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For the scripted drama I have been assigned as DOP we went over what this will entail in class and I am going to be working closely with the director on a shooting script and floorplans.

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In my introduction to the studio space I was shown both roles on the floor and in the gallery I had a shot of camera 1 which mostly entailed setting up and focusing a shot under the director's guidelines.

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I was on stage for the studio show today in which I was the host in a QVC styled show which entailed me driving the show forward using the teleprompter and adding my own lines and comedic style to the show.

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In college I practiced one of our scenes using the studio space. I set up the tracks and filmed a tracking shot this worked well although I did struggle with maintaining focus throughout. I played about with different directions of the shot to see what would work when reviewing the footage over I realised I never put the camera in film mode which is a lesson learned for next time.

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I used the gimbal for the first time in preparation for my role I filmed a few different shots like a pan follow and starting from a low angle rising up. I found this quite tricky to operate and set up but with practice I’m confident I can use it correctly.

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I used the tracks for the first time in college which I found difficult setting up. Once they were set up though I found them easy enough to use although maintaining focus is something I will have to work on.

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I was on camera 2 which is pretty much the same as camera 1 it mainly entails focusing and framing a shot with all the guests on stage being in shot while the camera remains static.

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I used camera 3 which I enjoyed as it has a bit more to it than camera 1 and 2 the premise is the same setting up focus etc but throughout the show the camera changes position and framing which I felt I done well at judging when to move myself and listening to the director’s instructions.

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I was in the gallery today and had the role of vision mixing. I found this quite challenging but also enjoyable as I feel I got the hang of it eventually. The main part I struggled with was changing the cameras at the right moment as well as pulling up the graphics and loading vts.

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I took on the role of director in the gallery which I enjoyed and felt I succeeded in. I had a good gauge of shots to tell camera 3 to alternate to and also feel I communicated clearly and concisely with my vision mixer and floor manager.

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I was the counter in the gallery which entailed counting down to titles, vts and giving a countdown to the floor manager of when we were back on air I felt this was quite an easy job as it’s primarily just counting.

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I was floor manager in our practice show which I found challenging as I was having to both receive and give instructions being somewhat of a middleman between the floor and the gallery. Eventually though I feel I done well and communicated to both sides fairly coherently and the show went smoothly.

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I have been assigned role of director in the scene recreation of Colin from accounts and script supervisor for happy valley.

I have pre production work to work on before our filming dates.

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On the floor I was sound assistant which I didn’t mind as it was primarily setting up mics on people although I did struggle at first to ensure the mics were switched on. All in all though I found it to be okay the biggest issue I faced was getting the audio clear which I resolved with the placement of the mic and removing phones from guests on stage.

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I was controlling the teleprompter in the studio which was okay although I struggled at times to keep it moving at a natural pace for the presenter on stage.

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We had the chance to choose our roles for our upcoming studio shows for the show in the gallery I chose director as I wanted to challenge myself and for on the floor camera 3 because I enjoy the more difficult movements needed. For the gallery my group is doing digital skills which means I will need to research and prepare for this. The on the floor show I will be doing is health.

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I along side my group made a PowerPoint pitch for our digital skills studio show we decided to explain what the no code programme is and want to get someone from the council in to explain it also a vt is planned with students studying the course and voxpops with people who don’t know what it is.

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For the pre production paperwork I had to fill out a shit list and floorplan which was pretty basic but I thought it was best to keep the show simple.

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My studio show has been difficult as my group and I cannot get in contact with people or get a list of students studying the course so we are currently drawing up new plans.

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My group and I pitched our idea to Stuart McDowall (Head of Innovation), Susan Watson (Funding Officer), Chris Smith (Business Manager) and Demi Inglis (Admin Officer & Studio Show Presenter) to gather feedback on what they think they liked the idea as a whole but suggested we alter the line of questioning slightly to just focus on the positives of the course.

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I heard back from Gavin Smyth so a guest is confirmed as it is late notice there will be no Vt’s and it will just be a conversation with him and Demi.

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I finished a draft of the studio script and sent it over to Gavin and Demi for them to look at so they are prepared for the show I also gave them a run down of the day so they know what to expect timing wise.

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My studio show went well and there were no hiccups as the guests were briefed. The conversation was informative and covered all bases that I had planned a member of my team edited the show and it has been uploaded.

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I had my camera 3 assessment and found I done well, I followed the directors instructions and also chimed in with some ideas. I pulled off some different shots such as a slow pan up and different sized shots of the host which were all correctly focused.

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I done focus pulling for the first time I got the hang of it fairly well when the objects were stationary like one thing behind another but when I tried to do it with a moving person walking towards the camera I found it more difficult. Using tape to set a marker on the floor and on focus ring definitely helped though.

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I was introduced to the black magic camera which seems like a huge step up from last years equipment when I got my hands on the camera I found it to be difficult to navigate.

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I used the black magic for the second time and found the set up process much easier than last time I now understand the basic set up of the camera.

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I had a meeting with my group after deliberation we as a group decided that it was best to move the production from Greenock to Bridge Of Weir as the director knows that area better and the house scenes can be filmed in his grans house.

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I started planning some shots for each scene and what I think they will entail in each different environment. For the car scenes I feel the gimbal will be needed so I have booked it out to practice. The scenes in the house and pub I plan to use the blackmagic with the tripod and a set of tracks. Exterior shots of the car Ethan will be using his drone and setting his go pro up inside the car for some of the montage scenes.

