D&AD 2008
PV Energy
Sponsered by Solar Century

Progress update!

Now that I have made the conscious decision to definitely use the voice of Chris Langham in the short, as I feel it adds authenticity and would work on a greater level if my actual goal is to create another episode that was perhaps never made or where the filming was not finished. 120 seconds is a short amount of time but I'm confident that I can get across all the key points in that time whilst still being entertaining. The nature of this project means that I might be able to get away going over 120 seconds if I need to because it's not an 'educational' or 'preaching' piece where after 2mins it could actually get quite boring.

So before I even start to work on a script and story board I need to make sure I have enough material from the show, which will allow me to put together a structure piece of film.



Here I have started to compile all of the different responses, phrases and sentences that I thing will be useful for the film. Once I have enough quotes that I am happy with I will be able to start the script which will only feature 1-2 other people depending on how I decide to pace the film.

D&AD 2008
PV Energy
Sponsered by Solar Century

I have spent most of the weekend watching every episode of 'People Like Us' (12 episodes) to really get a feel for the style of filming, commentary and language used. I liked what I saw so much that I almost wanted 'Chris Langham' who plays the main character 'Roy' to be the interviewer for my mockumentary. After a couple of episodes in I realized I could if I was clever enough record voice samples of 'Roy' and use them in my short. I have about 12 different clips now that could easily be manipulated to form a structured conversation. The PV energy would feature in the short, as 'People Like Us' follows a day in the life of different jobs in the UK and the person that I would use would have PV energy in their flat/home. A mate of mine called 'rob' is currently a welder in London and that in itself is perfect for what I have in mind. I can see this short being a solid piece that would work well online as a viral or broadcast on TV as a short film filling in a 2min slot.



Here is a short demo using a voice clip of 'Roy' and footage I have taken outside of my flat.

BBC 2
Culture show
Title sequence

Over the weekend I have started to experiment with film and tried to capture some footage of the sun rising, even though the weather has not been great. This is an easy and hard idea because the actual editing and putting together of the title sequence is fairly straight forward but getting the footage I won't is the difficult part. As you can see from the test footage it has turned out ok, but not nearly good enough for the finished sequence. It's a simple thing to film as all I have to do is set up the camera and let it roll for 60 mins. The difficult thing is judging all the different settings on the camera to get the best image. It wasn't a very clear morning but was good practice and I think the only way to get what I want is to keep taking different shots on different settings until I get something I am happy with.


TEST 01

There are a couple of really good mornings coming up over the next week on being Sunday and the other on Wednesday. I plan to really use these mornings to the best effect, and can by the end of the two sessions work out the best settings for what I need from the sun.

YCN 2008

BBC 2
Culture show
Title sequence

Create an opening credit sequence for the culture show that will surprise, inspire and challenge viewers.

My first ideas for answering this brief are to create and interesting piece that flows well and seamlessly blends together whilst accompanied by the soundtrack which has already been created by a friend called 'Depf' and perfectly complements the visuals I want to produce. I plan to capture a wide range of footage from around London starting with the sunrise from the 10th floor of my block of flats as it is a really beautiful view of the whole of London. Other areas I want to include are Brick-Lane, Borough Market, Hoxton square, Hackney road and other surrounding areas. Here are a few images from the 10th floor to give an idea of what it's like.

First Post of 08

D&AD 2008
PV Energy
Sponsered by Solar Century

The brief is to design a piece of web-based communication to promote using electricity from the sun. My goal is to create a 'fake' documentary about a young adult (18-24) who currently uses PV energy in his flat in London. Obviously it will be engaging and humorous but not in a derogatory way towards the product I am promoting. The short film will contain relevant information and facts that will be useful to the viewer conveyed in a stealthy manner via the interviewer asking the young adult questions through-out the short. The finished 'mockumentory' will be housed on a website where it can easily be accessed by millions of people where the more serious facts and figures can be found. I also plan to have the finished short uploaded onto youtube in order to act as a viral/advert for the website.

The style of filming that I think would be appropriate for this project is something along the lines of the 1999 BBC 2 tv show called 'People like us" starring Chris Langham who plays a hopeless interviewer that spends a day with a different member of society each episode, e.g the police officer/ the actor/ the estate agent/ the photographer.

Here are some examples from the show.






I have already found someone to play the main character of the film and the location will be in my flat in East London.