Project Evaluation:

To start this post off, I am not quite happy with the end result of our documentary project.

This project, for me, has been quite difficult. It seems that at every turn, something new had risen to make the process of making the documentary project more and more difficult. These ranged from problems with communication, meaning that sometimes not everyone knew what was happening or what had been done at certain times during both pre-production and post production, as well as problems with scheduling of filming times and also getting permissions from the shooting locations.

Despite these problems, the final documentary edit of 'Up and Coming', I feel, had some success. The narrative is cohesive with a clear direction from the band preparing for the gig to actually playing at the gig. The narrative develops successfully through our interviews which all give insightful opinions on the subject matter, sometimes giving opposing views to each other. These things all culminate to allow a clear idea as to the opinions we are trying to convey, that the independent live band music industry is starting to fall but might start to see a gradual rise in popularity, overall showing the current state of the industry today.

I feel that my own contributions to this project were mostly successful. I was able to make sure that all of the risk assessments were completed and making sure that we did actually have permission to film in these locations. Although I was unable to partake in the narration in the end, I managed to set the framework for what it became in the final project. Also, I feel that I was successful in my role as Producer as I was able to give good feedback that have overall improved the final edit.

If there were any improvements I would still like to address, they would be interviews themselves. I feel that there are not enough cutaways to different shot types during the interviews, as well as extra shots of other events while the interviewees are talking. Also, I feel that the surroundings of the interviewees could have been dressed slightly better to help inform the viewer of the interviewee's profession. Also many of my Producer notes were ignored by the primary editor which I am not happy about at all as most of the problems from the rough cut are still present.

Overall, I feel that this project was a slight success and I have learnt several lessons on how to work well as a group when creating a film/ television project. It has certainly been a learning experience despite my problems with the end result.