SDC Film&TV Unit 38 Ang: December 2011

Saturday, 31 December 2011

Assignment 3 Hand in check list

§Your filming (parts 1 and 2) burnt to disc or saved to memory stick/or hardrive

§Your group mind map

§Individual blog posts for:

*Locations and initial equipment list

*Review of the footage (part 1)

*Revised equipment list

*Review of footage (part 2) with evaluation

Assignment 3 Task 7: Review of footage (part 2) with evaluation

§In your groups review your new footage.

§Discuss whether you have successfully eradicated the background noises or interferences.

§Then individually write a blog post detailing what you have discussed and learnt overall (an evaluation)

Assignment 3 Task 6: Filming Part 2

Go and re-film the scripted fictional news piece in the same 3 locations

Assignment 3 Task 5: Revised Equipment List

Individually write a new blog post reviewing your equipment list and adding anything you will need to it for re-filming

Assignment 3 Task 4: Group Mind Map

In your group produce an A3 mind map detailing how you will re-film the same script in the same locations, but get rid of the background noises and interferences

Assignment 3 Task 3: Review of the footage part 1

§In your groups review your footage.

§Analyse what background noises/interferences you have picked up for each location.

§Individually write a blog post detailing what you have found out from each location

Assignment 3 Task 2: Filming Part 1

Go and film the scripted fictional news piece in your chosen 3 locations

Assignment 3 Task 1: Locations and Equipment List

§Get into groups of 3 or 4

§Decide on the 3 locations you will be filming in (one outside, one busy inside area and one quiet inside area)

§As a group discuss and make a list of everything you think you will need to film in each of these locations.

§Then individually write a blog post detailing who is in your group, the locations you have chosen and your groups needed equipment

Assignment 3: Microphones and Locations

This assignment will cover learning outcomes 2 and 3

2 - be able to record audio for moving image

3 - be able to devise a soundtrack for a moving image project

The assignment will help you learn how best to record live footage in various locations using the correct equipment.

§In small groups (min 3, max 4) students will get the correct equipment and film the scripted fictional news piece in 3 different locations.

§Once recorded, students will analyse the footage and note down any sound/noise that interferes with the film.

§Once noted the problems encountered with each location, the students will then make a plan as to eradicate these issues.

§In their groups they will then film again in the same locations but with the changes made in the plan.

§Finally evaluate if it worked.

Preparing to shoot footage or audio on location

Individually answer the following questions in a post on your blog:

1.Why do you think it is important to make a plan before you go and shoot film or audio on location?

2.What might happen if you do not plan?

3.Use youtube to find a clip of a newsreader reporting from a location that contains bad background noise. Post the link to your blog and comment on what you would have done differently if you were filming that piece.