Monday, 15 December 2008
Pitch to John O' Leary
We presented the Pitch to John O' leary, explained our ideas and asked him what he thought on them. Our first idea was to have a group of friends round a table all talking then a camera focus's on one individual they explain there problem the camera then fast tracks to a Additional support officer who can help them with there individual needs. The Support Officer then gives a breif description of what they do. The camera then fast tracks back to the table of friends in the common room and the person who was before feeling down sais somthing like "aah I'm so happy I went to see the support officer it really made things better Ididn't know the service was so friendly" We do this until we get through the whole group of friends.
To begin with we presented him with some research we had gathered on the subject of Additional support. We then explained the first idea for the video which he seemed to like. After this we went on to explain the final idea. An individual sitting at a table explaining how he's feeling and his problems. The camera then fast tracks to an Additional Support officer who explains what they do and how they can help people. The camera then fast tracks back to the common room but this time the individual is with a group of friends happy explaining how the service helped him. John O' Leary also showed a positive responce to this idea. As a whole the pitch went well as he liked all idea's put forth. But we made error in our presentation as we did not gather all information as we forgot to ask him which idea he preffered out of the two.
Luckily my media Teacher finally remembered at the end of the interview as we was leaving and asked what idea preffered. So in conclusion we now know we now know how the video is going go and we know that Jon O' Leary preffers the second idea inwhich a person sits alone until after his help then he is seen with friends.
To begin with we presented him with some research we had gathered on the subject of Additional support. We then explained the first idea for the video which he seemed to like. After this we went on to explain the final idea. An individual sitting at a table explaining how he's feeling and his problems. The camera then fast tracks to an Additional Support officer who explains what they do and how they can help people. The camera then fast tracks back to the common room but this time the individual is with a group of friends happy explaining how the service helped him. John O' Leary also showed a positive responce to this idea. As a whole the pitch went well as he liked all idea's put forth. But we made error in our presentation as we did not gather all information as we forgot to ask him which idea he preffered out of the two.
Luckily my media Teacher finally remembered at the end of the interview as we was leaving and asked what idea preffered. So in conclusion we now know we now know how the video is going go and we know that Jon O' Leary preffers the second idea inwhich a person sits alone until after his help then he is seen with friends.
Jess's Interview with Oz Osbourne
Interview with Oz Osbourne
This is the transcript from the interview I had with Oz Osbourne.
1. What exactly do you do in college?
I work on the additional support team and my role is to help students with emotional help & well being.
2. What sort of help do you offer students?
When it comes to people's emotional health it can cover anything but effectively if a student is having any kind of difficulties that perhaps are not neccesarily learning related it might be due to the stress & pressure of work, it might be to do with family life or friends but anything that's causing them to be in less than good emotional help & well being. They can come along & it's just for an informal chat & we take it from there.
3. What sort of problems do students come to you about?
It really is a completely wide range. It might be that someone is struggling with their work load, but obviously tutors & personal tutors can help with those things as well so it tends to be when it's having a greater than usual effect on how they're thinking & feeling about things & their general experience of things. So I think it's fair to say that all students at times, particularly with exams, work load & coursework, can struggle with some things but I think it's when it becomes almost unmanagable that they might come along & start off with a informal chat then we see what route they can go from there to get more help & support.
4. What would you want to say to a student who wanted to talk to you but felt too embarrassed?
I think it would probably be that it's, in the time that I've been in college, it's the number of students & the range of students that come to see me, it's certainly no embarrassment to say that everybody, at some point in our lifes, however well we appear to coping to other people it's ok every now & again to ask for help. And it's certainly not a weakness & infact by asking for help you can deal with things more quickly than if you let them run on then perhaps that's a sign of strength & there wouldnt be people in the college like myself & other student support officers if a lot of students didn't need the help & support that we offer.
5. What do you enjoy about your job?
I think it's certainly the range of challenges that we have, but I guess it's just knowing that sometimes a student will come to see myself or one of the other additional support members & perhaps go on & achieve a little bit more than they thought they were able to because they were able to deal with some of the problems & barriers that may have prevented them from achieving that way.
