Sunday, 25 March 2007
jellys progress report
xxjalnaxx
Jelly's Progress Report
Effort ... I feel as though i have made more of an effort with my work this term so 2
Punctuality ... This has improvedd dramaticly i think so 2
Submission and quality of homework ... Well there has been an occasion or 2 where i 4get to bring it in but on the whole i try handing work in on deadlines....3?
Ability to work independently ... 2.. no problem with this
Quality of writing ... i think 2.. could be improved thou... less rushed
Organisation of Media folder ... 2 ... i recently organised all my media sheets quite proud lol
Oral contributions in class... contribute at times where im not in my own dream world lol
Quality of coursework... 2.. so far its going good could make a few mina improvements thou
jalna xx
Effort ... desoite being in hospital and being away i think i have put in loads of effort in my work so 2
Punctuality ... i try to arrive on time and most of the times i do so 2
Submission and quality of homework ... most of the time in on time and done to my best ability so a 2
Ability to work independently ... i canwork on my own...2
Quality of writing ... about a 3
Organisation of Media folder ... well organised 1 for definates!!
Oral contributions in class... always contributing 2
Quality of coursework... so far doing really godd so a 2
x...Vanita..x...(",)...x
Progress Report...Vanita
x...Vanita...x
Monday, 19 March 2007
Self Evaluation
Effort - 2 - I have put a lot effort into media part of the coursework and in general with classwork and homework.
Punctuality - 2 I always come to lessons on time, however i have missed lesson but always catched up on the work
Submission and quality of homework - 2 I spend a lot of time on my homework and always hand it on time.
Ability to work independently 2 - I think i work well on my own as i don't get distracted by other and concentrate better.
Quality of writing - 2 I think the quality of my writing is up to a good standard as i do put a lot of effort into my essays.
Organisation of Media folder - 1 My media folder is organised as i always file my work in order
Oral contributions in class 3 - I don't always contribute in class this is one of my tragets which i hope to achieve.
Quality of coursework - 2 I put a lot of effort into wild disorder we all do, i think that our coursework is up to a good standard
x HARDY x
Progress report
Our production is looking good sooo far im liking it .......well we have been editing after school and in the moring....so far we have done our opeining sequence and introduced our character but we stil got lots too do soo girliess we gota keep the good work up. We found some sountracks which go well with the production, however we need to find some rocky tunes or tunes that go well woith the production. We made a few changes a our mentor gave us advice on not having our physcologist at the beggining of our production so now we will show him later on.
X HARDY X
Saturday, 17 March 2007
Progress Report...Vanita's
x...Vanita...x
Progress Report...Hardy's
xXx Hardy xXx
Sunday, 11 March 2007
Vanita's Progress Report...(",)
Me and Hardy hand painting!!
Well wev captured our footage and have started editing and it is so long!! it takes forever, but...its quite fun... we also done some hand painting which was soo fun!! for our opening title and it came out really good...amazing!! We have been working so hard on this production waking up extra early and staying behind till half 5!! Our prodution is coming along now and it seems to look good so far!!
Friday, 9 March 2007
Jalnas Progress Report
We went to interview another teacher who knew about ADHD on thursday, and captured come scenes for our montage and also captured some Archive footage...
Well keep you posted !!
Jelly xx
Monday, 26 February 2007
progress report
J a l n a
Saturday, 24 February 2007
Test Screening Feedback
MCCAT:
Media Language:
Conventions:
Creativity:
Attention to detail:
Technical Proficiency:
Positive Comments:
Cinematography
~ Good steady shots
~ Good shots of people being interviewed
Mise-en-scene
~ good use of different background
~ good use of natural settings
Lighting
~ Good bright/clear lighting used could see all the footage taken
~Natural lighting
Sound
~ The sound was clear as you hear everything what people were saying
~ Natural sound, Microphone was used well
Conventions/matching audience?
~ The audience can relate to the people in the vox pops
~Range of people were being interviewed
Constructive Criticism:
Cinematography
~ Need to use a tripod when doing vox pops getting steady shots
~ Lacking a variety of shots
Mise-en-scene
~ Visit more town areas
~ Use a variety of locations
Lighting
~ You can’t see the person as the light is too much in the person face.
~ Lighting could be brighter
Sound
~ could hear background noise such as noise of cars
~ Microphone needs to be away from the person as the sound is not so good
Conventions/matching audience?
~ Interview more educated people
Suggestions and ideas:
What else would you (or the target audience) like to see in this production? (scenes? sequences?)
~ A montage sequence; a range of opinions form all ethnicities, voice over and cut up footage into sections.
~ More interviews of a professional and maybe having archive footage in the documentary may be good.
