Daily reflections

07/01/21
What have I been working on?
I have been working on my contextual and theory research, so far I have completed my contextual part of the work looking at three film directors that fit the
type of style project I would like to make for my FMP. I have looked at directors such as James Wan who specialises in the horror genre, I covered his filming
techniques, quotes, biography and film analysis. I have done the same for Christopher Nolan looking at his works such as Inception, The Dark Knight and the
prestige and finding in depths analysis's for those films. My final director I looked at is Martin Scorsese, I covered his background and analysed his films such
as, Shutter Island, Wolf on Wall Street and Gangs of New York. Covering these directors and learning about there takes in the film industry and how they
make there movies will help me when it comes to my project as I can apply all that I have researched into my work.
How do I feel this work has gone?
I think this work has gone well, I'm learning a lot about film and different techniques I can apply to my own projects that I have learnt from these directors. For
example Scorsese likes character driven narratives and characters that are humanly flawed as they feel more realistic to the audience and easier to relate to,
learning this has given me ideas for my own project and characters I plan to introduce into my work.
What were the main successes of my work?
I think my main success was getting key points across in my research, I tried to include every important point I had found through my research of the
directors so that when I come back to it when I start to plan my own project I can clearly see what the director would do and how they would go about
making it.
What did I have difficulty with?
I think the points in my research where I was less successful was when I was analysing some of my chosen directors films. Because I couldn't go really in depth
with my analysis I struggled to write only what I thought were the key things to know about the film, which I found difficult to do as I wanted a more in depth
explanation behind each point.
What could I do to improve my work?
I feel like I could of included a different director maybe of the complete opposite genre of film I was looking at, maybe a director such as Greta Gerwig who
does more drama based films would of been interesting to do. Looking at films such as Little Woman and Lady Bird and comparing the differences between
them and films like The Prestige and Wolf on Wall street. All very different films and genre but I think it would of been interesting to see the differences
between them and the similarities.
What is the next step for my project?
My next step for this project is too move onto my theory research, and linking my theory to what I have learned about the directors and to see if they have
applied the theory in their own movies. I mainly plan to look at genre theory such as horror, mystery and thriller as that is what fits my project.

08/01/21
Today I worked on my theory research and contextual statement. With my theory I focused on genre, I looked at Mystery, Thriller and Slasher genres and in
each I covered the codes and conventions used, the sub genres found within the main genre, the history of the genre so how it originated and common
themes within genre as well. Covering these subjects for my genre theory has given me a better understanding of the genre of film I would like to produce,
and what I need to achieve in order for the genre to work. In my contextual Statement I went through why I had chosen to research my chosen directors
and what effect they have on my project, as well as looking at different options I could do in case lockdown happens. I also mentioned how my theory
would ultimately help me for when I produce and write up my project.
I think my research has gone well, I tried to cover all points of genre theory as best that I could and I do think it will have an impact on when I make my
own project as I know what genre I plan to make my Narrative in, Mystery/thriller, and now I have covered those genres I know exactly what to do in order
for my project to fit the genre.
I think my main success of this work was covering different aspects of my genre theory and putting down the main points I had found into my research. I
also think my contextual statement went okay as well, as I covered my inspirations and motive as to why I have researched what I have and how it will
effect my project.
I didn't really have any problems with this part of the research, I thought it went pretty well. I tried to cover all that I could in detail and put a reasoning
behind it and it has definitely helped me consider my own project and I'm now confident that I can achieve what I plan to make.
To improve my work I think I could of looked at other theories such as narrative theory instead of just genre but I was concerned I wouldn't have time to
cover all that, if I have extra time I will go back and add more theory to my research.
My next plan is to write up my proposal for my FMP, which covers exactly what I plan to make and why. I also plan to move onto my existing products
research, looking at films, posters and trailers and analysing them that are similar to my project.

