As Live- vt shooting script

Me and Hennie have been working on our shooting script for our Gig Guide VT. This is what we would like to shoot:

Gig Guide VT Script

Pictures	Voice	Music
Welcome to Maidstone sign		Mardy Bum – Arctic Monkeys Instrumental
Intro: Presenter walking up the hill past Hazlitt Theatre, Pizza Express, etc. Stops when she gets to Druid Arms. Walks in. Pan up to Druid Arms sign.	Piece to camera: “Hi I’m Jessica Cootes and welcome to the Maidstone Gig Guide. Maidstone music scene is so diverse from pop to rock, jazz to folk we’ve got it all here and I’ll be showing you some of the best music venues in town. So get your dancing shoes on because your in for a treat.”	Mardy Bum – Arctic Monkeys Instrumental
Photos of other venues in Maidstone pop up.	V/O: Maidstone Facts	Mardy Bum – Arctic Monkeys Instrumental
Pick ups of pints being pulled and people drinking having a good time	Actuality sounds/ Atmosphere	Mardy Bum – Arctic Monkeys Instrumental
Band playing at Druid Arms		Band Playing
Interview with different band in Earls	Piece to camera: “So I’m here at Earls with…. To talk to them about the Maidstone music scene. Hi…. What’s your opinion on the Maidstone music scene? ANSWER…. What are your favourite places to play in Maidstone? ANSWER…. That’s great well you better get set up so we can watch you in action”
Bands performance Earls		Band Playing
Outro: Presenter stands in door way and then walks down the hill.	Piece to camera: “Well you’ve seen what Maidstone’s music scene has to offer tune in next week when we visit Essex. I’ve been Jess Cootes. Rock on!

Fiction adaptation- Update

A freeze frame from my film. 

So I put all of my footage onto the computer yesterday and started editing today! So far I have really been enjoying it and feel the shots are all working well together. Also the lighting of all of the shots seem to be good, which I was most worried about. I have started my rough edit and am hoping to get this finished by the end of today. 

I realise they I will need to go out during the easter break and record some sounds for my background track. Also I am still trying to decide if i want to have the words of the poem on screen or as a voice over. If I did have it as a voice over, the kind of effect that I would be going for is a young innocent voice. This is because the effect of the backing sound track I want is things such as wind chimes, gentle wind, heavy and fast breathing. I feel this will build up the suspense for the audience. The reason I may have the poem as words on screen is because I do not want too much going on in the background as far as sound goes. I do not want the audience to have to concentrate so much on the sound that it takes away from the images on screen. 

I will continue thinking about this and possibly do a few testers to post on here! 

Fiction adaptation- shoot day!

So today was the day of my shoot! I was very lucky to get perfect weather today which made things a lot easier for myself and my actress. We got to the location and did Laura's hair and makeup before setting up the camera and shooting. Everything seemed to go really well and Laura did a fantastic job with her acting! I found it quite tricky setting up the tripod on the uneven woodland floor and so did quite a few shots handheld. I think this may work well though as it will add to the effect of someone following the girl.
I really enjoyed this shoot and hope that I have got all the shots that I need. If not I may have to go back and do a couple more pickups next week.
I'm looking forward to getting everything onto the computer and seeing how it looks on a bigger screen on Monday!

As Live- Location research

So today, myself, Hennie and Maddie went to the venues we want to film our gig guide VT at. We wanted to check for things such as, space, the area the bands would be performing in and lighting.

The first venue we went to was The Druids Arms, this is in a central location in Maidstone and they have bands playing on a Friday and Saturday from 9.30pm 12, as well as acoustic jam nights every other Friday from 6pm-10. They have said it is fine for us to film as long as we get permission from the bands playing. The performance area is outside in the beer garden which I think would give a different edge to the shoot.

We then went to The Old House at Home, they have acoustic sessions every Thursday from 8pm-1am. We have been told to contact the manager about permission to film here and will be doing this tomorrow.

Earls was next and this was an extremely helpful place for us to go. We spoke to the landlord who explained to us he was more then happy to help us with our project and that we could film in Earls no problem what-so-ever. He has told us to visit a gig night on the 5th April so that we can decide on the best places to situate cameras etc. He also explained to us that they do all their own lighting and effects such as smoke machines, this would bring a new dynamic to our shoot and make it look a lot more professional. We would then do the shoot on the 19th April. Earls has gigs Thursday through to Sunday, with the more up and coming bands playing on a Thursday from 9pm-12. Dave the landlord also told us about the business he uses to source the bands that play at Earls. They are called Make Some Noise and they source up and coming music acts for many of Maidstone's hotspots for music. Dave also told us that when we go along on the 5th he would e happy for us to get there a bit earlier and film the setting up for the gig, and even interview some of the band members who are performing that night. This will give us the chance to add a 'access all areas' section to our VT, which would give the viewer and insight into what happens backstage.

We then moved onto the Style and Winch pub. First impressions were that it was quite small, but we were then shown the beer garden and performance area for the bands. This was quite a substantial size. They have gigs on every 2nd Friday. Unfortunately the landlady Debbie was not there and we were told to contact her any time between 10am and 3pm. They also have Splinter Sessions which is an open mic night, and are apart of the Maidstone Fringe, they are having acts all day on the Monday, these are all perfect opportunities to film for our gig guide VT.

I have also taken down the details of the Make Some Noise company so that we could possibly get in contact with them to see if they have any other suggestions of places to film that we have missed out.

Work experience!

So yesterday and today I have been doing some work experience for ITV. It was for a pilot for a the shopping network JML. I had so much fun and learnt so much from my 2 days there. Over the 2 days i did running jobs such as setting up and taking down the props on set, preparing props to go onto set, keeping areas tidy, escorting the audience to and from certain places such as the canteen, but my main job of the 2 days was being the logger in the gallery. This job involved me writing down the start time and finish time of each take through out the day. It took me a few attempts to get used to being as quick as i need to be at it but eventually I got used to it and really began to enjoy it. 

The overall experience was extremely enjoyable and I have taken so much from it. I hope to do more with ITV and JML in the future! 

Fiction adaptation- keeping organised!

So I have been planning everything for my big day of shooting for my fiction adaptation uni. I really want to be much more organised then previous shoots I have done as I think this has been my downfall in past attempts.

The costume that I want my lead role to wear is a white floaty dress with white pumps. Her hair will be down, messy and knotted and her makeup smudged down her face to give the sense that she has been crying. 

I have also been thinking about the kind of lighting I want for my scenes. Because I am planning on having  my film in black and white and i want the sense of a supernatural sense to grip the audience, I would like to have strong bright lighting in certain scenes. This is because it will make shadows and this will then give the sense of there being something there that the audience has not seen yet. 

As Live- VT venue research.

Today myself along with the other members of the VT groups have been researching the best venues to go a look at for the VT's. We narrowed it down to the following places and when the open mic and gig nights are done-

• The Flower Pot Pub- Tuesdays and Sundays 
• The Rose- Thursday nights
• Earls- Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays
• Drakes- Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays
• White Horse- Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays
• Chicagos- Wednesday- tribute acts
• Druids Inn- Saturday and Sunday
• Pizza Express- gigs genrally spread out through the month
• The Lower Bell- throughout the week

We then contacted these venues over the phone to see if we would be aloud permission to film there. We have been given permission so far from, The Flower Pot, Drakes, White Horse, Chicagos, Druids Inn and Pizza Express. We are still hoping to get in contact with a few more venues. 

We will now go to the venues that have given us the ok and check them out for things such as health and safety, space and lighting.