The document outlines the creator's initial ideas for their final major project, which includes creating a showreel through videography and photography in different styles such as documentary, advertisements, concerts, portraits and edits. They want to incorporate their interests through different types of photography and videography while experimenting with different techniques. Research activities are identified to help develop skills in areas like photoshop editing, using cameras, dealing with venue limitations, and styles for showreels and portraits.

1. Initial Ideas & Context
Lily Ajaib

2. Pre-proposal

3. Initial Reaction
Videography
• Documentary style
• Cinematics shorts
• Advertisement
• Car advertisement
Edits
• Album covers
• single/ep advertisement
Photography
• Concert photography
• Portraits
• Polaroid series
• Film camera photography
• Conceptual
I know I want to go do some sort of
videography so the best way to do that
is by creating a showreel to show
everything I can do. However I want to
incorporate my interests as well so that I
enjoy my project. Therefore doing
concert photography, edits for advising
purposes and doing portrait and
polaroid work will help me motivated
with the project. I want to be able to
experiment as much as possible.

4. Mind Map

8. Mood Board Analysis – concert
photography
Is there any repetition in the images you have collected? Repeated
colours/images styles/fonts/tone/mood
• I've noticed while looking at concert photography, a key part in the
photos are the lighting and the timings. The lighting is key to create
different tones and moods. The images are all about taking the
photo to capture certain moments.
• I saw a repetition in photos of the audience with arms up towards
the artist. Another one was during guitar solos or where the focus
was towards the instruments.
How will your mood board influence your final product?
• The mood board will help me what photos work and what photos
wont. It gives me a general inspiration for which photos I want to
create.

9. Is there any repetition in the images you have collected? Repeated
colours/images styles/fonts/tone/mood
• When filming a documentary styles video its either will complete natural
lighting or studio lighting, both creating a serious tone and formal tone.
The set up would include camera on tripods and a lighting setup.
• The advertisement for a certain product, I notice a lot of black dull
backgrounds and slow motion videos. Also focusing on details.
• In the cinematic shorts the tone and style was created through lighting,
sound and music. When it was on a sad topic, it usually had dull lighting.
How will your mood board influence your final product?
• This gave me ideas on what I should shoot and the difficulty of it. It has
given me an idea on the difficulty of what I can do so I don’t aim to high
and then making my final project not a mixture of effects that don’t work
well together.
Mood Board Analysis –
cinematography showreel

10. Is there any repetition in the images you have collected? Repeated
colours/images styles/fonts/tone/mood
• I like the mood created when the models and position of the
camera has created power. I think its important to capture the
beauty of each model and when they feel most confident.
• A repetition of the natural sunlight to the prominent features of the
model is something that I would also like to create.
• I noticed when researching that projection and led lights were used
to create a certain tone and mood
How will your mood board influence your final product?
• It will influence my project by giving me inspiration of what to focus
on and what not to focus on. It gives me ideas for different lightings
styles, different camera angles and different locations.
Mood Board Analysis – Portraits

11. Influence/Inspiration
• AMY MARIE – Amy Marie is a Portland, Oregon based music photographer with
expertise's in digital shoots, specialising in live events and artist closeups. She sells
her most popular photos as prints on her website that shows her concert
photography, conventions and portraits. She is a hired music photographer but is
often at events she is not hired at for the experience and to built a large portfolio.
They enjoy taking photos at events and don’t really know how to enjoy events
without taking photos.
Cameras and editing
She captures on a canonsx748 for events that she is not assigned for as it’s a good
camera for its capabilities and price as well as a good long zoom. However when
shooting with the canon sx740, she shoots in a jpg format. She preferring shooting in
a RAW format and therefore uses the canon g7x which is also greater for closer shots
and has manual controls. She occasionally uses a Sony rx100 as it has a much better
zoom than the canon g7x. For pro assignments she uses a Nikon d7so ad usually had
her 70-200 mm 2.8 lens. she shoots in manual so that she can manipulate the shutter
speed and f-stop. She tries not to go above the 1600 iso.
She edits all photos in lightroom and photoshop. She edits in lightroom or lightroom
mobile and then minor additional edits in photoshop

