Blogging Health Check- Nazmin

Hi Nazmin, your blog is really good, 17 posts so far so a B grade  - thorough and detailed work so far. Your beginning analysis of title sequences is really good and I enjoyed your Kidulthood & Palo Alto analyses though don't be shy of using other sorts of ICT to present your work - Slideshare, emaze etc. Your sub genres post is good though I would say Donnie Darko is not the best choice to illustrate your point as this is a SF/fantasy film (though it does contain some genre elements). Please don't forget to post your Xmas HW and your analysis of your own work (the remake)
Dan

Blog Feedback - Daniel

'36 posts at health check 2.  Your blog has improved greatly Daniel, but there is still some way to go.  Don't get caught out and fall behind again - what you should do is set aside time each week (pick one of the lunchtime workshops that fits in with your schedule) and come to 323 and blog.  You need to individually blog after each filming/editing session - give an overview of what happened in each filming/editing session and what you contributed.  Then another post where you outline what you are going to do in the next session and what needs to improve.  Keep an eye on the blogging checklist too as there are still a few that need to be completed.  But an improvement - so well done.'

Review the last filming session (31.01.15)

Amy needs to a take picture of the pictures in her bedroom again because the photos are unclear as they are reflecting the light.

as well, instead of taking just one shot of all the photos, we will be taking individual shots of each shot as well s doing a long shot to show them all.

Rebeccas feed back

Feedback 

1) The beginning scenes of the clock and calendar and so on are too long, shorten these scenes by a half 

2) Where the rebel and the nerd bump into each other doesn't make sense, re film it so that we have a shot of the nerd picking up his folders and walking away 

3) Also, the scenes of Ana need to be shortened as she seems like too much of a main character. 

Amys health check 2

41 posts at health check 2.  This is looking much much better Amy - well done.  You've caught up with the missing posts and are on top of what you should be doing.  What I would like to see now is: after each filming/editing session you are blogging an individual posts where you reflect on your contribution to the filming/editing, what went well, what needs improvement and aims for the next filming session/editing session.  Importantly make sure that you keep up to date from now on.  But well done on the huge improvements.

Changes to Costume - Daniel

After discussion with the group, we have decided that we will change the means of transport for the nerd and not use a bike. As a result we got rid of the bike helmet prop but still left the bow tie and white shirt to convey the idea of a nerd. We have decided to go over the top with costume with each character as it is often done in high school dramas. Although it is a slight stretch from reality, it works well to communicate with the audience regarding each characters personality in just a few shots.

Production Diary- 31/01/15

Day 2: Filming the scenes for the geek girl, loser boy, rebel girl and lastly the goth girl.
location= Chapel Market, Amy's house and outside the college.
We have decided to film the scenes for the geek girl, rebel, loser and goth during the weekend as we were all free and were able to film.
The shots were very successful except one, which was the picture collage in Amy's room. we have decided to re-film that scene as the lighting is too dark.