Unit 31

Social Action and Community Media Production

Aiden Campbell Ryan Murray Paul Doherty Chuck Meehan Darren Harkin

CONTENTS
Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 01 05 06 08 09 10 11 12 13 15 17 23 24 26 28 29 30 Presentation About the Team Roles Interviewees Script Equipment Locations Storyboard Feedback Editing Meeting Minutes Aidens Write Up Darrens Write Up Ryans Write Up Pauls Write Up Chucks Write Up PR

NOTE: Group Members name is printed at the bottom of every page of their own work.

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Presentation
I, alongside the rest of the group, gave a presentation to the rest of the class, a pitch, to tell the class what topic we have chose for the unit, why we chose this topic, and why this topic needs awareness. Looking back at the presentation it now seems as though he had too much information to keep the audience (class) interested, although there was a YouTube video of the Rainbow Project shown in the middle of the presentation to keep the audiences attention. The presentation in question can be found below.

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About the Team

Why a Team? On this project we decided it would be best to work in a team for many reasons. Firstly, this was the first big project we have done on the course, and many of the team members have not done this before. Due to that we thought it was best to have the support of a team, who have different skills and experience that can help in different ways. If we did this project independently in the short space on time we had for such a large project, it would have led to having 5 different mediocre videos rather than 1 very good one. Once the team was created, we sat down and assigned roles. Although everyone had a main role we all still managed to have a go at everything. We also took note of each others email addresses so we could contact each other out of class. A copy of the contact information below was then given to everyone in the group. Name: Aiden Campbell Email: aidan_campbell@hotmail.co.uk Roles: Director, Cameraman Name: Ryan Murray Email: hey.ryanmurray@hotmail.co.uk Roles: Narrator, Project Organiser,

Name: Chuck Meehan Email: squirtle__squad@hotmail.co.uk Roles: Storyboard Artist

Name: Darren Harkin Email: darren.harkin@gmail.com Roles: Scripter, Researcher

Name: Paul Doherty Email: angrybrawlerpaul@hotmail.com Roles: Producer, Researcher

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About Our Roles

Script Writer andResearcher Script Writer & Researcher Scriptwriters deliver script lines to give a sense sense it. They Scriptwritersdeliver script lines to give a story astory a of life to of life to are the are the ones story and a story and make research it. They ones that give a that give make research to make the story to more the story informative. make realistic and more realistic and informative.

-Darren Harkin -Darren Harkin

Storyboard Artist With the creation of a film or animation, it is often important to start with a storyboard. A good storyboard helps to plan the narrative of a film or animation, scene by scene. It becomes a blue print for the production. A storyboard looks like a traditional comic strip and can vary in quality from rough 'thumbnails' to high detailed frames.

-Chuck Meehan
Narrator & Project Organiser A narrator is, within any story, the person who conveys the story to the audience. When the narrator is also a character within the story, he or she is sometimes known as the viewpoint character. The project manager's role in a nutshell is the overall responsibility for the successful planning, execution, monitoring, control and closure of a project.

-Ryan Murray
Producer & Researcher A Producer is someone who initiates a project and oversees it from the conceptual stage through completion. Some producers function as entrepreneurs, answering to them. As a researcher, you would support producers by finding the information, people and places needed for television or radio programmes.

-Paul Doherty

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Director, Cameraman & Editor A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic aspects. The cameraman is responsible for physically operating the camera and maintaining composition and camera angles throughout a given scene or shot. A film or video editor is responsible for assembling raw material into a finished product suitable for broadcasting.

-Aiden Campbell
NOTE: See personal write-ups for more details and information on how we completed these roles

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Interviewees
A list of the following people kindly volunteered to answer some questions: Name David McCartney Michal Kerrigan David Doherty Kevin White Natalie Kavanagh Richard Feeney Ryan Murray David McLaughlin Role The Rainbow Project Derry manager The Rainbow Project volunteer and Civil Rights Activist The Rainbow Project Belfast manager The Rainbow Project volunteer The Rainbow Project youth councillor The Rainbow Project member The Rainbow Project member Sinn Fein councillor

