Figure 1 Career Ladder (Acgov.org, 2016)

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Brandon VirtueYear 2- Film & TelevisionUnit 13- Extended ProjectAcademic Year 2017-2018

Canterbury College

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CONTENTS

CONTENTS...................................................................................................................................................................2

LIST OF FIGURES.......................................................................................................................................................4

LIST OF TABLES........................................................................................................................................................5

DEFINITION OF TERMS.............................................................................................................................................5

Project Action Plan and Timetable.................................................................................................................................8

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CHAPTER 1......................................................................................................................................................................9

Introduction....................................................................................................................................................................9

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The Background of my Project...................................................................................................................................9

Who am I.................................................................................................................................................................9

What did I learn on my course?............................................................................................................................10

What is my project about?.......................................................................................................................................15

Why my project is important?..................................................................................................................................15

My Research Plan.....................................................................................................................................................16

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CHAPTER 2....................................................................................................................................................................18

Literature/Resources Review.......................................................................................................................................18

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Introduction..............................................................................................................................................................18

Practioners Report....................................................................................................................................................18

Literature Review.....................................................................................................................................................20

Media Product Review.............................................................................................................................................20

Conclusion.................................................................................................................................................................20

CHAPTER 3....................................................................................................................................................................22

Research Design............................................................................................................................................................22

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Introduction..............................................................................................................................................................22

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Research Questions..................................................................................................................................................22

Research Design........................................................................................................................................................24

Target Audience Research........................................................................................................................................24

Skills and Techniques Research................................................................................................................................25

Production Research.................................................................................................................................................25

Conclusion.................................................................................................................................................................25

CHAPTER 4....................................................................................................................................................................26

Research Findings.........................................................................................................................................................26

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Findings/Data analysis..............................................................................................................................................26

Conclusion.................................................................................................................................................................27

CHAPTER 5....................................................................................................................................................................28

My Project....................................................................................................................................................................28

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Introduction..............................................................................................................................................................28

Pre-Production..........................................................................................................................................................28

Production................................................................................................................................................................28

Post-production........................................................................................................................................................28

Presentation.............................................................................................................................................................28

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MY EXTENDED PROJECT – FINAL PRODUCT.................................................................................................................30

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CHAPTER 7....................................................................................................................................................................31

Project Evaluation.........................................................................................................................................................31

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APPENDICES..................................................................................................................................................................31

Extended project in creative media production Learning Outcomes and Assessment...........................................31

1. Be able to initiate and develop a creative media production project proposal.................................................32

2. Be able to use research, analysis and evaluation to develop solutions for creative media production project.32

3. Be able to solve practical, theoretical and technical problems in a creative media production project............32

4. Be able to plan, organise and produce a creative media production project....................................................32

5. Be able to use practical methods and skills in a creative media production project.........................................32

6. Be able to use evaluative and reflective skills in the production of a creative media product..........................32

7. Be able to present a creative media production project...................................................................................32

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REFERENCES..................................................................................................................................................................33

LIST OF FIGURES

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Figure 1 Career Ladder (Acgov.org, 2016).......................................................................................................................1Figure 2 Who Am I mind map........................................................................................................................................10Figure 3 Skills Timeline created by Brandon V...............................................................................................................14Figure 4 IMDB Louis Theroux (2018).............................................................................................................................18Figure 5 Photo by Den of Geek (2016)..........................................................................................................................19Figure 6- What is Research............................................................................................................................................23Figure 7- How to ask good questions............................................................................................................................23Figure 8 - My exercise 1.................................................................................................................................................24

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1 – Project Proposal...............................................................................................................................................7Table 2 - Project Action Plan and Timetable....................................................................................................................8Table 3- My Research Plan............................................................................................................................................16

DEFINITION OF TERMS

EP – Extended ProjectUAL – University of the Arts London

Candidate Brandon Virtue

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NameCandidate NumberPathway Film and Television

