitions would be useful to me and the show. I think that i would need to develop my skill in the use of equipment just so that during the live day i am very smooth in the transitions, which would make the show flow better.

What do you intend to do next week?

There is not a lot more for me to do in terms of preparation for the live day. I will be helping Franki with some of the pre-records and going to film with him. Equally ideally i would like to use the equipment again so that i can feel more comfortable and familiarise myself with it better.

How did you work with your team this week?

I worked with the Camera Operators largely as they was setting up the cameras which then allowed me to start using the different transitions and cutting across different cameras. I also worked with Stephen who was in charge of lighting as we needed to decided what looked best on camera.

Transitions

The first transition is a simple dissolve, it looks the most sophisticated and i would be simply used when we are presenting the news segment of the show. Equally it could also be used as a little effect to break the segments up, even though the presenters will still be in the studio live. As the transition is a more formal and simple one it just allows us to break up the show and clearly distinguish the different parts.

The second transition was also a fade, although it fades to a background, which i would use when we are closing the show. As i can use this transition the VT operator can then cut to the closing montage for the show.








The third transition is a wipe from right to left, it perhaps is inappropriate for our show as it wouldn't carry any connotation with it. We may consider using the wipe from left to right which would fit in when we use the other parts of the studio for other live content. However it may be easier for use to use a cut and these wipes may not look professional enough for our show.

This next transition was interesting, as it could be a more creative transition for Faris. The transition pushes the third camera out from the middle, to fill the screen. As faris is going to portray more of a humorous, slapstick presenter having more silly transitions may only increase his characterization and help our show.






The next transition was interesting as the idea is very useful for what we want to do with the snapchat reactions. We want to have a split screen or a smaller screen for the snapchats and then have the screen largely for the presenters. However this transition uses camera 3 as the smaller screen which would not be useful to us as we will be constantly moving cameras to set up other segments of our show.

The next transition is a page flick or page turn where the screen changes from the top right moving to the bottom left. The transition is something that we would not need to use, it doesn't look aesthetically pleasing and wouldnt fit the style for our show, The transition wouldn't carry a significant connotation for our show and thus we will not use it in our show.
Equally the transition opposite where the page turns from top left to bottom right could potentially be developed. It carry's more of a significant connotation where we can clearly distinguish the separate segments of the show, it does also carry a more comical effect which would of course suit Faris' presenting style.







There is potential for this next transition as it wipes the screen from top to bottom. It does allow for a more smoother transition to when we cut to a pre-record or another live segment in the studio. This transition does carry more of a connotation which is to show the audience that we are moving on, in comparison to some transitions that don't really make much sense.

Another transition would denote the middle of the screen pushing up and down to fill it. The transition seemed unprofessional and wouldn't fit the style that we want for our show. We would not use this transition as it doesnt have a certain connotation that we want for our show.







The last 2 transitions would be the page turns that start from the bottom corners and finish in the top corners. They seem better to use as they look visually better and whilst they still carry a more comical effect with Faris' style, they potentially could be used for Jamaine as well. They dont look to frivolous which would allow us to maybe get away with using them.