Unit 46 - Unit Feedback [Blog Review]

The following is a feedback review of the current state of my blog:

OCR Cambridge Technical Level 3 Media    Unit: 46 – Audio visual promos

Student Name: Ken Abrina                                                                Class:    12x                                                              Minimum Target grade: D*D

Assignment: Producing an original music video or film trailer

Blog link: http://09abrinakunit46.blogspot.co.uk/

Learning Outcome	Work to complete	PIN Feedback
LO1: Understand audio visual promos PASS GRADE (P1)	Analysis of 5 music videos or film trailers similar to the genre that you want to make against the following criteria: Purpose, form, content, meaning, genre, intended audience. Embedded links of your chosen music videos or film trailers that are correctly referenced. Embedded links of 4 other examples of audio visual promos ( vlog, short film, documentary, TV advert)	P -         You have successfully analysed 5 film trailers for this learning outcome with embedded links. I -        Bubbl.us mind maps can be hard to read. Export as a JPEG and upload instead of screen grabs. -        Always add LO number as part of the post title, so it is clear which LO the work is a part of. -        For the examples of other audio promos ( ident/ short film etc) add a couple of sentences to each that explains what it is and what is it promoting. THIS IS IMPORTANT N – See the above improvements P1 ACHIEVED
LO2: Be able to produce pre-production materials for an original audio-visual promo PASS GRADE (P2) MERIT GRADE (M1)	TWO detailed treatments. The second treatment/idea should be posted on your blog as  Contingency Treatment Ofcom regulations (all) and BBFC Classification (film trailers) to be addressed in the treatment. Script using industry standard format Storyboard with camera movement arrows, detailed mise en scene, camerawork, shot types, editing information (P2-M1) Weekly Production schedules that state what you are contributing to the group. Gantt chart including pre-production, production and post-production dates. Recce form and photographs for each filming location Risk assessment for each film location Release and consent form for all actors Detailed call sheet for each time you go filming. Copyright permission for songs/ sound effects	P -         Team roles identified for planning documents. -         Evidence of script -         Evidence of where music was sourced. -         Recce forms uploaded -         Regular detailed production schedules uploaded. I -        You have not uploaded a storyboard, for either your old or new idea. THIS MUST BE COMPLETED AND SCANNED IN ASAP -        No treatments are uploaded, call sheets or consent forms. THIS IS IMPORTANT -        NO risk assessments have been uploaded. THIS IS IMPORTANT -        No sample of the music you sourced and copyright information/ permission is missing. THIS IS IMPORTANT! -        Upload samples of sound effects and music with copyright information and how you gained person/ copy of the copyright license. THIS IS IMPORTANT -        Gantt chart does not flow correctly as there are gaps in week 2 and 4. Each activity should automatically follow the next. -        Need completed script to be scanned not photographed to the blog. -        You must make sure all details are filled in for recce and call sheets. For example date and who is involved at the top. -        For the script, mention in the posts why you kept making adjustments to the old script as this is not clear at the moment. N – See the above improvements P2, M1 – NOT YET ACHIEVED
LO3: Be able to produce materials for use in an original audio-visual promo PASS GRADE (P3) MERIT GRADE (M2) DISTINCTION GRADE (D1)	Photographic evidence of setting up equipment, using and following script/storyboard, recce forms and risk assessment when filming (photographs, vine videos) Team roles/responsibility whilst filming to be evidenced on your blog. Footage from filming to be uploaded to your blog under blog post title Rushes. This must be evaluated against:  what is useable and why, what needs to be re-filmed.	P -        Rushes have been uploaded and evaluated on the blog. -        Evidence of graphic design (logos) you have made for the production. I -        You have a lot of rushes of footage that is not usable, so you need to work on filming and uploaded more useable footage for this LO. THIS IS IMPORTANT -        Team roles and responsibilities whilst filming needs to be posted. THIS IS IMPORTANT -        No evidence of you setting up equipment whilst filming. THIS IS IMPORTANT -        For the designs that you have done in Photoshop. Critique them. For example strengths? Improvements. Add videos of you creating things in Photoshop to evidence what you have done instead of just screen grabs. N – See above improvements PASS - P3, M2, D1 NOT YET ACHEIVED
LO4: Be able to edit production materials to produce an original audio-visual promo PASS GRADE (P4) MERIT GRADE (M3) DISTINCTION GRADE (D2)	Completed shot logs for all footage to be uploaded. Completed Edit log to be uploaded Evidence of adding visual and audio effects to footage (Photographs/ videos) Evidence of what each member of the group has contributed in the editing stages (screen grabs/vine videos) Final audio visual promo to be uploaded.	P -        A screen grab of the titles that you have made in Premiere. -        Drafts of your trailer have been uploaded. I -        Edit logs and footage logs missing. THIS IS IMPORTANT -        You have a lot of rushes of footage that is not usable, so you need to work on filming and uploaded more useable footage for this LO. THIS IS IMPORTANT N -       See above comments PASS - P4, M3, D2 – NOT YET ACHIEVED

Literacy/ Numeracy/Oracy Assessment on your Unit blog.	P  Spelling and grammar is of a good standard
	I –homophones – lose instead of loose. Spelling: YouTube
	N – see above comments and make the improvements to your blog.