Project Title Unit 13

Section 1: Rationale (approx. 150 words) I want to create a documentary based on my grandad’s experiences throughout World War 2 whilst he was living in Dover at the time as a young boy. My overall area of concern is to tell his story and what he went through during WW2 and make sure that his unique memories are not forgotten. My reasoning for doing a documentary is that ever since I was a young boy I have always been interested in the war, it’s the same with documentaries also. I believe a documentary is a much more personal form of media which if it’s done in the right way can be very relatable. It’s very personal as I will be talking to someone who lived through the war, it will capture the audiences interest by listening to what he went through and the constant threat of being killed. I have learnt many new skills and techniques and one of the skills I want to show off in my documentary is framing and composition.

Section 2: Project Concept (approx. 200 words) The media format of my project will be a documentary. The main aim of my project is to tell my Grandad’s story so that people appreciate his experience. One major factor that influenced me to do this documentary on the War was history. I’ve always been intrigued about the war and likewise history, and always enjoyed Grandad talking about his experiences. By doing this subject it allows me to do a lot of research into the war but more importantly into Dover during the war which will allow me to get an idea of what my Grandad and Dover went through during this period. The target audience for my documentary are people who love documentaries, intrigued in history and more specifically the war but also people who like personal stories about a major event like the war and people living in Dover. During the production of my project I will be doing everything from editing to directing to filming. Personally I think this is good so it allows me to do exactly what I want and the way I want it to look also.

Section 3: Evaluation (approx. 150 words)

When it comes to evaluating my work I will use progress trackers to look back at what and how I produced it. Progress trackers are a good way of looking back at project changes. It also allows me to reflect on what I done when it comes to evaluating my project. I will use a production diary throughout the production stage of my project to help with evaluating what and how I made my documentary. The production Diary will include pictures and notes of what I done on what day. When I have completed my documentary I will ask for feedback from my peers and also from my lectures to help with getting ideas on how to make my work better.

Proposed Research Sources and Bibliography (Harvard Format)

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Below are a few examples of sources that I believe would help me with my project, I want to use a range of sources not only the normal websites and YouTube clips. I will look for films and books also that could give me any information.

Dover: Lock and Key of the Kingdom. 2016. Dover in the Second World War - Bombing and Shelling. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.dover-kent.co.uk/ww2_bombing.htm. [Accessed 26 February 2018].

John Latter. 2011. Dover in World War II - 1942 - YouTube. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnpXoQ7dAD0. [Accessed 26 February 2018].

The Dover Society. 2018. World War 2. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.doversociety.org.uk/history-scrapbook/world-war-ii. [Accessed 26 February 2018].

Table 1 – Project Proposal

Project Action Plan and Timetable

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Table 2 - Project Action Plan and Timetable

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Project Action Plan and Timetable

Week Date WeekBeginning

Activity / What you are intending to do - including independent study

Resources / What you will need to do it - including access to workshops

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This week I am intending to complete my project proposal and my presentation. If I manage to complete them successfully then will start on my Who am I. I will spend the final hour of the week making sure that I have got lecture feedback and also peer feedback.

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Make sure all of the above is finished and move on to complete Chapter 1. If the Who am I work is not completed in class I will complete it at home ready to move onto chapter two next week.

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3 05/03/18 Move onto my literature review and complete it and then move onto the similar media product task.

Resources from the internet

4 12/03/18 When all of the above is completed move onto chapter 3.

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CHAPTER 1

Introduction

This project portfolio is a report of my Extended Project for my second-year UAL Extended Diploma in Creative Media Games Film and TV pathway. My project is a short documentary based on my grandad and his experiences whilst living in Dover throughout World War 2 as a young boy. Chapter 1 is all about who I am, what I have learned and also starting to get into the pre-production stage of my project. In this chapter I will finish my research plan.

