Wednesday, 25 May 2016

22.D Task 9: Review own production work



Creative Decision - While making it, Artistic, Original, Imaginative


Production - shooting, molding, backdrops, animating, lighting


Post-production - effects, Music, Stop motion 


Outcomes:
3 things you creatively did whilst shooting & why/reasons
3 things you individually contributed towards the production & impact "without this the ident..."

For 2D.P8: learners will describe the decisions made during the production process which led to the final outcome.

Descriptions will cover decisions, revisions and refinements made at different stages within the production process , for example 
research, planning, 
production, 
post-production  e.g.: ‘I decided to film inside and use extra lighting’.

Learners who have worked as part of a team must describe their own individual contribution to the production process.

The learner may describe the technical or aesthetic choices which were made but will not justify or explain why these decisions were made.

For 2D.M7: learners will explain the decisions made during the production process which led to the final outcome.

Explanations will be detailed and will cover significant decisions made at various stages within the production process, for example 
research & planning, 
production, 
post-production 

Learners who have worked as part of a team must explain their own individual contribution to the production process.

The explanation of the final product should consider the original intentions as outlined in the proposal.

The learner should explain the final product in terms of its technical and aesthetic quality, 
its relevance to the target audience and 
its fitness for purpose

At Merit level explanations will be detailed will be illustrated with pertinent examples but there will be little reflection on whether the decisions made were entirely successful or on lessons learnt.

Thursday, 19 May 2016

Student with work missing on weebly linked

State of Weeblys I have linked to the blog...

Students who will not achieve 2 or more Units


  • Melissa - no work uploaded to weebly whatsoever NYA all Units
  • Joanna - Unit 9 missing the Car Edit and images of prep for editing NYA, some unit 22 some work missing audience research and annotation NYA 
  • Unit 2 - no work at all NYA
  • Micheal Adofo - Unit 2 - need to upload PPT slides (images?), Unit 9 - needs car edit and images of preparing to edit
  • Matthew Cox - Unit 2 work not uploaded proposal etc NYA. Unit 22 - Audience Survey Monkey results and Task 5a & b Aims not discussed or Aims of product research Proposal is L1P

Students who will not achieve Unit 22


  • Patrick Kamara - incomplete - no individual sections done - brief, no product research, no audience research NYA
  • Mudia - Unit 22 incomplete no audience research or annotation NYA
  • Bradley - Unit 22 - no proposal or implementation plan NYA

Student who will achieve


  • Christian M
  • Marcus WT M depending on Detail
  • Jonah WT M but no audience annotations on the Task 5a...L1P
  • Dan Oke M complete and up to date
  • Micheal Chibueze - WT M (all annotations together)
  • Angel - WT M (22 and 2 all together)




Friday, 13 May 2016

Homework: Update your Weebly with your Unit 22


HOMEWORK: Create a new page on your Weebly  and call it ‘Unit 22 Final Project’
Label each Task as per the writing in Bold
GREY is individual work
Task 7 is group work – YOU MUST MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL THE WORK FROM YOUR GROUP MEMBERS ON YOUR WEEBLY
22A
Task1: Write Own Brief
Ž        1. What you are adapting
Ž        2. Audience
Ž        3. Purpose
Ž        4. Idea
Task 2: Product Research
Ž        5. 3 x Idents Product & Format Research
Ž        6. Mind Map Results
Task 2: Platforms
Ž        7. Platforms & Distribution Mood Board
Task 4: Audience Research 1
Ž        8. Audience Research Survey Monkey
Ž        9. Results
Task 4: Audience Research 2
Ž        10. Audience Research Focus Group
Ž        11. Results
Task 5: Annotations of Product & Format
Ž        12. Aims
Ž        13. Results/
Ž        14. Conclusions
Ž        15. How it changed developed your idea
Task 5: Annotations of Audience Survey Monkey
Ž        16. Aims
Ž        17. Results/
Ž        18. Conclusions
Ž        19. How it changed developed your idea
Task 5: Annotations of Audience Focus Group
Ž        20. Aims
Ž        21. Results/
Ž        22. Conclusions
Ž        23. How it changed developed your idea
22B
Task 6: Proposal
Ž        24. Proposal
Ž        25. Implementation Plan
Task 6: Development Work
Ž        26. Ident Logo design
Ž        27. storyboard draft
Ž        28. Model of logo

Task 7: Preproduction & management Log/Notes (pass in bold)
Ž        1. Production Schedule
Ž        2. Risk Assessment
Ž        3. Copyright Permission
Ž        4. Resource List
Ž        5. Costing Budget Breakdon
Ž        6. Equipment Booking
Ž        7. Storyboard
Ž        ? Test Shots/Models
Ž        8. Script
Ž        9. Notes on worksheet
Ž        10. Video Diary

Monday, 9 May 2016

Unit 22: Briefing 3 weeks remaining

Starter: Write down the identity, characteristics, personality that describes the person sitting next to you - don't write their names

Your idea - IDENT-ity - what does
What is your idea and what is the personality of your channel?
How does your idea represent "slick", "cool", "drama queen", "humourous" etc.. VISUALLY (colours, characters, fonts, background) 
How will it appeal to the intended audience (age, gender etc...)

Words associated with Urban Net channel:

FREEDOM
'OUT THERE'
LAID BACK
STREET
ROCK
UNIQUE
YOUTHFUL
RESISTANT
ARTISTIC
CREATIVE
EXPLORATIVE
FAST CRAZY HYPER
DIVERSE

10 MIN COUNTDOWN TO EXPLAIN HOW YOUR IDEA WILL DO THIS

The following students did not attend the Workshop and will be placed on D1 if their work is not complete

  • Joanna
  • Michael C
  • Michael A
  • Matthew
  • Bradley
  • Melissa
This lesson: You will pitch your ideas for your Ident. You will be paired up based on the quality and completeness of your Developmental Work and Proposal.