NOTE: Not all these interviews were selected to appear in the final film

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Script
Version 1: My name is Ryan, for years I have lived in this city; I was born and educated here. When I (Age) I came out about my sexuality. I feared what my family would think; I was scared because people in the area dont agree with the thought of gay equality. We are different, a threat, something abnormal to what they know. I didnt know who to turn to, talk to. I felt as if I committed a crime, as if I was on the run. I have discovered that there is social groups in Derry/Londonderry which help young people come to terms with their sexuality. One organisation in particular that has helped me through hard times in my life, The Rainbow Project, an organisation that promotes the health and wellbeing of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in Northern Ireland. In the 50s if a man came out as homosexual, they were made to feel inferior by other people. Well respected public figures such as Alan Turing lost their jobs, his respect from other people. Version 2: My name is Ryan, I have lived in this town all of my life, I was born and educated here. When I was (Age) I realised I was gay. I feared what my family would think, I was scared because not a lot of people/heterosexuals agree with the gay community because we are different, a threat, something abnormal to what they know. I didnt know who to turn to, who to talk to, I felt as if I committed a crime, as if I was on the run. I have discovered that there are social groups in Derry which help young people come to terms with their sexuality. So it isnt all bleak for the gay community, so people out there do care. In the 50s if a man came out as homosexual, they were made to feel inferior by other people, even well respected public figures such as Alan Turing, the father of computer science, lost his job, his respect from other people, and was chemically castrated ultimately leading him to take his own life, because he was prosecuted for being who he was, a homosexual. One organisation in particular has helped me through hard times in my life, The Rainbow Project. The Rainbow Project promotes the health and wellbeing of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in Northern Ireland. Now we are going to speak to the manager of The Rainbow Project, David McCartney, about the organisation.

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Equipment Used
The video camera we used was a JVC camera from the North West Regional College. I used it with a tri-pod and used a mixture of angles. I primarily had a mid-shot from the left hand side while the person was being interviewed, but in some instances I used a smaller digital camera (Canon) on the other side of the room, and used that image when the other person spoke. I used 4 SD memory cards because all in all, I had 3hours of footage! This took a very long time to edit. All the equipment worked great and I didnt encounter any technical problems. In the first interview I used the JVC camera and the Canon digital camera for two different angles. But while I was editing I noticed that the audio from the Canon digital camera wasnt as good, so I scrapped it and used the same audio from the other camera. It took a while to get the interview back in sync with the audio and image. If observed carefully there is a difference in the pixels on the two cameras, with the JVC having a much higher resolution.

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Locations

The Rainbow Project, Queen Street We spent most of our time here, all in all about 9 hours over the past 2 months. When we took breaks the Rainbow project staff gave us tea/coffee and were very friendly, it was a very pleasant atmosphere to be in and were very cooperative while answering questions and even gave us their own ideas that would improve the interviews.

Community Centre, Gobnascale The Community Centre where Gerry McLaughlin is based, Gobnascale Derry. Only a small amount of time was spent here, about 1 hour. Not as lively as the Rainbow centre, but still a very friendly atmosphere. Me and Paul Doherty walked the whole way over to Gobnascale after Tech and got the interview with Gerry McLaughlin. He was very friendly and gave us good long answers that gave us options on what to keep in the interview and what to keep out.

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Storyboard

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First Showing & Feedback

Once we completed the edit, we arranged a showing of the film in class, so that a selection of people could watch the piece, and fill in a feedback sheet. We did this so that we could see the audiences reaction before the final edit, this way, by looking at the feedback sheets, we can see what the audience like/dont and therefore can make the final changes needed during a final edit. Below is a list of the sections in the feedback form, and some of the feedback we received. 1. Fitness for Purpose

Awareness raising, informative, range of services It has a clear vision, makes people more aware of homosexuality I feel that the Rainbow Project was described and explained well
2. Clear Communication

I thought the message was clear to understand to everyone watching and was easy to see how much they help Second interview needs cutaways to reflect story Background noise in voxpops is too loud, although they fit well
3. Appropriateness to Audience

Its appropriate, it lets teens know they arent alone if they are homosexual I thought it gave a good message across, that even though the work they do is great, they need help from more people Civil rights and Alan Turin cutaways would be good to visualize what is being talked about
4. Effectiveness of Techniques Employed

Music good, not overpowering The use of cutaways, interviews and the transitions make this work very well The interviews were quite developed and interesting The interview questions were all relevant, however maybe more cutaways

