Video Final Exam
1. What are the three parts of the production process?
Pre-production- This phase is all of the preparation for the production process. This can include coming up with the concept, writing a script, and getting in contact with the people you need. This process is the most important production process. It is the most important because it sets up the rest of the production phase. It gives you a strong grounding for the rest of the process.
Production- This is when the actual filming occurs
Post production- This production phase collaborates all phases and makes a final product. It may include editing the footage and finalizing the final product.
2. What are the two new parts of the production process that we use in this class that can be found in marketing class under 2 of the 4 P's? Which part of the production process was your favorite and why? Which part of the production process was the most challenging and why?
There are four P's in marketing and we use two of them in this class, which are: promoting and distributing. I think these two parts of production is important because they help one reach their main goal: to be successful and get your message out. By using promotion, the product or idea will be successful and be seen by many. More and more people will see the product making it more popular and making more people want to buy the product. Distributing is also very important, because if you do not distribute the product to the right people, it will not be successful. Knowing where to distribute your product is key in the production process. My favorite part of the production process was the actual production. I enjoyed this process, because this is the process I learned the most from. I learn through experience and being the producer of the production was very new and fun to me. By being a big part of the production phase, I learned a lot of new things through experience that I can use during another production. It was also the hardest part of the production phase because I have never produced anything and I had to make sure I was doing everything correctly. Overall, even though the production phase was challenging it was my favorite part of the production process
3. What is the most important part of the production process and why?
Preproduction is the most important part of the production process. It is the most important because it sets up the rest of the production phase. It gives you a strong grounding for the rest of the process. If you do not have a plan and schedule, you will not be successful during the production and postproduction process. Preproduction occurs all over the world. Also Doc Chris mentioned that your show is nothing if your preproduction is nothing. One must have an idea of which they take and create an outline. This outline then becomes your script. When your script is strong your outcome is strong.
4. What is the best part of your experience in this class and why?
I really enjoyed producing a real interview with Eric D. Goodman. I had never produced, or lead anything before, so it was a very new experience. It also made me realize how much I like producing and video production. Having the honor to interview such an amazing writer also enriched my experience in this class. I was given the opportunity to meet three amazing people, of whom which our class interviewed. Having the honor to interview and meet these people also looks very good on a resume.
5. Explain how you like working in groups in this class, and how has your team grown. Evaluate your team. To be fair being put on trial tough; however, it literally happens every day at TV stations, ad agencies, film studios, government studios and PR agencies; do you understand why folks were put on trial rather than giving a failing grade for making mistakes and why the trials were public? Explain. Do you think that being put on trial made you more accountable to your group, this class, yourself and your professor?
I really liked working in groups in this class. I think it was a great way to collaborate all of our unique skills into one great production. We were all able to help each other with our own skills, learning from one another. Our team grew tremendously. We had many set backs, for example our first team leader dropped the class so I had to step up to the plate and take her role, the producer. We were also the only team that did not own our own camera, so when we went to film the first day we did not know how to use the camera very well. Doc Chris helped us out and we finally got the camera working and were able to film. Even thought we had some set backs, we overcame the challenges. We were the first team to produce a real interview, and our team was also the first team to finish all of our final products (our promo, our interview, and our commercial). My team worked great together. We used all of our ideas to make three final productions that came out amazing! I understand why Doc Chris put us on trial, rather than giving us a failing grade. In the real world, letters, but actions don’t grade your performance. If you do something wrong, you do not get an F, you just get reprimanded. This is exactly what Doc Chris did. He would reprimand someone who did not follow directions, so that they could learn from their mistakes. We also should be able to justify our actions and defend ourselves.
6. How have you grown in this course thus? Has it helped you critically think and have you applied what you have learned in other courses yet? Explain. The first part of this class a lot on the pre-production process (script writing, storyboarding, brainstorming, production planning etc and an introduction to editing) and the second part of this class as promised during your mid-term exam focused more on editing, production and post-production.
I have grown tremendously since the first day of this course. This course gave me an opportunity to be a producer and leader, something that I have never had the chance to be. I have never produced anything, and this course challenged me to be the leader of my group and get everything together. Also, by interning I was able to learn a lot about the production phase first hand. I helped with the cameras, and different aspects of the production process. I also learned how to edit films for the post-production process. By being an intern at GreyComm studios, I realized that I would like to be a real member next year so I can further learn the production process. I have incorporated things that I have learnt in this class to my other classes. I have started to use 'edutainment' in my other classes, as well as blogging.
Do you now understand and can you please explain the connection between all the pre-production planning work and the actual production and post production of videos?
Yes, I understand how all three of these production phases are connecting and how they develop a final product. Every process is important in making a great final production. Each process needs the process before it in order to have a strong final production. It was amazing to see how all of our post-production work paid off when we were able to conduct an interview in one take with one live run-through as practice.
List the most challenging part of the production process and why?
List your least favorite part of the production process and why? Do you understand why it is necessary now even though it is not your favorite part of the process?
My favorite part of the production process was the actual production. I enjoyed this process, because this is the process I learned the most from. I learn through experience and being the producer of the production was very new and fun to me. By being a big part of the production phase, I learned a lot of new things through experience that I can use during another production. It was also the hardest part of the production phase because I have never produced anything and I had to make sure I was doing everything correctly. Overall, even though the production phase was challenging it was my favorite part of the production process
What was your favorite moment in this class?
My favorite moment in this class was definitely producing the interview with Eric D. Goodman. It really made me realize how much I love producing and leading.
7. Evaluate Dr. Chris. Did he do an effective job coaching you and preparing you for the production process? Do you like the fact that social media, guest lectures, interviews with real life authors, guest lectures with Professor Jay, intern hours instead of using primarily textbooks, notebooks and handouts? Explain why or why not. Would you recommend this class with Dr. Chris to a friend or classmate? Why or why not? Do you think that other professors should utilize these methods? Did you feel like you received individual attention and support from Dr. Chris when you ran into a problem in the course? What grade would you give this class? What would you like Dr. Chris to done more of in this class? Did you feel confident with the production process now after having taken this class? Knowing what you know about this class would take it again with Dr. Chris and why?
I thought Doc Chris was a great instructor. He is not like any professor I have ever had, and I don’t think I will ever have a professor like him either! He did a great job in coaching us in preparation of the production process. I think this was evident when all three of our groups had such strong interviews and final products. By incorporating edutainment, Doc Chris made the course fun and effective. We used social media, such as Facebook as our group page instead of blackboard. This was a lot of fun, because we all go on Facebook everyday, so we always knew our assignments. Actually interning at GreyComm was really effective too. I was able to learn first-hand the production process and how it ran. By interning, I realized how much I want to be a part of GreyComm and I am going to be a member next year! Jay was also great. He was very helpful in our post-production process. He was more than willing to help us with editing and always knew what to do. I would give this class an A. I would have liked to use more cameras and learn more about editing. Also, I would have liked to spend more time on the actual production phase, holding more interviews and such. I feel very comfortable with the production process as a result of taking this course. I would definitely take this course again with Doc Chris as the instructor. Not only did I learn a lot, Doc Chris was the most fun teacher I have ever had. Through his unique teaching techniques he made the course not only effective, but so much fun! Thanks Doc Chris for a great semester!