12/01/21
I have been working on my proposal for my FMP project, I explained the concept of my project such as the story and the area it will be in which is film. I
went through different projects I made throughout my years at college and explained how that will help when it comes to making my project, and how I
can apply what I have learnt to it. I then created a bibliography of all the different sources I can use when it comes to research or just to help me with ideas
for my project, I referenced trailers, books and documentaries that will help me when it comes to making my project and so I can analyse them as well. I
also created a schedule of when I will be in pre production, production and evaluating and what the specific tasks I will be doing each week.
I think my work has gone well, I have presented my concept for what I would like to make and what will help me produce it. I have also managed to plan
my weeks out from pre production to production to evaluation.
I think my main success of my work is where I planned out my schedule and included specific tasks I need to get through. If I stick to that schedule then I
should get my project done in time and hopefully with time to spare. I also think my bibliography went well, I included all the the products and websites I
think will help me when it comes to making my FMP.
I had difficulty with sticking with the word count in some of the boxes, I know in some I went a bit over when it says 150 words I did 200 I tried to re word
it but I felt like I needed to include most of the points I made.
To improve I think I should of added some more references in my bibliography to look at so I can have some more ideas as to how I will go about making
my project. I also think I could of gone back and make sure my explanations fit the word count as well.
My next step for my project is doing my research, I need to look at existing products such as trailers and posters which in some I have referenced in my
proposal bibliography. I then need to create some surveys and conduct interviews, then share and collect their responses to see what my audiences
preferences are.

14/01/21
Today I have been working on my existing product research, so far I have researched and analysed the Saw trailer and I am currently in the middle of
doing the same for the Shutter Island trailer. In my research for the trailers I have covered why I want to look at that specific trailer and how it will help me
with my own project, I have also analysed the mis en scene in the trailer, the appeal it has on the audience, the lighting used, sound effects and the
soundtrack. After covering all of those aspects I summarised it all down and did a more in depth explanation as to how this will help me with my project. I
plan to do the same thing with the Shutter Island trailer which I am currently researching now.
I feel like this work has gone well so far, I am trying to go quite deep in my analysis so I can find key points which will be able to help me with my own
project and I'm trying to find products which are quite similar to what I plan to make so I can apply what I have learnt to my own work.
I think my main success in my research so far is finding out key features that makes the trailer what its is such as how it conveys all those horror elements
as well as the narrative and putting an explanation behind it. Knowing how they produce it and the overall effect it has on the audience really helps me
understand what I need to do in my project to get that same reaction from the audience.
I think so far I am struggling with the time and how much I am producing, I'm worried I'm spending too much time on one product that I wont I have time
to research the other products at the same standard. I think I need to be careful with how much time I am spending on one analysis and I need to spread
it out to make sure I get it all done at a high standard.
I think to improve my work I could of also looked at the poster for my chosen trailer as well but I didn't want to spend too much time on the same film,
when I have finished all my research I will come back and add more to it especially if it impacts my own project.
My next step is to finish off my Shutter Island trailer research and move onto some poster research as well as conducting some surveys which I can send
out and collect feedback on ready for next week.

15/01/21
I have been working on my research and survey questions for my FMP, for my research I have analysed the Shutter Island trailer and I am currently in the
middle of analysing the 'Get Out' poster. For my survey I have asked questions to do with thriller movie such as, what they're favourite thriller is, what
character traits do they like to see in a protagonist and who their favourite villain is. I have sent this survey out on social media so I can gather responses
in time for next week.
I think this work has gone well, I'm glad I took time out of my research to get the survey questions done so I can collect enough responses in time. I also
feel that todays research has gone better than yesterdays as I feel I got a bit more done.
I think the main success of my work was asking questions in my survey that were relevant to my project, I did have to go back and change a few questions
so the answers from my audience would be doable for me to achieve when I make my project.
I've had difficulty with some of my research, I'm trying to write main points down but I feel like I ramble on a bit when I'm explaining something so next
time I come back to my research I need to make sure that what I say is relevant to what I am talking about.
I think to improve my work in the research area I need to mix up what I am looking at, so far I have researched two trailers and a poster I think maybe for
my final product research I could look at a opening film scene and analyse that because I think that will help me for when I open up my trailer because I
was thinking of doing an opening scene for it.
The next step in my project is to finish off my product research and move onto my primary and analyse the responses I have got from my survey as well as
conducting interviews with some people to find out their preferences as well.

