Evaluation

That's all folks. As a closing Evaluation

What I aimed to produce
I aimed to produce a hybrid of an educational documentary and a journey piece to be shown on Channel 5. I felt that I fulfilled both Channel 5’s production and diversity remit. 

Audio Visual

My AV adhered to most of the conventions of the participatory documentary genre such as handheld camera work and interviews but also included some conventions of expository documentary such as an authoritative voice. I felt that after re filming and reorganization, the narrative was understandable and the pacing was correct. This was something that in the first cuts was a major downfall of the piece as the pacing was too fast however after re filming and choosing music that slowed the pace down, people were really interested in finding out more about the narrative. I enjoyed the process and feel that I've learnt a lot about different work flows - and which work best for me. The people I've shown the video too all agreed that it appeared professional and that they could envision it on Channel 5. People were especially positive about the photography technical interview. I was especially pleased with the colorgrading in this section as I had decided to shoot it in c-log - something I had never attempted before. 

However in hindsight (even after rerecording lots of the audio and coaching through each of the lines) my presenters accent could be difficult to understand. Due to time constraints of my friends (and the fact that I wasn't paying anyone) I wasn't able to hold auditions - this would have been helpful as it would have allowed me to vet the presenter before hand. I also realized part way through recording in the dark room that wet photography isn't an exceptionally visual process. It is just a series of vats of chemicals. I had hoped for flames and explosions! It is also an expensive process as you are not able to repeatedly film a negative developing; this made it difficult to film multiple takes. I would have also liked to explore the "finding landmark"  scene more - this would have made the segment feel less rushed however this was not possible with the brief set.

Magazine Cover

I aimed to design an up-market men's lifestyle magazine similar to GQ or Esquire. To achieve this I analyzed  lots of magazine covers and articles. I then constructed the idea for my magazine around these conventions. I focused on an interview between the magazine and director/actor. This was a standard type of article in many of the magazines.

For my front cover I featured the director and actor. This entices the audience to read the article. When I took the front cover photo I didn't yet have much experience with Photoshop so I didn't realize how difficult it would be to mask out a brick wall.

I like the layout and colorscheme of my magazine. I also felt that I effectively used spacing and different fonts, and included conventions like an isbn, issue number and price.
However I felt that with a greater knowledge of Photoshop I could have made it appear slightly more professional. I spent hours slightly adjusting little things - but I still felt like something wasn't right. I think it might have had to do with the resolution  of the photograph (which was downgraded even more after cropping). I feel that with a higher resolution image it would've appeared much more lifelike. I would have likely to have edited the main photograph more then I was able too. I also wish that I had had access to a photograph studio as I would have made masking much easier. 

Double Page Spread

Similar to the magazine cover, I aimed for an up- market lifestyle magazine. I spent quite a while learning how to use indesign (although the longest bit by miles was exporting). I also struggled with linking my photo shop collage with Indesign. However I feel that after analyzing a quite a few double page spreads I was able to produce a conventional article. I felt that the content was interesting and the article easy to understand. I felt that the layout was accessible. I used drop caps, photo captions and pull out quotes. I also felt that the colorscheme was realistic and created a clean article. I felt that all these elements combined to make a realistic article. 

I would have liked to use different (expensive fonts) in the double page spread and front cover; or potentially if I had had more time designed my own. These would have allowed me to create an even more unique brand image. 

Overall I learnt a lot from completeing these tasks and have a greater understanding of how different media products work together.

Anyway thanks for reading my blog, see y'all on the big screen.