Sweets and Elephants

Assignment two and studio practice 

For the second assignment we had to make a 30 second presenter trial of ourselves. I wanted to make something different to reflect my personality. However I spent a long time thinking about how I wanted to do this and ended up not really thinking of anything, wasting my time. I decided to take the plunge and just go out and film something just so I had something to work with, fortunately for me it was a sunny day so I was able to get some nice shots in the park. I wanted to spell out my name by using my fingers as letters but this was not working because you could not see my hands very well so I just decided to write the letters on paper. This looked pretty in the location that I was in but as it was so bright unfortunately you were unable to see the letters, and when I came to edit this I had to think of something to get around the problem, so therefore I made titles and placed them over the letters in order to see the letters, this works but it does look a little odd, especially as I move the paper so the titles I put on look odd, however it looks better than just the letters on the paper. 

Assignment 1

Assignment One.

The first assignment for Tv Presenting was to make a 20 second piece to camera. 

For my piece to camera I decided to go to 'Steak of the Art' in Cardiff. It took me a while to decide what I wanted to do my piece to camera on as I wanted the location to be relevant because I feel like the location is an important factor. This is because it has to back up what you are going to say. 

I chose 'Steak of the Art' because it is a new and interesting restaurant in Cardiff that many people will want to know more about. I am sure many people would walk past it and think to themselves 'what is this new place?' 

I also wanted to know more about it myself. 

I scripted what I was going to say to avoid repetition of words, and not knowing what I was going to say when I arrived at the location. 

I found out some information and practised what I was going to say to check that it sounded professional and informative. 

Once I arrived at the location I made sure I asked permission to record outside of the restaurant, as picked the best place to set the camera. The problem we faced was that the restaurant was still being put together on the outside so it meant that there were workmen fixing up the front, so lots of noise and big objects. I decided it would be nice to fit the menu in the shot in order for the viewers to be able to see what was on offer there. In reflection I think the shot would have been better if it was wider as it was not particularly flattering angle for my face. There was also emblems on the window with the logo on and it would have been nice to have fitted these in also. 

It was more difficult than I imagined to record it and it took a lot longer than I thought. This was because it was in the city centre and lots of noises were going on around us. There were traffic lights, buses and other vehicles, workmen, pedestrians, dogs and other pets, as well as people with suitcases going to the hotel next door. 

In order for all of these things to be silent was a near possible thing to get, so I had to compromise and make the best of the situation. 

It was also very cold so it was uncomfortable for me to stand in one static place.

If I was to do this again I would ask the management if it was possible to go inside to film as I feel that this would look more effective and be more comfortable for me, and of course there would be less noises if we were positioned in the right place.  

I also looked very miserable in the shot, for unknown reasons so that is another thing for me to consider when doing my next piece to camera.