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1. Production Diary B2 – Sunderland Documentary

2. Designing the set The set I used to film my monologue sequence of the documentary was built by my dad in his studio, he constructed the walls and mounted the TV. I dressed the set for my documentary however, it was important to me that the backdrop was themed to suit the theme of my documentary, so I chose to decorated with all my Sunderland AFC memorabilia. I draped the flag and scarves over the shelf, securing the scarf with tape and kept the scarfs secure with a Styrofoam mannequin head that I also dressed in a Sunderland themed bucket hat. I also utilised the TV by streaming a picture of the documentary’s thumbnail to it, I am pleased with the way it looked and think it does a great job of creating an environment for the video.

3. Filming the monologue To film my monologue, I used my dad’s studio and camera set up as well as his boom mic, which was positioned just out of frame in this photo. This set up was helpful as it is exactly how I pictured the set and cameras looking when I wrote the script. I read the script from a teleprompter that was positioned just underneath the camera, so I didn’t have to look away to read the script. Filming my monologue was difficult as I had to adjust to using a teleprompter for the first time; filming the whole script took approximately 3 hours including brakes and set-up. During filming, we had no technical issues however physical exhaustion was certainly a problem to overcome so to combat this I took regular breaks between different sections of the script. This was the only day that I shot any footage, and I am grateful that I managed to film everything that I needed to in one day.

4. Equipment set up In the filming process I used different equipment to create my documentary. Firstly, I used a canon DSLR camera to film myself, I also attached a teleprompter to the camera to make it easier to read the script. The teleprompter was an app on an iPad which was placed in a configuration such as the one on the right. Afterwards I set up the lighting, rig, I used a bright overhead light (such as the one on the right) to make sure the shot wasn’t too dim, and my face was lit to the proper lighting. This is the only equipment that I used for the production part of my documentary. DSLR camera with a teleprompter Lighting rig similar to what I used

5. Experimentation during filming During the filming of my documentary, I experimented with different camera angles and changing the position of my set and myself in the shot. Before the shoot, I tested how it would look on camera if I were to move the chair to different spots around the set, so I set the camera up facing directly at the set and moved the chair into 3 or 4 different locations to see which was best, Eventually I landed on the seating position that you see in the video. Next, I moved the shirts in the background to get them on camera in the best possible angle, I also changed the order of the shirts a few times before filming. Finally, and most significantly was the experimentation with lighting, it was my dad who helped with this as I had to sit in the chair so he could adjust the lamps to light up my face properly, there was some experimentation as to how I lit up my face and weather it would better to make my face brighter or darker and at some point, when adjusting the lights, we found a middle point which worked well.

6. Behind the scenes This is the only photo I have from behind the scenes, it is a picture of the camera on which I filmed my documentary on. This was taken during the shoot by my dad, who was the camera man for me while I read out the script.