DOCUMENTARY UNIT
In this unit we are creating our own documentaries, due to COVID they have to be made at home, using our own equipment. On this blog page I have logged each stage of my work.
W/B- 25/01/2021This week I have focused on researching and exploring the documentary style. This will help me when filming and editing as inspiration from others is always important to acknowledge to learn and grow. Free Talks and Tutorial Events Due to Covid, face to face teaching is not possible, therefore hundreds of thousands of teachers and lecturers all across the world have given students access to live talk and seminars. I was lucky enough to be told about a few of these amazing tutorials, relevant to documentary making. I have chosen to include this in my research to demonstrate the sheer amount of free resources available at this time. The first talk was with media artist, Kevin B. This live demonstration was all about the basics of desktop documentaries. A desktop documentary uses footage from the internet using screen capturing, rather than the traditional way of filming with a camera. I am planning on using footage from Zoom and Skype interviews, so this talk really helped me understand how I would incorporate that footage into my documentary. This chat was very relevant and I learnt a lot from it. Director Francis Lee, ran a live Q&A that I managed to catch this week. A lot of the conversation was not as relevant but it was without a doubt very interesting, giving me a clear insight in what life as a director or filmmaker was like. It was also very useful to hear from a sound designer. Sound is something I have not considered much in my film. A day in the life of Coronavirus Britain is a documentary that Channel 4 released not so long ago. It follows what the new normal is like for the UK. It is quite comedic, which I think in this particular time is very important, keeping things like this light and fun help people stay positive. After watching this program I am considering keeping my documentary light hearted, rather than deep and solum. Above I have linked the final part of the research stage, where I explored the website Short Of The Week.
Next week I am going to focus on collecting some release forms so I can get started with filming! After completing some important research I defiantly feel I have more direction, especially after watching the Channel4 doc, I have even gone back through and adjusted my story board to hint at more of a light hearted theme.
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