The document discusses various equipment used to create a documentary: 1. A Canon XM2 camcorder was used to record interviews and footage and had easy-to-use functions. 2. A tripod was used to create steady shots and different camera angles. 3. A clip microphone picked up only the speaker's voice during interviews to prevent audio interruptions. 4. A stills camera captured photos for a filming diary.

2. Canon XM2 camcorder
We used the XM2 to record all footage for the documentary such as the
interviews, cutaways and voxpops , The camera had all the functions needed
for the footage and were easy to find and use, It was also helpful as it used a
screen to see what is being filmed and how the shot looked, the microphone
used was good as it was able to pick up the sound clearly but also uses a
microphone port so that shot can be take from a distance and pick up all
sound. The camera was easy to use and was easy to capture footage through
the use of a video tape.

3. Tripod
The tripod is used with the camcorder to create various shots such as a birds eye
view. This is also used to create still shots and to keep the camera steady while
filming, it can vary from different heights to create specific shots easily, this can
also be used to tilt the camera to create a cantered angle shot or a pan shot up
or down. This is used in our planning and filming for the documentary, we
used this to create a steady shot and a head/shoulder shot while the
interviewees are speaking during our documentary.
We also used this to create zoom shots and panning
shots across the café before and interview.

4. Clip Microphone
The clip microphone is used to pick up sound from the speaker, as the clip
microphone is small it will only be sensitive to sound near is so it will only pick
up the right sound needed, this prevents sound interruption. This is plugged in
to the camcorder so that the microphone can be given to the subject and shot
from a further distance or shot only picking up the speakers voice. We used the
clip microphone during our documentary to pick up only the speakers voice
during the interviews so that there is no interruption, This is also used during
vox pops so that we can hear the speaker clearly in a public place.

5. Stills Camera
The stills camera is used to create high definition still shots. Our group used the
stills camera during filming the documentary for a filming diary, this would
show what was being filmed and where it was filmed, this could also be used to
show when a shot or clip was filmed to prove why it was filmed and show who
was involved and what was going to happen before filming.

6. Tape Deck
The tape deck was used to capture all footage that was taken from the camcorder.
Once all footage was shot we used the tape deck to capture the footage, it could
be captured on Adobe Premiere pro software or played and viewed on the
computer screen to determine which shots were good or which we were unable
to use. The tape deck is connected to the PC monitor using a cable in order for
it to show the footage on the screen or to import the footage onto the software
in order to start creating the documentary.

7. Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe Premiere Pro was used to edit the footage
captured from the camera, using this software
we could access the clips that we could use to
create a documentary, To create our
documentary we first needed to capture the
footage using file then capture. The work would
then be stored into a bin.
Once the footage has been captured it can be placed onto the
line, this would create a sequence for the footage which is
easy to move and navigate through , effects can be added to
the sequence which are found in the bin under effects, we
used this to introduce the interviewees using dissolves on
titles.

8. Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop is used to create images, after adding a image it can be edited,
text or captions can also be added to the image. This is used to create a print
advert for our documentary in the style of an actual TV style and in this case a
channel 4 style of print advert using little text with the channel 4 logo in the
corner, our finished product looked like this. Still images are first used and are
then added to a blank canvas, with this we were able to add text and captions to
make the final print advert.

9. Audacity
Audacity was used to create our radio advert and voiceover for our documentary, it uses
simple buttons to navigate through the software such as record and fast forward. To
create the radio advert, the voiceover needed to speak towards the microphone in the
radio room and press record, the software would pick up the voice and project it onto the
screen. After the voiceover was captured the work could be imported or converted into a
sound file in order to create the full radio advert and insert the voiceover into the
documentary.

10. Microsoft Excel
Using Microsoft excel we put all the responses from
the public into tabular form after the
questionnaires they answered regarding the style of
documentary and what it should be about, We put
all the responses into different cells for each
question then used sum to find out the final result
for each answer, through this we were able to come
to a decision on what the documentary was going to
be about the style we were going to use to create it.

11. Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint is used to create
presentations for my evaluation, simple
to use once opened the title screen will
appear with slide layouts to choose from.
Once one is chosen you will be able to
create new slides using the new slide tab.

12. Prezi
Prezi is another form of PowerPoint software that
can be accessed via the internet, This software
can be used to create files which are easy to
access online, once Prezi has been opened it
will come up with a blank surface, with this
you are able to add text boxes and images to
create a slide on the surface, Other text boxes
can be added then can be linked together to
other slides to create a path which goes
through each slide on the pathway in order it
was linked. Once the presentation is made it
can be stored online and transferred to other
websites or pieces of software.

13. Blogger
Blogger is used to create a blog for the full assessment during A2 media, this is were all the
coursework is stored and created. I used this to put each section into different posts so
they are easy to navigate through. This is used to post all information about the
coursework such as analysing other documentaries to see how they follow codes and
conventions then planning to create a documentary as a group. Images and videos from
other websites or other types of software can be added to each post using the tabs at the
top of the screen. Once all info is added to a post it can be published and stored onto the
blog.