6. How many students do you see a week?
That varies, I'm only in for about six hours a week & sometimes I'll have appointments all day so that would be a maximum of 5 or 6 students. Some weeks there's only 1 or 2, sometimes there are students I see over a long term & will see every week, sometimes students will just drop when they need help. On top of one to one sessions I also have offered work shops around exam stress so in those weeks it might be that I've run a couple of work shops & they've been attended by 8-10 people in those weeks it could be up to 20 students. But generally it's 4-5 a week on average.
7. Is there anything you would like us to use to promote you in the video?
The space we see people in because we try to make it a neautral space & things, is probably quite good. I hope that students can see that any of the additional support team look reasonably normal & welcoming.
8. Do you think there’s any way of improving the support service in college?
I think that it'd be naive to think that there werent ways of improving & I guess things like additional resources but we all know that there's so many things that colleges need to pay for & have resources for. So I think that we're all grateful & hopefully some of the students are that we're here. I think what you're doing is a good thing & lots of students dont know that we're here, the more ways to promote is good.
This is the transcript from the interview I had with Oz Osbourne.
1. What exactly do you do in college?
I work on the additional support team and my role is to help students with emotional help & well being.
2. What sort of help do you offer students?
When it comes to people's emotional health it can cover anything but effectively if a student is having any kind of difficulties that perhaps are not neccesarily learning related it might be due to the stress & pressure of work, it might be to do with family life or friends but anything that's causing them to be in less than good emotional help & well being. They can come along & it's just for an informal chat & we take it from there.
3. What sort of problems do students come to you about?
It really is a completely wide range. It might be that someone is struggling with their work load, but obviously tutors & personal tutors can help with those things as well so it tends to be when it's having a greater than usual effect on how they're thinking & feeling about things & their general experience of things. So I think it's fair to say that all students at times, particularly with exams, work load & coursework, can struggle with some things but I think it's when it becomes almost unmanagable that they might come along & start off with a informal chat then we see what route they can go from there to get more help & support.
4. What would you want to say to a student who wanted to talk to you but felt too embarrassed?
I think it would probably be that it's, in the time that I've been in college, it's the number of students & the range of students that come to see me, it's certainly no embarrassment to say that everybody, at some point in our lifes, however well we appear to coping to other people it's ok every now & again to ask for help. And it's certainly not a weakness & infact by asking for help you can deal with things more quickly than if you let them run on then perhaps that's a sign of strength & there wouldnt be people in the college like myself & other student support officers if a lot of students didn't need the help & support that we offer.
5. What do you enjoy about your job?
I think it's certainly the range of challenges that we have, but I guess it's just knowing that sometimes a student will come to see myself or one of the other additional support members & perhaps go on & achieve a little bit more than they thought they were able to because they were able to deal with some of the problems & barriers that may have prevented them from achieving that way.
6. How many students do you see a week?
That varies, I'm only in for about six hours a week & sometimes I'll have appointments all day so that would be a maximum of 5 or 6 students. Some weeks there's only 1 or 2, sometimes there are students I see over a long term & will see every week, sometimes students will just drop when they need help. On top of one to one sessions I also have offered work shops around exam stress so in those weeks it might be that I've run a couple of work shops & they've been attended by 8-10 people in those weeks it could be up to 20 students. But generally it's 4-5 a week on average.
7. Is there anything you would like us to use to promote you in the video?
The space we see people in because we try to make it a neautral space & things, is probably quite good. I hope that students can see that any of the additional support team look reasonably normal & welcoming.
8. Do you think there’s any way of improving the support service in college?
I think that it'd be naive to think that there werent ways of improving & I guess things like additional resources but we all know that there's so many things that colleges need to pay for & have resources for. So I think that we're all grateful & hopefully some of the students are that we're here. I think what you're doing is a good thing & lots of students dont know that we're here, the more ways to promote is good.
Liams Interview with Vivienne Ridpath
Liam's Interview with Vivienne Ridpath
Questions:
1. What is your role in college?
2. What help do you provide to students?
3. What sort of problems do students come to you about?
4. What do you enjoy about your job?
5. How many students do you see a week?
6. What would you want to say to encourage students to see you?
7. Is there anything that you would like to see in the video?
Answers:
1.) My role is to support students with their studies, to support anybody with a disability and students with specific learning difficulties, indeed students who are struggling anyway with their studies. If a disabled student applies to the college then they can declare their disability and we can get everything organised for them, whatever their needs are whether it is wheelchair access or visual impairment hearing impairment we can organise supportive technology and or extra support staff
2.) When students come to see me I talk to them about how they find their studies and ask them how they think I can help them. Very often extra time in exams is helpful takes a lot of stress away. I also direct them to one-to-one support if they need it and generally we discuss their barriers to learning accessing the curriculum and talk through ways of helping them.
