George Redstone (Blogger 2016/17/18)

In my research, I set out to find a particular way in which to make my film whether that was shot types, styles and general inspiration and learning to best prepare me for what is to come next in my project. I wanted to also learn about the equipment that I'll be using and making sure that I was prepared and know about how to use it and what to do with it in the style of my film. I knew I needed to find Caterham stats for my film for things to say about them in my film. I also needed to contact Caterham to make sure that filming on their April 2nd open Day was allowed and this was the response I got from them: This showed me that it was okay and that I would be able to film at the event so I wanted to try my luck in whether I could get an interview and get up close with the cars at the event for footage in my film to elevate the history and evolution scenes. Not only will this be great and talked about in my voice overs but it will prove that my project hasn't ...

To complete Assignment 3, 1, I created a tick box style plan on paper and I made a few of them because of course, I need to plan for what I plan to ask in interviews and vox pops for people. I find that this will be as a result of me needing to remember what to ask and why to ask it. I will hopefully be interviewing someone who works at Caterham but that is still in talks at this stage so I have to focus on questions to ask the public. I feel this method is effective since it has proven to me before in the many times I have used it. It is like a form of a revision to me so, at the end of the shooting day, I will be fluent in the questions. Not many people are experienced or comfortable with a camera in front of them so having a well-organised image to them will help their confidence and hopefully allow them to think and speak more freely resulting in a better film for me. I the main thing I also want to focus on is getting the image/picture right and the audio right to me and my one ...

The Grand Tour: The 1982 Rally Rivalry Gavin Whitehead - IMDb Gavin Whitehead, who directed this episode used a highly tinted filter. The voice overs in this episode are something that I will do and the style of it as well is just like what I have in mind. I believe that if I were to use this style including the voice-overs then I would need to record my footage and do the voice-overs after. This would enable me to be able to talk about what was in front of me as a pose to what's on a piece of paper when the footage is all recorded and I'm commentating. I will put a filter on my film especially because it makes the colours pop and allows you to see more detail since it is highlighted. I think that making the saturation higher will help so that if I am shooting in the countryside then you can see the greenery as well as the colours on the car. Gavin has also worked on Top Gear but he followed suit when the hosts of Top Gear turned to Amazon Video for The Grand Tour. In wh...

I will experiment with using my drone and practising flying techniques such as pano shots and follow shots to prepare for shooting. I will use a reflector when filming so what I will need to do is find ways to use it. I haven't used one before so this will be a great learning experience for me so, I need to learn how to use it properly by searching on the internet. Another thing that I need to learn how to use is audio. Getting the audio right for this project especially is crucial. The noises of the car/cars and obviously me talking while doing the stand-up and voice-overs are going to need to be good obviously. I already have experience with using a dead cat and making foley as well. For me, in this project, it won't be foley so much as a real sound that needs to be captured at that moment. Reflector Tutorial Using A Reflector In this video, I learned that I need to use the sun to bounce light off of the reflector. It is typically used outside and when you are film...

Speaking to Caterham I spoke with Caterham over a potential interview for my film at the April 2nd Event and if it was even possible to film at the event. I was hoping to make this happen because an interview with someone high up would definitely boost my film. What I said was I asked if I was able to film there and they took my contact details and told me that the marketing team would get in touch. While waiting for them to get in touch, I was urgently wanting to know if I could speak or have an interview with anyone. I have made contact with Caterham several times to speak to the marketing team and they haven't provided me much information until now. I really want to film at this event and I was told it shouldn.t be a problem by the person I spoke to on the phone who was on the line for the 'Caterham Cars Ltd' number on their website and this is a great opportunity for my film since getting as much footage as I can for my 25-30 minute film is the main objective. Wor...

In my FMP I will conduct 4 types of research. Primary, Secondary, Quantitative and Qualitative. For my Secondary research, I will watch Top Gear and The Grand Tour and visualise my project in a way that will allow me to see how my project will look since my inspiration  is  these two programmes. I will also do a case study on a director that worked on both. I will find Caterham information & statistics and reflect on them to enable me to prepare myself for the up and coming Documentary. If I already have these or at least some stats lined up then I will be will be prepared moving into the pre-production part of this project.  I will also find some people to interview in a focus group for Primary Research, this will also include me reading  lowflying  magazine to find more information. I will conduct a survey to determine my target audience which is Primary Research and find the opinions of what people expect and what people like about the type...

For my research I have decided to look up statistics I can use for future purposes and things I can use for my film. I think that some if not most of these facts will be used in the voice-over and stand-up part in my Documentary. I will explore Lowflying, a magazine dedicated to Caterham owners and enthusiasts which will hopefully give me more information on up and coming events for me to film at. I want to be able to use this as another way to show the audience in my Documentary that it is more than just a car it is some peoples job to be an enthusiast and to write a magazine on Caterham's. Caterham statistics list 2014 Caterham 620R 2.7 seconds 0-60 2014 Caterham R500 Superlight SV 2.7 Seconds 0-60 R500 Powertrain: 259bhp 6-speed gearbox front engine rear wheel drive 150mph top speed 0-60mph: 2.7 Seconds 0-100mph: 10.97 Seconds £36,995 Caterham Cars - Wikipedia History The Caterham never existed as a start-up brand. Lotus Engineering first re...