Whilst filming my documentary, I had several shoots for both the interview itself and all the in game footage to go alongside the interview. From each shoot and piece of footage that I took, I was able to pick up on new techniques and ideas that subsequently help to make to my documentary of both a higher standard and just to give us more footage.
Interview 1-
In my first interview there were many strengths and weaknesses for me to build upon. Firstly, I learnt that I needed to use stronger lighting to add a dramatic effect, however this was one of my strongest areas. The content I wanted from the interview was almost perfect and I even added a couple of questions that I thought of during the interview in as it added more of an effect as well as more quality content. I unfortunately used a poorer quality camera which therefore didn't give me a great picture. There were also part of our set that we should've considered to avoid such as a hole in the wall which nearly ruined the whole interview. As well as that, the microphone we were using decided to stop working mid interview therefore we had no audio file to go alongside it.
Interview 2-
In my second interview, my strong lighting came off to be a bit a bit too dramatic and therefore the interview itself is very dark. I felt that by experimenting with lighting in this shoot I was able to understand the balance that was required within my lighting for my final shoot. The content was not as good in the second interview. I feel that this was because there was three of us there at the shoot compared to the first time where it was only myself. Our subject (Jamie Lowry) may have got shy and subsequently limited certain answers that he had previously expanded on. This was very noticeable when watching back the footage. The quality of the camera I used was very good so in terms of focus it was arguably my best out of the three interviews that I shot.
Tuesday, 8 September 2015
M22 Equipment List
Canon 5D
Canon 6D
Tripod
Boom MIC
Sound Box
Memory Card
Samyang T1.5/35mm Camera Lens
Softbox light
Zoom Mic
Canon 6D
Tripod
Boom MIC
Sound Box
Memory Card
Samyang T1.5/35mm Camera Lens
Softbox light
Zoom Mic
Locations List*
I only used a limited amount of locations when it came to filming my documentary. This was for a number of reasons. I firstly wanted to have a large amount of continuity so by sticking to two key locations. I also wanted to connote that Jamie Lowry's new job can be homely and by keeping him settled at two venues where is comfortable and has a good knowledge of, then in the long run he will be able to produce better interview quality and footage without even having to try.
The first of my two locations was the dragon leisure centre. As Lowry now coaches the Bodmin College Football Academy, I thought I should film a lot at their main training location which is the Astro Turf at the Dragon Leisure Centre as it would be a natural location for both the players and my subject. This is also a very open field it gives my footage a very nice backdrop. I feel if the footage I used was either in a tighter area or indoors, then the camera quality would not be as good and my footage would be a lot less natural.
The second of my two locations was the academy gym. Here was a facility regularly used by both Lowry and the Football Academy. In terms of background it was perfect because it was full of sporting equipment and because of this, I conducted my interview here and I feel that this plan worked very well.
The first of my two locations was the dragon leisure centre. As Lowry now coaches the Bodmin College Football Academy, I thought I should film a lot at their main training location which is the Astro Turf at the Dragon Leisure Centre as it would be a natural location for both the players and my subject. This is also a very open field it gives my footage a very nice backdrop. I feel if the footage I used was either in a tighter area or indoors, then the camera quality would not be as good and my footage would be a lot less natural.
The second of my two locations was the academy gym. Here was a facility regularly used by both Lowry and the Football Academy. In terms of background it was perfect because it was full of sporting equipment and because of this, I conducted my interview here and I feel that this plan worked very well.
Storyboard*
Frame 1:
Graphic of the words 'Life After Football' on a black background. The graphic is football footage of stars involved in my documentary which are only visible via these letters. Ambient sounds of football crowds in the background.
Frame 2:
Montage of footage from Jamie Lowry with match commentary and crowd noises. Then it quickly cuts into a image of Lowry which will see a photo of him alongside some career statistics. It then cut backs to some more archived footage which is then followed by a clip of him watching himself play.before continuing on with footage.
Frame 3:
Goes straight into the interview, shortly after the interview starts, footage of him coaching and playing now is shown. I kept the audio of the interview whilst footage of football is shown which helps to make my documentary seem more professional.
Frame 4:
More continuous footage until the question about his future and how he has started coaching comes up. I wanted to capture the initial moment I asked him about this because I wanted to see whether he acted optimistic or excited or nervous about his future.
Frame 5:
I shall then add more footage of him specifically coaching as it is relevant to the question he is answering. I am also putting this at the end as it shows what his life is like now after football as the start of the documentary was about his professional playing career.
Frame 6:
I then went back to my interview when I asked my final question that was, "do you have any regrets from your career?". This question could have gone a number of ways so regardless of the reaction is still to get a very zoomed in focus of how he tackles this question. I feel that to see that he is still happy with his life despite losing fame and glory which summarises one of the points I am trying to make from my documentary.