3.) Usually students are reffered to by a member of staff, a few students come on their own. Usually it is about reading and writing, very often it is about being behind in their assignments, very often the student might have a lack of organisation, thats one thing that comes about. Very often some induviduals just feel like they are dyslexic but nobody has ever told them they just feel like they are so again, come with any problem we will talk it through and find sollutions to it.
4.) I really enjoy meeting the students and liaison with the staff.
5.) I see between four and seven, seven would be a good week
6.) If you feel that you are struggling at all with your studies or having trouble with your curriculum come and see me or tell someone do not suffer in silence.
7.) No answer
8.) I think more time aloud to support students would be helpful.
Questions:
1. What is your role in college?
2. What help do you provide to students?
3. What sort of problems do students come to you about?
4. What do you enjoy about your job?
5. How many students do you see a week?
6. What would you want to say to encourage students to see you?
7. Is there anything that you would like to see in the video?
Answers:
1.) My role is to support students with their studies, to support anybody with a disability and students with specific learning difficulties, indeed students who are struggling anyway with their studies. If a disabled student applies to the college then they can declare their disability and we can get everything organised for them, whatever their needs are whether it is wheelchair access or visual impairment hearing impairment we can organise supportive technology and or extra support staff
2.) When students come to see me I talk to them about how they find their studies and ask them how they think I can help them. Very often extra time in exams is helpful takes a lot of stress away. I also direct them to one-to-one support if they need it and generally we discuss their barriers to learning accessing the curriculum and talk through ways of helping them.
3.) Usually students are reffered to by a member of staff, a few students come on their own. Usually it is about reading and writing, very often it is about being behind in their assignments, very often the student might have a lack of organisation, thats one thing that comes about. Very often some induviduals just feel like they are dyslexic but nobody has ever told them they just feel like they are so again, come with any problem we will talk it through and find sollutions to it.
4.) I really enjoy meeting the students and liaison with the staff.
5.) I see between four and seven, seven would be a good week
6.) If you feel that you are struggling at all with your studies or having trouble with your curriculum come and see me or tell someone do not suffer in silence.
7.) No answer
8.) I think more time aloud to support students would be helpful.
Sophie's Interview with Steve Newman
Interview with steve newman
Question 1. What is your role in college?
Answer- I see the councilors role is to provide emotional support to both students and staff if wanted.
Question 2. What sort of problems do students come to you with?
Answer- Mainly relationship issues boyfriends and girlfriends.
Workload issues especially around the college can i cope? can i get my qualifications?.
It can be a bit of a step up from school at times they struggle with that. There are some other difficulties but they are now coping. People come in with selfharm issues, eating disorders, low self-esteem that really does make a difference to a person and how they engage with others.
Question 3. What additional help is available for students?
Answer- Well after seeing the students if we think that theres specific help needed we might refer them to external agencies. We also have karen mayfield who is the welfare officer whos very active within the college, whos very knowledgable on additional help.
Question 4. Roughly how many students come to see you in a week?
Answer- It varies on a weekly basis. 20 sessions available a week shared out by three of the councilors, half of theses sessions are reguarly used. During peak times its almost like theres no spaces.
Question 5. What would you say to a student who wanted to come talk to you but felt too embarassed?
Councilors arent here to judge you and that we as human beings all have moments where we feel inadequate and struggle and by sharing those feelings within the safety of the counciling enviroment.
Question 6. Is there anything you would like us to use to promote your services in our video?
A dance troop.
Question 7. What do you enjoy most about your job?
For me it would be watching a person emotionally develop and take direction in thier lives. Taking the reins of life but they dont become a victim of it. The biggest challenge is to live life and not be worn down by it.
Question 1. What is your role in college?
Answer- I see the councilors role is to provide emotional support to both students and staff if wanted.
Question 2. What sort of problems do students come to you with?
Answer- Mainly relationship issues boyfriends and girlfriends.
Workload issues especially around the college can i cope? can i get my qualifications?.