19/01/21
Today I have finished off my existing product research. All together now I have researched the Saw trailer, Shutter Island trailer, Get Out poster and The
silence of the Lambs poster as well. After I had finished my product research I did an analysis of it all, looking at the similarities between products and
summarising what aspects of my research I plan to include in my own work. After I did this I did some audience research looking at the Psychographic for
audiences who are fans of the thriller genre, I did this to get a better understanding of the audience I am appealing to and their preferences.
I feel like this work has gone well, I have finished my product research in time with the schedule I have set myself so next time I can movie on to my survey
research. I also felt like my genre audience research went well as well, I got to have a better understanding of my target audience and what demographic
they fit into.
I think my main success of my work was analysing my product research as I have mentioned what aspects of the research I plan to use in my own project
and why I had chosen to look at that specific product. I also think my product research overall went well as I now have a better understanding of the
product I plan to produce.
I had some difficulty with my audience research because originally I was researching the sub genre of psychological thriller and the audience psychographic
and demographic behind that and I struggled to find charts and graphs for the audience behind that specific sub-genre. Instead I had to just research the
thriller genre as a whole and include any research I could find about the audience behind the sub genre.
To improve my work I could of done audience research for films so I could look at existing movies and research the demographic audience behind those
films so who they appeal to and their target audience. I have mentioned audiences in my existing product research but I haven't gone into it in full detail.
Next time I plan to analyse my survey results and see what the responses that I have received are and how these responses will effect my project and how I
will change it to appeal to my audience more if needed.

21/01/21
Today I have been working on analysing all my survey responses as well as conducting some interviews. From my survey I have collected 27 responses and
I have found common features in some of the answers I have received that can influence my own project. When I did the interviews I messaged some of
my friends and asked them questions such as what appeals to them most in thriller movies, what aspects in a thriller trailer makes them want to see the
movie and what tropes they find to be annoying in some thrillers.
I feel like this work has gone well, I have received quite a lot of responses from my survey that I was able to analyse and find some common features the
answers all had. I also had time to do a few interviews as well which will help me more with my audience research.
I think the main success of my work was analysing my responses I have received from my survey, I observed what the responses were for each question
and I explained why I asked the question and how the audiences responses will effect my project.
I think on one of the questions I asked my audience some didn't really understand what I was asking them so I asked what character traits do they look
for in a protagonist and some of the replies I got made me think they thought I meant the antagonist. For example some people put they have to be
"Smart and sadistic" "creepy, cunning, scary and deceitful" and "disturbed" which are mainly traits you find in the villain of the story not the hero, so I
think I could of worded that better.
To improve my work I feel like I could of asked more questions in my survey like what I have asked in my interview, for example what tropes annoy the
audience them most in a thriller. I feel like asking this question I could avoid any peeves my audience have that could potentially put them off the film.
Next for my research I need to complete writing up my interviews, I then need to research some film theory that can help with my project as well as
looking at production research whether it be refreshing myself on how to use a camera or looking at production costs for props.

