Week Twelve - Final Screening

 This weeks activities:

- Final screening ✅

- Acting on feedback ✅

- Upload both videos to NOW ✅

- Upload production log ✅

This week was our final week on the project. We had to complete our video and share it to our peers, tutors and client for some last minute feedback. This was very helpful as we had the opportunity to add some quick changes.

My contribution:

This week was quite hectic as we needed to finish and upload our project by the end of the week. I helped with uploading the videos, adding in some new voice over bits and finishing off the production log. In order to keep our client up to date, I also chatted with her to make sure she was happy with our videos and had completed all the paperwork. This week, I communicated well with my team to make sure we ended our project on a high note.

Week Nine - Test Screening

This weeks activities:

Test screening ✅

Client draft screening  ✅

Acting on peer and expert feedback  ✅

Additional filming  ✅

Updating the script  ✅

This week, we had to prepare for our test screening to our class, media experts and our client. Our draft wasn't up to standard, but this meant there was lots of room for feedback to act on.

My contribution:

This week was a bit chaotic however, I completed a lot of activities. We had several issues uploading our video, so I had to upload it to YouTube and send it to our client. I also gave our client a heads up to where we were, and reviewed the content she sent us. Additionally, I have been regularly updating our production log and have added in all our feedback from the test screening sessions. Finally, I wrote a new script and will be doing the voiceover for our video. I have acted on all the feedback we received in order to improve our project.

Week Six - Greenlight Action

This weeks activities:

Review our greenlight presentation feedback ✅

Hold a team meeting with our client ✅

Allocate any outstanding tasks ✅

Update our production log ✅

My contribution: 

This week was more of a planning week so we could get a better sense of our idea. We arranged our second client meeting to discuss any feedback on our presentation. From this, our client gave us some more ideas about how she would like the video. This week, I uploaded our client meeting notes to our production log. I have also been regularly updating the log by adding research and activities we have completed. 

Week Five - Greenlight Presentation

This weeks activities: 

Greenlight presentation ✅

Sustainable action week session ✅

Filming details ✅

Post-production plan ✅

This week we had our greenlight presentation to our seminar group. This had to include our plan, filming details and how we will adhere to Covid-19 restrictions during our project. We have all completed our Covid-19 training and we are now waiting on our feedback and the greenlight to start.

My contribution:

This week I made the powerpoint for our presentation and filled in most of the slides. I have also been regularly adding to our production log and keeping everyone up to date about our work.

Week Four - Working with our client

This weeks activities:

Interrogating the brief ✅

Client meeting ✅

Researching ✅

Acting on feedback ✅

This week we made a short presentation about what we would like to ask our client. We had our first meeting with Jess and discussed how she would like the video, things we could include and who to interview.

My contribution:

This week I completed our group poster to send to our client, Jess. I also contacted Jess and set up a meeting with her. We have started adding to our production log and I have completed multiple slides and added some research.

Week Three - Pitching for a brief

 This weeks activities: 

Reviewing the briefs ✅

Pitching for a brief ✅

Coronavirus basic awareness training ✅

Pecha Kucha format presentation ✅

My contribution:

This week I contributed to several slides of our presentation, attended multiple group meetings and made a story board for one of our briefs. I also uploaded our presentation and summary to NOW. Team communication lacked this week and our group was quite unorganised.

Week Two - Showcase Presentation

 This weeks activities:

Our team charter ✅

Code of conduct ✅

Constructing our team identity ✅

Showcase presentation ✅

My contribution:

Ensuring my pitch was well written and presentable for the the class. We also had multiple group meetings, met with our seminar leader and collaborated on our powerpoint.

Week One - Group Identity Planning

Today, our group discussed different names, logo's and presentation ideas. We decided to call our group 'Spark Media' as it is catchy and works well with creative side of the module. This was Olivia's idea and we all agreed that we liked it. After this, we started to look into different logo's. Jade and I sent different options and we decided to choose my idea with the colours that Jade had picked. Everyone seemed pleased with logo and we all think that it is reflective of our group identity. We also created a group email and started planning our presentation for next week's session.

Our group logo

Week One - Group Introduction

In today's seminar we were assigned our groups and we completed our elevator pitches. After the session was finished, my group and I had an online meeting to discuss our ideas and assign our roles in the project. 

Team Roles and Responsibilities 

Team Leader - Olivia 

Editor - Lauren 

Cinematographer - Lola 

Audio Editor - Summer 

Director - Jade/ Olivia

Production Co-ordinator - Daisy 

Screenwriter - Romaleigh 

Production Log/ Paperwork - Everyone 

Week One - Pitch Planning

Questions

• Media form – what media form did the project use? • Purpose – what was the media project produced for? A course, a hobby, a competition? • Your role – what roles did you take on during the life of the project? • Skills demonstrated – what skills did you demonstrate through this project? Give a list of at least three. • Skills to be improved – what skills would you like to have improved through the project? Give a list of at least three. 

GCSE Media – iMovie, Photoshop. I also made short videos as a hobby, so I was more confident with the software. Writing, editing and time management skills. 

A level Media – Final cut pro, Photoshop, Professional camera. I made multiple magazines, posters and a horror film trailer. Leadership, creativity, camera and organisation skills. 

NTU Media – Premiere pro. I made a short video in 1st year, an aural postcard and a documentary about Coronavirus. Resilience, planning, teamwork and patience skills. 

Skills to be improved: 

- Having a clear understanding of what we need to accomplish and ensuring our ideas are strong and well planned.

- I’d also like to improve on my editing skills as I’m still unfamiliar with some of premiere pro’s features. 

- Becoming more confident by putting my ideas forward and having more input in the team. 

Teamwork qualities: 

- I enjoy working in team because group projects encourage creativity, and everyone’s skills are blended together to achieve success. 

- I think I am a good team member as I am well-organised, have good time management and I always try to stay resilient when things get tough. 

Pitch script: Hi, I’m Summer. I think I am a good team member as during group projects I am always well-organised, I have good time management and I always try to stay resilient when things get tough. I started off using iMovie and Photoshop when I done GCSE Media and I also made short videos as a hobby. From this I gained basic video editing and management skills. I also have skills in Final Cut Pro and Photoshop from a level media where I had to make a horror film trailer. From this I learnt how to stay patient during video editing and I also learnt that planning is very important during group projects. Last year I also worked in a team to make a documentary about Coronavirus which was very memorable. I’d like to improve on my editing skills as I’m still unfamiliar with some of premiere pro’s features. I’d also like to become more confident by putting my ideas forward and having more input in my group. I enjoy working in teams because group projects encourage creativity, and everyone’s skills are blended together to achieve success.