Documentary Evaluation

This is an independent projects in the name of "3 minutes wonder" I've created and taken part as the producer, editor, camera team and the organizer for the rest of this assignment which also chosen to be in BBC young film maker and screen at Norwich city's cinema.

Documentary Evaluation

What is 3 minutes wonder

This is a 3 minutes wonder topic documentary, the titles of 3 minutes wonder belongs to Channel 4, They are for budding the new director who cant yet have the opportunity to make the film for broadcast, 3 minutes wonder is the chance for those to become something more then a new director. 3 minutes wonder is a 3 minutes opportunity for those who could become a famous and well known director.

Documentary Style and the reason of why I chose this topic
As  it's documentary most people have a different interest within the topic. So, on this particular topic we have a choice whether we can work in a group of 2 or you can work on your own. I chose to work on my own as I have the ideas and the picture in my head of what I want this documentary to become. My documentary style is observational which means it's an observation of a certain topic to get the in depth information that are important (the main point of the documentary. In this case my topic for this documentary is people with learning disabilities (FABBA). This scene is about people with learning disabilities who joined a community drama group at the local place (The Seagull Theatre in Lowestoft).The topic of people with leaning difficulties and The Seagull Theatre is a personal interest of mine, but it's not just that. it's a local community  group for those people with learning disabilities to be able to develop their communication skills and other life skills that are needed to live in society. Seagull Theatre is a local community that is needed, but people who live around the area seem to not give enough interest to this important community. It's a small place which is important for the life of those people who are ignored by the public. So, this documentary is a way of presenting an in depth information to the local area. This project (film) is another way of showing that you can actually go out and talk to the head office  (manager) to get the permission.

Camera work
Most of the camera work used in the scene is still, zoom in and tilt to make the scene look serious and formal. There are two pieces of equipment that are used to film this scene which is tripod and video camera which I borrowed from the college.
While doing the observation I ask the interviewee (the organiser) to add in more information about the drama group in every possible side she can. I also ask a wardrobe women who work as a volunteer for this particular group to be in this documentary using her fact, opinion her experience about the drama group(FABBA).  Within a very welcome from the manager and staffs, am able to access around the areas and certain rooms which given me a an opportunity  to recorded while those actor are practicing the show.

Sounds
The sound used in the scene is the original sound from the community while filming, for example the music (we will rock you, written by Brain May and performed by the famous band around 1970's ''Queen'') is played while they performing.
In certain parts of the scene some of the interview video can't be used because of the noise in the back ground because this would make the film looks un professional. In certain audio are great but not the best for the documentary when it come with the moving images(clip) in the original video. So on the edit I move the audio away from the clip slightly in certain way which would not be notices by the audiences or even putting different audio and clip together to keep the scene interesting. I have to be very careful in this part to make it un notice able. However in the end I don't used any sound effect e.g. make it echo, put it to the left or right (sound effect) The only thing I did to the sound editing is make it higher (loud) or lower (quiet)  using volume line on the editing program.

Editing
On the editing points I used the formal techniques that I found within the secondary research e.g. cut to interview, I used these techniques on certain part of the clip because the information that are given are not important to the title of the scene. I did this by putting certain clips on top the cutting point this is the way to hide the cut part. On the certain clip are none-disguising, it's just a main part cut from the scene(the interview of the wardrobe women).
I found those techniques by looking trough certain video on You tube and other documentary scene. I also used 3rd graphic on the name text of each person I interview as this make it look better then using the original editing program. I used light blue because it's look formal( as you often seen this colour within the name text in the news and other serious documentary, this colour also make it  easier to read.

Mise-en-sene
On the used of mise-en-sene are just clothes that those interviewee is wearing, and other equipment like cloth (on the wardrobe women scene), sofa for her to sat on while being interview other then that is the black ground which is already there and other then that is equipment which is tripod and camera which I borrowed from the college.
The make of this film are low cost or in another words it's cost of nothing as camera I am able to borrow it from the college, the travel cost is not included because I have bus part and those interviewee are happy to help me to complete this project.

Conclusion
There is a certain part that I'm not quite happy about which is the interview of the actors James and Jake, the camera work is poor because it cut out half of his head, On the other hand this mistake compiles to advantages as it is able to show more emotion on their face. However this is still included as a mistake, on the professional this scene are not acceptable. My Other  mistake is the interview from William; I should of used the close up shot in to his face the get the full emotion and his facial expression. In the end of the result as this is the third project I ever made I am quite happy with this scene.