It can be a bit of a step up from school at times they struggle with that. There are some other difficulties but they are now coping. People come in with selfharm issues, eating disorders, low self-esteem that really does make a difference to a person and how they engage with others.
Question 3. What additional help is available for students?
Answer- Well after seeing the students if we think that theres specific help needed we might refer them to external agencies. We also have karen mayfield who is the welfare officer whos very active within the college, whos very knowledgable on additional help.
Question 4. Roughly how many students come to see you in a week?
Answer- It varies on a weekly basis. 20 sessions available a week shared out by three of the councilors, half of theses sessions are reguarly used. During peak times its almost like theres no spaces.
Question 5. What would you say to a student who wanted to come talk to you but felt too embarassed?
Councilors arent here to judge you and that we as human beings all have moments where we feel inadequate and struggle and by sharing those feelings within the safety of the counciling enviroment.
Question 6. Is there anything you would like us to use to promote your services in our video?
A dance troop.
Question 7. What do you enjoy most about your job?
For me it would be watching a person emotionally develop and take direction in thier lives. Taking the reins of life but they dont become a victim of it. The biggest challenge is to live life and not be worn down by it.
Monday, 8 December 2008
Interview with Karen Mayfield
This is a summary of the main points made by Karen Mayfield Student support officer in my interview with her on Friday 5th December
What role do you play in the Colleges support Services ?
my role in the college is to support students emotionally, point them in the right direction,
give them Counceling.
What sort of problems do people come to you with ?
its varied majority financial, students left home living on there own, people also come to me with relationship problems, sometimes they have no money, sometimes they feel they've picked the wrong courses.
so what financial help is available for students ?
Acces fund which is run through the college gives people money for trips and equipment. E.M.A some people are not aware they are able to get e.m.a. And Emergency fund for students who are in desperate needs.
what housing help can you offer for students ?
conexion officers speak to them people. And we sometimes take them to Burgh council if the situation is urgent and they need housing that day.
how would you commonly handle a situation such as a student becoming homeless ?
If its there choice its difficult because sometimes the state wont back them up. If they decided they don't want to live at home because of an argument theres not much they can do unless they have money to rent somewere. It really depends on the circumstances.
do you have any advice for students with problems, who are afraid to approach a member of the support service ?
My advice would be, I know sometimes it can be difficult we are seen as figures of authority sometimes. talk to your tutors and they can always come along with you to meet any of the support team and once they get through the door they will see we are only here to support.
do you believe in anyway the additional support service in college could be improved?
I do believe it could be improved, I think more money is required to get some additional members of staff to help the students as much as possible.
What role do you play in the Colleges support Services ?
my role in the college is to support students emotionally, point them in the right direction,
give them Counceling.
What sort of problems do people come to you with ?
its varied majority financial, students left home living on there own, people also come to me with relationship problems, sometimes they have no money, sometimes they feel they've picked the wrong courses.
so what financial help is available for students ?
Acces fund which is run through the college gives people money for trips and equipment. E.M.A some people are not aware they are able to get e.m.a. And Emergency fund for students who are in desperate needs.
what housing help can you offer for students ?
conexion officers speak to them people. And we sometimes take them to Burgh council if the situation is urgent and they need housing that day.
how would you commonly handle a situation such as a student becoming homeless ?
If its there choice its difficult because sometimes the state wont back them up. If they decided they don't want to live at home because of an argument theres not much they can do unless they have money to rent somewere. It really depends on the circumstances.
do you have any advice for students with problems, who are afraid to approach a member of the support service ?
My advice would be, I know sometimes it can be difficult we are seen as figures of authority sometimes. talk to your tutors and they can always come along with you to meet any of the support team and once they get through the door they will see we are only here to support.
do you believe in anyway the additional support service in college could be improved?
I do believe it could be improved, I think more money is required to get some additional members of staff to help the students as much as possible.
Monday, 1 December 2008
Interview Questions for Karen
What role do you play in the College's support services ?
What sort of problems do people come to you with ?
What financial help is available for students ?
what housing help can you offer for students ?
How would you commonly handle a situation such as a student being kicked out of their home and having nowhere to live ?
Do you have any advice for people with problems who are afraid to approach a member of the support services ?
What sort of problems do people come to you with ?
What financial help is available for students ?
what housing help can you offer for students ?