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5. Technical Qualities

The edit was quite smooth and flowing Main interview very clear, speaks of many relevant legal issues The background music works really well, just the background noise in the voxpops was distracting

6. Effectiveness of Content

It gives you a different outlook of on homosexuality The quality was very good and conveyed the message I found out information that I didnt know before because of watching it and how much help they need Plenty of info

7. Impact of Work

More cutaways This will have an impact when they show this to their client The message was well detailed and informative

8. Aesthetic Qualities

Very well shot and intriguing The overall presentation is really good. I think the video flows really well

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Editing
Soundtrack: The soundtrack played throughout is a composer and performer called Ludovico Einaudi. He is an Italian pianist that is well known for his soothing music. I thought it was very well fitting for background music because it suited the tempo in the film. We were also planning on using a soundtrack performed by someone from the Rainbow project itself, but at this point we were running out of time to meet the deadline so we had to settle for another soundtrack. Effects:

This is how I added text into the film to give some details about the person speaking. For example David McLaughlin, the Rainbow Project manager.

This is what I used to make a flash effect when switching cameras or scenes. It proved to be effective when used and definitely gave a boost to the quality of the final outcome.

This is a screenshot of all the files that I used throughout the film, the offline files are files that I no longer wanted to use. Aiden Campbell

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This is a screenshot of all the codes of the changes that were made. Employing editing and its uses Editing was crucial for the documentary. I used flashes a lot to show that time was passing. I edited it in a way that it was telling a story. The start was very negative based because it started with the origins of homosexuality and how it was not accepted. It then told a story of how it is accepted now and how many attitudes have changed. What I used to edit The software I used was Final Cut Pro. It is very professional software and the basics of it can be very quickly learned. The editing process took a very long time and a lot of thought went into it. Trimming was very vital as it took a huge amount of time out of the final film.

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Team Meeting: Minutes

Meeting: 1 Date: Friday 7th October 2011 Attendance: Ryan Murray - Present Chuck Meehan - Present Darren Harkin - Present Aiden Campbell - Present Paul Doherty Present Minutes: ITEM Topic

MINUTE We discussed if everyone in the group was happy with our chosen organisation The Rainbow Project. We allocated roles to everyone in the team, people chose what role they wanted and everyone was happy with the outcome, at end of minutes the list of production crew roles can be seen. What equipment will we need to produce the film? We decided we would need a marrantz recorder, camera, microphone and iMac with editing software. We discussed how many interview to conduct and who to interview. Below is a list of interviewees decided: David (Manager) Natalie (Youth Worker) Member Members Parent Vox Pop (Citizens on street) During the meeting we discussed briefly what we are planning to and when. We came up with a brief plan which can be seen after the Roles section of this document.

ACTION Everyone agreed no need for further action.

Roles

Everyone agreed no further action as happy with role, although was agreed that people can help with other peoples roles and swap about. Everyone agreed. Think between now and next meeting if anymore equipment is needed.

Equipment

Interviews

Everyone agreed a more finalised list of interviewees and locations to be produced for next meeting.

Plan

Everyone agreed to the rough version of the plan and agreed to discuss a more detailed and finalised plan during the next meeting.

Roles:

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Chuck Meehan Director, Editor Ryan Murray Producer, Narrator, Storyboard Artist Darren Harkin Scripter, Researcher Aiden Campbell Cameraman, Storyboard Artist Paul Doherty Scripter, Researcher Brief Plan: MONDAY Talk to David at the Rainbow Project. Discuss points that should be brought across. Schedule interview with David. TUESDAY Talk to Natalie and organise and interview with her for Wednesday. Choose a member from the Rainbow Project that is willing to participate in the film by being interviewed. Find a member whose parent would be willing to interview. WEDNSDAY Interview Natalie. Interview member. Try and arrange an interview with a parent. THINGS TO DO: Choose a member to interview Find a parent to interview Seek out historical/archive footage/photos Think on how or if it could tie in with the health awards Make a list of what pre-production and research is needed

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Team Meeting: Minutes

Meeting: 2 Date: Friday 14th October 2011 Attendance: Ryan Murray - Present Chuck Meehan - Present Darren Harkin - Present Aiden Campbell - Present Paul Doherty Present Minutes: ITEM Equipment

MINUTE ACTION In first meeting we briefly Everyone agreed no need for discussed what equipment we further action. needed. We said we would think more about this for next meeting which is this meeting. List of equipment needed: Video camera Microphone Marantz recorder iMac (With editing software) As a group we discussed what pre-production material we would need. Below is a list of the pre-production we feel is needed. Storyboards Script Running order Everyone agreed to think more about this over the week and talk about it again during next meeting to see if we left any pre-production out. Chuck Meehan is going to produce a rough storyboard for next meeting.