The Background of my Project

Ever since I was a young boy I have always been very interested in the War but more specifically in history in general. I thought it would be an interesting project to put two of my most interesting things to learn about and create a documentary. However my documentary is based on my grandad which makes it super personal to me and he continuously is telling me stories about when he was a young boy in Dover during the War and some of the stories have really influenced me in making this documentary so I can tell some of his stories in this documentary. Ever since I was a young boy I have been going on trips to France and seeing different monuments and main parts which witnessed mass conflict but also I believe doing this documentary will give me the opportunity to gain a lot more knowledge about a subject I love. Dover is very special to me and my family as they all grew up there so it would be very special for me to learn about Dover history in more detail. By doing this I want to create a well detailed and very personal documentary. But most importantly I want it to be a well-researched and factual documentary. My project will be very relatable to my target audience as it will be for interesting for the people who love the war and also documentaries likewise. I have always preferred to watch documentaries rather than films as documentaries are far more personal especially if it is about something you have an interest in. It allows you to get a better understanding on that subject or person so that was another reason for me wanting to create a documentary. Who am I

The Who Am I task is really good on being able to reflect on what you have learnt since starting the course. When asked at the start of the course last year to create a mind map of who I am below is what I created. Very much orientated on the things I love and what do academically like come to college however since doing this course for the past two years the mind map below would look completely different now as I have learnt so many new things, so many new skills and created so many good projects.

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This task has given me the opportunity to really think about who I have become since I started this course. Above I have mentioned how I really have a love and passion for history which influenced me hugely in making a documentary for my Unit 13 but also I am a very practical person. Looking back from my first project when I started this course which was the Hello Project you can clearly see how I’ve progressed whether that be my editing, camera work or sound work. Again a huge part of my documentary is framing. I want that emotion to be there, I want my audience to be entertained and intrigued so I want this documentary to be emotional as I am a very emotional person. This all come together to give a huge indication about who I really am.

What did I learn on my course?

Since starting this course I have been given the freedom to create whatever I want from a practical point of view. I have been able to experiment with sound, lighting and even cameras so that when it comes to producing documentaries and films which I have done I have the ability to do this as professionally as I can.

When I joined this course I didn’t know how to edit footage, I didn’t know how to use different camera settings such as shutter speed and white balance even, since starting this course I hadn’t worked much in teams but since then I have worked in team on near enough every task which will be very beneficial for the future as one thing employers really look for is how well can you work in teams. Since starting the course I bettered all my skills for example when I started I could not use Avid at all but now I can edit very easily. If I was to work in the industry teamwork would be one of the main attributes they would look for when it comes to employing you. Since starting this course it has all been about teamwork. I have managed to create far better work in a team rather than something I have done on my own.

In the last academic year I created a college timeline. This really helped me when reflecting on what I done previously on the college course. I was able to clearly see that I have learnt so many new skills and learnt so much since doing this college timeline.

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I like to look back at this timeline and compare everything that I knew back when I done this timeline to everything that I have learnt since then. This timeline really sums me up as a person and that’s why it’s so personal to me.

What is my project about?

After almost 80 years on from WW2 the younger generations know what happened over seas in France where the main bulk of the war took place however they may not necessarily know so much about how the war effected closer to home in the Kent area or more precisely Dover. My documentary will give a first-hand interview from someone who witnessed the war in Dover. People who love to learn about the war and also people who love personal documentaries will get a first-hand account of one boy’s time in Dover during WW2.

My role in this project is Writer/Producer/Film Director and even editing. However I am really going to try to focus on the editing of the production as after all this is the stage of the production process where you bring it all together and this is where you get to make it look exactly the way you want it.

Why my project is important?

I want my documentary to educate the younger generation on what children the same age as them went through almost 80 years earlier. Personally I don’t believe children learn enough about the wars. It was an event that changed history completely and this is why this documentary is important. This documentary is important for its target audience as there are a lot of documentaries based around the soldier’s point of view and people who fought in the war but not so many stories about the people who grew up during the war. Personally this project is really important to me as it is my grandad that I will be documenting and I want his memories and stories about what happened in Dover at that time to not be forgotten and make the audience aware of what horrific time he went through during this bad period for not just Dover but the whole of England.

