Reflective Logs and Portfolios

1. Be able to create and maintain a purposeful reflective log

1.1. Design the format of a reflective log to support own learning
I have created a portfolio which will be used to collate my work across the year. I have chosen to use blogger because it is very easy to use and the label feature makes it a lot easier for my lecturers to find all my work for certain things. As the theme, I have chosen a simple white with a blue background so it is not hard and difficult to look at. I made my titles a size bigger and in bold so that they stand out compared to my actual writing.

1.2. Maintain a reflective log that produces required evidence of learning.

UNIT	LEARNING OUTCOME 1	LEARNING OUTCOME 2	LEARNING OUTCOME 3	LEARNING OUTCOME 4
Video Production L2 CV10	Be able to carry out pre-production for a proposed video product	Be able to contribute in a technical capacity to the creation of a video product	Be able to carry out post-production for a video product	Be able to review own video production work
EVIDENCE LOCATION DATES SUBMITTED	June 17, 2019 This is part of the video production ‘short film’	June 17, 2019 This is uploaded on the same blog as learning outcome 1	June 17, 2019 This is also uploaded on the same blog as learning outcome 1 and 2	June 17, 2019 This is on the same blog as 1, 2 and 3
Media Content Design and Production Personal Project Management L2 CV6	Be able to plan design project work to meet deadlines	Be able to translate project ideas into final product
Assessment criteria	Produce an organised plan of work for a design project Monitor the work plan, re-scheduling where necessary Implement the project plan adhering to identified key deadlines	Show the development of ideas with reference to the work of others Produce work that shows the development of ideas through all stages of production
EVIDENCE LOCATION DATES SUBMITTED	22nd March 2019 This is under ‘Media Content Design and Production Personal Project Management’	22nd March 2019 This is also uploaded under ‘Media Content Design and Production Personal Project Management’
Pitching a Media Product Idea to an Audience L2 CV5	Be able to pitch an idea for a media product to an audience	Be able to produce a written/illustrated document to accompany a pitch	Be able to critique a media product idea and pitch	Be able to reflect on own idea and pitch performance
	Deliver a persuasive oral presentation on the concept and content of a media product to an audience	Create an appropriate ‘Leave Behind’ document that supports the idea	Give critical and supportive feedback to a peer’s idea and pitch	Self-critique own idea and pitch performance
EVIDENCE LOCATION DATES SUBMITTED	23rd November 2018 This is uploaded as ‘Pitching a Media Product Idea to an Audience: Christmas Advertisement’	Uploaded as ‘Pitching a Media Product Idea to an Audience: Christmas Advertisement’	Uploaded as ‘Pitching a Media Product Idea to an Audience: Christmas Advertisement’	Uploaded as ‘Pitching a Media Product Idea to an Audience: Christmas Advertisement’
Research for Creative Media Production L2 CV5	Be able to use research methods and techniques to gather material for a media production	Be able to use research methods and techniques to investigate an existing media product	Know about research methods and techniques	Be able to present results of research
Assessment criteria	Use appropriate research methods and techniques to carry out research for a proposed media production	Use appropriate research methods & techniques to carry out research into an existing media product	Outline research methods & techniques	Present research results
EVIDENCE LOCATION DATES SUBMITTED	24th January 2019 Uploaded as‘Film Proposal & Storyboard Research’	24th January 2019 Uploaded as ‘Research Report on a Film of Choice’	2nd November 2018 Uploaded as ‘Research Methods and Techniques’	21st January 2019 Uploaded as ‘Survey Designed for Target Audience/Analysis of Survey Results’
Teamwork Skills L2 CV3	Be able to contribute to the setting of team and individual goals	Understand own and others’ responsibilities in achieving the team’s goals	Be able to plan and undertake team activities	Be able to review the team activities
	Identify the team’s goals Describe the process involved in planning and deciding the team’s goals	Organise own activities effectively within the agreed goals of the team Provide information detailing own and other team members’ responsibilities	Plan activities that enable the team to reach its goals Identify own responsibilities towards the team in relation to the plan Carry out own responsibilities Contribute to the successful completion of the team activities	Feedback on own actions in relation to the overall team activities Describe different team members’ contributions
EVIDENCE LOCATION DATES SUBMITTED	5th June 2019 Uploaded as ‘Teamwork Skills Zombie Movie	5th June 2019 Uploaded as ‘Teamwork Skills Zombie Movie	5th June 2019 Uploaded as ‘Teamwork Skills Zombie Movie	5th June 2019 Uploaded as ‘Teamwork Skills Zombie Movie

2. Be able to create and maintain a portfolio of own work

2.1 Design the format/structure for a portfolio that will enable them to add, edit and store assessed tasks for a course of study/work related activities and tasks

I have chosen blogger since it is a useful website to put anything related to my course on. Blogger is also useful since I can label all of my work are keep everything neat and organised for my lecturer or an examiner.