Pre-Production

Refined Topic

Previously our topic was The Everyone agreed no further Rainbow Project as a whole. action to be taken. After having a talk with David McCartney we have decided to refine it do their schools project. David has also agreed to distribute the piece through their website and schools project if we focus on this. As we decided to focus on the schools project we needed to arrange an interview with the head of the schools project. David McCartney rang Gavin in the Belfast office to see if he Everyone agreed that this would be a great interviewee and therefore the group will ring Gavin at next meeting when we have a tighter schedule on what we are going to do. We can then

Interviews

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could come up for interview, Gavin agreed and David passed his number to me. Facebook Group The group discussed opening up a private group on facebook.com. This will allow us to contact each other regarding the project outside of school, organise meetings and much more.

arrange a day for Gavin to come up. Everyone agreed that it would be a good idea to open up a private group to contact each other but also open up a public page to tell other people what we are doing. Darren will set up the public page and Ryan the private group in time for next meeting.

Next Meeting

We arranged for next meeting Everyone agreed to attend. to be Friday 21st October.

Roles: Chuck Meehan Director, Editor Ryan Murray Producer, Narrator, Storyboard Artist Darren Harkin Scripter, Researcher Aiden Campbell Cameraman, Storyboard Artist Paul Doherty Scripter, Researcher THINGS TO DO: Contact Gavin from Belfast office to come up for interview. Chuck to prepare rough storyboard for next meeting. Ryan is to set up private Facebook group. Darren is to set up public Facebook page. Make a list of what pre-production and research that is needed.

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Team Meeting: Minutes

Meeting: 3 Date: Friday 21st October 2011 Attendance: Ryan Murray - Present Chuck Meehan - Present Darren Harkin - Present Aiden Campbell - Present Paul Doherty Present Minutes: ITEM Pre-Production

MINUTE In last weeks meeting we decided as a group to think about what pre-production we need over the week. In todays meeting we put together a list of preproduction needed. The list can be found after meeting minutes. In todays meeting we rang Gavin from the Belfast office to arrange an interview, unfortunately there was no answer. Ryan and Darren set up a Facebook group and page as assigned to do at last meeting.

ACTION Everyone agreed no further action to be taken.

Arranging Interview

Chuck will ring Gavin throughout the week in time for next meeting.

Facebook Group/Page

All members have agreed to use the group to contact each other and keep a record of what we have done. No further action to be taken. The entire group liked the storyboards. A few minor changes to be made.

Storyboard

Chuck produced a rough storyboard as assigned to do at last meeting. The storyboard is of the opening scene. In todays meeting we discussed when we are going to start filming. We decided to start filming the opening of the piece on Tuesday 25th October.

Filming

Group has agreed to attend this filming session..

Next Meeting

We arranged for next meeting Everyone agreed to attend. th to be Friday 28 October.

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Pre-production Needed: Storyboards Script Running order Production schedule List of confirmed interview dates Roles: Chuck Meehan Director, Editor Ryan Murray Producer, Narrator, Storyboard Artist Darren Harkin Scripter, Researcher Aiden Campbell Cameraman, Storyboard Artist Paul Doherty Scripter, Researcher THINGS TO DO: Film opening scene on Tuesday. Brief running order to be produced by Ryan during the week. Ryan will research news footage of homophobic attacks to include.