Suggestions for post-production/editing (music? voiceover? cutaways? montage? cross cutting? titles? slo-mo?)
~ Include some sad/emotional songs to shows this is an emotional subject.
...[*Hardy*]....
Friday, 23 February 2007
Progress report
- We had a change of character as our other character couldn’t film this week, but we managed to get our selves another character which is good news.
- We have done most filming with our new character, we have completed most of our storyboard which is interviews with a teacher, parents and Haley asking their views on ADHD.
- Me, Jelly and Binu went to see Dr robin on Monday ...unfortunately i didn’t turn the mike on...sooo we got footage of him ...buh we cant hear him....:(:(....soo i booked another appointment on Monday with him soo we can re-shoot. However, when we saw Dr robin he helped us soo much understanding ADHD better and answered our key question woohoo!
- We have got different scene with Haley such as a bedroom, playground, living room scene therefore most of our production is nearly done....soo the question is what’s left????......basically, we jus got to re- shoot Dr Robin again!!!!!!
X...*Hardy*...X
A twist!!
Many people think ADHD is a fraud because they believe that children are naturally meant to be be a bit loud and hyper however some argue that this is a disorder because having lack of concentration is not part of a child's healthy lifestyle.
i also did some research on how ADHD is actually diagonosed, and this how it is; The following ADD / ADHD Adult Self Report Scale (ASRS) questionnaire can be used as a starting point to help you recognize the signs/symptoms of Adult ADHD but is not meant to replace consultation with a trained healthcare professional. An accurate diagnosis can only be made through a clinical evaluation. Regardless of the questionnaire results, if you have concerns about diagnosis and treatment of Adult ADHD, please discuss your concerns with your physician. (This Adult Self-Report Scale (ASRS) Screener is intended for people aged 18 years or older.) Are you living with Adult ADHD? The questions below can help you find out
Circle the number that best describes how you have felt and conducted yourself over the past 6 months. Never
0 Rarely
1 Sometimes
2 Often
3 Very Often
4 Score
1. How often do you have difficulty getting things in order when you have to do a task that requires organization?
0 1 2 3 4
2. When you have a task that requires a lot of thought, how often do you avoid or delay getting started?
0 1 2 3 4
3. How often are you distracted by activity or noise around you?
4. How often do you leave your seat in meetings or other situations in which you are expected to remain seated?
0 1 2 3 4
5. How often do you feel restless or fidgety?
0 1 2 3 4
6. How often do you have difficulty waiting your turnin situations when turn taking is required?
0 1 2 3 4
Total
A score of 11 points or higher indicates that your symptoms may be consistent with Adult ADHD. It may be beneficial for you to talk with your healthcare provider about an evaluation.
x...vanita...x
So Far!!
x...Vanita...x
Monday, 19 February 2007
Filming Mission... 19th Feb
Thankyou for your time DR Robin!!... Much appreciated!
We also put our heads down and wrote and planned our storyboards 2day... and wrote down a brief outline of our sketches... for example whats scenes to film with our Character, the mis en scenes and the type of shots to use...
which where Pan's of our character when we first introduce her, Zoom in of settiges, etc.
Here are scenes we will include
*Intro (with music)
*Questions ADHD? Vox pops
*Definition of Vox pops
Here are some of the scenes we are going to film with character:
*The character playing playstation, (Pan from foot to face slowly to introduce us to character)
*hOMELIFE
*PLAYGROUND SCENES
bALCONY sCENES
*Interview with characters Mother
And then we would include...
*Proffesional Interview with Dr Robin
*Plus other scenes....
OH YEH... DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES... OUR MAIN CHARACTER HAS CHANGED FOR OUR PRODUCTION, AND WE HAVE FOUND A NEW CHARACTER!
x JALNA x
Tuesday, 13 February 2007
So Far....
(we also filmed some vox pops in school... however we decided to scrap this idea as we thought it wouldnt be authentic enough).....
ALSO.... we reviewed our comments from our fellow media classmates and will be taking some of those ideas in and using them....
Vanita came back... Wooo... Hardy and Jelly and Binu back on trackk yeyahh x
Oh Yh... we arranged a meeting with Beckles for an interview about Hayley... arranged to film a classroom scene with Ms Elcock.... Well keep u posted from there!!
Xx Jalna xX
Progress so far...
x...Vanita...x
Blog comments
What do you particularly like about it? What's especially impressive?
What could be improved? What's missing or could be added?
2. Based on what you've read on the blog (and maybe seen in test screenings in class) what suggestions do you have regarding what we could do to make our Practical Production really successful?
What other things could we include in the production?
How should we go about filming any remaining scenes or editing the footage during post-production (+ suggestions for music, etc.)?
Im back...
