Monday 18 December 2017

Mockumentary Editing Progress: Adding a name plate

I've decided to add a name plate to the first interview sequence, this will allow the audience to be aware of who the protagonist is.

I used Photoshop to create a partially transparent box and include the name and occupation of the character.


The name plate has been placed into Premiere.


I decided to move it into the bottom left of the screen and added an additive dissolve when the name plate will fade in and out. I won't keep it on screen for the entire interview sequence as other  mockumentaries I have researched only have the name plate on screen for a short duration.

Thursday 7 December 2017

Mockumentary Editing Process: Adding a Hashtag

One of the things I found when researching into mockumentaries is that almost all of them from recent times have has a hashtag (#) to allow people on Twitter talk to each other about the program they're watching. I decided to include a hashtag in my mockumentary as this will allow my audience to talk about the program whilst watching it. It is also a great way for me to get feedback about my work.

 

I did this in Premiere by using the Title tool to create a some text which would go on top of my video.


This is the kind of posts I could get if I used a #.

Twitter users are able to see what others are saying about #TheSupply. If #TheSupply was trending on Twitter this can grow my audience immensely.

Wednesday 6 December 2017

The Supply Mockumentary Poster Questionnaire

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Monday 4 December 2017

The Supply Mockumentary Poster


This is my poster so far, I'm very satisfied with the way it looks. I will conduct a questionnaire to see what my target audience thinks of this poster.

Wednesday 29 November 2017

Call Sheet


This is the cast sheet I used when filming my mockumentary.

Monday 27 November 2017

Mockumentary Poster Progression: Title and Subtitle


The title on a poster must be on of the first things my audience look at when the see my poster. With this in mind, I made decided to use white text with a large font.

For my subtitle I decided to go with "A story of optimism and depression", my audience have voted this to be my subtitle as it implies that the show is a comedy as well as some implications of a teacher's view on their students.

Mockumentary Poster Progression: Review Quotes



My first review on my poster is from a reviewer who works for Little White Lies magazine, a magazine in the UK who publishes articles on films and other media. I decided to use quite a generic quote as this makes my mockumentary seem appealing to a wide-scale audience.


The next review I have was from Sight and Sound magazine, a magazine published by the British Film Institute. This review is a bit more of conversational tone, this allows it to appeal to a wide audience as it would sound more appealing than simply putting a star rating on the front of my poster.

Friday 24 November 2017

Mockumentary Poster Progression: Credits


The next step is to add the credits to the poster. I decided to use Niagara Solid as it looks similar to the fonts used in the other posters I analysed. I have included a production company, director, actors, editor, and a director of photography, these are all very common roles to see credited on a poster.

Thursday 23 November 2017

Mockumentary Poster Progression: Production and Distribution Companies


One convention of all posters which advertise media is that they display their production company and distribution companies on the poster. These 5 companies would be ideal for producing a British mockumentary.

Cave Bear: This is a production company which specializes in British comedy shows. They've worked on projects such as The Bad Education Movie, a film which is similar to my mockumentary.

Big Lottery Fund + BFI: Some of the funding for my mockumentary would come from these two companies. They support UK filmmakers, actors and crew members by funding new innovative ideas, such as my mockumentary.

Film4: This production company works with UK filmmakers to create media surrounding the area of everyday life; this would work well with my mockumentary as it is based upon school life.

Warp Films: A UK based production company which specializes in amusing and thought provoking films. This company would work well with creating my mockumentary as it contains a lot of comedic conventions such as satire, and cynical humour.

Monday 20 November 2017

Mockumentary Poster Progression: The Main Image


Firstly I've decided on a black background. I want to create the effect of a spotlight being placed upon the two main characters.

Next, I used the Quick Selection Tool to select the edges of my models.

By doing this, I've now removed the background and can begin to position and edit my models.


To create the effect of a spotlight, I've used the Color Range tool to remove some of the colour.


The next step I need to do is to remove the white outline as it stands out too much. An other issue I need to tackle is the fact that my model's lips are way too black.


I used the Dodge Tool to change the colour of my model's lips from black to a pink colour.


