Tuesday, 28 June 2016
Production Log 5
We had finally finish recording the idents and now it was time to edit the idents, this was the most important bit as we needed to make sure it was up to scratch by polishing and adding audio which will make more realistic and better. This week we started to edit the 2d first as we thought that would be the less time consuming one as we did not have that much editing work for it as we just needed to add audio and the sweat drop. We manage to complete the 2D ident in one lesson after that we started on the stop motion ident the next day, this was fairly easy as we just put all the still images together after that we had to add shuffling and classroom noise so that it is very realistic and it made it look a lot better. Our aim was to complete the 2D and stopmotion ident in two lesson and we were on schedule as we had finish them, our plan was that we will come back and polish them after doing the most difficult one which was 3D, 3D ident was time consuming as we had to use software's like blender so we can add the 3D effect. We manage to finish the 3D ident in three lessons as it was time consuming and also we never used the blender meant us not knowing how to use it.
The main issue this week for us was making the 3D ident as it was very time consuming and also none of our team members had used blender, this meant us spending at least one lesson experimenting with the softwares. We used tutorials from YouTube that helped us a lot as it showed how to use blender. Another issue we faced was that the camera footage on the memory card was cut this meant us inserting the memory card in a camera then taking the footage as then it would not cut the footage. We had a technical error with the software imovie as we forgot to save the project, this lead us having to miss some of the work, as it was not saved.
As a group i believe we worked well as we completed all the work on time and we made sure that we helped each other. Overall from this unit i have gained a lot of skills for example i have develop my editing as i now know how to use the new software called Blender. Now we have complete all the idents so it means the whole unit is finished.
The main issue this week for us was making the 3D ident as it was very time consuming and also none of our team members had used blender, this meant us spending at least one lesson experimenting with the softwares. We used tutorials from YouTube that helped us a lot as it showed how to use blender. Another issue we faced was that the camera footage on the memory card was cut this meant us inserting the memory card in a camera then taking the footage as then it would not cut the footage. We had a technical error with the software imovie as we forgot to save the project, this lead us having to miss some of the work, as it was not saved.
As a group i believe we worked well as we completed all the work on time and we made sure that we helped each other. Overall from this unit i have gained a lot of skills for example i have develop my editing as i now know how to use the new software called Blender. Now we have complete all the idents so it means the whole unit is finished.
Production Log 4
This week was the first week of production, by this i mean that we actually started to record the Idents with the camera, all our idents had real footage this meant us just recording the specific shot. We manage to record all the idents in two lesson as the idents are approximately 10 seconds long this is why we did not need as much as footage. During production it went all to plan, as we managed to record all the scene without any logistical problems, all the rooms we wanted to record in was available because most of the student were off on study leave, this meant the room being available.
Their were some small issues when recording as some of the planned actors were not in due to them having a exam, this is why we have learned that always as the cast before the day of actually recording as it can let you group down, however we were very lucky as one of our friends helped us out in the last minute. Another logistical problem was that when recording the 2D ident we found it very difficult to record the sweat drop, this lead us to making a decision as a group what to do. As a group we decided that the only way we can do it is by animating it when we edit so this meant actually including a sweat drop from online. As a group we worked very well as we communicated well and were punctual at the times we needed to be at place, and i like how we discuss the problem we had then we made a group decision. Also when recording we had a technical error with the camera as we didn't check the battery when we borrowed it, but luckily we quickly went to the media department and then replace battery.
Next week will be doing the post production work by this i mean that we will actually be doing editing the idents. We have decided to edit as a group as we think it will be a lot quicker as we all had different skill which meant it we could help each other.
Their were some small issues when recording as some of the planned actors were not in due to them having a exam, this is why we have learned that always as the cast before the day of actually recording as it can let you group down, however we were very lucky as one of our friends helped us out in the last minute. Another logistical problem was that when recording the 2D ident we found it very difficult to record the sweat drop, this lead us to making a decision as a group what to do. As a group we decided that the only way we can do it is by animating it when we edit so this meant actually including a sweat drop from online. As a group we worked very well as we communicated well and were punctual at the times we needed to be at place, and i like how we discuss the problem we had then we made a group decision. Also when recording we had a technical error with the camera as we didn't check the battery when we borrowed it, but luckily we quickly went to the media department and then replace battery.
Next week will be doing the post production work by this i mean that we will actually be doing editing the idents. We have decided to edit as a group as we think it will be a lot quicker as we all had different skill which meant it we could help each other.
Monday, 27 June 2016
Production Log 3
This was the third week in pre-production, this week was the week when we had to create discuss the developed idea as a group and then we would have around 5 minuets each to discuss what logistically would be possible to make with the tight schedule we had, this meant us having to choose ideas which we had thought were simple but at the same time creative and also as a group we wanted the idents to be similar and also we had to make sure it appealed to the students who come to Chadwell Heath Academy.
Me and my group chose to a suite of idents which were about student life, the first 2D idea we choose was a pupil in the examination hall and then we would have an over shoulder shot and then we see the sweat drop down and then it would lead to the logo. Then for the 3D ident we choose to do a pupil in the ICT room on the computer and then they will be typing and then the camera would go up and then we would see his face which is covered by the logo of the channel. The last idea was a stop motion, this is where we would see two students playing the cards on the table, we will take an image of every step then at the end put it together which makes it stop motion. All the above ideas are student life and all the students will relate to.
Next week we will be hopefully actually starting to record the idents, we have a tight schedule which we plan to stick to, if we need to we may have to record out of lesson.
Me and my group chose to a suite of idents which were about student life, the first 2D idea we choose was a pupil in the examination hall and then we would have an over shoulder shot and then we see the sweat drop down and then it would lead to the logo. Then for the 3D ident we choose to do a pupil in the ICT room on the computer and then they will be typing and then the camera would go up and then we would see his face which is covered by the logo of the channel. The last idea was a stop motion, this is where we would see two students playing the cards on the table, we will take an image of every step then at the end put it together which makes it stop motion. All the above ideas are student life and all the students will relate to.
Next week we will be hopefully actually starting to record the idents, we have a tight schedule which we plan to stick to, if we need to we may have to record out of lesson.
Production Log 2
This was the second week in pre-production, we had to write our initial ideas and then make our logo design we had to make sure that the logo’s reflected back on to the content of the channel, and also we needed to design 2 suites of idents each in the group. This helped us make the ideas into a storyboard, where we said what the shot would include and what would be the specific shot it would be. then the following week our group would come together and decide what ideas we want to go with and we also may combine all the ideas together.
There was no challenges as we had to do individual work to create our idents and the logo, however I did find it challenging to come up with the idea because you had to think clearly if you could produce it and I also wanted to think outside the box as I wanted my idea to be chosen, while making the logo I had to think carefully and I was stuck of idea’s as I wanted to go with something unique.
Next week our aims are as a group to have chosen what ideas we want to go with, and also we ideally would want to be starting the production of our ident that week as it may be a short clip but it takes a lot more detail. Hopefully by the next week all of us know what our job role is and what ideas we were in charge of. This will help us develop our ideas in production stages.
There was no challenges as we had to do individual work to create our idents and the logo, however I did find it challenging to come up with the idea because you had to think clearly if you could produce it and I also wanted to think outside the box as I wanted my idea to be chosen, while making the logo I had to think carefully and I was stuck of idea’s as I wanted to go with something unique.
Next week our aims are as a group to have chosen what ideas we want to go with, and also we ideally would want to be starting the production of our ident that week as it may be a short clip but it takes a lot more detail. Hopefully by the next week all of us know what our job role is and what ideas we were in charge of. This will help us develop our ideas in production stages.
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