12. Influence/Inspiration
Joshua halling – Joshua halling is a freelance photographer and
director based in Bristol that tours, travels and documents acts such as
louis Tomlinson, the kooks, the streets, all time low and many more.
He got a his start by shooting film photography at a local show at his
university where he took a an interest in light and shadow. He does
work in portraiture, live music, artwork and videography. He has
directed and produced tour video, music videos and festivals including
all time lows after glows music video, the streets tour videos and every
time I die – the coin has a say live video.
Camera and shooting setup
In the past he has used a lot of canon 6D’s but no longer uses them. He
admits that he is very bad at trying new gear and focuses perfecting
using the gear he has. he has the canon 550D for two years before the
6D and primarily just shot 35mm before that. He currently shoots on a
canon 6D body, battery grip, sigma 35mm 1.4, canon 50mm 1.4.

13. Influence/inspiration
• henrik ringner – Henrik Ringner is the leader on creative direction and
production of all video content across McLaren's digital and social
channels. He is a creative director and videographer that leverages on the
medium of film to tell the McLaren brand story in a different way and to
help grow the McLaren brand and fan base. He is from Stockholm but is
currently based in Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom and travels all
around the world depending on where the work is. He films the
McLaren race catch ups foe the fan based however I want to focus
more on the advertisement that he produces as well as his
photography. He believes that practice and volunteering with you
work, and qualities will be the best way to get you to be able to do
the work you most desire. When he moved to London, he started to
volunteer to gain as much experience and branch out to different
videographers, photographers, directors etc. he edits in adobe
features like premiere pro, Photoshop and lightroom. In most of work
he adds adjustment layers so that it fits the McLaren color and
themes. His videography style seems to focus more on nature and
natural colors as in his photography, it is very colorful. This may be
due to the work being advertisement base but edits the bright colors
in the photos to allow them to stand out even more.

14. Henrik Ringner Photography

15. Henrik videography

16. Skills Audit

17. Why are you making this project?
• The main reason is so that I have a starting
ground for the early stages of my as a
photographer/director and get some
experience. It allows me to experiment with
different medias, keep my options open for
different career paths and include my different
interests. It will help me learn the do’s and
don’ts of certain medias and experiment with
different editing styles and lightings.

18. Hopes for the FMP
• To complete at least two of the medias
• To have images and videos to use for a portfolio
for the future
• To get a better understanding at the editing side
of photography
• To use time management well and spend the
appropriate time on each project
• For photos to be high quality and well edited
• For the showreel to showcase the potentials I
have

19. Strengths and Limitations
Weaknesses
• Concert regulations – some venues don’t allow cameras with detachable lenses or camera
unless disposable or phones. The way to get around that is through preparation by looking on
the website of those regulation or emailing to either see if can have access to a camera or to
get a permit.
• Location – for the showreel, I would like to explore out of York which may be a struggle. I want
to be able to show different climates from York. It restricts what I am able to film
• Schedule – I have a short amount of time for production and to fit everything in that I want to
achieve so I need to plan well and accordingly. If I don’t plan my project well, it will make the
end product not as polished as I want
Strengths
• Experience – this course has allowed me to gain experience with a camera when filming a
music video. At the beginning of the course I was also able to learn how to use photo shop for
editing. The experience has helped me strengthen my use of the camera and its manual
settings and how to edit the photos I take.
• Equipment – I have access to two digital camera, one disposable, a drone camera and one
polaroid which allows me to take different types of photos/videos in different settings. I also
have access to rent one on college propriety.
• Interest in the subject – my interest has allowed me to know some way through the industry
as well as educating myself on software and camera equipment. It will keep me motivated
when doing the work and benefit me by keeping me focused.

20. Potential Research Activities
• Different artists and directors
• Tutorials on photoshop editing
• Tutorials on best ways to use the camera to its full
potential in certain settings
• Inspiration and recreation ideas
• Different venue limitations
• different showreels
• Editing and effects of showreels
• Portrait photo lightings
• Ideas for different editing techniques on portraits
• What people want to see