How would you commonly handle a situation such as a student being kicked out of their home and having nowhere to live ?
Do you have any advice for people with problems who are afraid to approach a member of the support services ?
A Bad Habit - Evaluation
1. We were asked to create a short 90 second video involving the following shots
One zoom,
eyeline match to a pov shot,
match on action and
at least one close up.
One of the requirements for the project was to include a package of some kind changing hands.
2. We had around five minutes to come up with an initial idea. I came up with a story about a shifty looking package which is transported to different places throughout the short film. After that we developed the idea. We thought about how it would all work, how it would all fit together to make a viewable motion picture. We wrote the storyline out in more detail and created a storyboard. We planned how to shoot each scene to fit the project’s criteria. We also planned the length of each scene in an effort to not exceed 90 seconds. We then designated roles to the people in our group and ensured we had the Props needed to record with appropriate Mise-en-Scene.
3. After pre Production we started to shoot. To begin with things ran smoothly and we got the first three or four shots completed so we uploaded and did some rough editing to get the feel for the video so far and to ensure everything ran smoothly as we went along. We then hit a dilemma due to one of our team members leaving which was a problem because we all ready recorded scenes with him in so we had two options either re-record The whole project or use another member/s of the group to take his place. So we used Alex and Sean as stand in’s. We did some clever shots so you never actually saw there faces so it seemed to the audience it was still Ross, at least that’s what we attempted. Overall though we worked well as a group, there were no conflicts or even clash of ideas we all seemed to agree with each other and respected each others ideas.
4. After overcoming this obstacle and finishing shooting it was time to begin the post-production stage. Editing ran pretty smoothly we did not encounter any problems during this stage first we had to upload remaining footage onto Final Cut Pro. We then put the shots in order discarding the parts we didn’t need. We then added our creative touches by changing the saturation of each scene to get the desired outcome which was black and white and dark in some shots. We had trouble picking the soundtrack for the Video so in the end with the help from our teacher we made our own one using Garage Band This went ok and we did manage get an eerie feel. To finish we burnt a DVD copy using iDVD on the Apple Mac.
5. The story follows the journey of a Package which the viewer thinks contains drugs. This plays the fundamental element in the story, because later it is revealed the package does not really contain drugs but merely sugar which is transported to a cafe this is the first twist in the Story the second twist is the person who receives the sugar for there cup of Tea gets a credit card out but instead of paying he shapes a line of Cocaine and snorts it he reacts badly to the drugs having a spasm knocking the cup off the table then final scene then ends with a medium shot and the character saying ‘Sugar’
The film starts with an establishing shot of a shifty looking character pacing up and down he begins to turn his head this is followed by a close up of his head turning it then cuts back to the same shot this is used as our first match on action. he is then met by another shifty looking character this character is seen via a point of view shot this character then hands the first character seen a package. This is done via a close up of 2 hands.
Both characters then make their way out of shot. The scene then fades down the screen is black for a few moments then it fades up into the next scene, we did this to give the impression of time passing.
The next scene you see me sitting at a table on the phone. The shot is dark to enforce the shifty feel. I put the phone down and look out of shot there’s a quick cut to an opening door (Point of view shot) followed by another quick cut back to me I then give a hand signal to the person opening the door (Suggesting to come in and sit down) We needed to ensure we did not show Alex’s face (Ross’s stand in). So I came up with the idea of only showing his feet as he walked in.
There’s then a cut to Sean’s hand (Stand in 2) sliding me the package. After this you see me stand up and put the package in my pocket we did this using a Match on Action shot. There’s then a fade down and a fade up to suggest time had passed.
You see me in different clothes walk in to a cafeteria prep area. We still tried to keep the thug like look of my character to still hold the suspense. As I approach a prep table there’s a quick cut to Sean at a table with a drink (café customer) it then cuts back to me removing the package from my pocket followed by another cut to Sean drinking.
We then cut back to me unravelling the Package.
Then we used our 1 allowed zoom to reveal the package is nothing more than sugar.
We did the succession of quick shots to build a sense of suspense. After revealing the sugar we then faded down slowly.
You then see Sean drink once more this time he shows a look of disgust on his face this is when the sugar comes in. He raised his hand requesting assistance. There’s then a over shoulder shot to show me holding the sugar in the air as Sean gives a hand signal to suggest that is what he wants.
