Tuesday, 10 May 2011
Saturday, 7 May 2011
Documentary Evaluation "Quick Fashion"
Before making our documentary "Quick Fashion" we began researching shows of a similar nature which are very popular with the British public. The shows we took a lot of inspiration from were "Gok Wan's Fashion Fix"and "What not to wear." By watching the shows we gained a better understanding of the conventions that are typically common with these types of documentries.
Firstly we were interested in creating a similar scenario, where a member of the public is either set up by family/friends or either seeking assistance themselves to improve their wardrobe and appearance with the help of a stylist to point them in the right direction and enable them to feel comfortable and confident in more fashionable outfits. We noticed how Gok Wan is always chatty, friendly and genuinely cares about the woman whose style and life he is changing, so therefore we created a similar presenter with these characteristics and mannerisms.
Challenging the conventions slightly, we introduced a spy camera, to "spy" on our makeove going about their daily routine to hightlight that they urgently need a complete new change of style. This followed up with short interviews of our makeove's close friends, saying what they thought of her style and what improvments she could make. By using this technique we thought it would be the best tool of encouragment for our makeove, so that she could see herself from a different perspective.
I would say that the combination of our documentary and our ancillary tasks are very effective and work well together. The storyboard that we created is very clear and precise, showing how we planned out and organised each filming stage of our documentary, by listing the types of shots we wanted to include and how long each scene would run for.
For my individual poster and double page spread tasks , I made initial drafts of how I wanted them to look, and feel that i've successfully achieved each of these tasks with my final photoshopped versions.
The audience feedback we received from our fashion documentary questionnaire showed that people who watch these types of shows are mainly female and between the ages of 16-25. We also discovered that women find these type of documentaries more enjoyingable to watch and also showed that they gain more fashion advice and help from this , than they do by reading fashion magazines,stating that the documentaries focus more on teaching the participants and viewers at home to chose the right clothes for their size and shape and also how they can get their hands on stylish items without having to break the bank, by recommending the best highstreet shops to go to for bargain prices.
Piecing our documentary together we used the help from new media technologies such as, Apple Mac's (imovie) , Abode Photoshop, and http://www.blogger.com/.
On the Apple Mac's we used a software called imovie, were we began arranging and editing scenes. At first I found it a little confusing, as I didn't have any prior experince with working with Apple Mac's before, however after a few go's I quickly learnt the ins and outs of how the software.
For ancillary task I used Abode Photoshop which I was very confident about, as i was very familiar already with how the settings worked and what tools I would need to use to create my poster.
Throughout the whole process of planning and filming our documentary, I use an online blog to upload and store all the planning and research that we carried out in order to make our final product.
Firstly we were interested in creating a similar scenario, where a member of the public is either set up by family/friends or either seeking assistance themselves to improve their wardrobe and appearance with the help of a stylist to point them in the right direction and enable them to feel comfortable and confident in more fashionable outfits. We noticed how Gok Wan is always chatty, friendly and genuinely cares about the woman whose style and life he is changing, so therefore we created a similar presenter with these characteristics and mannerisms.
Challenging the conventions slightly, we introduced a spy camera, to "spy" on our makeove going about their daily routine to hightlight that they urgently need a complete new change of style. This followed up with short interviews of our makeove's close friends, saying what they thought of her style and what improvments she could make. By using this technique we thought it would be the best tool of encouragment for our makeove, so that she could see herself from a different perspective.
I would say that the combination of our documentary and our ancillary tasks are very effective and work well together. The storyboard that we created is very clear and precise, showing how we planned out and organised each filming stage of our documentary, by listing the types of shots we wanted to include and how long each scene would run for.
For my individual poster and double page spread tasks , I made initial drafts of how I wanted them to look, and feel that i've successfully achieved each of these tasks with my final photoshopped versions.
The audience feedback we received from our fashion documentary questionnaire showed that people who watch these types of shows are mainly female and between the ages of 16-25. We also discovered that women find these type of documentaries more enjoyingable to watch and also showed that they gain more fashion advice and help from this , than they do by reading fashion magazines,stating that the documentaries focus more on teaching the participants and viewers at home to chose the right clothes for their size and shape and also how they can get their hands on stylish items without having to break the bank, by recommending the best highstreet shops to go to for bargain prices.
Piecing our documentary together we used the help from new media technologies such as, Apple Mac's (imovie) , Abode Photoshop, and http://www.blogger.com/.
On the Apple Mac's we used a software called imovie, were we began arranging and editing scenes. At first I found it a little confusing, as I didn't have any prior experince with working with Apple Mac's before, however after a few go's I quickly learnt the ins and outs of how the software.
For ancillary task I used Abode Photoshop which I was very confident about, as i was very familiar already with how the settings worked and what tools I would need to use to create my poster.
Throughout the whole process of planning and filming our documentary, I use an online blog to upload and store all the planning and research that we carried out in order to make our final product.
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