More filming

This weekend Tim was holding another party which we all saw great opportunity in capturing more footage of a teenage party. it was better to have too much footage of this scene so we could pick the best bits out.
Tim then came to college showing us what he has achieved over the weekend. We then downloaded this onto the computer and started editing the footage so far to keep our time keeping in control.
The only last bits of footage that we had to capture were the scene of Rachel and I having drinks at hers before the party Saturday. This was planned to be held at Rachel’s house on the oncoming Saturday. We were shooting shots of getting ready, applying make-up, showing outfits and the first effects of the drinks.
However due to an unexpected situation on the weekend we didn’t manage to capture any of this. This then meant we had to wait another week for the weekend as it was not possible to capture after college with the inconveniences of Rachel living in Salisbury and me living in Totton. By the time we would arrive at her house in a college night, it would be pitch black. This majorly affected our scheduling and time keeping again.

To not waste any time in this project, in our lessons during the week Rachel and I attempted to capture as much footage as possible in the college grounds that we could. For example getting unchanged and dressed showing the changing of clothing and the beginning of an event. The applying of the makeup we also shot in the college toilets. This was all footage we needed it just wasn’t shot were we had originally planned.
At this time Tim was playing around with the footage on the computer and doing some individual research on his ancillary tasks.

ATM Filming

In our soap trailer we planned a scene having a conversation about plans for that night. We planned for Tim and I to bump into each other at the shop, including key features of a Tim smoking a cigarette which is a stereotype of teenage youths, collecting money from the ATM.
We filmed this footage the next lesson which was held the following Thursday. This was the point where our footage started to come together and we began to capture certain parts of the shots on Adobe Premier, sorting them into useable clips.

Filming

Over the weekend we managed to capture some individual filming which we organised and planned as a group. Filming as a group together, it became a regular issue that we couldn’t arrange time off that would work out the same time as each other due to situations such as work, plans, and family issues.
Our individual filming consisted of Tim capturing clips of playing the decks, a typical teenage house party involving the effects of drinking and drugs. From reflecting back on earlier research watching soap trailers such as skins and shameless it was clear to included an important scene like this, including the stereotype of the gender and age were advertising to.

We returned back to college Monday and captured our footage onto the computer, having the advantage of a 2hour lesson we also had the time to travel to my house to film the footage of the planned conversation between Rachel and I about the night after the party. This was another key scene for our opera because it’s including a typical girl’s talk about boys. This was completed in that afternoon and we also captured this. Overall it was a successful weekend and Monday for seeing our first step in filming, having the first footage and making a start on editing.

More planning and researching

Due to not being able to film for another week because of group arranging problems Tim Rach and I suggested that we started making progress on other tasks so that we could have more time to film and edit instead of waiting for out filming to be complete. This was an opportunity to improve our time issues. This then stopped up from rushing our work towards the end of the deadline.

I have chosen to produce a listings magazine front cover featuring the new soap and a poster for the new soap.
To produce a professional advertisement I will research into many different soap advertisements and note down key characteristics that they all have and similarities that link them into being a drama.
From taking other courses such as Graphic Design and photography I have an advantage to producing a more professional outcome. These skills I will share with my members of my group.

Here are some Radio Times covers and other TV listings covers that advertise drama series.



We as a group looked at radio times and chose these front covers in particular as they are popular programs that attract different audiences from people into sport, Families, Adults, Teenagers and young adults. There is also a different numbers of main characters on the covers, some have one others three and even four.
There is commonly either one character or three.

In all of the Radio Times covers the main characters cover some part of the title 'Radio Times' Which shows that they are more important then the title of the magazine otherwise the title would be on top.

Having this technique shows how important and serious the drama is that week and it’s a key selling point to market the magazine when its competing with other dramas.

Costumes

For the filming we have planned for the on coming half term we are planning our costumes for each character. For our soap opera it is important that the clothes that the characters wears the audience can tell what sort of person they are including their class, weather, social ground, personality and background. Watching programs these days we always analyse the clothes they wear and we always make a link to what sort of person they are. We are going to try and show this in our drama.

Costumes:

Scene 1
Alice:
Trackies, Top, Hoody, uggs/pumps
Very little make up

Rachel:
Pj bottoms, vest top, hoody, slippers
No make up

Alice:
Jeans/Leggings, glamorous top, heels and hair done
Make up

Rachel:
Jeans/Leggings, glamorous top, heels and hair done
Make up

Scene 2

Tim:
Trainers, jeans, hoody, flat cap
messy normal bed hair, typical teenage boy
Scene 3

Tim:
Trainers, jeans, hoody, flat cap
messy normal bed hair, typical teenage bo
Scene 4

Alice:
Dress, Tights, Heels, coat
Make up

Rachel:
Dress, tights, heels, coat
Make up

Tim:
Jeans, T-shirt, Trainers, Coat, flat cap


Scene 5

Same outfits as scene 4.

Tims Phone calls and speech

Tim lies in bed asleep until his phone wakes him up.
T: Hello? Who’s that?
Caller: Responds
T: Oh yeah fair play you alright?
C:
T: Yeah safe mate ill get a henry, take it easy man.



Tim and Alice have a short conversation
A: Oh heya
T: Alright there, you okay? Heavy party the other week wannit’?
A: Yeah it was.
T: You coming up tonight then?
A: Yeah for sure what sort of time you want me there?
T: Erm, come up for like 8ish, and bring Rachel as she missed jonny’s.
A: Yeah okay then see you later!
T: Take it easy my friend. (espanic accent).


Tim’s Phone call
T: Alright man I got the money I’ll be up in bout a half hour.
C:
T: Safe mate.

Tim and dealer
T:Ello mate, hows it goin’?
Dealer(D): Not bad bruv you?
T:yer am good cheers mate
D: (passes bag over to tim) it’s nice puff, gotta gel
T: No worries.