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My Research Plan

Table 3- My Research Plan

EXTENDED PROJECT - RESEARCH PLAN No of Words

Interest/Topic/Theme 150I will watch documentaries on the war to get inspiration and whilst looking at documentaries on the war look at framing as this is a big part of what the documentary actually looks like. My documentary is about an event in history so it has to be very factual so I will use books to do some research on the war. To get inspiration on how I could structure my documentary and what is in it I am going to use sources from books to war documentaries and online website. I will also refer to previous work I have done to help me with getting ideas on what goes in the documentary and framing for example.

Why is it important? - Importance 100

This documentary is important because it will be personal, imformative and emotional. There arent many documentaries out there that are about the younger generation who didn’t get evacuated during the war so this documentary will be very relatable to the people who stayed put during the war rather than the evacuees. Personally I believe its important for the younger generations to learn about the wars as it was a major event in history that happened in history and if lost could have had a major effect on the way we live our lives today.

My research question(s) 100

Can framing effect the emotional response of a documentary?What is the best way to structure a documentary? Are there similar media products to mine? What effect did the war have on Dover?

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Research Design 100

I will use books, websites and documentaries to research the war. This will help with what information I want to put into the documentary. I will do some research into target audience, using surveys and interviews as a way of finding out what type of audience my documentary will appeal to. When doing a documentary you need to research into framing, sound and even where you are going to film. Framing is a huge part of a documentary. You need to be very precise with documentaries otherwise it won’t appeal to anyone.

Literature (Proposed Sources – Harvard Format)

Dover: Lock and Key of the Kingdom. 2016. Dover in the Second World War - Bombing and Shelling. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.dover-kent.co.uk/ww2_bombing.htm. [Accessed 26 February 2018].

John Latter. 2011. Dover in World War II - 1942 - YouTube. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnpXoQ7dAD0. [Accessed 26 February 2018].

The Dover Society. 2018. World War 2. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.doversociety.org.uk/history-scrapbook/world-war-ii. [Accessed 26 February 2018].

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Literature/Resources Review

Introduction

This chapter is all about informing my ideas for my documentary. I will do this by using certain research resources such as web pages, books and documentaries to provide a basis for my extended project and documentary. This chapter will also include a practitioner report and will conclude with ideas and key conclusions of all the resources used in the chapter.

Practioners Report

My Practitioner report will be on the documentary maker Louis Theroux. Born in Singapore in 1970 he is best known for his works such as Louis Theroux: Saville (2017) and My Scientology Movie (2015). Theroux now has three children and is married to Nancy Strang.

Theroux like to make documentaries based on controversial people and issues. He likes to document problems in society, however before he become famous he was a journalist and he was heavily influenced by the work of his father who was a fiction and travel write called Paul Theroux. His brother Marcel also had a career in writing.

Theroux’s documentary When Louis Met… (2001-2002) won a BAFTA award in 2002. Theroux also went on to win best presenter by the Royal Televisions Society, UK in 2010. Louis is still around making documentaries today with his latest documentary called My Scientology (2016).

Louis has a very different approach to other documentarians for example in his earliest documentaries the whole documentary is filmed free hand, this gives the documentary a certain pace and feels more natural. He also has a way of asking very awkward questions and incorporating a lot of very awkward silences throughout his documentaries.

I have decided to do research into Louis Theroux as he is one of the most well-known documentary makers and I believe his popularity comes down to the natural feel of his documentaries. It’s interesting to watch Louis work as it isn’t the stereotypical documentaries you would expect. His documentaries are very full on

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and hard hitting. I like how personal he makes his documentaries and I am going to continue to look at more of his work to get more ideas for my very own documentary.

My second Practitioner report is on the film director Guy Hamilton. Guy Hamilton was born in 1922 in Paris France. Hamilton is well known for his work on the James Bond franchise and other films such as Battle of Britain (1969). After he left the armed forces after WW2 he immediately entered the film industry. He quickly climbed to the top getting the opportunity to work with the top directors at the time such as Sir Carol Reed and John Huston.

