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Uploaded by Poppy Willmott on 2016-06-09.

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Today we started off the lesson by gathering all of our focus group findings and then creating a document called 'Final Focus Group Findings'. In this we went through every question and wrote down what we found out. For example, what went well and how we could have improved. We wanted to create a document as we thought it would be the easiest way to gather all of our feedback, then later when we need to write our evaluation we could go back to this document and find out all of the feedback that our peers had given us. After we had completed that document we then started our presentation. We will need to present our final product to the C.A.S.T members. We will need to talk about our idea and why we decided to do that idea. We also had to talk about the research that we had conducted to enable us to create a successful advert. We also talked about our target audience and how we made it so that it fitted well and the audience would enjoy what we had created. We also talked about the feedback we gained and what we thought were the successful parts of our product and our not so successful parts. We have created this on powerpoint so that we are ready to present to C.A.S.T. I am now ready to start my evaluation next lesson and also ready to present our Hair and Beauty Advert to the members of C.A.S.T.

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Today we started off by finding the computer we was on so that we was able to continue editing what we had already got. Once we had logged on we needed to go through the clips we had left and pick out all of the ones that we still wanted to include. We needed to include a hair cut and a final page which sums up what the advert is about. We needed to pick out the clips we wanted from the remaining ones that we hadn't included. We had to make sure that they were in focus and that the lighting was good as we didn't want our advert to be good at the start and then not be as good towards the end. We then needed to create a page at the end of the video so that it ties it all together so that the audience knows what the advert is about and where the advert was filmed. Once we had finally finished editing we watched it through then uploaded it to Youtube. This way it was easy to access when people what to watch our final product and get feedback from it. We then went and uploaded it onto our padlet page and complete the minutes of meeting form. Once everything was updated on padlet we wrote out our final focus group questions, we asked questions such as what do you think are the strengths and weaknesses of our advert. This will then help us later when we can start to write our evaluation. We then conducted our focus group with three of our peers and was able to gain feedback which we can then write up in our evaluation next lesson.

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Our Hair and Beauty Advert for Harlow College 

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Our Hair and Beauty Advert for Harlow College 

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Today we had completed all of the filming we needed to do and started all of the editing. We found the editing the hardest part as myself and Chloe are not very good at editing and haven't had much experience. I only knew the basics of how to edit so we was able to get some done but needed to get help to know what to do. First we needed to find some music which we liked and could fit the theme of what we was promoting. We wanted something mid beat which grabbed the audiences attention. This was really successful as we was able to find some music that fit really well with what we wanted. Then we needed to start putting the clips in to make sure that they fitted with the theme well. We also needed to pick out clips that had good lighting as some of the clips we had shot had lighting change. However, because we had got a couple of shots for each service we was able to pick out which one we liked best. We are now half way through editing and think that we could get it done next lesson.

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Today we started off by completing the Research analysis summary, in this we analysed our research and talk about how effective it was. We then went down to talk to Helen to see if there is any clients that we can film. Luckily, there was a lot of clients in today so we was able to film in both the hair and the beauty today. We started by filming the hair, we was able to get a shot of someone getting their hair washed, blow dyed and then curled. After we had got all the shots that we needed we then went to the beauty room and got some shots of someone getting their nails done. This was a lot  harder as the room was full and we needed to get good shots. We was able to move around and get the shots of people getting their nails done which is good. We have now completed all of the filming and are ready to start editing next lesson. We are really happy with the way the filming has turned out as we have now finished everything and ready to start filming. we have all of the shots that we wanted and also all of the shots which helen wanted.

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Today, we started off the lesson by uploading the files that are not on padlet onto padlet. Then went over to the Beauty block and asked if we could film today. They said that we could film the barbers doing mens hair. This is something we wanted to include as people forget that Harlow College do have a barbers and they need some models to practice on. After lunch we was allowed to start filming, so went went and got a camera and tripod from Dave then went down to start filming.
When filming, we got shots of men getting a beard trim, hair cut and hair colouring. It was really successful as we was able to get all the shots we wanted. Next lesson we need to go and get some shots of women getting their hair done, for example, hair washing and colouring. We are hoping to get all of the filming done by next lesson so that we are on track and ready to start editing the lesson after.

