Reflective Journal.docx

Reflective Journal.docx

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  Reflective Journal Monday the21st of March to Thursday the 24th of March 2022 At the start of this project, I wrote down three ideas in a mind map format on the initial plans PowerPoint. My three ideas were: a conspiracy theory documentary, a horror movie documentary and a Loch Ness Monster documentary. My idea for the conspiracy theory documentary was to interview all my friends about what conspiracies they believe in and why. The idea for the horror movie documentary was to research horror movies and to analyse what ingredients they consist of. The final idea that I've actually chosen to pursue in my FMP is a documentary about The Loch Ness Monster. In the documentary, I will go to a location with water (possibly coastal) and discuss facts and the origins of The Loch Ness Monster. When I had finished the initial plans PowerPoint, I started the research PowerPoint by comparing my product to similar existing products. Finally, I made my survey in advance for next week. Monday the 28th of March to Thursday the 31st of March 2022 This week, I analyzed the results of my survey on the research PowerPoint. After that, I explained how my product would appeal to different people due to the survey's results. Then, I interviewed two people from my class and finished my research PowerPoint. Shortly after that, I uploaded it to teams and came up with an idea for my production experiment. My idea was to use a camera, as a camera would be essential to the making of a documentary. I wasn’t in on Thursday as I couldn’t make it to college. Monday the 4th of April to Thursday the 7th of April 2022 This week, I started on my production experiments by booking out the studio and a camera. I then interviewed a friend of mine about general questions about him. The interview wasn’t very serious but it
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  was only anexperiment so it doesn’t matter. After I got the footage, I shortened it down and rendered a lake over the green screen which was easy. I then started my proposal which helped me figure out wat my product was going to be exactly. After finishing the proposal, I started the pre-production PowerPoint which was about avoiding problems or planning in case a problem occurred. This was an enjoyable PowerPoint as it was easy but necessary. Finally, I uploaded all my work onto teams before the easter holidays. Monday the 25th of April to Thursday the 28th of April 2022 This week, I researched my documentary and the Loch Ness Monster because that's the topic my documentary is about. I made a production log word document which I put in all my facts, questions a timeline and a script in an organised and spacious manner. I found the information on various websites like Wikipedia, etc. The script took a while as I had to use connectives like "then" and "also" to help the flow but not too many times as it'd get repetitive. I wrote directions in the script of how I was going to edit it and what the background and shots would look like. Initially my documentary was going to be about aquatic dinosaurs in Scotland, but when reading my script I found that moving away from the Loch Ness Monster ruined the pace so I cut it out. Overall, I'm happy with my script as it's easy to read and is professional; especially as it's my first time writing a script ever. Monday the 2nd of May to Thursday the 5th of May 2022 We weren't in on Monday this week as it was a bank holiday. However, on Wednesday I tried some animation and learnt how to roll credits, as experiments to possibly include on my final product. To animate, I used Photoshop and the pencil tool to draw Loch Ness and the possible creatures that live within it. To make the credits, I used Premiere Pro and followed a guide on YouTube which was easy to follow. Also, I made the credits roll by listing items of food from a
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  Christmas dinner soit was long enough. The last thing I did was interview 7 people about the Loch Ness Monster. I asked them all the same 5 questions, (What’s your name and age? When did you first hear about the loch ness monster and how? Do you believe in the Loch Ness Monster…have you always believed this? What do you think the Loch Ness monster is? What do you think the appeal of the Loch Ness Monster is?). I really enjoyed the interviewing process, it was my favourite thing I've done on the course so far. Monday the 9th of May to Thursday the 12th of May 2022 At the start of the week, I recorded my voice lines on a voice recorder in the oasis room. On Wednesday, I started editing my footage and deleting videos with mistakes in and replacing them with the right clips. I wasn't in college on Thursday. Monday the 16th of May to Thursday the 19th of May 2022 At the start of the week, I tried to continue editing until I realised that the Premiere Pro version on the computer was outdated. So as an alternative I started my evaluation in which I evaluated the research and planning stages of my product. On Wednesday I had an exam so I only had two lessons to edit opposed to three. However, I got the narration finished and the interviews almost finished so I'd almost finished production. On Thursday, I continued my evaluation because I couldn’t edit. Monday the 23rd of May to Thursday the 26th of May 2022 At the start of the week, I looked at footage and images before saving them for Wednesday when I could edit them into my work. On Wednesday, I edited all my images and footage onto my narration as well as adding a title screen and some rolling credits. I also finished production and started my evaluation and production
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  reflection. On ThursdayI finished my production reflection, my evaluation and my reflective journal.