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- 3. Audience Demographics /Survey Results For my audienceresearch, I made a survey asking people what age range they are, what genres they like, how they watchTV and what platform do they watch videos on. I did this because It made it easier to decide what to make to suit my intended audience. What went well The questions I came up with were easy to understand and were easy enough to answer. I got more responses than I expected to get. What didn’t go well There isn’t a lot of questions in the survey which could have an impact later in the project. The questions were simple, but not complex. What to improve on Try and think of some complex questions for the next project (e.g what genre do you like?What elements do you like to see in this genre?).This will help for future projects because I’ll be able to add more to them to make them better and easier for the audience to understand.
- 4. YouTube Statistics I researchedYouTube statisticsbecause after my survey results, I decided to upload my video toYouTube because it was the most popular answer. I looked for statistics because I wanted to know how many people watchYouTube every month, how many videos are watched each day and how and whyYouTube is so popular. What went well I managed to find the information I wanted to learn about. What didn’t go well When I was researchingYouTube statistics, I was putting a long question into google instead of ‘YouTube demographics’.This made it difficult to do this part of the research because it was hard to find what I was looking for. What to Improve Next time, I will think of the question I want to ask, then I will simplify it.This will make the research quicker because I will find what I want to look for more easily.
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- 6. For my existingproduct research, I looked at three different videos from Coronation Street.The first one was about the uncovering of an affair and the two others were about people being run over. For each video I researched the locations of the scene, the camera angles, the costumes, lighting, props and why it appeals to the audience. I researched the video of the affair being uncovered because my video is based around someone who has been having an affair and is caught out by his girlfriend. I researched the videos of people being run over because I plan to have a stunt at the end of my video which will end on a cliff hanger.
- 7. York Research For my cityresearch, I researched the locations I plan to film at for my opening titles. For each location, I looked at the history of each place and why I want to film there.
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- 10. Script • Thisis the first version of the script.At this point I hadn’t thought of characters names because it was something I was still thinking about. • The script needed changing because I over complicated the idea in the first version.The second version made a lot more sense and the idea was easier to understand. When writing the second version, I learnt how to script write properly.This included writing the characters names in capital letters at any point in the script, putting the dialogue in the middle of the page and stage directions at the side of the page in italics. • I’ve learnt that script writing takes a lot of time and anything can change at any point.
- 11. Storyboard This is mystoryboard for my Drama which is set inYork. I made a new storyboard for my drama because I over complicated the original Idea. I think this storyboard is better than the old one because each part is shown in a different shot. In the old storyboard, every part was shown in a long shot.
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- 13. Week 1 •Unfortunately I’ve had to delay filming for a week because I’ve had a lot of appointments outside of college, meaning I’ve had to work around the time I would normally do my college work outside of college.
- 14. Monday 21st October Today Iwent intoYork City Centre and filmed at the locations for my opening titles. I went to CliffordsTower, Parliament Street, the Railway Station andThe Shambles. I decided to film the shot ofYork Minster from the walls opposite the station because the minster can be seen from there and it overlooked the city, making it easier for the audience to identify where the film is set. I had a problem with the camera – it came up with a message which I didn’t understand. So I used the camera on my phone instead. Next time when I book kit out, I will check all my equipment before I leave college. If there is something wrong with it, I can ask my teacher to help me sort it out.
- 15. Week 3 •Thursday 24th October • Today I started editing. I put all my opening title scenes in Premiere Pro and re-ordered them into a better sequence. • I took the Parliament Street scene out because it was all road.Although you can see what’s happening on the street, it didn’t • I cut the first two scenes down and made them brighter by using the tone sliders. I turned the tone highlights, • I added the music to the opening titles. I cut the track down to the second chorus because it was the most upbeat part and it was better for the timing.
- 16. Wednesday 6th November • Today, Ifilmed the story of my video. • I changed the sequence for the car accident scene. Instead of filming the accident happen, I filmed ‘George’ lying under the car. A sound effect will be in the car accidents place. As the sound gets louder, Isabelle will run to the door, and she will run out after the sound disappears. What went well • The filming went smoothly and the shots were very clear. • The changes I made didn’t have an impact on the story telling. What didn’t go well • The camera was in the same position in the living room scenes and was turned slightly as the actors moved. Improvements • Next time I will use more than one camera as well as use more camera angles.This will make the storytelling clearer
- 17. Week 4 – Thursday 7th November •Today I edited the scenes of my video. I renamed all the shots so I know what all the shots are and where they need to go. • I used the speed/duration tool to add slow motion to the scene of ‘George’ watching tv because it cut away from him too quick. • I used the audio gain to turn the volume down in the scenes where ‘Isabelle’ speaks because it was louder than what it needed to be. • I added a ’Tyre screeching and car crashing’ sound effect for the part where George gets run over.The part where he gets run over is off-screen. • I added credits to the ending because then the audience know the actors names and the people who worked behind the scenes. • I used key frames for the final scene to make it look like ‘Isabelle’ is in a rush to see what’s happened.