PROVISIONAL GRADE FOR UNIT 46: - PASS  – This is due to a large amount of paperwork missing from your blog for LO2 - LO4. This work must be uploaded so that you have a chance of meeting your MTG.

MTG ACHIEVED?: NO

[Contigency] Lesson Review (LO2) (13/2/15)

What I have done today:
- Helped with the ideas of the scripts.
- I have begun looking for music for the first section of the script. Currently, nothing appropriate or usable for the current section of the idea/narrative.

What I will be doing:
- I will have to start the storyboard with the start of the script.
- I will also have to come in on a Tuesday to do further work.

[Contigency] Lesson Objective (13/2/15)

Today I will be:
- Planning out the new narrative and story of the new idea. 
- Help create the name for the new idea.
- Plan out a storyboard once the narrative has been set.
- Start the script/guideline to help with the filming.
- Write up the new idea and add contingency where appropriate. 

[Contingency] Solution to 'All Hail the Chocolate Dragons'

So we ran into numerous problems with All Hail the Chocolate Dragons, such as:

• It wasn't funny enough to be a comedy, as making jokes in the format of a trailer is a lot harder than in say, a short film.
• Characters were too young for it to look like a professional production
• Locations were not fit for characters, such as every indoor location being too clean looking and overall non-sensical (such as anonymous around a window)
• The plot itself doesn't naturally fit any genre other than comedy.

Because of this we had changed:

• The genre of the film as it is now a crime/thriller
• The tone of the film as now instead of being lighthearted, it is now very dark in tone
• The plot, as instead of YouTube pranksters doing a big prank on anonymous, a guy's girlfriend is kidnapped and he has to follow orders from two masked people or the girlfriend dies. The guy's actions get worse and worse to the point where he becomes irredeemable by the end of the trailer/movie storyline .

[Contigency] Narrative changes

What ways can we change the narrative to make cohesive sense?
- Change genre(?)
- Structure i.e.
Problem - Equilibrium - build up to partial Solution - Second Equilibrium
Problem - Build up - Equilibrium - Cliff hanger
Equilibrium - Build up - Problem - Cliff hanger
Serious situation - Neutral situation - Funny situation - Ending

According to our current script/concept:
Comedy -
Problem: They get kidnapped by an anonymous person and they question their motives for doing what they're doing; Wacky Time.
Solution: They continue on what they naturally do; trying to be funny.
Build-up: They perform a series of pranks on any random person on a whim.

Crime -
Problem: A group of people have made a cryptic video on what they are planning to do: 'Wacky Time' footage just without the 'Wacky Time'.

Tutor Feedback (11/2/15)

MTG: Distinction* - Distinction

Pass: E <- Currently on
Merit: C+
Distinction: A

What I need to do:
- Input more in to the product/idea.
- Edit what we currently have i.e. Create the product to create a narrative.
- Film less content and put together what we currently have.
- What is our genre?
- Watch film trailers. 

What worked:
- The editing worked early on the trailer.
- Use of cinematography i.e. shot-reverse-shot, over the shoulder shot

What needs to be done:
- Adjust the film to be a more specific genre - Considering that we currently don't have a specified genre
- To adjust our film to have a clear narrative but keeping it in a non-linear fashion.
- Don't aim to create a short film, aim to create a trailer.

Lesson Objective (9/2/15)

Today I will be:
- Continuing to do the storyboards and updating my blog.
- Add evidence to what I have done so far i.e. Storyboard scan
- Tutor Feedback to add to the blog

Lesson Review (LO2/LO4) (6/4/15)

Today I have:
- Continued with the storyboards and used the edit log to improve it.
- I have also created a edit log with the footage taken prior to this.
- I will finish off the rest of the storyboard with the final footage we will be taking by next week. The scenes that will be filmed will be the dialogue scenes and we will also be recording the audio to dub over the original that didn't have a great sound quality.

Lesson Objective (6/2/15)

Today I will be:
- Creating the edit log for the new footage that was taken prior to this (4/2/15).
- I could/will use the edit log to help improve the storyboard description/information.
- I will also continue to update my blog before half-term. 

What evidence is needed to complete the blog

Things which still need to be evidenced on our groups blogs are:

• Photographs and short videos of setting up equipment, using and following script/storyboard, recce forms and risk assessment when filming.

• Shot logs for all footage which we have filmed.

• Edit log for all of the footage which we have edited.

• Evidence of what each member of the group has contributed in the editing stages (screen grabs/vine videos)

• Second detailed treatment. The second idea which we developed as our Contingency Treatment

• Tutor witness statements

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