22/01/21
Today I have been working on finishing up my interviews and writing them up, then I did some subject research looking into camera angles and different
film terminologies and their definitions. I think doing this will help me when it comes to making my film I can use different camera angles to convey
different meanings to my audience.
I think this work has gone well, overall I think all the research I have conducted will help me a lot when it comes to making my film. Especially looking into
the thriller genre and that audience for it has given me a better understanding of the kind of products I need to produce in order to appeal to them.
I think the main success of my work was looking up different camera angles and how using them can convey different meanings for example using a low
angle shot makes the character appear dominant in the scene which shows they have control of whatever situation they are in.
I think where I was less successful was with the interviews, I think I should of asked different questions because i got relatively the same answers from my
audience. However, I asked the same questions because I wanted to see different opinions on the subject but that didn't really work.
To improve my work I feel like I could of done more for my subject research, so I will probably come back to that when I need to add more research to my
work.
The next step for my project will be to do some pre production work, experimenting with different things that will help towards my project and start
writing up scripts and storyboards for my project as well.

26/01/21
Today I have been working on my problem solving for my FMP, so far I have done an in depth mind map of the practical and technical problems and I am
in the middle of my theoretical problems mind map. I have covered, equipment, research, props, storage, power, ability, backing up, and software
problems for my technical mind map and for my theoretical I have done, filming outside, unwanted noise, actors and crew, crew dynamic and location &
transport problems. I will go more in depth with some of these such as the equipment and crew but the min map was a summary of the problems I could
face.
I feel like this work has gone okay, I feel like I need to do a lot more work on my problem solving because I got stuck on some, but I think so far my mind
mapping has gone well and I added some more work to my research overall I think doing this will really help me when it comes to production of my
trailer.
I think my main success of this work was covering most of the topics and providing solutions to the problems all though not as detailed as I would like I
do plan to look more in depth at these problems and show images of how I plan to solve them.
The thing I was less successful in I think was giving a more in depth explanation behind the problem and how it will be solved which is why next time I
work on this I will have a slide or two dedicated to a specific problem the mind map was just a summary of issues.
To improve my work I feel like I need to watch how much time I am spending on a problem because it feels like I am taking a while just to write one
problem down so I need to work on the time I spend on one thing so I can move on to more important things in my problem solving.
My next step in my problem solving is to complete the rest of my mind map and then look more in depth at my problems and hopefully get some
experiments done as well to back up my problem solving.

28/01/21
Today I have been continuing my problem solving for my production, I have finished mind mapping my theoretical problems and then moved onto
covering a more in depth explanation as to what a certain problem was and how I would be able to solve it. For example on one slide I did about camera
problems and how I would solve them as well as looking at what problems I would face with lockdown and my solution to that as well, I did the same for
equipment, props & costumes and software.
I think this work has gone well, I have gone more in depth with the problems and explained more about how I was going to solve them. I also included
images as well which helps explain what I was talking about and showed what I am planning on using during my production.
The main success of my work I think was going into better detail about what type of problems I could potentially face during production, then covering
the problems with solutions so I won't have to deal with those issues. I think think this will help me a lot when it comes to production because I am
covering hopefully mostly everything that could go wrong and providing solutions for it.
I did have difficulty with one of the software problems when I was talking about Adobe audition I had only used that once before and I hadn't come
across many issues with it, not a s much as premiere or photoshop, so I found it difficult to come up with some problems in the end I just had to search
up some issues other people had with it and put that as a potential issue I could have.
To improve my work I feel like I could include some contingency plans tables, I think this could help me come up with more contingencies and solutions
to my problems when I do production.
The next step in my project is to continue doing some more in depth problem solving that can help me in production and to finish off my problem
solving so that next week I can move onto doing some experiments such as audio, film and editing.

29/01/21
Today I have been finishing off my problem solving theory work, I have covered software problems and filming outside issues as well as health and
safety and I completed a contingency plan table. I think this will help me a lot when it comes to production as I now have back up plans for anything
that could go wrong.
I think this work has gone well, I have gone over some problems more than once and provided different solutions for them which, when it comes to
production, will help me a lot as I am now more prepared for any issues I may face.
I think the main success of my work was when I kept looking at problems for each subject such as equipment problems, camera problems, cast and
crew issues etc... and kept coming up with different potential issues I may face with them which has allowed me to become more prepared for when I
start filming.
I had difficulty with in some areas coming up with potential problems so I did have to search some up that I could add and come up with my own
solution for it, but in the end it just made me more aware of what problems I could face.
To improve my work I feel like I could of done a bit more in depth problem solving for some aspect of my production, if I have extra time after I do my
experiments I will come back to it and add more.
The next step for my project is to do some experiments with the sources I have that will help me with my FMP and to explain why I am doing the
experiments and how it will help me.

