Primary Research- Focus Group

For my primary research I had to more carful with what I did as my project is about suicide and depression. I didn't wan to do a survey as I would of been asking personal questions. So I decided I would do a focus group with people in college. This way I was able to talk to the people before and explain what I would be asking and making sure they were okay with the questions. After doing this focus group I was able to get a good understanding of what sort of film I should make.

I plan to do a test screening later one when I have done more editing. I want to do this because it would help with getting peoples ideas on how I could make it better.  

Presentation Reflection

I feel like my presentation went well I was able to get across my idea and explain what I wanted to create. After given my presentation I was told I need to be carful with how I do my research and create this film as it is about mental health. I now need to make sure I don't make sure my film is not disrespectful to anyone who has suffered from mental health.

Filming at Clifton Observatory

For one of my flash backs I want to show a happy memory. At the beginning of the project I had planned to go to the beach to film this scene. However the weather was always changing so I decide to film in Bristol. I did this because this because I knew I could get the shots I wanted and if the weather did turn bad it wouldn't be a wasted trip. For this scene I wanted to show the character remember a good time, I didn't want to make it to happy because I felt like it would change the flow and it wouldn't work. So I decided to make it more of a chill scene. Im really happy with how the shots turned out.
For the editing of this scene I add 'Warp Stabilizer' just to make sure the shots were smooth. They were all ready quite good because I was using a wide angel lens. I didn't do any colour correction, I did this because I was as happy with how the natural colours looked.    

   

Budget

This is the budget I have created for this project.
This list shows how much I would have to spend if I didn't have college allowing us to use there equipment. How ever as I am able to use the equipment form college the only thing I need to pay for is the petrol when we going to to location.
This is the budget for the whole project as I will be doing more location shooting I will only need the studio for one day.

Recording the Monologue

For the first part of my FMP I wanted to record the monologue. I did this because the monologue is the main part of the film and I wanted to know how long it would be so I could get and idea of how long the whole film would be. Also I did this first because it's the most important part of the film the whole story is told in the in the monologue so it needs to per perfect. I also know if I record the monologue now I will have time latter on if I need to re-recored it.
To record it I used a shotgun microphone and zoom recorder in the studio I wanted to use the shotgun microphone because I knew I would get a sound because I was using a fuzzy which will help with the sound. I asked the actor to leave a few second brake when there was a flash back so when I edit it I know where everything needs to go. This will really help to get an idea of the flow and how the film is going to feel.  After doing this I need to record the clips that are going to go over the monologue.

Research for Instagram Promo Videos

For my first video I am doing a time-lapse style with music over the top. Im using this video as research because it shows a good range of clips and what you can with a time-lapse. For the audio I will only be putting music over the top. I am doing this because I want the focus to be on the clips and not the audio. For this first video they have just placed music over the top.

For my second video I am recording a music video. I will be putting more focus into the audio as the first video is more and the camera shots. I want to use the studio for this video. I will be using microphone going through a sound desk then recording that with a zoom recorder. For this video they record the sound in using microphones this is because you will have abetter sound than if you were using the camera audio. Also by using microphones you are able to change the sounds in post production,  

Flow Chart

This is the flow chart I have created for my FMP. The reason I did it in this way is because I felt like it shows a simple way of how I am going to create my film. A large part of the process is the research I have done this because I want to make sure I am getting the true facts and figures behind suicide.