This is my models which are now complete. The next step is to reference my production and distribution companies.


Wednesday 15 November 2017

Poster Image Questionnaire Results



Mockumentary Editing Progress: Basic Cuts



My next step is to implement the most basic of edits, the cut. Since I used 2 cameras whilst filming the maths classroom scene, I can switch between the two angles at any point. As shown here:

When editing the two pieces of footage to create one video, I ensured that the videos were in sync by counting down before the scene took place. This allows me to have perfect cuts which will not jump between two different frames. I've also decided to use the razor tool to cut between the two videos as this is much more efficient than cropping the video to a specific point and having to insert the same video over and over again.


Tuesday 14 November 2017

Filming: Going against the 180° Rule

When filming The Supply, I decided to go against the common conventions of the 180 degree rule as this would show that the film-making is amateur. I went ahead and asked my audience if they were aware of this; they told me that I should keep it like this as it adds to the idea that the mockumentary breaks standard film-making techniques.



Poster Image Questionnaire



Monday 13 November 2017

Mockumentary Editing Progress: Preparing footage for editing


So the first thing I need to do is import the footage in the correct order. I have ordered all of my footage by assigning them a number which will roughly align with my story boards. Once I have all of the footage ordered correctly, I placed it into Premiere and rendered the sequence to see what an unedited version of my mockumentary would look like.



Thursday 2 November 2017

Main Character

 For my model, I wanted him to look exactly like a supply teacher. I went for a smart look, but jumbled look. To do this, I had the pens placed in the breast pocket and a awkwardly tucked-in shirt. By giving him a satchel, it shows that he isn't too formal enough for a brief case and not casual enough for a rucksack.



Monday 16 October 2017

Poster Ideas

So, along with the mockumentary itself, we need to create some promotional pieces, mainly in the form of a poster and an advert in a magazine.

So to start with, I will be making a poster. The first idea we have is to do a boxing / UFC inspired piece where the teacher will be going head to head with a pupil. Obviously there is a height difference between the two but this gives the resemblance of David and Goliath.

These are the kind of things we are going to take inspiration from:

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Monday 9 October 2017

Script: PRE-INTRO


This is the first part of the my mockumentary, the layout of this is now much more in line with professional scripts.

Saturday 7 October 2017

The Office Preliminary Video

We decided to recreate this scene from The Office as it will give me an idea of what it is going to be like when I create my mockumentary.



This is our interpretation:

Friday 6 October 2017

Mockumentary Pitch


Mockumentary Questionnaire


I conducted a survey on my target audience to see which angle would be the best. They decided that angle 3 should be used. This will appear at the end of my opening sequence.


Monday 2 October 2017

Title Camera Angle Ideas

I've uploaded this video to show which camera angles I have in mind for the title of my mockumentary. I am going to reproduce these in real life to see what they look like.

Sunday 1 October 2017

General Audience Questionnaire

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Wednesday 13 September 2017

Mockumentary Opening Sequences Analysis

I've analysed three popular mockumentary opening sequences. From this I've acquired some ideas for how I would like to produce my opening sequence. Some techniques I'll be using include having a BBC logo, some sped-up time lapse footage, and a title sequence.

Sunday 25 June 2017

Bad Education Poster Analysis

Thursday 22 June 2017

Examples of Mockumentaries

The Office (UK)

The Office Uk Season 1 Episode 1

One of the most popular mockumentaries, it shows a comedic side to a dull everyday job of working in an office.

I want to interpret this into my mockumentary. I could turn a dull subject into something funny.


Come Fly with Me


Come Fly with Me Season 1 Episode 1

An other popular mockumentary, Come Fly with Me shows what life in the aviation industry is like through the eyes of its employees.

This show's idea of having multiple protagonists is something I should consider when I come to plan out the structure of my mockumentary.

Summer Heights High



A great mockumentary based upon an Australian high school.
I am considering basing my mockumentary on school life so this is an excellent example of that.

Tuesday 20 June 2017

The BIG Idea

Hello! I'm Keiran, an A-Level student at Heworth Grange. I want to make a mockumentary because it will be something different compared to the other projects done at A-Level.