Bibliography

Skateistan. To Live and Skate Kabul. (2010) [online] Vimeo. 14th October. 

Tattoo Fixers. (2015) [online] E4. 23rd June. 

Curwen, Carly (2016). Pre-production [online]. Last updated 9th February. http://carlycurwencreativeproject.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/pre-production.html

Under The Gun

Editing

The process of editing is slow but progressing really well nonetheless. With the feedback we were given from our tutor we decided that gripping the audience from the start with a comment made by our main interviewee was the best way to approach this task.
We knew that some shots needed slowing down to decrease the movement with in them, and we were also given tips on effectively cutting the interviews down to make sure we took the most important and interesting information from them. I believe we have done this well so far, and linked the interviews together as much as possible.
The aesthetic for this project is really important for us, and we believe the colour correction tools and vignette paint effect we created for each shot sets the tone of the documentary so that the audience could connect with the contributors and the environment we have set the film.
We have also decided to create a title and credit sequence for our documentary to increase the professionalism. This was created in Adobe After Effects using loyalty free footage and font we found online.

Pre-production

The pre-production research and documents were conducted by Carly, the producer for our team. This includes our call sheet, weather and location research and shot and equipment lists. Please use the link below:

Curwen, Carly (2016). Pre-production [online]. Last updated 9th February. http://carlycurwencreativeproject.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/pre-production.html

Synchronised Sound in Documentary

Synchronised sound works in parallel with the moving image / film on screen. For documentary this specific type of sound is important to use to portray the truth behind the subject you are screening as a filmmaker. Whether this be sound from on set shoots, or a soundtrack, it is used to give the audience a better understanding of the environment the documentary is set, as well as the tone the director is wishing to execute.

Synchronised sound will be used with in our film because it allows us to record dialogue from our interviews separately to the footage on the xf100. This will be done using a Zoom
H4N and a shot gun microphone. Using this equipment along with a boom pole will allow us to capture crisper sound from the interviewee, increasing the quality and professionalism of our audio. This is possible because our sound recordist Frankie will use the boom pole to decrease the distance between the microphone and the person in question. Pointing the microphone directly towards the subject increases the lucidity of the sound recorded as this technique captures the most sound waves and frequencies, and therefore is a more effective way of capturing sound.

Documentary Pitch Ideas

Drug Documentary Pitch by Nat Clarke

Tattoo Documentary Pitch by Nat Clarke

Documentary Analysis

The poetic documentary had a theme of skating, with sub-themes of women's rights to skate, as well as war and peace. This is established through the locations used, shots and subtitled dialogue linking to the children skating in their home environment. The journalistic approach was taken by filmmakers to construct well thought out aesthetically pleasing shots, whilst displaying a topic (skating) which for children in Afghanistan is used as a way of being young despite the violence surrounding them, with the world at war in their home country. The particular grand scenery of buildings and landscapes explores the beauty of the country behind the doors of the war that the rest of the world see on the television. This reveals an insight into the culture of the people, particularly children who live in this area, and how there is beauty in every part of the world despite the bad. The use of still images to focus on the person in context being interviewed is effective because it creates an emotional connection between the child and the viewer through eye contact. This is a technique I wish to adapt and use in my documentary as I feel it makes the film more personal to the viewer, and explores the sensitive matter of war and peace, and their passion for skating in a wonderful way.