Emily Cheesman TV Production

Pre-production Preparation and Production For this project I have taken on the role of producer, alongside another student, in the pre-production phase. As part of this role I am tasked with keeping the team organised and ensuring pre-production paperwork is completed and ready in time for shooting.       The group began by discussing ideas for our documentary, we came up with many ideas but struggled to find one we could all stand behind which also fit the brief. We chose three ideas to pitch to the bigger group these included, how people use only fans to make a living, how it is possibly liberating for them; children’s responses to COVID and lockdown, how this has affected them and their emotions and finally vaccinated and nonvaccinated, the struggles health care workers faced trying to decide whether they should get vaccinated or risk losing their jobs. Out of all these ideas the bigger group preferred the story around the children post COVID however, we quickly...

  Camera Workshops Camera Workshop 1: Tascam and Clip Mic recording     For this workshop we took a deeper look into sound recording and how to use different types of sound recording devices. We used the Tascam recorder to show how it can be used for sit down interviews using the boom pole, table stand or mic holder which had an arm which meant the mic could be set up behind the camera then held over the top of the camera so it is out of shot. With this we discussed the importance of wrapping the wire around the pole/arm to reduce the number of trailing cables and so the mic is easier to use and hold with little interference.  After we took a look at the clip mic and how we would use these for interviews where the subjects is moving around and not in a fixed position. We can also use these mics for sit down interviews, so the interviewee is not overwhelmed and feels more natural. After this, we got into groups and practiced interviewing one another. This involved...