Evaluation
The Ufilms Oscars Rundown has come to a close and I think it's fair to say the past two weeks has been one of the busiest and stressful times for all of the Ufilms team. However I think as a whole this has proved successful and despite setbacks we managed to film, edit and schedule, 2 weeks worth of footage with only days to plan. Our content is of professional standard, informative and fun. everything Ufilms stands for.
Both my segments, co-presenting alongside Matthew, went extremely well. I think we were very natural on camera and really enjoyed presenting for the first time. I definitely think it helped being paired up with Matthew. As one of my closest friends we can get along and take about anything for hours on end. We know how the other thinks and what to say to make them laugh. We also aren't afraid to have differing opinions, which was important, as we both had different views on different outfits. I think we worked very well as a team.
We've received lots of good feedback from audience, members of the team and tutors, which was so good to hear. Peers branded us as a young Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, (thankfully as I'm yet to find a grey hair on Matthew's head), as two incredibly talented people on screen it was great feedback. I received lots of messages from friends outside of college and family members saying how well I had done presenting and how much fun they had watching and listening about the fashion at the Oscars. They had seen the videos through the Ufilms team online presence and constant sharing to friends. Our tutor, Kelly, said we were naturals on screen and delivered our segment easily.
There isn't much I would change about our segments. The only issue we had occasionally was time management. I think we could have planned or time more efficiently and left ourselves with more time to edit our videos together etc. Sometimes it got very stuffy in the studio and I think regular breaks during filming would have proved helpful for all of the crew also.
As a crew, everybody in Ufilms did a fantastic job. Everybody helped each other; whether it was being on screen as a guest, filming last minute due to absences or helping another person edit a certain part of their video. Everyone managed to upload their videos on time, with only a couple one/two hours late but always on the correct day, despite the set backs being out of their control. We worked endlessly and despite everyone's moods constantly changing we kept each other going and didn't give up. Our YouTube channel looks incredible thanks to headers and thumbnails created by Ben. Matty also created an intro graphic relevant to the Oscars for all of us to use before our videos began. Taylor created nameplates using Ufilms branding - an orange and black colour scheme and our social media accounts underneath so people could find us on other social media sites. I do think our videos could have done with a little more. Maybe some sound effects or more graphics to make us look more professional. Our reaches on Facebook have been huge during The Ufilms Oscars Rundown and after, proving we have been a success online.
Although we were faced with many setbacks the Ufilms team pulled together and achieved our goals we previously set. A job well done!
Thursday, 16 March 2017
Unit 37 & Unit 13: Task 3
Production Diary - The Ufilms Oscars Rundown
Monday, February 20th
Today we began filming for The Ufilms Oscars Rundown. As Adam and Rhys's episode on The History of the Oscars was due up later that day, theirs was the first to film. We had a tight schedule so had to keep on eye on the time throughout the day. Filming the video was successful however it did take longer than originally planned due to one of the presenters having wordy paragraphs to remember. We tried to overcome this by using an auto cue using the projector. For this episode I worked as Director. My job was to keep an eye on continuity, make sure the boom mic was never in shot and that Rhys and Adam were looking at the right cameras at the right time.
Next was mine and Matthew's fashion segment. We were both a little nervous as this was our first time presenting and the thought of everyone watching us was pretty daunting. However we took this into our stride and after the first few takes it was like we were at home having a good natter. We were aware of the cameras throughout and where to look for each line we delivered. We sat on a sofa each whilst we discussed our piece, positioning them on an angle so that we could easily direct our attention to the appropriate camera; whether that be by looking directly forward for a master-shot at camera A or by looking slightly to the left/right (depending on the host) to camera B/C (again depending on the host). We chose to include a mannequin as it seemed a relevant prop to display to viewers that the topic of conversation would be focusing around fashion. I feel as though we both did an excellent job and finished with a day and a half to edit our piece to be scheduled the next day.
Today I spent most of the day editing mine and Matthews fashion segment ready to be uploaded later this evening. However at about half past 12 myself and Matthew had organised with make-up student Callum Douglass to complete a Hollywood make-up tutorial as one part of our fashion segment. Fellow Ufilms member Jess Bramfitt, was our make-up model. The filming took a lot longer than expected and we were all (crew especially) exhausted. Matthew was also supposed to get his makeup done but we couldn't film any longer. So we ended with Jess's final look. We hope this will be very informative for viewers.
