We are at the stage where we are ready to present and pitch our idea to our demographic. Writing the proposal has started out really well, I have completed my part, I'm now just waiting for the rest of my group to complete it and add their contribution and then it's ready to present. Breaking each aspect of the video down for the proposal was an easy process, I wrote about location, inspiration, genre and target audience, these are all things I am so far confident in especially target audience because I've done the primary research I have a lot of information on our target audience which is crucial information to have at this point.
Thursday, 16 April 2015
Sunday, 12 April 2015
Entry 7: Constraints
One of the biggest constraints for this project especially at the moment would be time, this as been something that we have tried our very best to work around but have still always found it difficult to keep up with all the different aspects of this project. It would have helped if we arranged a meeting with Alicia earlier, as it would put our ideas into place a lot earlier on in the project giving us more time and freedom to film/edit. We are now in a position where time is limiting us and making us make decisions that we need more time to think about, for example the concept of the video is something we really need to think about as a group and decide whats best/what will work, this is why meeting Alicia earlier on in the production would of made things easier for both sides.
Another constraint is communication, as I see Alice and Ellie almost every day it's easy to talk to each other about how the process is going, however our client lives far away from us making it difficult to meet in person again (which would be really useful as our first meeting went so well) and discuss all the important aspects that we need to know in order to keep up with the pace of the project which has ben going well for us so far. Our only way of communicating with everyone involved is through a Facebook group chat we've all set up which is helpful, but when it comes to filming it would help to know who is going to be there as we discussed actors being involved and we can only contact them through Alicia, which again doesn't help as she's not in easy place to reach when we need her.
One other constraint is finding an idea to settle on, whilst creating the mind map i realised we have so many ideas which is great because it gives us options but on the other hand we don't have time to ponder on too many different ideas because at this point where time is already a constraint we need to pick one idea and stick with it as we're running out of time and the last thing we want is to get near the filming stage and still not have a clue what we want to do, to fix this we will need to talk to each other and settle on on definite idea that everyone is happy with, the sooner we do this the quicker we can get the filming side done which is our priority at the moment.
Another constraint is communication, as I see Alice and Ellie almost every day it's easy to talk to each other about how the process is going, however our client lives far away from us making it difficult to meet in person again (which would be really useful as our first meeting went so well) and discuss all the important aspects that we need to know in order to keep up with the pace of the project which has ben going well for us so far. Our only way of communicating with everyone involved is through a Facebook group chat we've all set up which is helpful, but when it comes to filming it would help to know who is going to be there as we discussed actors being involved and we can only contact them through Alicia, which again doesn't help as she's not in easy place to reach when we need her.
One other constraint is finding an idea to settle on, whilst creating the mind map i realised we have so many ideas which is great because it gives us options but on the other hand we don't have time to ponder on too many different ideas because at this point where time is already a constraint we need to pick one idea and stick with it as we're running out of time and the last thing we want is to get near the filming stage and still not have a clue what we want to do, to fix this we will need to talk to each other and settle on on definite idea that everyone is happy with, the sooner we do this the quicker we can get the filming side done which is our priority at the moment.
Saturday, 11 April 2015
Entry 6: First Formal Meeting
Today we had our first formal meeting with Alicia, for a first meeting it was very successful. There were no problems with getting to the location of the meeting which was our only concern, everything went relatively smoothly. In the meeting we discussed everything that covers the storyboard as this was our best way of breaking up the different aspects, from setting to wardrobe we talked about all the possible outcomes and there was very good communication between everyone involved in the meeting.
The first thing we needed to decide was the song, we listened to the her new uploads on soundcloud whilst we were there so we could discuss on the spot. After much debate we've decided to go for the song 'Yellow Brick Road" we came up with a few possible locations to film as well, they all include an outdoor type scenery, so we came up with a woodland type scene and possibly Brighton Beach.
It's exciting to know that we have ideas being put into place already, talking to Alicia and hearing what she wanted for this project really helped as well and we are keen to put together a final idea and get ready to film.
The first thing we needed to decide was the song, we listened to the her new uploads on soundcloud whilst we were there so we could discuss on the spot. After much debate we've decided to go for the song 'Yellow Brick Road" we came up with a few possible locations to film as well, they all include an outdoor type scenery, so we came up with a woodland type scene and possibly Brighton Beach.
It's exciting to know that we have ideas being put into place already, talking to Alicia and hearing what she wanted for this project really helped as well and we are keen to put together a final idea and get ready to film.
Wednesday, 1 April 2015
Entry 5: Arranging a meeting
Yesterday myself and Alicia were emailing each other back and forth to finally organise a formal meeting where we could all sit and discuss our ideas in person, something that has been needing to happen for a while. We've decided on meeting in a coffee shop quite local to all of us, making it easier to meet halfway. I'm happy we've finally arranged to meet as this gives us an easier opportunity to put our ideas and opinions out in the open without having to wait for a response.
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