02/02/21
Today I have been working on my experiments for my FMP, so far I have done an audio experiment using a new software that allows me to change the
pitch of my voice so it sounds deeper and unrecognisable to the audience which is an audio effect I plan to use in my trailer, I have also started my
poster experiment where I use another new software that allows me to edit and make posters and I will be using this to see if the software works so I
can use it in my production.
I feel like this work has gone well, my audio I did I think was the best part of it because I think it worked well, the software I used to make it and the
overall result I got. Before I experimented I researched tutorials on each of the experiments I planned to do which has so far helped me a lot because
it's new software I'm using and watching the tutorials helps me get a better understanding of what I am doing and how to do it.
I think the main success of my work was doing the audio experiment, this was the main one I was worried about the most because my whole plan for
my trailer was to have the antagonists voice narrate it and if it didn't work then I would have to re plan the structure of my trailer. Luckily this did go
well, the software was easy to use and it was easy to record my voice on and I was happy with the end result of the audio, so I think that was the most
successful part of my work today.
The main thing I had difficulty with doing was trying to find the right software to use for each experiment for example with the audio experiment, in
the tutorial I watched the man was using an app called Audacity which I tried to find on my computer but instead it came up with Audiotonic which at
first I thought was a different app but when I used I found it was the same just an updated version of the one the man was using, so I got a bit
confused with that.
To improve my work I think I could of done more than one of the same experiment, for example with the audio experiment I could of done two
versions of it using different voices to see the difference it makes, I was just weary of the time I had and I wanted to get the other experiments done as
well but if I have time after finishing the others I might go back and do more.
The next step in my project is to finish off my poster experiment and move onto doing my stop motion and camera angles experiments and to see
what experiments have worked and which ones haven't and how it will overall effect my project.

04/02/21
Today I have been working on my practical experiments for my project, I looked at different editing software's and created an experiment poster, I also
did a stop motion experiment which allowed me to experiment with my phone and using it to film. Then my final experiment I did today was Camera
angles, I took pictures from different angles using my phone and I wrote all my experiments up and explained what went well and what didn't.
I think this work has gone well, I have got all the experiments I wanted to do done and I have learnt a lot from the experiments I have conducted such
as what will work, what software's I can use, different ways to film with my phone and I looked at how all of this will effect my project and how I will
benefit from doing these experiments.
The main success of my work was doing my experiments that required me to use my phone and look at problems that I might have during production.
Experiments such as the camera angles and the stop motion I felt I had learnt a lot from as I have realised what to do and what not to do while filming
and how I can use different camera angles to convey different emotions.
I was less Successful in my stop motion experiment because I feel like all the other experiments I did worked pretty well but I don't think the final
outcome of my stop motion worked out very well. I do think I have learnt from this however, because I now know that doing a stop motion isn't the
best idea to put into my trailer and I have also worked with filming from my phone as well which I think will help a lot when I do production so the
experiment wasn't a complete fail.
To improve my work I plan to add some more experiments such as looking at potential set designs I could film my trailer in and also doing a bit more
theoretical problem solving such as looking at the cast and crew and their roles and how lockdown could have an effect on that.
My next step is to finish off my experiments and problem solving research by summarising what I have learnt throughout it and how all of this will have
an overall effect on my project.

