mikeyonwordress

Specialist Project: Set Back

From last weekends filming not going as planned and after a hectic week not really knowing what my project was about and also being ill for a whole day on wednesday, I was to say the least a little set back.
So, with plan B in full motion, I decided to get a camera out for the weekend… I had been taking out the new Z-5′s from the film department with no hassle for the last 2 weekends with no hassle so this weekend I was expecting much the same.
After spending all morning trying to get a form to borrow equipment when I should’ve been at my tutorial with Bob and Amanda, I eventually handed to Tim in the store cupboard and he tells me the cameras have been all booked out for this weekend. NOT IMPRESSED.

After that, I tried to book out a JVC HD camera from the media stores cupboard even though I really hate them. Even they were booked out and I realized I wasn’t going to get a camera out this weekend. Unless, I wanted to film in standard definition. Which, I don’t.
Anyway, after all that, I just went back to film and booked out the a Sony camera for wednesday through till monday.
Basically, I am resting this whole project on next weekend as this weekend was such a fail. I’m going to storyboard everything and do the written evaluation and compile a project file, do all the gantt stuff and evaluation of progress etc. Then it will all be ready for my finished piece. That’s where my downfall has been in previous projects, not keeping up with the written side so when I come to finally rush my practical piece, the theory just doesn’t even have a chance.

As I am planning to do a video presentation, I will also be sorting out a rough guide for this and then filming what I have done so far.
Filming will begin next saturday and I will be doing some back up filming from wednesday to friday to make sure I have something to hand in even if everything goes wrong next saturday.

project isn’t about viral videos or anything, don’t worry…