Imran A-level Media

 

Imran Ismail  Critical Reflection Essay  Advanced Portfolio  How did your research inform your products and the way they use or challenge conventions ? My product upheld some of the codes and conventions of documentary like vox pops and interview with participants (gives us a peek into the mind of the subject whilst also seeking the perspective of others - entertainment, personal identity and education - uses and Grats). I was really inspired by Netflix’s ‘Drive to Survive’ (2019), where we have a subject walking in and talking to the director while being captured, but there are no breaks in the interview and it just looks like a conversation that is clipped to add to the film, hand held camera(where i used it to make the audience feel like they were on the court with the subject where the excitement or the share power of the dunk ) ,emotive music and voiceover(use in the montage scene to help inspire ) The docuseries “The Last Dance”  (2020) which was produced by Jason Hehir was produ

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 These are the equipment that I used to film my documentary : The camera I used is a Panasonic HD AVCCAM The microphone I used came with the camera but had to acquire a microphone wind muff (also known as a dead cat ), this helped me block the wind from hitting the microphone ,therefore reducing the wind noise from being recorded  This is the tripod I used its 150cm long and from Amazon 

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  Call Sheet Production name Documentary (The Last Chance )  Shoot Date 10/3/2024 Call time: 19:00 pm Call location: basketball court  Location1:  basketball court  Location2: main common area house  Location3: room d3  Location4: Location5: Crew and actors name contact orson oroke  852 5567xxxx vihan joshi  852 9834xxxx Equipment List equipment Camera  Mic  Lighting  basketball  Contact Director itself  Props and Costumes basketball jersey  sneakers  Shooting Schedule Time What you are doing Where / who 19:00 meet up  in front of the basketball court (whole crew ) 19:10  Briefing about what to shoot  basketball court (jason) 19:20  under the hoop shots  basketball court (jason) 19:40 shoot around shots   basketball court (jason) 20:00 interview  basketball court (jason) 20:20  medium shots in front of the hoop basketball court (jason,vihan) 20:40 Location shots and behind the scenes content) basketball court (whole crew) 20:50  Change location  whole crew 21:00 interview  room d3 -who

  I chose Netflix because it's what my target audience mainly use to watch/stream films these days as opposed to cinema screen,  I also chose Netflix because my film is a 2 part documentary series and could satisfy my viewers immediately as my younger audience could lose interest after waiting. I also left the first part of on cliff hanger where the enigma would leave my audience at the edge of their seats leaving them ready and excited for the next part where by then, hopefully, the streaming numbers would be up from the increased hype. Netflix also has a strong history of sports documentaries, as evidenced by my research and so I felt there was a home for my 'British' take on the sport.  

Title:  The Last Chance  Description of Activities:  shooting scenes of actor playing basketball and interview  NOTE: No Stunts, pyrotechnics or water related filming. Risk Assessment Producer :  imran ismail Date of assessment:  10/03/2024 This is a general assessment for cast and crew at the locations above and other locations TBC. HAZARDS : (what might go wrong) RISK : (e.g. H=High) PRECAUTIONS: (risk elimination/reduction RESIDUAL RISK: WHO IS AT RISK: RESPONSIBILITY: Crew or participants tripping over lighting and camera cables H Minimum cast and crew only on set during rigging. Local Hospital details on call sheet. Vehicles close by to make hospital visit if needs be Minimal residual risk beyond individuals not heeding / ignoring all warnings. Crew / Filmer /  Production, myself Restrictions due to lay out of work area. Poor layout for circulation of people. Corridors, doorways etc obstructed. L Exits clearly marked and kept free from all obstructions. All equipment stored in a