Unit 2 - Communication skills (communicate the ideas for your doc)
Unit 1 - Pre production (plan your doc) (15th nov)
Assignment brief for unit 1 is on the asfcmediaproduction blogger site.
Unit 1 assignment 1
- write a blog post using headings
Outcome 1 - finding out how a documentary is made (research and notes)
(Create a blog post titled unit 1 assignment 1 using the following subheadings)
- Use the powerpoint and answer the questions under each heading
Subheadings -
Time (what is a shooting schedule? Why is it important to have a shooting schedule? How long does it take to get clearances for music/clips)
Personnel (from a documentary of your choice, look at the credits, research the crew members (camera,sound,researchers etc) what have they worked on before, what qualifications/experience do they have? Why is it important to get the right crew?)
Finance (Where do you get money from to make a documentary? How did the documentary you have watched get funded? How much is it to clear music or clips from other tv/film companies?)
Locations (Where was the documentary you have chosen filmed? What did they have to do to get permission to film there? Make sure you have commented about why you get permissions,talk about all locations e.g mcdonalds,gym,doctors)
Facilities (From the same documentary, find out what equipment they might have used, any specialist kit that they needed. What camera,sound,editing equipment will you need to make your documentary, what are the technical specs of these? What are the costs of hiring things like this? Why is having the right kit important?)
Materials/Copyrights (From a documentary you have seen what archive or materials from other films/programmes have they used? who would they need to get the clearance from to use this footage? have they used popular music, who would they have to get the clearance from? What is a clearance/copyright/, and who do you pay for/get one?)
Materials/contributors (from a documentary of your choice, find out who the contributors were, who have they interviewed? were their any specialist advisors they needed to make the documentary?)
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