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Guy Hamilton directed some of the most memorable and popular films from the likes of Battle of Britain (1969) to Goldfinger (1964) and even Live and Let Die (1973). His films are very much ‘typically British’. He really likes the concept of actions and adventure which is very popular with most audiences.

I decided to research Guy Hamilton because I am a big fan of his films and also the amount of action and adventure he incorporated in all of his films but also his film Battle of Britain will help me with my research when it comes to getting a feel of what Dover was like during this period of the war as the film is mainly based in Dover and the skies above Dover.

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Literature Review Examine and explore existing media products, practices and ideas in spirit of creativity and imagination

A Literature Review starts with your research question – What are you trying to find out? Once you have your research questions, you can start. A Literature Review enables you to gather information, knowledge ideas etc. from existing media sources, such as books, articles, journals, podcasts, web sites, documentaries etc. As you gather this information, it will either support your original research question, or provide you with new areas to research, or even make you consider an alteration in your research plan, and a change to your research questions. As you read and analyse the different source material, you will start to synthesis (Look at the Literature Review PowerPoint to remind you of what that is) the information you are acquiring. Your analysis and synthesis is what you detail in your Literature Review. It allows you to clearly and academically demonstrate that you have researched and analysed the existing sources relevant to your media product.

Inside the Ambulance: Very personal, very fast paced. Point of view camera. Voice overs and normal interview set up. Sad and emotional but also that sense of accomplishment.

Media Product Review

In this section you need to examine and explore existing media products, media practices and ideas in the spirit of creativity and imagination. Identify different media projects related to your media project. Record and analyse findings.

What are similar media products and how is my work related to them? (position yourself and your project in relation to similar media products)

How have similar media products influenced my project?

How have they shaped my project?

What did I learn from similar media products? (compare similar media products, how it influenced your perspective and ideas for the project)

Conclusion

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Who or what was my inspiration for my project? Refer to Chapter 1, and your “Who am I?” task to help you answer these questions.

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Contextualisation of my study – this is, “What was your motivation to do your project?” Refer to Chapter 1 and your Project Proposal to help you answer these questions.

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Research Design

IntroductionThis chapter is ‘How-to’ section of your EXTENDED PROJECT. In this chapter you have to introduce the design of the research, how data was collected.

The introduction should be relatively brief, simply providing an overview of the chapter. For example:

This chapter explains research design for my EXTENDED PROJECT. It starts with research questions and follows by the description of the research design and research methods used in my project.

Research Questions

Start with stating the intent of your Extended Project – what are you trying to achieve? Outline the key characteristics of your project. Write about your overall research aim. Ask yourself: “What do I want to find out?”

You have to base your research design on your research questions Write clear research questions, detailing what you wanted to find out and why?

Each piece of resarch needs to have a question, before you can start. The research activity should be supportive and relevant to the type of information you are trying to find out.

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Figure 7- How to ask good questions

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Research Design

In this part of the chapter, you will expand on what you wrote in your project proposal. Write about what you researched and how you collected your information/data (research activities).

Remember, in this chapter, you will only write what you have researched and what research activities you used. In the next chapter, you will write about your findings, analysis and conclusions

This primary research is anything done by you, such as:- Online questionnaire – you could ask your Facebook friends to comment on your project idea and

give you some additional ideas how you can make it better. Get the feedback from your Lecturers and peers and reflect on it in relation to your journey. You can contact companies, the council, artists, depending on what your project is about to get

their opinion on your project idea. You can use your phone or tablet to research, take photos of possible locations and places that you

can use in your project. Practical activities such as creating models, drawings, recording, filming, working in Photoshop. Experimentation

Target Audience ResearchAsk yourself questions: Who? What? Where?

Who is your target audience? Who are you aiming your product at? What type of audience is it? Investigate the target demographic and record the type of media or

entertainment they consume. Where can you find this out? You can use, ‘YouGov Profiles’ site to find out about your target

audience demographic. (secondary)

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You can set up interviews or record a ‘Vox Pops’ (primary) to find information about your audience. Skills and Techniques Research

Come up with the plan of what skills and techniques you will need to research to produce an effective, original and to near professional standard project.

