Final Major Project: Research & Recce

Having established our provisional production schedule, I'm looking to focus in on some details. Pencilled in further to the last post we have a meet and greet opportunity at a bbq next week at Great South allotment (TBC) with another bbq on 16th at Street End. Having spoken to Helen and Simon, with the collaboration of the production team, about the planning and execution of our recces, I have devised a 'hit list' of requirements and objectives. - Take 600D for research stills and potential shots. - All take notebooks (filming interviews straight away could be intimidating- essential to build and maintain a rapport). - Cat (director) can get some idea of artistic tone, shot angles (look for out establishing wides etc.) - Speak to potential contributors, obtain contact details and availabilty (as a rule, we look to find 3 major characters with some minor ones) - Find our opening and closing shots and how titles can be incorporated into it (Eg. blue sky, weather permitting, framed by allotment buildings.)

Images from Wilder Quarterly

Final Major Project: Preliminary Scheduling

Liaising with the team we have collectively pencilled out a production schedule, it is essential we are organised from the outset and this will be the starting point for our timetabling of 'Supersede' project.

Final Major Project: Contributors

Sent the following message to Chatham & District Leisure Gardeners Association facebook page (57 members of Street End and Great South Allotments)

We are now going ahead with our research and would like to come along and meet as many allotment holders at a time that is convenient, please advise dates which would suit. If there is someone who could show us around and introduce us to everyone would be great. Please let us know your mobile number if you are keen to help. The sooner we can come to see you the better! There is also possibility we can attend the September BBQ- what time does this start and can we speak to people then to? We have also pencilled in the week ending 14th October with the BBQ for filming, this is to be confirmed. Thanks for bearing with us, we are looking forward to meeting you all! UCA BM Team

I had help with this from Helen and she also suggested: -Create a timeline -Establish 3 major characters with minor characters -Find out stories: is there a waiting list? etc.

Final Major Project: The 1st Proposal

Documentary Idea 29082012 Dylan Input During the summer break I the green light the idea with our group and curculated the proposal prior to day one of this semester. Akin to that, before our first group discussion me and Dylan met, having corresponded during the holidays and methodically went through the proposal above and had the following thoughts: Establish location - Chatham, near Maidstone It is a relevant topic and occurring theme in terrestrial programming "Breaking information" - Online broadcast Extra contributors (Food matters etc.) contextualise whats occuring "at ground level" More cross collaborations: Production stills (Danni) BA Hons Photography Illustrions to apply to presentation and After Effects (Lucy) BA Hons Illustration EXPERIMENT WITH ON-SITE EDITING

Media World: Business Project #1 Finished Film

Mercier Road, Putney The Chapel, Putney

Media World: Business Project #1 Edit

Arrived early at From the Hip's Studio with my business partner and sifted through the shots we got from the shoots at the 2 properties in Putney. Methodically we went through individual shots noting down the number of each shot along with a shot description

eg. "ESTABLISHING W/S WINDOW DETAIL"

. This proved a very efficient way of finding the strongest clips and enabled me to log the footage into final cut pro with ease and pick out the best shots easily. I am currently putting the shots into an assembly edit but here is a sneak preview of Mercier Road

Final Major Project: Primary Research

My sister is Principal Planner in Strategic and Environmental Services at Arun District Council and she has forwarded me the details of Director Clare Devereux of Food Matters who are:

"A not-for-profit national food policy and advocacy organisation working to create sustainable and fair food systems. We work with communities, statutory agencies and businesses to raise awareness, support strategic change and encourage a sustainable approach to thinking about food" .

I am looking to approach her for an interview regarding allotment and self sufficiency etc. I have her contact details and she could be very keen to help out. I will contact her in due course... Another place I have been recommended to look is Neighbourhoods Green

"Neighbourhoods Green began in 2003 when Peabody Trust and Notting Hill Housing Group identified the need to raise the profile of the green and open spaces owned and managed by social landlords."

My plan is to take the contributors that have already expressed an interest in being in a film (see previous post) and incorporate the views of the above. * 3rdyears * Obviously this isnt set in stone for the FMP but I feel this could appeal to anyone interested in filming some real characters in our local area (Chatham - no long filming trips) it will appeal to people who are keen in cooking and self sufficiency (think Hugh Fearnely Whittingstall!). There could be a huge scope for some very interesting stories, shot and edited in some very cool ways and I have already confirmed or able to confirm all contributors so all this project needs is the green light! Let me know your thoughts!