Revised Problem Statement What is the problem I am trying to solve, how significant in the problem, who does it affect etc
An exceptional quantity of our community is not familiar of the value historical and cultural architecture in Hong Kong have. As a result, these heritage site’s existence are at risk because of growth within our city. Even if people within our community have no attachment to these heritage sites, others are passionate, and it would be devastating to lost these sites. As a caring and global leader, informing our community of the importance of the historical structures.
Design Brief What you are going to make (documentary genre), why you are making and whom you are you making it for? What are the responsibilities within your role
I will be creating a product for the international schools in Hong Kong, by uploading our documentary to Vimeo, in order preserve the heritage sites that have an abundance of cultural and historical value. We have to adjust our documentary for this audience by having our documentary informative, so it will be the reality genre because a school’s purpose is education, and reality genre can inform our audience. Also engaging, so it will be relatively short, 3-5 minutes. Applications such as iMovie and Garageband will be used.
As a portion of the technical director, as I’m in a group of 2, I’m responsible for part of the light and sound quality of the documentary. For light we would most likely use the natural lighting - not studio light. Back light would be useful as it highlights facial features and hair, as well as separating the person in shot from the background. Being creative is a way to engage your audience, therefore using different colors, cookies, etc. on the background creates texture, meaning a more interesting visual. Also, if the camera angled to the right, the light should come from the left. To get the best of the sound quality, we will not use the built-in microphone on the camera. In interviews, if there is a loud background, ask the interviewee to talk louder and move the microphone closer.
As I’m also the editor as well, I’m responsible to give good quality to the documentary. I should help with capturing useful camera shots. And then synchronize high quality sound with shots, putting the scenes in the most useful order is my job too. If it is not in a useful order, it should be re-done, so the documentary runs smoothly. Choosing effective music, so the documentary is attractive, and finding any technical problems, which must be removed (like color, graphic, wrong shoots, etc. must be taken out) are also my responsibility. And, in my opinion, most importantly, I must double check the documentary before handing it in as a finished product.
Design Specification What are the essential requirements/ constraints of your product?
| Include factual information (Informs audience) | High resolution images / videos | Effective royalty-free background |
| Visually attractive (engages audience) | Pictures and videos are relevant | Expression is used in speech (engages audience) |
| Variety of media; pictures, video, music, etc. (engages audience) | 3-5 Minutes | Exceptional sound quality |
Survey Questions
~Did you find the documentary engaging? If so, due to which audio, visual, etc. media?
~Are you able to give three facts, regarding Christ the King Chapel, that you learned from the documentary? If so, state them.
~Did you think there was exceptional sound quality?
~In what ways are the media, photos, soundtrack, speech, etc., EFFECTIVE to the documentary, if it is effective at all?
~In what ways are the media RELEVANT to the documentary, if it is relevant at all?
A brief statement on how the problem is related to the unit AOI
The AOI, Health and Social Education, is related to this Design Cycle unit because the purpose of our documentary is supposed to change negative thoughts or actions regarding these heritage sites into positive, as a concept of Health and Social Education is “how I think and act”. I also think researching about my heritage site myself will change my look on religion. And for the people who’s Catholic life depends on Christ the King Chapel, such as Sister Joseffina who had worked at the chapel all her life and had said “The chapel is part of my religious life. I cannot live without it”, our documentary should protect those people. This relates to the AOI because another concept is “how do I look after myself and others”.
Evaluation of the Investigate Stage What have I learned, what went wrong, how could I improve next time
In the Investigate stage I have learned the background of Christ the King Chapel. Such as the date of when the Chapel was opened; May 10, 1930, because of Mother Margaret’s hard work. And in 1941, the chapel was under threat because of the Second World War, and the purpose of the church expanded; not only healing souls, but tending the physically injured and ill and shelter the vulnerable women and children. An amazing concept of the chapel’s architecture is that the chapel has no pillars. Therefore, everywhere you stand, the altar is visible!
I don’t think I did so well managing my time. A large quantity of the Investigate stage was in the space of 1 day. Part of this was because I started taking notes on a site that wasn’t relevant to the chapel in Hong Kong, rather, the Christ the King Chapel in New York. However, even though there was this problem, some of the concepts in the Investigate stage could have been finished without an abundance of research.
To improve for the next Investigate stage next year, I would like to manage my time better. Although laying out what I will do in each day can consume some time, there would be less pressure on me if I work on each stage gradually. Not everything in 1 day!
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