Wednesday, February 22nd
Today we filmed Jess's segment, The Politics of the Oscars. Jess was 'acting' as a teacher teaching some students (and the audience) about the relationship between politics and the Academy Awards. I was camera operator on the main camera. I was in charge of making sure there was no issue with sound throughout and that all the contributors stayed in frame. Jess did an incredible job, knowing ALL of her lines and presenting confidently.
Myself and Matthew presented our final part of our pre-Oscars fashion rundown later that day, a fashion show. I provided some "Hollywood Glamour" dresses, as did the models (Ellie, Jess and Chloe). Taylor and Kane were also models, modelling their own suit jackets. As all the models were coming out of the left side of the background and then going back to the right, the cameras had be angled to the side. For this to work we had to hang up a white sheet to hide the equipment and remaining green room from shot. Before we began shooting we made a note of the clothes, where they were from and the price, so we could tell the audience when that corresponding outfit came out.
Thursday, February 23rd
Monday, February 27th
Today myself and Matthew planned what we were going to talk about in today's segment. We searched through all the online magazines about who and what people wore. We decided to follow the same set up as last week and begin with what the nominees and winners wore, moving onto best dressed men, worst dressed overall and the nights best couples. We also set up the sofas the same and stayed sitting the same sides, using the same camera setup so we know where to look. We didn't necessarily plan what we were going to say word for word as we wanted our reactions to be natural and be able to have a back and forth banter.
Tuesday, February 28th
Today I stayed in the classroom to edit mine and Matthew's post-Oscars segment. Making sure there was more than enough time to schedule and upload the video to YouTube and our social media accounts.
Wednesday, March 1st
Today we filmed Jess's post-Oscars video about how politics were involved in Sunday's Academy Awards. It took roughly an hour to film due to Jess not having long to learn her script. However, she still managed to stay calm and presented professionally. I was supposed to be down as on the boom but due to Jess's filming being moved further down the week I had to operate a camera.
Thursday, March 2nd
Today we created our last video of The Ufilms Oscars Rundown, the outro. We briefly came together as a group and planned what we were going to say. Basically thanking people for staying tuned and watching our videos and to stay tuned for more videos coming. This involved everyone being on camera except for Rhys and Adam who had to hold up a white sheet so that we could fit everyone in shot. The shoot went well and was over in just a couple of takes. It will be uploaded on Saturday to mark the end of our 2 week series.
Monday, February 20th
Today we began filming for The Ufilms Oscars Rundown. As Adam and Rhys's episode on The History of the Oscars was due up later that day, theirs was the first to film. We had a tight schedule so had to keep on eye on the time throughout the day. Filming the video was successful however it did take longer than originally planned due to one of the presenters having wordy paragraphs to remember. We tried to overcome this by using an auto cue using the projector. For this episode I worked as Director. My job was to keep an eye on continuity, make sure the boom mic was never in shot and that Rhys and Adam were looking at the right cameras at the right time.
Next was mine and Matthew's fashion segment. We were both a little nervous as this was our first time presenting and the thought of everyone watching us was pretty daunting. However we took this into our stride and after the first few takes it was like we were at home having a good natter. We were aware of the cameras throughout and where to look for each line we delivered. We sat on a sofa each whilst we discussed our piece, positioning them on an angle so that we could easily direct our attention to the appropriate camera; whether that be by looking directly forward for a master-shot at camera A or by looking slightly to the left/right (depending on the host) to camera B/C (again depending on the host). We chose to include a mannequin as it seemed a relevant prop to display to viewers that the topic of conversation would be focusing around fashion. I feel as though we both did an excellent job and finished with a day and a half to edit our piece to be scheduled the next day.
Tuesday, February 21st
Today I spent most of the day editing mine and Matthews fashion segment ready to be uploaded later this evening. However at about half past 12 myself and Matthew had organised with make-up student Callum Douglass to complete a Hollywood make-up tutorial as one part of our fashion segment. Fellow Ufilms member Jess Bramfitt, was our make-up model. The filming took a lot longer than expected and we were all (crew especially) exhausted. Matthew was also supposed to get his makeup done but we couldn't film any longer. So we ended with Jess's final look. We hope this will be very informative for viewers.
