Production log week 4 Evaluation

Production Log Pre Production Evaluation

This week, I have had to apply the finishing touches on pre production. I have made some final documents on the work that I had to do. These documents were as follows

Shooting script

Risk assesements

Voxpop questions

Contributor questions

Call sheets

Prduction schedule

Contact list

After having 4 weeks to get together my contributors, I have made a list of the contributors that said they would be happy to take part in my illegal music downloading documentary. However there were some people that could not contribute because my topic was out of their knowledge, this included a organisation called Apple. On the other hand contributors such as, Radio one presenter, illegal downloader and PRS are happy to help. I am sure that these three contributors would give me a lot of information to do with my topic as one of them is a consumer, while the other two are involved in the music industry making my question relevant to them.

I definately think that the contact list is the most important piece of work there is as it can clearly indicate who is willing to contribute willing information to my documentary, I also think that it makes my documentary so much more viable as I can now go out to various contributors in different locations and film them.

I also sent an email to one of my contributors to thank them for the interview that I did with them and they have replied back to me telling me that they were happy to contribute to my music downloading documentary and that they wish me all the best for my future production.

My Voxpop Question

What do you think of illegal music downloading?

Production Log Week 3 Interview with PRS

Production Log Reflection Week 3
Interview with PRS

I spent this week trying to get in contact with a contributor called PRS. PRS are a organisation that claims royalty for the music industries and artists everytime their music is advertised or used. I first recieved an email from the assistant manager of PR telling me that they would be happy to help. However she mentioned that this would be a phone interview to gather all the information that I would need. She also asked if I could do the interview this Thursday, this seemed like a problem as it was so short notice. She then asked me if I could send another email with the list of questions I wanted to ask.

Seeing as this interview would be the most important interview of my illegal music downolading documentary, I felt that an interview over the phone would not be enough and that I should first see if it was likely to have a face to face interview. The idea of this was that I would be able to see as well as hear the information I recieved. A face to face interview would be useful to switch from the presenter the the interviewee in a few cutaways to make my documentary more engaging. After arranging this interview, I then got an answer saying that I would be able to go to their office at 12:30 and interview the head of PR in Oxford Circus.

After showing the assistant manager the set of questions I wanted to ask the day before my interview, I recieved a reply that the interview that I wanted to do face to face is all set up and ready and that she would see me tomorrow.

Production Schedule

Gervaise Jan Prod Schedule

Shooting Script Evaluation

Script Evaluation 1st Draft

I have managed to finish creating my script this week. I first worked on the visual side of it mentioning the instructions of what the presenter and camera will do. Creating the visual side first helped me to structure the order in which I want my documentary to run. the visual script is very detailed in including some exposition, camera angles and shots as well as location and scene number.

On the other hand working on the audio side of my documentary was more successfull. unlike before, I now have a clear idea of what music and sound effects to feature in my documentary. I have also planned out what I want the presenter to say and where the music should come in with each scene. Even though I do not exactly no what my contributor will say, I have planned a script for them so that it could give me a rough idea of what to expect while presenting. This enchanced my research of what facts and figures I should mention in my documentary.








Making my script overall has been challenging as some of my contributors have not replyed back to when I last contacted them . This interferes with the making of my script as some of the contributors may not be able to participate in my documentary, it also applys pressure as I only have a certain time limit in terms of pre production. However One of my contributors that I phoned two weeks ago has phoned me and said that an interview is possible within BBCs radio 1 station. This is a huge relief to me because if one of my contributors cannot contribute toward my documentary. This leaves me with a contingency plan to fall back on.

My Production Log Week 1

Production Log Week 1

My key aims for this week were to to gather a contact list of all the people that will take part in my documentary. I had to do this via email or phone to arrange an interview in a set location. I have managed to contact all of the contributors to participate in my documentary and only 2 out of 6 contributors including vox-pops around Lakeside have replied.

Here are the contributors I have contacted from this week in each of my lessons

Tuesday: Lakeside shopping centre: REPLYED

Wednesday: Apple store Lakeside: NO REPLY

Thursday: Illegal downloader: REPLYED Dj: NO REPLY

Friday: PRS and Spotify: NO REPLY NO REPLY

I have come across some challenges this week as some of my contributors have not got back to me yet telling me if they want to take part or if it is possible for an interview. Another dilemma is that my illegal downloader does not want me to use his house to interview him but is fine with an interview somewhere else. Furthermore I did not want to use the apple store to host my interview about legal downloading.

In terms of contingency, I have sent another email to my Dj on Facebook to see what the latest new is on interviewing him in the radio 1 station. If I cannot film him in the radio 1 station, then I will film him at his house in his studio. I may have to reconsider filming the illegal downloader at my house in my front room with him holding a laptop to see what he is doing.

To add to the list I have decisively emailed an organization to interview called Spotify as appose to iTunes. This organization allows you to download music legally and I have this alternative just in case the apple store interview in lakeside is not possible. I have also found another website called PRS that collects royalty for the music industry and artists. This will be my greatest source as they would be able to produce information on how illegal downloading affects the music industry. However I have not had a reply from PRS, Spotify or My Dj or The Apple Store. I may have to phone Spotify, The Apple Store and PRS to arrange an interview and will again phone my Dj to see if this interview is practical.

Pre Production Log Contacts

Pre Production Log Contacts

My Production Log schedule

Production Log Schedule

My Documentary Treatment

My Documentary Treatment 4