For example, you can watch tutorials or read about how to achieve specific skills and techniques that you will need for your project (secondary) (cross reference)

Experiment with range of skills yourself (primary) (cross reference)

Production ResearchExplain what and how: o People needed for the production/availability (how: emails, Facebook, Skype conversation, etc.) o Research production roles that you will need to carry out and how to do it successfully (how:

the internet, media books, etc.) o Production schedule (how: create your own) o Budget (How: secondary internet, primary ask yourself) o Recce research/location needed (how: take images, contact individuals for permission, etc.) o Health and safety research ( How: take images, check locations yourself, ask for permission) o Visual ideas (storyboard optional) (How: take images, create sketches, get inspired by other

people ideas, etc.) o Props (how: make a list, ask to borrow, make it, buy it, use what you have)o Production (techniques, hardware, workflow) (how: research what you need / how: try it

yourself) o Post -production (Edit, colour correction, VFX, etc. (how: read, watch how other

people/professionals do it, try it yourself)

Conclusion

List all research activities

What activities did you conduct to answer your questions and collect the data? Write about the information and data you collected; your choice of data presentation and how you structured your information.

The research activities should be identified such as:

Observations (observational drawings; using photography, video and audio to collect data) Documents analysis (written, but also video and audio documents) Workshops Interviews Focus groups Surveys (visual, audio, etc.) Experiments Tests and measurements Experimentation

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Research Findings

In this chapter, you will summarise the collected data and the statistical treatment, and/or mechanics, of analysis. You should start this paragraph by briefly restating the topic/theme of your project (take it from Chapter 1).

Explain the object of each question, research activity, point out results, and present those results in a chosen form of summarised data. Select method of presenting data carefully.

In a quantitative study, the results usually begin with a description of the sample (e.g., sample size, description of participants who were excluded and why, handling of missing data). Next, descriptive statistics (e.g., frequencies/percentages for categorical variables, means, standard deviations, and ranges for continuously measured variables) are presented.

In a qualitative study, the results often include many quotes from participants who were interviewed. Here you should also present your non-textual elements such as photos, videos, audio files, maps, tables, charts, mind maps, SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis, etc.

Findings/Data analysis What did you learn from your research and how did it inform our project?

Present, explain and contextualize findings

Background and context of the work (refer to work produced in Chapter 1) What is it that makes me do my project? My personal experiences that influence my choices (idea for the project, my role in the project,

how it relates to my future possible career) What is the basic premise of my project? What do I seek to achieve and how it relates to my target audiences?

Use Findings to contextualize my Project. Present and Discuss Findings. (refer to work produced in Chapter 2)

What are similar media products and how my work relates to them (position yourself in relation to similar media products)

How do similar media products include my project? How they shaped my project? (thought and action) What did I learn from similar media products? (compare similar media products, how did they

influence your perspective and ideas for the project – talk about both script and techniques)

Organise and express your idea (ideas from week 1) Originate a range of ideas – list all ideas you had and explain how you chose the final idea Analyse each idea for viability - use focus groups and lecturer to support

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Map and analyse your Ideas (Mind mapping, SWOT analysis - strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats).

Conclusion

How did the research help me with my project?

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CHAPTER 5

My Project

Introduction In this chapter you should present the level of self-direction, personal initiative and commitment necessary to progress ideas and find solutions, and the practical, theoretical and technical comprehension, appreciation, knowledge and proficiency necessary to achieve identified goals. The ability to plan and organise work within a given timeframe and the efficient production of outcomes both individually and collaboratively.

Pre-Production Produce Pre-Production Portfolio which will formally define your project (location survey; risk

assessment; treatment; script; budget; schedule etc.). Pitch your proposal to the production board (video recording of your production board

presentation)

Analyse your target audience. Investigate the target demographic and record the type of media or entertainment they consume

Production Project management techniques, (notes of team meetings; production and post-production

schedules; call sheets, etc.) Team and individual performance monitoring (weekly check against schedule)

Development – Demonstrate development (photos from the shoot, screenshots from computers). Keep daily production and post-production diary and reflect on your production process.

