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Before the start of my FMP I created several tutorial videos which explained how to use each piece of equipment. As the audio on my documentary needed to be altered slightly I decided to make sure that the audio on the tutorial videos were balanced, this is because I don't have access to the documentary and watching one of the tutorial videos that I made would have helped me if I could have watched them at the time, so at least I am making sure that I am changing something that will also benefit me in the future. In all of the videos I made sure that the main focus on the audio was on the persons voice who was talking, as the audience will need to know what do to and what part of the equipment goes where when setting the equipment up. After changing the audio on the tutorial videos I feel that they are now much clearer and will be more helpful in the future, I am also more familiar with how to balance audio, so I will be able to use this knowledge in future projects. Overall this won't really effect my final project that much, but I still feel that doing this was quite productive as the tutorials are now easier to follow and I am better at balancing audio.

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Today was the deadline day for my Final Major Project. My partner and I had to present our documentary to our audience and members of CAST, I feel that the presentation went quite well, we introduced our product and then talked about our research, production outcomes, and then to conclude we said what we would do differently if we were given the opportunity to re-shoot, which in this case would have been some of the shots and what types of shots we could have got. Most of the feedback we got was very positive, some people said that despite not being a big fan of football they were still engaged with the product and wanted to learn more, the only negatives that we got were minor issues, such as a slight imbalance in the audio, which can easily be fixed, and of course some of the shots which me and my partner were already aware of. Once we had completed the presentation I spent the rest of the lesson completing my evaluation, which I managed to complete before the deadline. Overall I am quite happy with how my final major project went as I have developed my skills in many different areas.

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This week we have been finalising the post production process for our documentary, which we have now finished. This means that we will now be able to focus on getting feedback on our product and submitting the evaluation before the deadline. The only problem that we had was yesterday when we thought we had lost the footage, as it didn't save to the hard drive, however in order to avoid issues like this we backed up our footage on Microsoft one drive, which proved to be quite useful in the end. We had to make sure that all of the footage was of a good quality and that it was all in chronological order. We also had to balance the audio along with the clips. We spent most of today completing the script for the narration, as we decided that it would improve the product and make the purpose of our product more obvious to the audience. After completing the editing I am confident that I will be able to reach the deadline as I have enough time to get feedback from others and complete the evaluation. Overall I feel that I will be able to achieve a good grade for this unit as our final product is quite good and I will have submitted everything on time.

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Today we spent the lesson editing some more of our footage. We had to go through all of the footage that we recorded from last night at Sumners' training session, we managed to get a lot of footage where there were plenty of goals and highlights from the match that they played, most of the shots were the same, but this was due to the fact that I couldn't film from any other angles without risking the camera being hit by the ball, which would've meant that I wouldn't haver been able to get any footage for the rest of the session. I also got a few shots of the pitch that they play on and a shot of the sign outside, so that the audience knows where we are focusing on now. This lesson we have managed to finish editing around half of the footage, as we have now decided to turn our product into a short documentary rather than a documentary trailer, this is because making a documentary will allow us to use more of the footage, meaning a wider range of shots and more information for the audience to receive, we also wouldn't have to try and squeeze footage in and leave out good shots. Despite making our product longer I still feel that we will be able to reach the deadline if we continue to work at the same pace we have been working, and by making our product even better then we are more likely to achieve a higher grade.

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In todays lesson we looked at all of the footage that we obtained yesterday and decided which shots would be the best ones to include in a rushes log, most of the footage that we got is good enough to use for our video. Later on we will be going to Passmores Academy to film Sumners Youth train, we will also be interviewing their manager to get his opinion on youth players and how important they are. As we had spare time towards the end of the lesson we started editing our video using Premiere Pro, so that we are able to get ahead of the deadline. I think that we will be able to finish creating our documentary trailer before the deadline as we should really be starting post production next week.

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We will be using this week to start filming for our FMP. Today we collected all of the equipment and then went to Harlow Town Football Club to get some of our footage, we used a camera, lapel mic and the jib equipment to record our footage, we got a lot of footage of the players doing training drills and we also managed to get an interview with the manager himself. I feel like we managed to get quite a lot of footage which means that hopefully our final product will be long enough, however it is important to remember that we are creating a documentary trailer, which means that the video can't be too long otherwise it will give too much away. We recorded a range of different training drills and managed to get some good shots of the stadium itself, the interview with the manager went very well as we managed to get a lot of information, especially considering we only asked him three questions. Tomorrow we will be going to another location to film a youth team and we will also be speaking to their manager to get his opinions on the importance of youth development in football. If we are able to get the same amount of footage if not more then I am confident that we will have enough content within our trailer, it would also mean that we are able to start the post production stage earlier, giving us more time before the deadline.

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This week I started the pre production process to my FMP. As the deadline is approaching quite quickly I feel that My partner and I need to get it done as quickly as possible. In yesterday's lesson we went to Harlow Town Football Club to get permission to film at the club, we managed to get permission, which is good because it means that we are able to go ahead with our idea, we also got permission to film Sumners Youth at Passmores Academy, just in case we don't get enough footage from Harlow Town. I then spent today completing the rest of the ore production documents, I feel like we have managed to complete most of them today, which is good as it gives me more time to film and edit the footage when the time comes, therefore this has impacted my FMP in a positive way.

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Last week we started the research process for our FMP, where we focused on secondary research by looking at industry professionals who specialise in our job roles and how they work. We continued to complete our secondary research by finding sources other than the internet, so I went to the college library and found a couple of books that are based on football, as I am doing a documentary trailer for a local football team, so it would benefit me to have a bit more knowledge on football itself before asking the club about their 2016 season. I feel as though having books is quite an overlooked research method due to the easy access of the internet, however it does allow you to have the source directly in front of you rather than having to scroll through pages on the internet, so I would definitely consider using books again in future tasks where I will need to complete research. The books that I found were actually very helpful in terms of providing tips and tricks about football, whilst explaining the rules with many different visuals which allow the reader to understand what the author is trying to explain more. As I have been looking at different books I haven't managed to complete this part of my research yet, however I have managed to complete some of it. Despite not being able to complete the research document I feel as though I will be able to complete it in my own time, the document won't take too much time so I don't think it will effect my FMP in the long run. Overall I feel like I have been quite productive today in terms of being able to find a good research source and will try to use books more often in future tasks.

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In todays lesson we took part in a photography workshop which taught us how to properly use the DSLR cameras and how to adjust settings such as shutter speed, aperture and the ISO. At first I found it quite difficult to understand however once I got started taking photos I then got the hang of it eventually. We then had to edit our images in photoshop, we learned many techniques such as how to overlay one image onto another. Overall I feel much more confident when using the cameras and I feel that my photoshop skills have improved as well.

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In todays tutorial lesson we had an editing workshop, where we went over some of the basics of editing and learned how to match the sound and the footage together so that they were in sync. We were given a random narrative to film and the one we got was called "teen pressure", so we decided to create something about how young men and women can just be friends. I feel that my edited version came out well as I managed to use different transitions, add text and change the colour of the footage. Overall I now feel more confident in editing now that I know more of the basics.

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Today I completed my pitch for my project proposal for my FMP. I am quite happy with how it went considering I am not the most confident when having to speak in front of a group of people. I feel that I managed to hide the fact that I was nervous and I got more confident as the pitch went on.

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Good at listening to instructions
Good knowledge of job role
Good punctuality
Focused
Calm, able to compromise