Media Studies A2

1. Production Outline
I Am... All of Me

2. Introduction
• The overall production of the piece is broken
down into a number of phases.
• Each phase has a number of steps, and each
step provides plenty of unique and exciting
problems.

3. PHASE 1: Preparation

4. Acquiring Props (I’M THE KNIIIIGHT OF
THE WIND)
• Props needed include a guitar, a sword and a
gun.
• Guitar: My gorgeous Black Knight:
• I still need to find sword and gun props.

5. Acquiring Actors
• Actors are myself and my friend Stephen. I am
the performer/lead character; Stephen is the
guy I am trying to attack.

6. Deciding on Costume
• Stephen is going to be dressed in casual clothes.
• I will be in dark clothes – this fits with one of the
conventions of modern rock artists’ images –
here we see Johnny Gioeli and Matt Bellamy:

7. Location
• If all goes to plan the performance part will be
filmed in front of the green screen in school.
• Location for the narrative parts to be
confirmed – though they may have to be in
privately owned areas because running
around with things that look like guns and
swords in public isn’t a good idea.

8. Charging the Cameras
• This is useful when trying to film.

9. PHASE 2: Filming

10. Cinematography
• Will probably need to borrow additional
cameras for the performance section.
• This is because continuity is especially
important in these parts as errors will be more
noticeable.
• Ensuring there are no continuity errors will be
easier if each angle comes from the same
take.

11. Cinematography
• Performance shots will need to be done with a
single camera with multiple takes.
• This is for practical purposes – there will be a
lot going on and in a multi-camera setup the
cameras would probably get in each other’s
way.

12. PHASES 3-9001: Editing

13. Lighting
• The dark/light effect will be artificial lighting
added in post-production.
• This is because I want the effect to be harsh,
extreme lighting which cannot be achieved in
natural conditions.
• This can be applied using colour correction
tools in FCP.

14. Transitions
• Each transition throughout the piece is to be a
standard cut.
• This is to keep a solid pace to the video; more
complex transitions such as fades would slow
down this pacing.

15. Identifying Problems
• The editing phase allows me to look at each
shot in the context of the final piece – so any
continuity errors/awkward shots etc. become
apparent here.
• Therefore I know which parts need
refilming/creative editing.

16. Rendering
• I hereby pledge to spend a minimum of 10
hours of my life waiting for Final Cut Pro to
render my work.