05/02/21
Today I finished off my problem solving research, I have finished all my experiments and added an overall summary of if it was useful and how it will
effect my project. I also went back and added a bit more theoretical work and I covered the problems I might have with my cast and crew in more
detail, because I think that will be the most important problem especially if lockdown happens.
I think this work has gone well, I added an extra slide in my experiment section about set designs that has helped me plan my production and the
places I plan to film and has given me a better idea about how I want to set up the props and sets.
I think overall the main success of my work was the experiments I have conducted, these experiments have really helped me get a better
understanding of how my production might go and what I need to do to make sure that everything goes smoothly. It has also made me a lot
confident knowing what I should and shouldn't do in production.
One of the experiments I had difficulty with was the set design, because I only planned to use two sets in my house there wasn't a lot to write about
because the rest of my trailer is going to be filmed outside. So instead I just talked about how I planned to set the scene up in my trailer and what it
will show to the audience.
To improve my work I think I could of done some extra experiments, maybe experimenting with props such as fake blood and how it will look in my
trailer as well as how I will make sure it doesn't stain anything and look real etc...
My next step in this project is to go back through my previous work and from the feedback I have gotten try and improve it the best I can and
hopefully after I will start my pre production planning such as script writing and story boards.

09/02/21
Today I have gone back on some of my work and made some improvements based of the feedback I had received from my Tutor. I went and improved
some of my theory essay, adding some media theory in which will hopefully secure my pass grade. I have also been working on my research power
point for my FMP and I started to space out some of my work because when I upload it on SlideShare the writing clumps together and it can be
difficult to read.
I think that this work has gone well, I haven't uploaded the power point to SlideShare yet to see if the writing fits but I do think I have spaced it all out
enough so it's much easier to read. I also did separate slides to show my audience research because it was difficult to see my screenshots as well.
I think my main success of my work today was organising my Power Points because I think it looks a lot more organised than it did before, on my
previous power point I had too much writing on one slide so I'm glad I have spaced it all out a bit.
I don't really think I had any less successful elements in todays work because it was more of going back and improving in my less successful things in
my work and I think it has gone well.
I think I could of done a bit more improvements on my work but I will continue on my improvements tomorrow because I went back and improved my
theory work I didn't have as much time on my FMP work that I would of liked so I will make up for that by doing some more tomorrow.
My next plan for my project is to continue with my improvements and look at the feedback I have received and add any more things to my work that
could help my grade go up and overall improve it.

11/02/21
Today I have been working on my improvements, I have gone back and done some more work on my contextual and theory research, mainly adding
more theory and spacing my work out. I then did some more research for my actual project for how to make a compelling antagonist and I will
continue this tomorrow but I will do how to make a compelling protagonist.
I think this work has gone well, I'm going off the feedback I have got from my tutor and adding more things to my work that will help me when it
comes to making my project.
I think my main success of my work was looking at how to make an antagonist compelling to the audience, because I have learnt a lot through this
research and it has given me ideas of how I can make my own antagonist compelling. I have looked at the Joker off the Dark Knight and researched
what made him a great antagonist and I then did some further research into antagonists as a whole.
I didn't really have any difficulty with this work because my tutor has told me what to improve on and I have been expanding and going off that in
order to make my work better as a whole.
To improve my work I think I need to do more research, tomorrow I plan to look at what makes a protagonist compelling to the audience and then to
improve I think I need to expand on that more and look more at character development.
My next step is too finish off my improvements to a good standard and do more research and then after I was hoping to start writing up my script.

