AS Live: Email

Today I had a meeting with Helen about mine and Abbi's Madistone Gig Guide VT. We decided that we need to have a bit of an interview in there so that it made the piece more interesting. We realised that there was a contestant on the Voice who lived locally and thought that we might be able to get an interview with her. I emailed her manager to ask if being a part of "Unsigned" would be something she would be interested in.

I am that they get back to me within the next week

I was also talking to Lauren Woodfall and she said that she knows a women called Zoe Sparkle who organises alot of the music events around Maidstone and she is also a very good talker. I think she would also be good to interview to get more information on the Maidstone music scene.

I have drafted up an initial shooting script which I will show Helen to see what she thinks.

Finished Fiction Adaptation

Here's my finished fiction adaptation on Lewis Carroll's famous Jabberwocky poem. I'm really proud of this video and defiantly is my best work to date.

My Storyborards

Here's my story boards and shot list for my fiction adaptation. I'm not an artist but I know what I'm trying to show which is the main thing.

Scene 1

 Scene 2

Fiction Adaptation Shot List

AS Live VT: Presenter

The production team auditioned a few presenters and decided that this girl, Jessica Cootes, would be perfect for the VTs. After seeing the video of her audition I would have to agree she is very good at presenting and interviewing she has a good clear voice and a friendly expressive face. I've started to think of ways we can use her in the Gig Guide VT to show the variety of music venues Maidstone has to offer.

Editing

I've begun editing and it's looking quite good so far there are a few shots where I've left props or the tri pod in the background but I've been able to work round this. I've found a voice over which I am going to use and I have filmed my other scene but I am not very pleased with it so I am may re shoot it if I have time. I also need to find a video for my ending. I want a heart rate monitor which flat lines I thought that would be easy to find on Youtube but I'm finding it quite hard.

My shoot

My shoot went really well the sun was shining so I had nice lighting and I knew exactly what shots I wanted to get. I had my shot list and I got all the shots I wanted on that as well as getting some extra ones which Dean suggested to me. I'm really pleased with the material I got I just need to film my first scene now but that won't take me to long. But for now it's time to start editing.

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Work Experience

I have been really lucky so far with how much work experience I have been able to get at the studios so far. This is an article I was in for the UCA website talking about my work experience with Take Me Out and Frank Skinner.http://ucreative.ac.uk/article/35724/Students-gain-major-TV-experience

The programmes I have worked on:

Take Me Out


This was a days work experience where I was able to watch the rehearsals and chat to some of the crew to find out what other shows they had done and how they got into the industry. I also helped to prepare for the show by doing different admin jobs. I was able to get alot of in site into what goes into a big production like Take Me Out and was able to get some good career advice from people who have been in my position.
Frank Skinner's Opinionated


This was a proper runner job where I had to look after the crew and the celebrity guests as well as setting up the dressing rooms and doing any tasks the production team needed me to do. I really enjoyed this job it was hard work running around all day but it was good fun.

Biggest Loser UK



With this job I was helping out in the studios preparing for the show by doing different admin tasks. I also worked with the production team helping them to look after the contestants and audience once the show had finished.

The Store with JML

For this job I was supposed to be a cable bash which I did do quite a lot of but I also got the chance to go into the gallery and do some logging as well as working with the runners to help prepare products and look after the audience and crew.

Each production has been completely different and I have different roles to play on each and I have thoroughly enjoyed them all and it has just given me a little taste of whats in store for my future. I am going to try and gain as much work experience as I can especially over the summer.

VT Locations

Today we went round to all the pubs in Maidstone to find out if they did music at their venue and whether it would be a potential place for us to film our VTs in. The places I liked the most were Earls and The Druid Arms. The landlord at Earls was very enthusiastic about the whole things and was telling us all the different things we could film such as the set up, sound checks and we could interview the bands after in the room they keep all the bands equipment. He was also suggesting camera angles we could get. The Druid Arms had a nice stage outside in the courtyard which we thought would be a nice contrast to the indoors stage in Earls. Again the manager at Druids was enthusiastic.

Here are some pictures of the venues we viewed.


We also found out that there is a music festival in Maidstone at the beginning of May where there are different bands playing each day at several different local venues. This might be a good opportunity for us to film some pick ups as it will show Maidstone as a busy music location.
http://www.maidstonefringefestival.co.uk/

I'm the producer of the Gig Guide VT and I have already started thinking of some good ideas after looking at these locations.

Adopt A Pickled Onion

A family friend of mine as started up a new business called Adopt a Pickled Onion. It's a fun young silly gift idea where you are able to adopt someone a pickled onion and you receive a certificate of adoption and a back story just like you would if you were to adopt an in dangered animal for someone. I manage their twitter account and was also commissioned to make an advert for them which they can send to people and advertise on the Internet through their website and Facebook. We decided to make the advert like a charity appeal and were able to film at an actual fish and chip shop.

Here's the final product I hope you like it and please spread the word we really want this to take off we just need to get it out there. Oh and please adopt these onions need you!