When it came to scheduling The Fashion of the Oscars on Ufilms YouTube channel, it did not go to plan. My computer at home crashed while halfway through uploading and would not work for an hour. I then ran to college to use their computers. However with only fifteen minutes left until college closed it didn't leave enough time for it to post (it needed about an hour). I then made my way to my parents house and used their computer successfully to upload the video. It had been a long day and night.
Wednesday, February 22nd
Today we filmed Jess's segment, The Politics of the Oscars. Jess was 'acting' as a teacher teaching some students (and the audience) about the relationship between politics and the Academy Awards. I was camera operator on the main camera. I was in charge of making sure there was no issue with sound throughout and that all the contributors stayed in frame. Jess did an incredible job, knowing ALL of her lines and presenting confidently.
Myself and Matthew presented our final part of our pre-Oscars fashion rundown later that day, a fashion show. I provided some "Hollywood Glamour" dresses, as did the models (Ellie, Jess and Chloe). Taylor and Kane were also models, modelling their own suit jackets. As all the models were coming out of the left side of the background and then going back to the right, the cameras had be angled to the side. For this to work we had to hang up a white sheet to hide the equipment and remaining green room from shot. Before we began shooting we made a note of the clothes, where they were from and the price, so we could tell the audience when that corresponding outfit came out.
Thursday, February 23rd
Today we had to film Jess's video again, The Politics of the Oscars, due to an issue copying footage of the SD card. Again, I was on master camera. The scene was set up the same again and everything was going great. Until one of the lights died. We believe the light overheated and cut off to prevent further damage, we did not have another light therefore had to stop filming. As we couldn't continue filming from there Jess was given the decision to film her outro by reframing the whole thing so that it was just a close up of her from a straight on angle.
After filming Jess's video we filmed Matty and Kane's, The Predictions for the Oscars segment, which will be the final video uploaded as part of our pre-Oscars week. The shoot went well however being down one light we had to use the usual overhead lights too. I was camera operator on the master camera again this shoot, making sure continuity wasn't an issue, the sound stayed good throughout.
Monday, February 27th
Today myself and Matthew planned what we were going to talk about in today's segment. We searched through all the online magazines about who and what people wore. We decided to follow the same set up as last week and begin with what the nominees and winners wore, moving onto best dressed men, worst dressed overall and the nights best couples. We also set up the sofas the same and stayed sitting the same sides, using the same camera setup so we know where to look. We didn't necessarily plan what we were going to say word for word as we wanted our reactions to be natural and be able to have a back and forth banter.
Tuesday, February 28th
Today I stayed in the classroom to edit mine and Matthew's post-Oscars segment. Making sure there was more than enough time to schedule and upload the video to YouTube and our social media accounts.
Wednesday, March 1st
Today we filmed Jess's post-Oscars video about how politics were involved in Sunday's Academy Awards. It took roughly an hour to film due to Jess not having long to learn her script. However, she still managed to stay calm and presented professionally. I was supposed to be down as on the boom but due to Jess's filming being moved further down the week I had to operate a camera.
Thursday, March 2nd
Today we created our last video of The Ufilms Oscars Rundown, the outro. We briefly came together as a group and planned what we were going to say. Basically thanking people for staying tuned and watching our videos and to stay tuned for more videos coming. This involved everyone being on camera except for Rhys and Adam who had to hold up a white sheet so that we could fit everyone in shot. The shoot went well and was over in just a couple of takes. It will be uploaded on Saturday to mark the end of our 2 week series.
Unit 37 & Unit 13: Task 2
As a group we sat together and decided what topics we'd cover and who would cover what for The Ufilms Oscars Rundown. Myself and Matthew would cover all things fashion and make-up.
Once that was decided we had to come up with a schedule for each piece including, when it would be filmed and when it would actually go up online.
We had planned to film as much as possible on the Monday and Tuesday pre-Oscar week so that we didn't run out of time to edit and schedule our videos. We had planned to film on
Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st:
Rhys and Adam - The History of the Oscars
Jess - The Politics of the Oscars
Chloe and Jordan - The Iconic Moments/Facts of the Oscars
Taylor and Ben - The Music of the Oscars
Danniella and Matthew - The Fashion of the Oscars
Thursday 23rd:
Kane and Matty - The Predictions for the Oscars
(However due to changes in partners and people being absent we had to switch some scheduling and filming days.)