Well im back from hospital and into school now...well i dont think iv missed to much but anyway we still need to do some more filming so now i can take part in that and Hardy has managed to fix a session with a psychologist about ADHD...thats on monday 19th february... thats all so far!!
x...Vanita...x
Sunday, 11 February 2007
So FaR...
- I made an appointment with Dr Robin on 19th feb, whilst talking to him on the phone, he knows a lot about ADHD as he deals with many patients who contain this disorder, and knows a lot of background info.
- We have finished our vox pox, asking the question ' what is ADHD', we have asked a variety of people showing a good understanding of the subject.
- We were suppose to film Hayley in a classroom scene last week, but looks like we didn't achieve to get there, therefore we have to complete the classroom scene with ms Cole this week, as she is happy to star in our production.
- As a group we wanted to get a professional voice over, i e-mailed BBC 1, Channel 4 and five... i received a mail back from five saying that we are able to get a professional voice over......BUT.....we got to pay £250....so the idea of getting a professional voice has vanished. Therefore we will test out all three of our voice and who ever voice seems the most professional will be doing the voice over.
- This week we need to start shooting our main story line which is Hayley ... on monday we will begin with doing a playground and classroom scene.
Xx...*Hardy*...xX
Friday, 2 February 2007
WhAt wE dId 2DaY....
Xx Jalna xX
Thursday, 1 February 2007
1. Voice pop or pox ... - visit a shopping centre asking people what is ADHD
2. Arrange a meeting with Mr Beckles
3. Film Hailey in a classroon - arrange when with Ms Cole (Firday)
4. Start filiming cuts of our story board e.g. shooting in the playground sene two
....
Xx...*Hardy*...xX
Psychologist
psychologist , DR. Robin whom is willing to meet up with us on the following Monday to tells us his views on ADHD we are looking forward to meeting him....
Dr Robin E lawerance
96 Harley street
London
WIH 1AD
Xx...*Hardy*...xX
Preparation of practical production - Wild disorder
1. Intro – showing on BBC 1 (people dancing) research openings for programmes form ideas
2. Voice pox asking people ‘What is ADHD?’ – we want to create an authenticity by making people not know what this disorder is as it is not very common
3. Types of shots included in scene one
- Close up
- Long shots
- Fast edits
- Cuts
- Shots used such as fade, pan ect.
The last person shown on the voice pox is a psychiatric who will tell us the definition of ADHD.
Scene two
* We will introduce our main character who is a 13 year old girl called Hailey which suffers from ADHD
* Hailey will be shot in the school playground – there will be a voice over introducing her whilst the camera is focusing on other children in the playground. When the voice over has finished introducing Hailey we will zoom the camera into Hailey and final show who she is.
* A song will be playing whilst the character is being introduced.
Scene three
Ø This will be a shot of a classroom when Hailey is shown to be much disrupted and very talkative.
Ø Do not pay close attention to details;
Ø Don’t stay focused on play or school work;
Ø Don’t follow through on instructions or finish school work or chores;
Ø Can’t seem to organize tasks and activities;
Ø Get distracted easily; and Lose things such as toys, school work, and books
We will show some of these things in our scene three as they will show Hailey to have this disorder well.
Scene 4
- Run over car scene – we have looked at other adverts such as ‘pay attention when crossing roads’
- We will show how Hailey is careless and doesn’t seem to bother about the things around her as she runs into the road, but she doesn’t die as the car stop close by her.
- This scene will have many long shots of young teenagers
Scene 5
* In our documentary we want to film a professional to make the documentary have a realism effect.
* Therefore we are interviewing Mr Beckles Hailey councils as he will tell us the ins and outs of ADHD
* As interviews do tend to get boring whilst Mr Beckles is talking we will focus the camera on Hailey to make the documentary more interesting
* We will have a sound bridge going on to the next scene
Scene 6
- To end the documentary we will answer our key question which is ‘is this disorder inherited or is it a form of socialisation?’
- We will debate at the end
- We will show medical evidence what doctors say that there is no cure or some says that this is not even a disorder
- Final at the end of the production we will provide help lines were suffers can talk to someone
Settings
- Classroom
- Playground
- School
- Shopping centres
- Home
- Bedroom
Back scenes
Kitchen scene
Bedroom scene
Xx...*Hardy*...xX
Wednesday, 31 January 2007
Disaster!
Disaster has struck!! One of the crew members Vanita has fallen ill and has ended up in hospital so now its just me and jelly trying to do most of the work...Well hopefully Vanita will be out soon...so get well soon!!!
xX Hardy Xx
Saturday, 27 January 2007
Thursday, 25 January 2007
Work done today
Xx jelly n hardy xX