I then approached the table and placed the sugar and a spoon on the table. Sean then put some sugar into the cup and stirred. The shot ends with Sean raising the mug as if to drink as it fades out slowly. There’s a pause of black to suggest time passing. You then see me come over with a bill Sean pulls out a credit card
(This is to make you think he’s about to pay) but then as another major twist in the story he pulls out a bag of white substance, forms a line using his credit card and then takes the drugs using a folded note he reacts badly to the drugs he loses control of his Body and knocks the mug off the table. The film ends with the final piece of humour as he says ‘Sugar’. We used a Play on Words at the end to wrap everything up nicely.
As an overall Production I would personally rate our Project as a good attempt at including some well crafted ideas in a 90 second film. The ideas were in the right place and had much potential. But I would say we could have fulfilled its potential much better if we had more experience and thought out the plot to keep it understandable and enjoyable to watch.
Improvements made on 5th January 2009
One zoom,
eyeline match to a pov shot,
match on action and
at least one close up.
One of the requirements for the project was to include a package of some kind changing hands.
2. We had around five minutes to come up with an initial idea. I came up with a story about a shifty looking package which is transported to different places throughout the short film. After that we developed the idea. We thought about how it would all work, how it would all fit together to make a viewable motion picture. We wrote the storyline out in more detail and created a storyboard. We planned how to shoot each scene to fit the project’s criteria. We also planned the length of each scene in an effort to not exceed 90 seconds. We then designated roles to the people in our group and ensured we had the Props needed to record with appropriate Mise-en-Scene.
3. After pre Production we started to shoot. To begin with things ran smoothly and we got the first three or four shots completed so we uploaded and did some rough editing to get the feel for the video so far and to ensure everything ran smoothly as we went along. We then hit a dilemma due to one of our team members leaving which was a problem because we all ready recorded scenes with him in so we had two options either re-record The whole project or use another member/s of the group to take his place. So we used Alex and Sean as stand in’s. We did some clever shots so you never actually saw there faces so it seemed to the audience it was still Ross, at least that’s what we attempted. Overall though we worked well as a group, there were no conflicts or even clash of ideas we all seemed to agree with each other and respected each others ideas.
4. After overcoming this obstacle and finishing shooting it was time to begin the post-production stage. Editing ran pretty smoothly we did not encounter any problems during this stage first we had to upload remaining footage onto Final Cut Pro. We then put the shots in order discarding the parts we didn’t need. We then added our creative touches by changing the saturation of each scene to get the desired outcome which was black and white and dark in some shots. We had trouble picking the soundtrack for the Video so in the end with the help from our teacher we made our own one using Garage Band This went ok and we did manage get an eerie feel. To finish we burnt a DVD copy using iDVD on the Apple Mac.
5. The story follows the journey of a Package which the viewer thinks contains drugs. This plays the fundamental element in the story, because later it is revealed the package does not really contain drugs but merely sugar which is transported to a cafe this is the first twist in the Story the second twist is the person who receives the sugar for there cup of Tea gets a credit card out but instead of paying he shapes a line of Cocaine and snorts it he reacts badly to the drugs having a spasm knocking the cup off the table then final scene then ends with a medium shot and the character saying ‘Sugar’
The film starts with an establishing shot of a shifty looking character pacing up and down he begins to turn his head this is followed by a close up of his head turning it then cuts back to the same shot this is used as our first match on action. he is then met by another shifty looking character this character is seen via a point of view shot this character then hands the first character seen a package. This is done via a close up of 2 hands.
Both characters then make their way out of shot. The scene then fades down the screen is black for a few moments then it fades up into the next scene, we did this to give the impression of time passing.
The next scene you see me sitting at a table on the phone. The shot is dark to enforce the shifty feel. I put the phone down and look out of shot there’s a quick cut to an opening door (Point of view shot) followed by another quick cut back to me I then give a hand signal to the person opening the door (Suggesting to come in and sit down) We needed to ensure we did not show Alex’s face (Ross’s stand in). So I came up with the idea of only showing his feet as he walked in.
There’s then a cut to Sean’s hand (Stand in 2) sliding me the package. After this you see me stand up and put the package in my pocket we did this using a Match on Action shot. There’s then a fade down and a fade up to suggest time had passed.