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Write Up Report: Aiden Campbell For my Social and Community Action project I was put into a team as the editor and camera operator, then due to the unlikely circumstances had to undertake the roles of producer and director. My roles were very challenging but I still managed to achieve a short documentary on The Rainbow Project of Derry with a lot of help from others in the group. My Objectives for the Group: I had to arrange interviews with the members in The Rainbow Project and then go on to arrange interviews with some of the cities high profile Politicians to gather opinions. I found it very stressful, trying to get in contact with the Politicians and to make suitable interviews that didnt overlap with anything else that I had planned. In one occasion I travelled the whole way across the city to find that the Politician had to go elsewhere when I arrived. I found it very frustrating at times. Once I received the questions, the interviews went pretty straight forward. As editor I found it very tough when it came to editing out what was important and irrelevant to the question, because some of the answers were up to 10minutes long! My Overall Experience: At the start of the project I was very excited because, coming from secondary school I was not used to such practical work. The practical aspect of the course is what I believe to be my best. Although up until half way through the project I didnt enjoy it as much because of all the responsibilities I had to undertake. I now know in future no to volunteer to jobs that are out of my depth, and to spread each of the jobs fairly between each of the group members. Final Evaluation: Towards the end of the semester, the film started to take shape. I found the editing the hardest because I was scared in case I edited out details that were important. At the moment I feel rewarded on the final outcome for my teams efforts and me. I think that I have learnt a lot on this project and now know what to do next time and also what not to do.

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Write Up Report: Darren Harkin For my social and community action project I was put into a team as the Scripter and Researcher, my role was to gather information and research, write scripts to give a sense of life, continuity to make the film come to together. The short film for Social action and Community is about an organization, The Rainbow Project, an organization that promotes the health and well-being of gay and bisexual people across Northern Ireland.

What Ive done I created a script for the film, I had to look and the website, Facebook, and visit the organization to get a sense and insight of what I was I was talking about in this dialogue. In the script I had to write this as if I was this boy who struggled in the past with his sexuality, his ups and downs, description of how he felt, and how he came to a solution to finding this organization. In script also, Is a mention of a figure that is Alan Turning, The man known as the father of computer science, whos homosexuality was resulted in a criminal prosecution back in 1952, when being gay was still illegal in the united kingdom. He was treated dreadfully, but he had to accept treatment with female hormones (chemical castration) as an alternative to prison a man who is the reason why the software Apple is called Apple today. My Experience I found my time putting this script and gathering information, quite an experience I learned a bit about team work, working together and independently. I didnt speak much during meetings, but I think I was the one asking the questions, because I wanted to know exactly what I was doing, to make sure I was doing it right. 24
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I am happy with the outcome of the film, but I dont think the group pulled together as much as they should have, as Ive noticed, Ive seen the film but I dont see much of my input in there, I also feel I didnt participate in much as should have either, As I am circling the positives and negatives through my experience, I think it will influence me to work harder next time I am in a team. Film Script Writer Responsibilities Scriptwriters deliver script lines to give a story a sense of life to it. They are the ones that give a story and make research to make the story more realistic and informative. What it Involves Come up with informative and educational stories for the viewers. Write accordance to the vision and instruction of its producers and directors. Give any detailed information and facts about the story. Everything from small changes that need to be made with the script to making that the settings are correct and correspond with the next. Websites Used for Research The Rainbow Project: http://www.rainbow-project.org/ Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing Documentary on Alan Turning: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/britains-greatest-codebreaker/episodeguide/series-1/episode-1

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Write Up Report: Ryan Murray

The very first task assigned for the Social Action and Community was for everyone to create a PowerPoint presentation about a person or organisation that is making a difference in the community and present it to the class. The class then voted for their top 4 of them all and the winners projects got chosen, and they became the producer of the information video to be created on that topic. I presented a PowerPoint about The Rainbow Project, a local support group for the LGBT community. As it was voted one of the top 4 I recruited a team from the rest of the class and together we had to create an informative video about the organisation. Although I was automatically assigned to be the Director, I had to step down from this position due to many things happening in my personal life causing too much of a distraction from the project. I gladly handed the role over to Aiden Campbell rather than failing the rest of the team because although I was there, my mind was somewhere else. I quickly overcame these issues and was back on track as a team member, although Aiden was doing such a good role as Director I decided not to take the position back and became a Project Organiser and Narrator by title, although I delved a little into different roles also to get a taste of everything. What I Did: I chose the organisation which the rest of the group were happy to create the piece about. I organised group meetings, taking minutes of everything that was mentioned and ensuring the group were keeping each other updated. As I am a member of The Rainbow Project I had many contacts within the organisation, therefore being able to get permission to shoot within the centre, and arrange interviews with many of the staff and members. I was included in the actual piece discussing my personal experience of being a young gay man in the city. I gathered the feedback after the first showing and presented it to the rest of the group leading to a discussion on what needs to be changed. I created the presentation on The Rainbow Project, of which we presented to the rest of the class. Although I did not carry out any of the filming myself, I was on location for much of it to give a helping hand and inputted a few suggestions on what shots etc to take. I gathered everyones individual work and scanned in Chucks storyboard to collect in a team folder, which could then be nicely presented.