2.2 - Maintain a portfolio of own work for assessed tasks that is referenced against assessment criteria

Video Production 'Short Film'

1.1 

Spectre

1.1- Apply Video Pre-Production Techniques: Film Proposal

Short film proposal from DeaconFletcher

1.1- Apply Video Pre-Production Techniques: Script

1.1- Apply Video Pre-Production Techniques: Health and Safety

1.1- Apply Video Pre-Production Techniques: Shooting Schedule

1.1- Apply Video Pre-Production Techniques: Location Scout 

1.1- Apply Video Pre-Production Techniques: Cast & Crew
Director - Me
Cameraman - Me
Protagonist - Dane Scott
Classmate 1 - Karim Katouche
Classmate 2 - Layton

1.1- Apply Video Pre-Production Techniques: Storyboards

2.1- Contributing in a Technical Capacity to the Creation of a Video Project
During the creation of the film, I only filmed in two different locations. The first location was in one of the classrooms in the VPA Building of Bede College (the first half of the film) and the other location was in Barnes Park (the last half of the film). The equipment that I used for this was my iPhone XS (as the camera), a white morphsuit mask and a small black cloak. I had to take multiple takes whilst shooting in the park since there was other people walking around in the background and there was sometimes sounds that I didn't want to be in the shot.

3.1 - Apply Video Post-Production Techniques to the Creation of a Video Product
During the editing of my film, I wanted to make the chase scene as intense as possible so I cut each clip down so that there was a lot of quick transitions between each shot. I also used a shot that was a close up of the protagonist whilst he was running during the chase scene to make in more dramatic and intense. I wanted the chase scene to calm down before anything happened to the protagonist so I could capture the 'calm before the storm' type feeling just before the end which ends on a cliffhanger.

3.1- My Final Film



4.1 Reviewing the Strengths and Weaknesses of my Production Work
1. My final product was almost exactly how my initial ideas of the project were. The reason why it is not exactly how I wanted it is because one of the final shots were corrupted whilst I was editing so I couldn't include it. However I made it work without the shot.
2. The pre-production helped me out whilst shooting because it saved me a lot of time. The location scouting that I did helped my the most since I found exactly where I wanted each shot to be.
3. I feel like my final product was appropriate to the intended horror genre and the target audience for the horror genre since it included aspects of the horror genre.
4. My contributions to the creation of my film was directing the film, doing all of the pre-production and all of the post-production/editing.
5. My time management was good since I was able to film all of my scenes in one day and then also edit all of it the next day.
6. I have learned that pre-production really helps towards the creation of a film.
7. I feel like my filming went well since I was able to get all of the shots that I wanted in a suitable amount of time however I feel like I could improve on pre-production.

Use Video Hardware and Software to Capture Sequences

1.1 - USE VIDEO HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TO CAPTURE SEQUENCES: INPUT DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED SOFTWARE
To film my movie, I will be using the camera on my iPhone XS since it can record in 4k 60fps. Since I am filming on my phone, I will not need to use an SD card. To edit my film I will be using Adobe Premiere Pro 2018 on my own PC at home.
These are the specs for the camera:
Dual 12MP wide-angle and telephoto cameras
Six-element lens
Dual optical image stabilisation

1.2/1.3 - USE VIDEO HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TO CAPTURE SEQUENCES: USE INPUT DEVICES AND VIDEO SOFTWARE, AND IDENTIFYING FILE FORMATS
To film on the iPhone all you need to do is click on the camera app then press red/white button to record. The iPhone saves all video files as a .MOV file. A .MOV file is a common multiedia file format that was developed by Apple and is compatible with Windows and Macintosh platforms. MOV files commonly use the MPEG-4 codec for compression and it may contain multiple tracks that store different types of media data.

1.4. - STORE AND RETRIEVE SEQUENCES USING PRE-SET FILE FORMATS
To transfer all of my footage from my iPhone I need to connect the USB lightning cable that comes with all iPhone's into my phone and then into a USB slot on my pc. After transferring all of the files, I put them all into the file on my PC so I knew where they all were. Then from there I just dragged the clips into premiere pro and edited from there.

2.1/2.2/2.3/2.4 - Use Video Software Tools To Combine and Edit Sequences
The editing software that I used to edit my film was Adobe Premiere Pro 2018. To start editing in premiere pro, I first have to click and drag my footage into the project box and the click and drag it onto the timeline.

Next, to get rid of the audio from my footage I need to right-click the footage in the timeline the select 'unlink' then click on the audio and press delete on my keyboard.

To add my soundtrack I do the same as the footage.

To cut the footage at a certain part I used the arrow keys on my keyboard to find the exact moment I want then pressed the 'C' key for the razor tool and clicked where I wanted to cut.

To add my transitions, I clicked on 'effects' then 'video transitions' then onto 'dissolve' then I chose 'cross dissolve' for my transitions.

To add my credit scenes, I first put a 'colour matte' on the time line then I use the text tool to type my credits. I also used the transition cross dissolve in between each credit so that it blended together.

To export my film I used the h.264 format. (h.264 is a block-oriented motion-compensation-based video compression standard. It supports resolutions up to 8192x4320 and including 8K UHD)

3.1/3.2/3.3/3.4 - Identifying Appropriate Playback Software and Display Device, and Adjusting Settings to Meet Needs
The software that I will be using to playback my film after I have edited it will be VLC Player. VLC Player is a free open-source media player for almost every operating system and is capable of playing any video file, audio file and even DVD movies. VLC Player also uses fast hardware decoding on most platforms.

To play my film back to the rest of the class I will be using a combination of a iMac and a Philips BDL6524ET 65", Edge backlit monitor. I will set the source as HDMI so that the iMac and Philips monitor will link together. The monitor will be set to its cinema mode so that it will show a better picture and show the colours better.