You see me in different clothes walk in to a cafeteria prep area. We still tried to keep the thug like look of my character to still hold the suspense. As I approach a prep table there’s a quick cut to Sean at a table with a drink (café customer) it then cuts back to me removing the package from my pocket followed by another cut to Sean drinking.
We then cut back to me unravelling the Package.
Then we used our 1 allowed zoom to reveal the package is nothing more than sugar.
We did the succession of quick shots to build a sense of suspense. After revealing the sugar we then faded down slowly.
You then see Sean drink once more this time he shows a look of disgust on his face this is when the sugar comes in. He raised his hand requesting assistance. There’s then a over shoulder shot to show me holding the sugar in the air as Sean gives a hand signal to suggest that is what he wants.
I then approached the table and placed the sugar and a spoon on the table. Sean then put some sugar into the cup and stirred. The shot ends with Sean raising the mug as if to drink as it fades out slowly. There’s a pause of black to suggest time passing. You then see me come over with a bill Sean pulls out a credit card
(This is to make you think he’s about to pay) but then as another major twist in the story he pulls out a bag of white substance, forms a line using his credit card and then takes the drugs using a folded note he reacts badly to the drugs he loses control of his Body and knocks the mug off the table. The film ends with the final piece of humour as he says ‘Sugar’. We used a Play on Words at the end to wrap everything up nicely.
As an overall Production I would personally rate our Project as a good attempt at including some well crafted ideas in a 90 second film. The ideas were in the right place and had much potential. But I would say we could have fulfilled its potential much better if we had more experience and thought out the plot to keep it understandable and enjoyable to watch.
Improvements made on 5th January 2009
Initial interview with John O'Leary head of Student Support
Major points Friday 28th November
Additional support
Additional support is what is offered in the college as a way of helping students with particular problems for college students due to physical handicap, dyslexia or other difficultys. Extra help apart from what they get in the class room.
Karen Mayfield:
student support officer. Looks after students who have a range of issues. Could be housing, boy friend and girl friend problems e.t.c
Vivienne Ridpath:
accesses students needs regarding dyslexia, physical disabilities and word blindness.
Janet Waters:
Literacy support and help with organisation
Alex Spalding:
Makes sure all the paper work is up to date
John O'leary:
Co-ordinator
Vera Bailey:
E.M.A officer, transport, exams
Oz Osborne:
helps with mental health issues
Terry kemp:
Helps Def students
Counsellors:
Independent confidential counselling service
Peer Supporters:
Students trained to listen and give advice about were to give help.
Bob Smith:
gives help regarding Maths
8 or 9 a week people reffered to the service each week.
(not including people who go to see the support officer Karen or the counsellors )
People with difficulties with literacy get the most referrals.
John believe more could be done in terms of Advertising the Support services available.
Areas to focus on
stress the point if anyone is having any difficulty at all, support service are there and are approachable.
John says he would preffer if we Did not explain different additional support needs but rather Focus on people available to help. And that the Video should be around 3 minutes 30.
Additional support
Additional support is what is offered in the college as a way of helping students with particular problems for college students due to physical handicap, dyslexia or other difficultys. Extra help apart from what they get in the class room.
Karen Mayfield:
student support officer. Looks after students who have a range of issues. Could be housing, boy friend and girl friend problems e.t.c
Vivienne Ridpath:
accesses students needs regarding dyslexia, physical disabilities and word blindness.
Janet Waters:
Literacy support and help with organisation
Alex Spalding:
Makes sure all the paper work is up to date
John O'leary:
Co-ordinator
Vera Bailey:
E.M.A officer, transport, exams
Oz Osborne:
helps with mental health issues
Terry kemp:
Helps Def students
Counsellors:
Independent confidential counselling service
Peer Supporters:
Students trained to listen and give advice about were to give help.
Bob Smith:
gives help regarding Maths
8 or 9 a week people reffered to the service each week.
(not including people who go to see the support officer Karen or the counsellors )
People with difficulties with literacy get the most referrals.
John believe more could be done in terms of Advertising the Support services available.
Areas to focus on
stress the point if anyone is having any difficulty at all, support service are there and are approachable.
John says he would preffer if we Did not explain different additional support needs but rather Focus on people available to help. And that the Video should be around 3 minutes 30.
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