rough cut

link to my rough cut- it would not let me 'embed'

ILP- 4th November

Filming:
I have decided to include two more characters within my opening- thus further conforming to the codes and conventions of childrens TV drama. In addition to this, i have also made the decision to include footage of 'school life' with my main character getting ready for a day at school. I made this decision in order to introduce themes of a 'day in the life' within my opening before the TV drama begins- improving the verisimilitude.

Planning & Research:
I am happy within how my research went, however i feel that i could of given out my questionaire to a wider range of people to get more realistic views/ results. Furthermore, my secondary research e.g. analysis of existing TV drama openings was an extremely helpful and positive factor within helping me think of ideas and learn how childrens TV drama is constructed. In addition to this, i feel that the most helpful aspect of my research and planning was creating my storyboard and putting my ideas into an animatic- allowing me to see visually how my final piece/ rough cut may look (and improve it).

Editing:
I found the editing aspect of my animatic and rough cut the most challenging, this is because with my AS thriller opening task i took a back seat within editing, thus affecting my skills and knowledge this year. On the other hand, by working independantly this time round i will vastly develop my technical skills and editing skills. I hope that at the end of A2 coursework i will have developed my skills to sufficient levels.

Feedback:
The feedback for my rough cut was generally positive:
1. the first peices of editing match non-diegetic sound well (cuts)
2. however, the on-screen action in general, could be more positive and upbeat- therefore matching the non-diegetic sound alot better.

animatic evaluation

Overall i am happy with my animatic, and the technical progress i have made. For example the use of the pan and the transitions. I feel that the progress i have made now will be useful when creating my final piece. However i feel that i could of improved on adding 'diagetic' sounds...

animatic (better)

animatic

Progress so far...

So far i am fairly happy with my progress and the transition from AS to A2 e.g. working as a group/on my own. However, i am aware that things will get harder as technical aspects come into place. My planning and research is complete and now i am going to complete my animatic tomorrow. Once i have finished my animatic, then i will start applying sounds and getting a real idea of what i want my opening to look like. I have made the decision to add more charcters into my opening sequence, therefore making it more interesting to watch and complying with the themes of existing childrens tv dramas. The process so far has been fairly difficult as i am working independantly, but now i am getting used to the software i am finding it easier to do and i hope my progress will continue.

In addition, within todays ILP lesson (monday 12th October) we presented our animatics to the class and got feedback. My feedback was as follows:

• Good use of non-diagetic sound.
• Needed to improve drawings- i did this by asking a friend to draw some of the stills for my animatic thus making it easier to understand and of better quality.
• Add some transitions/'camera angles' e.g. pans- i did this by working out how to add a couple of pans into my animatic and making it more realistic to my final piece.
• Add more characters near the end- i did this by add more characters into my animatic.

I can now compare my opening more readily to currently existing childrens TV drama's such as 'the demon headmaster' where all of the main characters are introduced within the opening therefore helping the viewer connect with them before the 'drama' begins.

Still Number 2