We then did the same for post-Oscar week, planning to film as much as possible at the beginning of the week
Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th:
Matty and Kane - The Winners of the Oscars
Jess - The Politics at the Oscars
Danniella and Matthew - The Fashion at the Oscars
Taylor and Ben - The Music at the Oscars
Rhys and Adam - The After Party of the Oscars
Chloe and Jordan - The Highlights of the Oscars
(However due to changes in partners and people being absent we had to switch some scheduling and filming days.)
Once we had decided who was doing what myself and Matthew got together to brainstorm some ideas of what we could cover. The top half of the mind map is pre-Oscars and the bottom is post-Oscars.
Pre-Oscars:
Some ideas to speak about were previous attendees who wore outrageous clothing, this years nominees and their style evolutions, latest trends we think we'll see on the carpet and have a make-up tutorial.
Post-Oscars:
We thought of talking about our best/worst dressed, any outrageous styles, reoccurring trends and what the nominees and winners wore.
The Fashion of the Oscars | The Ufilms Oscars Rundown Proposal
Premise
A fun talk show segment discussing current nominees previous outfits as well as a make-up tutorial to get people red carpet ready.
Overview of Content
Introduction- Myself and Matthew are sat on a sofa each, opposite each other, we greet the audience, introducing ourselves and explaining the continuation of our UFilms Oscars Rundown series.
Nominees Style - The first segment of our show will be covering our personal favourite outfits worn by current nominees from their previous Academy Awards visits. We will be speaking about what we like and dislike about particular iconic outfits worn in the past and discuss and share opinions on each other's picks.
Best and Worst Dressed Males - The next segment will show our favourite and worst outfits worn by men at previous Academy Awards, hopefully with a few humorous undertones to keep our segment light and chatty.
Best Dressed Couples - Our last segment will show our favourite, iconic couples at previous Academy Awards, and looking at what they might wear to the Oscars next.
Ending - Our final segment will be us closing the show, thanking the viewing audience for watching. We will inform them of the coming shows and let the views know to stay tuned to our YouTube channel for more content.
Aim
To entertain and inform the viewing public about the make-up, clothes, hair and accessories worn by the stars at the Academy Awards.
Contributors
Matthew Taylor - Co-Host
Danniella Cooper - Co-Host
Callum Douglass - Make-Up Artist (to be confirmed)
Sofia Cook - Make-Up Model (to be confirmed)
Length
The total duration of the piece will be ten minutes; this will be enough time to incorporate all content mentioned above.
Location
All of our filming will be taking place in the studio, we will however be using a variety of different props in order to change the overall look of our piece.
This will include:
This will include:
Make-Up Studio Chairs
Mannequins
Blue/Yellow Fabrics
Orange/Black Cushions
Matthew and I planned how we would want our set to look when we were filming through looking at how the green room was set out and what we had available. We then used a camera/floor plan to see if it was suitable, what equipment we would need etc. and to pin point any issues we may have. We also wanted to make sure we had the correct cameras on each of us at the right time for our reactions and speaking to camera during our piece.
Camera A is positioned in the centre of the set, capturing a master-shot of both presenters which we will both look at when addressing the audience.
Camera B is 'Matthew's Camera', this will be the camera he primarily looks at when he is speaking to me, it is positioned near me in order to give a more organic and real feel to our movement rather than making any content addressed to the camera looking forced.
Camera C is 'Danniella's Camera', this will be the camera I primarily look at when I am speaking to Matthew, it is positioned near him for the same reasons listed above.
Lights:
Light 1 is positioned to the left of the set, this light will primarily be lighting the host sat to the left.
Light 2 is positioned to the right of the set, this light will be lighting the host sat to the right.
Camera B is 'Matthew's Camera', this will be the camera he primarily looks at when he is speaking to me, it is positioned near me in order to give a more organic and real feel to our movement rather than making any content addressed to the camera looking forced.
Camera C is 'Danniella's Camera', this will be the camera I primarily look at when I am speaking to Matthew, it is positioned near him for the same reasons listed above.
Lights:
Light 1 is positioned to the left of the set, this light will primarily be lighting the host sat to the left.
Light 2 is positioned to the right of the set, this light will be lighting the host sat to the right.
Matthew then covered health and safety, running it by me to make sure I agreed. As we needed so many lights to make our set look studio based there would be a lot of wires that could prove a tripping hazard.
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