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At 10am we had our meeting with Helen, who is the head of the hair and beauty block. In this meeting we talked about our idea for the Final major project. We discussed all of our ideas so far and we also got some of Helens ideas. We then went over and talked to the women who books everyone in and she gave us dates of when they had clients and we could go and film. She told us that there was clients coming in today and we could film them if we had the equipment and all of our pre production ready. As we had already completed most of the pre production we was ready to start filming, however we needed to make sure that we had completed the Location Visit Sheet, Location Release Form and the Equipment Booking Log. The main problem we had was that we hadn't booked any of the equipment so we needed to make sure that there was still equipment left for us to use. We went and spoke to Dave and he arranged for us to have the equipment today which was really helpful as we was able to start production today. After lunch, we was ready to start our production and film some of the clips we needed to. We found that filming went really well and we was able to get all the shots we needed. We was up in the beauty room and we was able to film someone getting a facial done and a wax. We want to go to the hair department next and get some shots of people getting their hair done.
Today was really successful and we was able to get everything that we needed. We are now on track and ready to film some more.

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Today the main task which needed to be completed was the storyboarding. We wanted to complete this so that we had a clear idea of everything that we wanted to do so that we can show this to the beauty block manager in tomorrows meeting. Me and Chloe both split the work for the storyboard so Chloe did the drawing while I filled out everything that needed to be done on the sheet. For example, shot number and duration of the shot. I was happy that i got the job of filling out the sheet as I don't feel comfortable with drawing. Once we had completed the stoaryboarding, chloe had to catch up on all of her visual diarys this took quite a lot of time so i decided to carry on with the work and complete the rushes log and write up the findings from the Questionnaire which we put onto Survey Monkey. For the findings of the survey Monkey questionnaire, i went through each question to find out how the answers were different from the paper based questionnaire which my peers had completed. I decided to add screenshots of the results from survey monkey to make the results shown a lot clearer. Finally, the last log that i needed to complete was the rushes log. In this I had to give the shot number, what scene it was, the duration of the shot and a comment. In the comment I wrote about what needed to be done in each shot and the equipment that we will need to use.

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Today we started all the pre production documents, these need to be done before we start any production. We did a couple however, we can't complete all of them until we have had our meeting with the beauty block manager. We need to talk to the manager to make sure that we get consent that we can actually do the advert in the hair and beauty block. After lunch we then had to complete the production schedule. In this is tell us everything that we need to do and what day it needs to be completed by. This will be really helpful later on when we are unsure what needs to be done. In the pre production we needed to write down all the pre production, meets, production and evaluation which will need to be done before the deadline. Once we had completed that I needed to complete all of my visual diarys as recently I haven't been keeping up with them. I am happy that I am now up to date and ready to complete all the documents next week.

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Today I had to create a questionnaire to get feedback on our idea. I created a print based questionnaire so that the people in my class could fill them out and then i also put them onto survey monkey. I got a good response from my questionnaires which was really successful. Chloe had the job of creating the focus group questions and then we did the focus group together. Our focus group was really successful as we was able to get all the feedback we needed and more ideas to make our idea even better. Once we had got all the focus group and questionnaire feedback we decided to write up all the findings on a word document. This was really successful. We then done our action plan. This is to make sure that all our work gets completed on the deadline and we can follow it every lesson to see what needs to be completed.

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Today we started and completed all the research documents. There was a lot to do and felt that the only way to stay on track of our work was by working really hard and getting them all completed today. In these documents we had to research different people who are doing your role. As i am a producer, I had to research successful producers and find out what they do to make a successful film/advert. This was really helpful as it helped me get a better understanding of what a producer is and the jobs they will need to do, to create a successful advert. Myself and Chloe split up the documents so we had more chance of getting them done today, this was really successful as it made us work harder and get them all done.

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Today I completed my powerpoint ready for my pitch. I decided to add more about the equipment, location and my idea. After I had completed everything I was ready for my pitch. The pitch was to show our tutor our idea of what we wanted to do. This way she had a clear understanding of what we wanted to do and what we needed to do to pass the unit. My pitch wasn't on the idea that i wanted to do, as I wanted to do the Beauty advert with Chloe. I had to tell my tutor that this is something I wanted to do and this is now the idea that I am going to do. Myself and chloe then discuss what we was going to do and sent an email to the manager of the Harlow College Beauty Block to get permission to make an advert. However, she hasn't replied yet. We then started to look at all the research documents we needed to do so that we know exactly what needs to be done.