By the end of this week you must have completed your

1. Pre-production Portfolio
2. Personal Team Management Log

See worksheets for details, outcomes and the post on the Homework due Wednesday for some resources.

Deadline Friday 5pm

You must complete your animation by the end of next week.

Friday, 6 May 2016

Exemplar Proposal for Task 6 Distinction

Ident Project Proposal

[NAME OF FREELANCER/COMPANY] proposes to produce, shoot, and edit a promotional video for [THE CLIENT]. The purpose of the video will be to showcase new features available on [THE CLIENT]’s website. The video will take the form of one 2-3 minute video that includes live action footage and basic graphics/text as well as 2D animation. The concept and script shall be provided by the client in English.

An Ident is a clip which is between 5-30 second used for advertisement or identity to television show or broadcaster. 
For our Ident we are going to film interior and exterior of building and streets which is going to feature 3-4 subliminal Macro shots which is a nod to our influence Lynch. We intend to use blue filters which again is featured in Lynch’s films so we thought this was produce a visual similar to his work. We are hopefully going to use Rigs and stedicams for our DSLRS so that all the shots are solid and aren’t distorted. For the big reveal we are going to feature the channel 4 logo parallax into sight which is featured in channel 4’s own idents.
The process will involve creating storyboards, learning and drawing the construction of the human form (where actors are involved), Set development and Prop creation. Storyboarding creates a picture for the director and helps them to reflect it in filming. For our storyboard we going to draw up 20 frames which is to represent the 20 seconds our Ident is going to last. Then if we have enough time edit them on photoshop to look professional and add colour to the frames than need colour. We don’t need to feature set design as we are having exterior and interior of buildings as our set but it would be good to look into for the Macro shots so it something to keep in mind. As for prop creation again we will be relying on already man made work but for some parts such as creating the Logo we may need to plan and design props.
We would need to look at loaning equipment from college such as microphones and camera (equipment included) to produce our work which is featured outside the building and maybe consider health and safety risks and keeping the equipment safe. What we need to consider is implications we cannot control such as the weather so we need to plan it on a day also social factors such as other people we may need to film in the evening to reduce the risk of interrupting other people. We will have half a week of test piece filming and then a whole week of actual film. Then the week afterwards we will need to look at editing.
At the end of the project I hope to have produced with my partner a 20 second ident that reflects the ideas stated within this proposal. We would then evaluate the work that we created and reflect on the work we have produced.
Pre-Production – provided by the client.
Shooting (1 Camera Operator, 1 Graphic Animator) – up to 10 hrs each
$900
Includes all necessary equipment for a 1-camera shoot, including HD camera and a lav mics. Shooting will include demonstration of website use, rehearsing lines, blocking & staging, shooting multiple angles & several takes, close-ups, capturing audio, developing script, lighting if needed. Graphics & Animation includes 2D rendering using images sourced by requested by the client.
Editing (1 Editor, 1 Week)
$500
Includes digitizing, rough cut, fine edit, transitions, rendering, titling & graphics, color correction, audio syncing, music tracks, broadcast standards. Two rounds of edits per video.
Exporting/Deliverables
$200
Includes media conversions, DVD and/or Blu-Ray Disc authoring, Data Disc with full-resolution video for broadcast and web uploads . A portable “thumb” external hard drive with all final exports in full HD will be delivered to the client upon request. Includes all expenses for video tape, lighting expendables, mileage and other expenses.
Grand Total…………………………………………………….$1600.00
Thank you,
John Smith
Video Producer
www.johnsmith.com

Introduction Form for a Proposal

http://www.sneakglobal.com/promo-and-ident-video-production.html

Introduction

Why would I want to produce a video promo or ident? Sneak is a video production company with track record in creating promos and idents.

What are video promos and idents?
Video promos and idents are very short branded video clips that sit in-front or between longer-form content.  Typical examples including channel branding for broadcast channels such as BBC 1 and 2 and Channel 4 where the creation of filmed and animated idents has practically become an art-form!  These type of mini-productions are increasingly being used to showcase brands who sponsor TV and online video programming as well as video pre-rolls for streamed content from sites such as YouTube.
Video promos and idents act as a creative, impactful and memorable visual signature to note a brands involvement or association with a particular piece of content or original programming - particularly as that programming is increasingly spread over a large number of channels rather than on an already branded destination such as a website or Facebook page.  Often, branded content is created around subjects and topics that are only indirectly associated with the brand behind them.  As a result promos and indents serve as an effective way to promote the connection between the content the audience is enjoying the the brand responsible for giving it to them, without distracting from the main event.

Sneak makes promotional videos, broadcast sponsorship dents, break bumpers, animated logos and TV title sequences.

Sneak has created promos and idents that promote involvement or association of brands with TV shows, events, exhibitions and experiences.  From short-form visual stings showing a brands' sponsorship of a TV program to animated logos that top and tail original online video programming, through to completely conceived and designed TV title sequences and break bumpers.


















Homework Task 7 - due 13th May

Objective: To complete the Pre-production Portfolio as a Team of 3-4, and maintain a Production Management Log 

Instructions and Worksheet to complete/checklist is here

Here are some templates to help you 

1. Production Schedule using a GANTT Chart 

2. Risk Assessment

5. Budget

6. Crew/Production Roles (D)

7. Script

8. Storyboard

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