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My Experience: Now that the unit complete, looking back I can see that I have gained much experience throughout. As this is the first big project we have done in the course, almost everything I have done I have learnt new. I gained experience in pre-production from storyboards, shot lists etc I have gained experience in production from the filming and acting and I have gained experience in post-production from the editing stage and write-ups etc. I have also learnt that only one person can handle so much in one go, and that is why it is best to have a team in a large project, rather than one person biting off more than they can chew. Although I did do much independent work, I enjoyed working with the team most, as the project would not have been half as good if we did one each. I am thankful for having a great team who helped pick up the pieces if I ever let them fall.

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Write Up Report: Paul Doherty

For my Social Action project I was put into a team of 5 myself, Aiden Campbell, Chuck Meehan, Ryan Murray and Darren Harkin. Our aim was then to create an awareness video for The Rainbow Project. Once sorted into a team we then allocated roles. I was originally allocated Scripter and Researcher, although that very quickly changed to Producer and Researcher as I became more and more involved in the project and was always on set with Aiden Campbell during filming, and helping out with the editing. What I Did: I researched facts and statistics about the LGBT community that were originally going to be included in the video. I helped conduct the interviews throughout. As researcher I also decided on what questions would be asked during the interviews. I was always there during the filming, to lend a hand and give my opinion on things that should be included or changed. I was also there during the editing process to oversee what was being done to the original footage, and again to give my opinion on the edits applied. My Experience: In completion of this project I have gained an immense amount of experience. This is the very first practical project remotely similar to this that I have ever completed. I went from having close to no experience in the production side of film to having a library full. I learned how to film, different camera angles, pre and post production techniques, editing and also now have a more visual eye and creative take on what is being reflected on camera. I have also been able to work with the team for the project, and at other times independently, meaning I was able to develop my key communication skills.

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Write Up Report: Chuck Meehan

For my Social Action Community I helped in several ways for the pre-production and editing. For our initial pitch I went down to the Rainbow Project with Aidan Campbell and Paul Doherty and in one day we shot two interviews and about 3 minutes of cut away footage. This cut away footage included various shots of the street where the Rainbow Project is situated. Aidan Campbell who is an experienced cameraman was on camera for this but as I took a directive role I instructed him on different shots that would be visually appealing. This was entirely edited by me, as it was only a short pitch video and I volunteered to edit it as it was my idea to begin with. I had several storyboards, which were looked over and edited by my group as a whole before a final storyboard was decided on and we eventually used as a template for the entire film. We went through a elimination process of what shots we absolutely needed and those which could be cut in order to fulfil the time limit put on the video. We decided against storyboarding the interviews as we felt this would make it look to set up and forced. I organized and carried out an interview, which I also filmed and wrote questions for. Although this was not used in the final piece, it allowed me to develop some experience of using a camera during an interview and writing interview questions My Experience I am incredibly proud of my group. They pulled together, did what they had to do and did it to a high standard. Ryan was an excellent help for an expert opinion, Darren had many great ideas for the script and Paul and Aidan did a fantastic job on the editing. I do feel however my role was not sufficient. I wasnt there when my group needed me most and for this Im ashamed. Although I worked hard on pre-production, I did not step up to the plate when it came to editing and did not sustain the drive needed for such a lengthy project. I am pleased that my groups skills as a whole shined through and my slackness did not drag the rest down. In future I will pace myself and communicate more with my group, as communication on my behalf was the biggest problem. Overall I enjoyed the project and enjoyed working with my fellow students, each of whom are very talented. For this reason I look forward to working with them in future projects which I know will be more co-operative.

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On March 23 we went to an event hosted by Human Rights Activist Peter Tatchell called Gay Rights are Human Rights. At the end of the event our Social Action video was screened. This was a great opportunity as many people got to see our work and it was the perfect place for it to be shown. At the end of the event many people congratulated us on our work including Peter and we received very positive feedback. The college magazine iNews wrote an article about the event. This gave our project even more publicity. The full article can be seen below:

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