Connor Winfield TV production

We had to go and shoot a mock up of one of the promos that are hopefully going to be used to promote the show a few days ago. The location that I had enquired about had not gotten back to me within the last few days, so I went into the shops to chase them up. Burtons were not going to allow me to use their shop to film in, however Empire allowed us to. This was great news as it also wasn't going to cost any money to use the shop, we would just need to provide some free publicity, as they only have a few shops.  Empire had also agreed to let us use a mannequin, however this was changed when we told the owner what we planned to use the mannequin for, which was to run down the street with it. We understood why this was the case, as those mannequins cost over £600 each, and if we broke one, we would not be able to replace it. Because of this, I needed to find something else that we could use, and came upon a mannequin torso where I work, which was going to have to do for the test sho

- 30% Production role Critical analysis (2000 words) - Alongside the pratical project you will be required to write a 200 word project analysis that details your production role(s) - Crucially it should include research into studio production and the specific professional role you have undertaken, and how that research informed your actual role and the production - Think of this as a piece of writing which teaches the reader about your role and uses the experience of this production as anecdotal evidence to illustrate typical tasks, issues and skills - For this reason it should not wait until the production is completed to be written - it is as much about informing yourself during the production about your methodology and approach as it is a piece of crucial writing - Show the reader that you can critically evaluate your own work and that you understand Professional approaches and context through a focus on Academic referencing throughout What do we expect? - Delivered in a re

While looking for possible locations for our other promotions ideas, we thought of the idea of contacting the fashion department of UCA, as they might have some mannequins that we could use, and possibly either a catwalk or know of a place that has a catwalk that we could use. We asked the locations manager to contact the head of the fashion department to ask them about using some mannequins and possibly a catwalk, but they have not replied yet. I have also enquired about shooting a promo in a couple of shops, as I think that it would be good to have this type of setting to help promote the show. I asked about filming in Burtons and also a shop called Empire, both of which are located in Sittingbourne, Kent. They both said that the will get in contact with me within the next few days.

With the ideas that we have decided to carry out, we have all gone away to research potential locations that we could use to film them, along with possibly using some actors.  With the group favourite idea of having a man steal a mannequin from a shop window, then wear the clothes while walking down the high street with flashes of a catwalk, I went to have a look at some local locations, and found some that were very good.  One of these locations was the mens shop 'Burtons'. I chose to reccy this location due to it fitting well with the story that we want to convey to the audience. I had a talk with the manager about filming in the shop, but he said that he would have to check with his bosses, so i gave him my details, but have not heard back from him yet I needed to try ad secure a back-up location in case 'Burtons' failed to deliver, so I knew of another shop a bit further down the high street called 'Empire', which is a shop that also sells quite a lot

Opening titles Establishing shot Teaser Steal the Style Catwalk of Old vs New styles - two young, two old ( One of each gender ) VT Two Presenter challenge - VT - Dressed up mannequins - presenters talk about the outfits Walk to soft zone Fashion Fails Interview 2 people in audience ( handheld camera with stick mic ) - interesting stories - pic/ video to accompany Etsy interview and DIY segment on sofas - include interview and VT Drag act enters as link from DIY section - interview with them Bring all contributors onto set Ending credits This is the current running order of the show, and it is important that we try and not change it, as this is the best order that we decided

Ideas for promo teaser Model walking down street in fashion clothes – camera click sounds as a transition. editing background changes and style either changes or stays the same – green screen fashion walkway, or club with a catwalk  Bruce almighty swap clothes in shop – clothes from mannequin appear on person (will be introduced in the show)  Stealing the mannequin (Steal the style) – comical Man looking in shop window at mannequin dressed in suit, with women’s clothe behind it. Goes into shop and asks to try on the clothes. Comes out of changing room in a dress – preludes drag act idea in show We have now had the idea to merge ideas two and three, and make the promo 30 seconds long instead of 10 seconds. 

VT or not VT? - Can add information to the show - Helps with pace and to keep interest from the audience Why use them? - Purpose can vary    - Quiz show - Provide package for question    - Discussion programme - The VT should feel part of the rest of the programme - style and approach - It should add to the studio content and have a specific purpose - Just like any other film, they take considerable development and organisation eg Research, Casting,    Scripting Graphics - Opening titles - Stings - Subtitles - AKA lower thirds or captions - On screen stats/ pictorials/ scores - Credits Essentials - Accuracy - Branding/ tone - Clarity - layout/ composition - 16:9 safe zone - Font - Purpose - Synergy - Images/ words Text - Simple, bold typeface - avoid thin, elaborate lettering - Limit number of fonts used across the production - Letter less than 1/10th screen height is difficult to read - Beware of abbreviations - Leave space between title lines of

Script content - A decision must be made as to how much scripted content the programme contains - If there is a lot of script for the presenter, prompts will be needed - However, for shorter pieces the presenter can learn their lines and refer to printed prompt cards Intros and outros - Similarly your presenter can deliver links which take you from one part of the show to the next - If links are long, they usually need prompting Ad Libs - These should be rehearsed to avoid going over given time - Advantage of feeling natural and free-flowing, but can feel unprofessional Timings - Many elements of the script, notably anything which is not on autocue, will necessitate approximate timings - It is important to keep on top of timings throughout the pre production and record process - Adding minutes and seconds quickly is an essential skill Good Scripting - Factually accurate - Well written - SPAG! Who uses the script? - All crew will need to refer to it - Direc

What is Production management? - Production management is the organising of the overall production, whether it be the location, guests and sound for the show, and relays the information to the producer and director - They also take care of the budget for the whole show - Create a schedule and make sure everyone follows it - Sort out the risk assessment and health and safety paperwork Production mistakes - Leaving things to last minute - Not delegating enough - Over delegating to much - Hoarding information - Not knowing the role - Not working with their team - When they think that they know best Production Do's - Make a schedule and stick to it - Create Call sheets - Risk assessments/ Safety paperwork - Release forms - Contact lists/ book staff - Are you on budget? - Communicate with team - Collating floor plans, lighting plans etc - Tech specs Filming on location - Access/ have you got the right permission? - Is there any other conflicting events ha