Script Reflection

Over the whole process of making the documentary I developed and made changes based on feedback which allowed me to improve the story and themes of the documentary. It also allowed me to develop and look at the contrast of John and Christen. I wanted to show how the two differ from each other, how Christen is very tidy and organised with her kitchen and garden, and how John is very untidy and cluttered with his bicycle collection, I also wanted to get across each of their opinions and views on the collection. I especially wanted a insight look on Christens view of the collection and how she felt about it. I also think this offered a deeper look into John and Christens relationship together and how they differ from each other. I think the documentary offers a good look at how someone is interested enough in a certain thing to collect it, I also think it offers a good look at how some else that is interested in the subject feels about the collections and get their views on it. Overall I think I got this idea across in the documentary and I really like how the finished documentary turned out.

Unit 11 Client Draft

Living Life on the Saddle

Length: 5-10 Minutes
Format: HD Digital with Canon 1100D Stereo Sound

Synopsis:
The documentary follows John Green, a 70 year old man who collects old bicycles. The documentary follows John around his home with his wife Christen. We will get a in-depth look at Johns collection in his many sheds filled with bicycles, John will talk in-depth about his bikes and collection and we will get a inside in what he does with them. We will also get a insight in how his wife Christen feels about the collection.

Key features to be highlighted:

. Johns Collection
. Where he keeps them
. How many he has
. What he does with them
. How his wife Christen feels about the collection

Themes and Concept:
The theme of the documentary is collecting and how others react to certain peoples collections. The documentary is about Johns collection and why his interested in collecting old bicycles. It is also about how his wife Christen feels about the collection and what types of bicycles she likes.

Target Audience:
The target audience is people who are interested in collecting bicycles. I would say the majority audience will be males around the same age as John, so around 30-80 year olds who have a interest in old bicycles and collecting them.

Unit 11 Script

Evaluation of Script Writing Process

For the documentary I wanted a inside look at Johns bicycle collection and a look at his relationship with his wife Christen. I wanted to show how the two differ from each other, how Christen is very tidy and organised with her kitchen and garden, and how John is very untidy and cluttered with his bicyle collection. I think John and Christen have a good contrast of each other in the documentary with them both being very different from each other. I also wanted to get across each of their opinions on the collection especially Christens view on it. 

Finished Documentary

Unit 41 Use of Separate Sound

I recorded a short narration introducing the documentary and John, but decided against it as it dragged on and ruined the flow of the documentary. I also didn't use it as I had found a better way to introduce John and the documentary.

Unit 41 Rushes Log and Edit Decisions

Im pleased with all the shots I have done but I think some of the footage will have to be edited and merged together. I shot a lot of footage of John showing and talking about the bikes individually and I feel a lot of the footage would make the documentary drag on and not necessary, but I think I will cut down the footage and use short bits of it in the documentary. I also don't think I will use all the footage for setting up the interviews, I think I will only use the one of Christine cooking in the kitchen.

Post Production Techniques (Video)

For the scene above I started of with footage of a interview with John but I wanted to cut out something he said but keep the rest instead if coming back to it later I overlaid a cutaway of him in the garden to cover up the edit. 

I have a few different shots of John in the garage. I went with a shot of him going into the garage but I preferred the audio and what he was saying in a different shot in the garage so I put the one I liked visually and then put the audio footage I like underneath. 

Post Production Techniques (Audio)

When introducing Christen into the documentary I had a shot of Christen in the kitchen doing the washing up. I overlaid audio from a interview with Christens with her talking about what she thought about bicycles.  I include this line because I thought it fitted well with introducing her. 

At the start of the documentary I have a shot of John coming out of his bike shed. Again I overload audio from a interview I had taken with John with him introducing himself, I thought this fitted very well as a introduction to the documentary and decided to include it over the footage.