23/02/21
Today I have been working on my pre production and planning, mainly focusing on the script and locations. For the locations I have done a back up
location where if lockdown is put in place again I can use those areas. My main plan as to where to film is in York, because I want my trailer to look
right I think that is the best place to film and it will really help the whole setting and feel to my trailer. I also know a few people there that can help on
acting so I wouldn't have to act in it and I can stay behind the camera, either way the shot list and everything will stay the same despite the location
change because I have come up with two plans of locations that cater towards the same script and shot list.
I feel like this work has gone okay, I did struggle a lot with writing the script, I still haven't finished that because I was trying to plan out in my head
how each scene could work and the transitions I could do as well as how I can make the dialogue express the personalities of the characters. I found
this took quite a bit of time but once I have finished my first draft I will be able to go back and edit it so it's the way I want it to be.
The main success of my work I think was writing my script and the description I put in it. Because when I send the script out to my cast and crew I want
them to get a clear vision of how the scene will look and the feel to it so I tried my best to describe that in my script and I feel like, especially the
opening scene, has achieved this.
I had difficulty writing the dialogue for my characters because my main protagonist I want them to be intelligent and that needs to come across in the
way they act and what they say, and it's the script that tells this. I did really struggle with writing my protagonist and the order in which I want the
scenes to be set in so that took up quite a lot of my time I didn't get to finish my locations or the rest of my script.
To improve my work I need to be better at my script writing because I spent way too much time on it and I haven't even finished it so tomorrow I plan
to spend extra time on that to make sure it's done and I'm happy with it so I can move onto my other planning.
My next step for my project is to finish my Script and the locations I plan to film in so I can move onto planning my storyboards, shot lists and getting
my cast and crew together.

25/02/21
Today I have been working on my Planning and pre production, I have filled out some location recce forms as well as working out the costs for my
props and equipment and seeing what items I will need for my production. I was able to buy some of the props and equipment I had listed but most of
it I either owned or I am going to borrow from someone.
I think this work has gone well, I have managed to buy most of the items I need for my production as well as working out the total cost of it all. I have
also found some filming locations as well as back up locations I will be able to use during my production as well. So overall I think this work has been
successful so far.
I think my main success of my work was working out what equipment and props I needed and was able to buy most of it and work out the total price. I
have bought most of the items now to guarantee that they will come in time for when I start production, most of the props I bought I bought on
amazon prime so it's a 1 day delivery and if it doesn't come I can get a refund for it and buy a similar product but either way it should arrive by the
time I start filming.
I didn't really have any difficulty with the work I have done today, because I new where I wanted to film my different scenes so that was pretty easy to
fill out the location forms, and because I knew what props and equipment I needed and already owned it was easy to find them as well. However, I did
find that the total cost was a little over what I expected to pay coming to £114 I expected it a bit less but I will probably use these props again in future
projects so I don't have a problem paying for it.
To improve my work I need to work on my final script, I'm not too happy with the first draft because I feel like it needs to be improved. I did plan to do
this today but I decided to get the main planning done either today or tomorrow so next week I can work on my script, shot lists and storyboards.
My next step for my project is to cover my time schedule of when I'm doing my production as well as my personnel that will be working on my trailer.
Then next week I can work on my story boards, shot lists and my final script,

26/02/21
Today I have finished off most of my planning, I have wrote up a time schedule of when I plan on filming, I have also wrote up my personnel and
explain who is assigned to what role as well as there experience and skills that will have with my project. I have also screen shot my meetings and
logged them in my power point where I explain to my cast and crew the plan we have for filming, and I have also included what software I will be using
and I have made some concept art as well.
I feel like this work has gone well, I feel like I've covered a lot of work today and now I'm getting more of a clear plan about when I'm going to film and
the cast and crew involved I'm feeling a lot more confident about going out and filming now because I feel more prepared for it
The main success of my work I think was making my time schedule as well as making my concept art. My time schedule has helped me space out my
production so I know what week I'm doing what and I have planned it so I should have enough time at the end to make sure everything is at its best
quality. I also feel like the concept art went well because it has given me a better visual of how I want my trailer and characters to look.
I haven't really struggled with anything during this work, however, I did get a bit confused when I was making my schedule I had wrote down the
wrong dates because I wasn't sure when the Easter Holidays were. But I managed to fix the dates so everything was scheduled correctly.
To improve my work I still need more time to finish my script off so I can move onto creating my story boards and shot lists, I did plan to do the rest of
my script today but I didn't have time so instead I plan to do it tomorrow so when my final week of planning starts I can do my storyboards and shot
lists.
My next step for my planning is to finish off my script and then I can start making my storyboards and shot lists as well as experimenting with colours
and designs for my trailer and poster.