Post-production Describe post post-production of your project.

Assess your production and post-production process. Describe, and critically analyses any production problems and the solution you experienced.

Presentation In this part of chapter, you should demonstrate ability to be able to present a creative media production project to a specified audience. Your EXTENDED PROJECT has to be presented appropriately (effectively; imaginatively) and presented with suitable (relevant; purposeful) media conventions to suit the target audience.

You have been given the showcase of the Summer Shows (see calendar for dates). You need to explore the different strategies needed to present your Extended Project.

Your presentation will very much depend on the medium of your Extended Project. In the Summer Shows, there will be the possibility to screen your films, exhibit your photos, or display your scripts and Pre-production Planning Documents. You need to:-

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Decide what medium is most relevant for your project and target audience, and detail why you think it is the most relevant approach.

Design your presentation, paying particular attention to your target audience. If you are producing a horror video, a screening at 3pm in the main street is not appropriate. You need to detail and plan all elements of your presentation, from the physical exhibition space to the supporting promotional material and supporting paperwork such as a programme.

Write about what influenced your decision to present your work in a certain way. You should look at other events which have showcased productions similar to yours, such as Trailers, Art Galleries, and Festivals.

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MY EXTENDED PROJECT – FINAL PRODUCT

Here present your final EXTENDED PROJECT media production.

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Project Evaluation

Critically evaluate your finished media project against the agreed requirements and parameters.

Answer the following questions: Introduce the project in your words List five strengths and five weaknesses in your final design Was there a theme for the design ideas? Can you describe it? Can you reference any influences here? - art

movements, designers, media companies/campaigns, etc. What experiments and exploration did you do (what happens if). How did it affect your development? Find a similar type of design publication - place it next to your own - what comparisons/difference can you

identify? What were the key areas of development in this project? - use your daily reflections to help you with this Review your proposal - what changed, what developments did you make, did you manage to complete

everything you set out to achieve? What did the client think of your concept? How did that make you feel? What could you do to adapt the work produced to improve and develop it? Is the final work appropriate for the needs of the project? Does it sufficiently answer your brief? Reflect on your pitch to the board; how did you feel about it before? Did it go better or worse than you

expected? What was the feedback from the client/lecturer? What do you think you could improve next time? Did it go better or worse than you expected? What was the feedback from your lecturer? What do you think you could improve next time?

APPENDICES

Extended project in creative media production Learning Outcomes and Assessment

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1. Be able to initiate and develop a creative media production project proposal. 1.1. Use critical and contextual perspectives to initiate a creative media production project proposal.

1.2. Use analysis and evaluation to clarify and develop ideas for a creative media production project proposal.

2. Be able to use research, analysis and evaluation to develop solutions for creative media production project.

2.1. Use research to support the development of a creative media production project.

2.2. Use analytical and evaluative skills to develop creative solutions to realise a media production project.

3. Be able to solve practical, theoretical and technical problems in a creative media production project.

3.1. Solve practical and technical problems within a creative media production project. 3.2. Solve theoretical problems within a creative media production project.

4. Be able to plan, organise and produce a creative media production project. 4.1. Demonstrate the ability to plan, organise and produce a creative media production project within an

agreed timeframe.

5. Be able to use practical methods and skills in a creative media production project. 5.1. Demonstrate the exploration, adaptation and application of practical methods and skills in the

realisation of a creative media production project.

6. Be able to use evaluative and reflective skills in the production of a creative media product.

6.1. Maintain evaluative and reflective records of the development and production of a creative media project.

6.2. Use evaluative and reflective skills to make decisions for a creative media production project.

7. Be able to present a creative media production project. 7.1. Explore strategies to present a creative media production project.

7.2. Present a creative media production project to a specified audience.

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