Second day of filming

Its Thursday, were half way through filming & the half term :-( But I can see it all coming together now. Today's went really well! Apart from me running out of bacon for my sandwich :-( All of the footage looks great, I showed my mum who was full of compliments about the concept charaters & camera angles. Im looking forward to shooting the final scenes, were hoping for better weather tomorrow, to do another take on the Swanley park scene featuring Rebecca and Tom. If not were stick with the editable footage we have, if we double check Tom wasn't giggling too much.

Back to Filming

Rebecca and I spoke in class last week and picked 17th, 18th & 19th in the half term to start filming, after consulting the two boys. The boys happen to be great friends but its out of character for both of the boys to agree to filming, Rebecca and I thought were have more of a battle. Taking photos is one thing, but when we mentioned filming there was an awkward silence. Hesitantly they fianlly agreed and we bundled them with dates, times & costumes. As I mentioned earlier Tom and Rebecca have been dating for years so she could arrange it with him, however Simon was tempted by the promise of a bacon sandwich.

All the characters are realiable because that was a big worry. But we have explained the situation and the consiquences. There fully aware of the plot so that all charaters and extras can improvise and act accordingly.

Fingers crossed for good weather :-))

Risk assessment

A compulsory part in the syllabus was to undergo a risk assessment of each area were filming in.

As we begin filming soon, Rebecca and I have compiled all the potential hazards which could be encountered and how we plan to avoid or prevent them.

Potential Hazards -> -> ->

Swanley Park, Kent

Branches falling, bench breaking or objects on the ground

Suggestion, To move all objects that pose as a threat, check the site thoroughly.

Dog roaming free

Suggestion, Shoot at a quiet time in the day, most dogs will be kept on leads yet always be aware .

Swanley train station, Kent

Other commuters,
Suggestions keep clear of the commuters when filming

The trains, especially fast trains
Suggestions are rapid and can come regularly, stay well clear of the platform at all times, all platforms are marked with a yellow band, do not cross it until the trains stand-still.

Luckly our two posibly three other destinatios do not pose any threats to us during filming.

Poster, Final

SIMPLICITY, we went with the fact, its a "well-known soap and that most people will recognise characters". Its too the point and influences all ages since we haven't used the photo of Rebecca, the pregnant women could be anyone/any age and so all passers by are intrigued to watch it, giving the soap a chance, then the viewer is able to make there own perception.


Feedback- Tarik Chance- Vinalith Ltd
Its a great concept, the idea of a Wanted poster is well thought out. Its basic, but clear and too the point. The stroyline seems controversial enough but to make the poster bold and busy would be too much. You have clearly thought this out. I work alongside gbposters.com, in Sheffield this concept and format would be a lot like what gets sent here. Its never a problem, very good work and keep in contact.

Mock-up Poster

>With the byline, as "Doing the dirty on a young girl
Who will it be?"

Yet this doesn't coincide with our plot. Although we were after a byline, we put our heads together yesterday yet couldn't think of an appropriate one liner. So we have decided to scrap the byline idea and leave it as "Wanted Father." It is too the point and provokes thought, and neatly covers the two areas we wanted to cover.

Feedback- Facebook On finalising our mock-up we asked feedback from an audience to see their opinions on how it can be improved. I uploaded it onto my Facebook account under videos and relied on the news feed to disperse the file. Awaiting feedback I contemplated uploading the Magazine cover too although I was comfortable with the feedback we got on that.




So simple and basic to make, overlapping the template with five layers, seen in the corner. Uploaded onto facebook as a picture as a Jpg, took us only one day to edit and upload this poster.

First Visual, Poster

When asked to do a poster I immediately thought of a Wanted poster, since the plot evolves into Rebecca needy for a baby daddy, hence her return. Her want for a baby daddy sparked the idea for a WANTED FATHER poster. Using a wanted poster lets the public know of an alleged criminal who the authorities wish to apprehend. In this scenario, its illegal since they both committed underage sex. The poster reiterates there two prospective fathers, and the fact its a wanted poster, catches peoples attention, and a large percentage of those will proceed ot watch the plot unfold. Advertisements and billboards are put in public areas to entice to viewers, I believe this poster would catch the eye of all ages.

Soap Magazine, Final

Width- 208.03mm Height- 276.01mm
We understand Soap magazines are considerably smaller than a normal magazine size. Although our magazine cover is slightly smaller than the average soap magazine which is ??????mm.

Improvements-
> We attempted to change the title from "Who's the father?" to "Who's the daddy?" Although we were advised to leave it, because its a more familiar term to use when a women is pregnant, opposed to asking who's the daddy? Being a dad implies there someone who not only physically helped to create the life of a child, but also supports that child with the basic necessities and provides guidance and advice to see his child through life. Neither of the two prospective fathers have shown these qualities. Using "Who's the daddy" is associating a dad already.
> The photo of Ellie-may, alongside Joe supporting the "to be axed" byline. I wish I'd have asked her to wear a different coloured top, since the background was white and she didnt stand out that much.



Evaluating the layout of the Front Cover---

> We have alike all Magazines incorporated a Logo, the starting point, from where readers view down.
The reasons behind our Logo "i-tv soap," is related to the Apple network, its a catch word to familiarise the reader. ITunes, Ipods and the Iapps are continuously developing and growing, all ages are aware of their market power. Initially we were heading for a one word title to grab readers attention, but .....
I-tv connects also nicely with the producers ITV, were most of the related adverts are watched. There could be a connection there and new readership will be inclined to read on.
We added an eye behind the logo to reinforce the "i," this adds a twisted affect again used slyly to attract the reader.

> As the reader progresses there find an appeal of the two biggest soaps Eastenders and Coronation Street, as reference points under the two photos. These headlines our "BITCH IS BACK" and "KILLER" there gritty titles followed by an interview about "DRUGS WOMEN & MONEY." These headlines our dramatic and meet the readers wants being strong and harsh, we endevoured to soften up the other headlines, so the focus wasn't taken from the main headline.

> At the top of the cover, shows a bright yellow Skybox encrypted "Wedding Glitz, but do you remember who?" With the use of a trivia question, and a photo adjusted to black and white, we hoped to provoke the older age bracket. Meaning the reader thinks of fond memories of previous soaps.

Feedback- Tim Knapp, Sticky images

The magazine cover itself has a large section on the major stories of the week you could incorporate smaller summaries of each episode of the soaps. Although the cover looks detailed enough in my opinion.

Rebecca stands out and as she is in the foreground, she seems to be depressed and looks like due any day. This is one of the main things the reader will see straight away. Its a great shot.

Personally, I would have wrote more than, Muderer or Bitch is back, perhaps adding a byline beside the slogan, but not too much because it could easily spoil the programme.
On the other hand it creates anticipation of what is going to happen next, leaving the reader on a cliffhanger.

Also adding the use of a skybox, with a chance to win money or soap memerobilia being offered on the magazine to give your reader more enjoyment.

The magazine is obviously targeted at teens to young adults however older people would find it enjoyable in my opinion. It is well worth a read.