02/03/21
Today I have been working on my storyboard, shot list, concept art, materials I will be using such as props and costumes, sounds such as Foley and the
different camera angles I will be using as well as the setting and lighting. With my concept art I drew a sketch of what I wanted my victims to look like
as well as a sketch of my puzzle box and what I hope my villain will look like. For my storyboard I roughly drew each scene from my script and included
the different camera angles.
I feel like this work has gone well, I feel like I have covered quite a lot of my planning today and I feel more confident about production the more I do.
It has given me a better idea of how I would like my trailer to look such as gathering my props, making concept art and writing shot lists.
The main success of my work I think was the shot list and concept art. The shot list has helped by making me more organised and given me a better
idea of how I am going to go about making my trailer and how it will look. I think not having a shot list would of left me completely lost when it comes
to production because I wouldn't of had a plan about what angles I need to shoot at. The concept art has also helped because it's given me a better
visual of the tone and look of the trailer which hopefully I can apply it when it comes to production.
I had a bit of difficulty with the material section because I covered most of it in my finance section of my power point so I was a bit stuck with what to
write. Instead I just made a full list of all the props and costumes that will feature in my trailer and explained the importance of them.
To improve my work I think I could of done some more concept art, if I have time after I finish production I will probably do a sketch of what my
detective will look like because this gives me a better visual of how my characters will look.
My next plan is to hopefully finish off my planning, I need to cover design for my trailer and poster such as fonts and the different colours I will use as
well as management.

04/03/21
Today I have been working on finishing my planning for my project. I have covered materials, camera movements and angles, sounds I will be using,
Colour schemes, Style sheet, fonts and management. Doing all this has made me better prepared for production and has given me a better visual of
how my trailer and poster will look.
I feel like this work has gone well, looking at colour schemes and fonts has helped a lot with how I want my trailer and poster to look. I gathered a
range of different fonts and analysed them to see which one would work the best and which ones wouldn't. I did find my favourite font which I think
would work really well with the tone and style of my trailer and poster.
My main success of my work I think was doing the style sheet. This has helped me plan out how my trailer will look, such as the colours, fonts and the
mise en scene I will be including in it. It has made me get a better image in my head of how I want this project to look and what I need to do to be able
to pull of the look and tone I have planned in my my style sheet.
Overall, I think this work has gone well I did have a bit of a struggle trying to find suitable colours that will go well in my trailer and gives off the right
tone. Eventually I got a better visual of how my trailer will look and the right colour schemes to use that will give off the right thriller vibe.
To improve my work I think I could of gone more in depth with my character breakdowns and I could of included some images but I might do that
tomorrow once I have finished off everything else in my planning I will add some character designs.
My next plan for my project is too finish off my planning so next week I can start on production which will be recording audio and editing the pitch of
it to create my villains voice.

05/03/21
Today I have been working on putting all my daily reflections in a power point, I have finished my planning and everything so I spent today gathering
all my responses and logging them as well as doing some improvements to my other work.
I think this work has gone well, Logging all my reflections in a Power point helps me organise it all better as well as keeping to the same structure.
The main success of my work was gathering my reflections from the first day I started my project, because I emailed I kept emailing it to myself they
have all saved to my email.
I didn't really have any difficulty with this work because I was just logging in reflections I have already done.
If I have time I will add pictures to my reflections to show the work that I have done but because most of it was from a few months ago a lot of my
pictures have been lost so I need to take some new ones.
My next plan for my project is too start on my production, the first week I will be collecting the audio so in my second week I can edit it all when I'm in
college.

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