Frame 3:
Goes straight into the interview, shortly after the interview starts, footage of him coaching and playing now is shown. I kept the audio of the interview whilst footage of football is shown which helps to make my documentary seem more professional.
Frame 4:
More continuous footage until the question about his future and how he has started coaching comes up. I wanted to capture the initial moment I asked him about this because I wanted to see whether he acted optimistic or excited or nervous about his future.
Frame 5:
I shall then add more footage of him specifically coaching as it is relevant to the question he is answering. I am also putting this at the end as it shows what his life is like now after football as the start of the documentary was about his professional playing career.
Frame 6:
I then went back to my interview when I asked my final question that was, "do you have any regrets from your career?". This question could have gone a number of ways so regardless of the reaction is still to get a very zoomed in focus of how he tackles this question. I feel that to see that he is still happy with his life despite losing fame and glory which summarises one of the points I am trying to make from my documentary.
A8. Lighting Research
From my research I have discovered that there are nine main types of photographic lighting. Side lighting is used for particularly dramatic photographs. Back lighting is used in images where the lighting is behind the image. Rim lighting is at an angle which is used for images of the wild and of nature. Ambient light is a softer tone which often bounces between surfaces. Soft light (diffuse light) provides even lighting which reduces contrast and also minimizes all shadows. Hard light is used to intensify brightness as well as creating stronger shadows and higher contrasts. Spotlight focuses on a specific area or subject. Artificial lighting is used to generate specific lighting via studio effects. Various combinations are used to add various effects of lighting into a specific image.
I shall mainly use side lighting and soft lighting as I want my images and footage to be clear but realistic at the same time. By using minimal but enough lighting, I will have both plenty of lighting and still as realistic of an effect as physically possible.
Graphics Research*
- Graphics - font styles, size and placement
- Graphics - link to genre
- Graphics - transitions
- Graphics - contents & order
The font style of "The class of 92" is a sans serif font. It has the appearance of something you may see in either a retro sports bar or a bowling alley. This does link more with american sport but of course there is a transatlantic link between us and the USA. It is a very bold font but is not that large in comparison with the whole poster from this documentary. This title has an arced font style which makes it seem more edgy, despite this being a very minor detail.
This links to the genre in several ways. This is an observational documentary which is based on Manchester, and the background is an overview of Manchester which is perfect representation for what is to come in the documentary. The class also relates to youth and schooling in the sense and they are "the class" which again shows links to genre.
In terms of transitions, this graphic has a lot of similar themes to the programme itself. There are clear transitions between the colour pallet and the themes involved in the documentary. The fact that they played in red and the 90's in Manchester were seen as a dark period early on show that there is a lot more to this graphic than you would initially think.
They put the title as the front layer as it is clearly the most important part of this documentary.
Sound Research
One thing I have discovered whilst researching into sports documentaries is the way in which they vary in their use of sound and music. Sports documentaries predominately use music solely to set the scene and to turn ensure that it doesn't give off too serious of an approach.
In the Class of 92, the majority of the soundtrack are songs from the 90's which helps set the scene for what times were like in the 1990's in Britain. The entire soundtrack comes from mancunian artists which helps set the scene even more. As this a Manchester based documentary, then it is important to get a specific atmosphere and feel for this film and I personally feel that this has been done to the best of their ability. In sports documentaries such as this one, ambient nosies are not used as they are not needed and often do not give off the required feel that is needed for a sports documentary.
All of the voiceovers in this documentary are either pieces of archived radio footage, archived tv commentary and dialogue from the people who are interviewed throughout the film. The speech is quite slow and relaxed which gives off the impression of a comfortable pace of speech. The instrumentation is relaxed and upbeat and has certain segments of tense moments. This helps to keep the audience excited and on edge at all times. The film consists of primarily dialogue which is used in a variety of formats.
In the Class of 92, the majority of the soundtrack are songs from the 90's which helps set the scene for what times were like in the 1990's in Britain. The entire soundtrack comes from mancunian artists which helps set the scene even more. As this a Manchester based documentary, then it is important to get a specific atmosphere and feel for this film and I personally feel that this has been done to the best of their ability. In sports documentaries such as this one, ambient nosies are not used as they are not needed and often do not give off the required feel that is needed for a sports documentary.
All of the voiceovers in this documentary are either pieces of archived radio footage, archived tv commentary and dialogue from the people who are interviewed throughout the film. The speech is quite slow and relaxed which gives off the impression of a comfortable pace of speech. The instrumentation is relaxed and upbeat and has certain segments of tense moments. This helps to keep the audience excited and on edge at all times. The film consists of primarily dialogue which is used in a variety of formats.
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