Costume Update

Because some characters have been wiped from our project and new characters have been added there has been a development in costume. Drew's costume has stayed the same as just a casual top and skirt.

The manager has a more campy character however and his costume reflects this, he will be dressed in a flannel shirt and tartan pyjama bottoms with sunglasses on.

The interviewer that we have filmed is a very casual character and the actress(Meg) was allowed to supply her own clothing, which took the form of a shirt and jeans.

Drew's childhood friend(Lucy) was also allowed to supply her own clothing and wore a casual outfit of shirt and jeans also.

Demographics & Psychographics(TBC)

The demographics for our production are as follows:

Age: Teenagers & young adults

Gender: Female

Social Class: All

Social group: Secondary school/College/Uni students

Employment: None in particular

Ethnicity: All

Psychographics: Spectators, Joiners

Characters Update (TBC)

Throughout our project the characters that would be in it have changed. We no longer have 4 judges nor do we have an interviewer. However now we have a few more people playing fans, we also have Drew's manager.

First Cut

Tuesday 22nd was the deadline for our first cut, which can be seen below, however due to technical difficulties it could not be shown, Dan took it home and exported it on his laptop and it will be shown today.

Production Diary 4

On Sunday 20th Meg, Dan, Gemma and I went to Hertford to try and do some filming for our documentary. Unfortunately the weather was horrible so no filming could be done, but we decided to have fun in Hertford anyway. Attached are some photos.

Production Diary 3

On Monday the 15th we went to Gemma's house to film some interviews. We set these interviews in her bedroom and we just recorded separate lines of dialogue from Gemma as though she were replying to questions. The day went fine once we got started but while we were recording we were interrupted several times by construction work going on outside Gemma's back garden, which led to a lot of re-takes. To the right and below are some photos from the shoot.

Production Diary 2

On Wednesday the 9th of October Dan, Lucy and I went to the school open evening and made some progress editing our production. We did as much as we could with the footage that we had but ultimately not much progress was made other than general improvements.

Production Diary 1

On Tuesday 24th we began filming in the school hall. It was difficult to get things to look good but eventually after many takes we came away with footage that was serviceable. I also recorded my own role as the voice over.

To the right are some pictures from the recording session that we had in the hall. Below are some clips from my voice over.

Product Analysis

Taylor Swift “Journey to Fearless”

Director: Unknown

Production company: Filmsignal, Hasbro Studio

Summary: This is a documentary about the singer Taylor Swift(who our character Drew Taylor is based on). The documentary was originally aired as 3 episodes but was later released as one 135 minute film. The documentary features live performance and behind the scenes footage as well as interviews which is typical of the genre.

“Lemmy”

Director: Greg Oliver, Wes Orkoshi

Production company: Damage Case Films & Distribution, Secret Weapon Films, Stay Free Films, Three Count Films

Summary: This is a documentary about the revered heavy metal musician Lemmy Kilmister. The purpose of this documentary was to show Lemmy for who he really is rather than his stage persona and to look at the events and legacy of his career. The documentary features live performance and behind the scenes footage as well as interviews which is typical of the genre.

Marley

Director: Kevin MacDonald

Production company: Entertainment, Tuff Gong Pictures, Cowboy Films

Summary: This is a documentary about the life and death of deceased reggae superstar Bob Marley. The documentary attempts to show the good and the bad sides of Marley’s life as accurately as possible. The documentary features live performance and behind the scenes footage as well as interviews which is typical of the genre.

Costume

For our production we have been thinking about the costume for our characters. The two main characters are Drew Taylor(Gemma Crane) and the interviewer(Meg McMillan). Any other characters will be able to wear whatever they want to.

Because Drew Taylor is based on real life singer Taylor Swift we decided that her costumes should parallel her real life counterpart. This means tartan/check shirts, jeans and boots or shoes - a generally casual ensemble. Below is a picture of the style of outfit Gemma will be wearing.

I myself will not have a costume as my role in the production will not be on screen.

Shedule

Below is the production schedule for our production.
The deadline for our first cut is October 21st and the final deadline is December 2nd, by which time all filming and editing should be complete and the product will be ready for viewing.