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Today i needed to complete my action plan, in this it explains everything which needs to be done and what lesson and times it will be completed in. I found this easy as I knew what needed to be completed to be able to complete a successful horror trailer. I needed to include things such as, storyboarding and editing which are some of the things that will take up the most time. After I had to completed my action plan i then needed to start planning my pitch, i decided to make a power point as this is the easiest way to show my ideas to our tutor. I needed to include location, my idea and the equipment needed. The pitch needs to be 5 minutes long and in it I will need to explain my idea to my tutor. This way the tutor has a clear understanding of what I want to create, to show that I have planned well and ready to start all the research documents. I will need to complete this next lesson and then present to my tutor.

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Today I have written my project proposal. This is a document where you need to explain your ideas and evaluate. I found this hard as I wasn't 100% sure what I wanted to create. I decided to do my horror trailer idea as i had a lot to say about it. I need to think about what idea i want to do as I'm not sure whether to do the advert for the Harlow College Beauty Salon or the horror trailer. I decided to do my project proposal on the horror trailer as I felt that I had a better understanding of what I wanted to create and wasn't sure for the Beauty advert. As the beauty advert was my peers idea she had a better understanding and I would need to get a better understanding before I could write a project proposal. I completed the project proposal and next lesson i am going to complete my action plan, in this it will say what i am doing and the time i have to do it in.

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Today i have annotated my mood board which is now completed. I am really happy with the outcome as i have written about everything I needed to. I decided to explain every image on my mood board as i want to create the most effective mood board and get the highest grade that i can possibly get. After I had completed my mood board and annotated it to a high standard, i then decided to do my mind map again as i wasn't happy with the way it had turned out. I wanted it to be in a lot more detail explaining everything about my ideas and all the things that i could make. I am now ready to start writing my project prosal next lesson.

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In todays lesson I started on the next task which was to create a mood board. In the mood board it will include inspiration, images and videos which I had researched. I had to find a lot of pictures as the mood board we had to create needed to be A2 to get the highest grade possible. I decided to get pictures of horror films as one of my ideas was to create a horror trailer. Also pictures of the beauty salon at Harlow College as this will show the location and also some pictures of some videos which have inspired me. Once I had gathered my images I had to stick all the images onto the A2 paper. This was one thing i struggled with as i found that I didn't have enough pictures because the paper was so big, so I had to keep on printing more pictures. I have now stuck all my images down and ready for next lesson to start annotating all the images I have got.

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Today I started Final Major Project. I started off by getting the brief and reading through what we will be doing in unit 8. In the brief it gave us 'creative production choices' from this I could pick out the ones that I think I would enjoy making. I really liked the idea of creating a horror trailer/ short film as i thought this would be really fun to make. I really like the idea of creating a print or moving advert, as this will be challenging and is something I will really enjoy making. After reading through the brief and getting a few ideas in my head I decided to make a start on my mind map. In my mind map I picked out all of the important parts of the brief and put them down to make sure I understand what has been asked. After I had completed the mind map I felt like I was happy with it as I could have added more. I think that I will defiantly make a new mind map and write more about what the brief wants me to create and explain my ideas I have already got a lot more.

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Today, i made sure that i worked hard so that i could get more evaluation nearly done. I have worked hard and have been able to complete my evaluation. I used the layout on tube to make sure that i have included everything that i needed to into the evaluation. I included things such as, my idea, my role, peer feedback, target audience and a conclusion. i am really happy with the way that it has turned out and have been able to explain everything and evaluate on all of the good and the bad. I also had to pitch my idea to C.A.S.T this needed to be recorded, so i uploaded it to padlet. In this pitch we needed to talk about our idea why we think that it is suitable for c.a.s.t, the target audience, the strengths and weaknesses that we thought and the feedback we was given. I think that i have worked really hard today which has enabled me to be productive and complete my evaluation and get my presentation out of the way. To improve i think that i could have been more confident when presenting in my presentation and i still feel that i am not confident enough to present in front of people.