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I helped the director with some tidying up of the script breaking the scenes down cleaning up dialogue etc.

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I have submitted all of my floorplans for every scene I ran them by the director and got the go ahead so we now have a structure on what to film and can keep putting this into practice to ensure it goes smoothly on the days of filming.

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I submitted the lighting plots for each scene these weren’t too complex as we should have lots of natural light in most scenes.

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I went on a location scout to Ethan’s grans house and the coach house pub to get a look at where we will be filming and a rough idea of size scope and lighting of both places.

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Another production meeting was had where we discussed everyone’s schedules and potential shoot days different people want different days which could be challenging but I think 4/5 minimum are needed we are still ironing out details.

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Our group hashed out the details and gave settled on 4 shoot days with a clear plan on what we are shooting on these days and a fifth day for catch up I have taken a weeks holiday at work to ensure I am completely available.

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Our group is having some communication issues as we are in constant disagreement about little things and contradictions are being made we have had a few different meetings in the one day with different points being made as we are so close to production we have had to iron out the differences and hope to move forward smoothly.

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The first day of our shoot was in Ethan’s grans house we filmed scenes 1-3, on the whole the day went well and a variety of shots were filmed: a tracking shot, close ups of both actors, wide shot, ots at door and in kitchen. It was a long shoot day and there was a few more shots I would have liked to have got but all in all I felt I done a good job making sure the shots were in focus, exposed and framed correctly all while we worked together as a crew. I also feel I helped to give the actors direction and setting up the scene.

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I have been given the task of offline editor alongside Alex this entails setting the project up and essentially creating the whole story before sending it to online and sound to polish.

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The second shoot day wasn’t as smooth as the first as the weather conditions were wild, I still managed to get some establishing shots of the car moving and used the gimbal and my own camera for a couple of interior shots but wasn’t as productive a shoot day hopefully the next few shoot days are more successful.

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Our third shoot day went rather well although the time constraints were difficult we were filming in the coach house pub from 11-3 this was fun as I got room to do a variety of shots such as a few tracking shots, shot through a window and many others it was stressful aswell though as I felt I was helping to direct again instead of fully focusing on my role. The only difficulty was trying to ensure the camera wasn’t seen in mirrors which meant lots of planning and checks before hitting record. The second half of the day was the interior car shots which my initial plan was to use the gimbal but the constraints of the car meant I was better just doing a handheld shot on the black magic I feel this went as good as possible and although the shots are maybe a bit bumpy it gives the feel of being in a moving car.

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The fourth shoot day had ups and downs I feel I done good work filming a lot of different shots and angles in 1 day however after lunch we had less time than we were told and also were planned for a catch up day but we were told that was no longer possible so the end of the shoot day was very frantic and rushed with tracking shots still to be finished this meant that focus pulling was tough as I was on a very strict schedule although all of this happened we wrapped filming and it’s on to the edit.

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After the Easter break myself and Alex will begin editing so we set up the project and transferred the footage over before so it’s one less thing to do. Some of the footage didn’t sync up as the computer kept crashing but we got most of it synced before we called it a day.

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I synced the rest of the footage over and this went smoothly with most clips being in sync thankfully I then began the edit and the footage on the whole looks good while there is some inconsistencies in character dialogue so editing around that is somewhat difficult, we got a rough cut of scenes 1-3 completed although I struggled to use avid media composer as I’m not as familiar with it as I am premier pro.

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The edit went better day 2 as my lecturer Kevin showed me some shortcuts on how to work avid better and more efficiently the edit is sitting at around the halfway mark and the aim is to have it completed by Thursday.

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The edit is almost finished as it is all laid down on the timeline but the film isn’t flowing right and needs to be edited down so the plan is to finish this on Friday and pass to the online editing team.

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The offline edit is finally done and on my part I am somewhat happy although the film is shorter than I anticipated but I think that’s because I filmed it I was maybe being sentimental as to what I wanted to keep in shots wise.

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I came into the college and met with my cast and crew to have a run through of the script this was the first time meeting the cast. I felt that everyone seemed good for their role and once they have time to learn the script fully they will work well. It also gave us a good idea to see what worked and what needed tweaked dialogue wise make the actors believable.

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In class as a group we were tasked with reading over the directors script and coming up with tweaks and changes. We done this as we didn’t write it so can see things from an unbiased point of view to make the script better, we broke off into pairs and then gave feedback which seemed to be taken on board by Ethan as director and moving forward the script will be more polished.

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I feel as though certain things in the group aren’t going as smoothly as I would like I have no doubt everyone wants to make the production as smooth and good as possible but certain people seem to be butting heads over non issues which needs to be improved.

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I think in terms of this project I more than pulled my weight by no means was I perfect but I think right from pre production to post production I went over and beyond to make this succeed. I feel I took the lead on a lot of floor plans and planning of the shoot and on the days of shooting I feel I stepped up to help direct and film the project. As for the edit I believe editing isn’t my strong suit but I gave it my best. In terms of improvements I feel as though communication is something me and some in my group can learn and build on to ensure we work better as we’re all striving for the same goal. I enjoyed my role of DOP and in the future I can see that and directing being avenues I would like to pursue.

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I began researching showreels and decided I will make mine a DOP/cinematography showreel. I came to this conclusion as I was DOP in my scripted project meaning I will have enough footage to use. Also I feel directing and camera are my strong suits but I have more DOP footage to use than directing.