Video Production Session, Tutorial Four

The purpose of this was to allow ‘us’ (students studying occupational therapy) the opportunity to create a short film. This is due to technology developing becoming more prevent in the practice of Occupational Therapy. It is giving us a head start and chance to gain knowledge and skills around the different methods information can be obtained and used. There is also the chance that as Occupational Therapists we might decide to enter into a field that requires us to create a short films, or use it as a therapeutic tool for a vary of reasons.

The task that we were set was to choose a letter of the alphabet and create a thirty second film based around the letter. Planning took place in small groups where we brainstormed the ideas based around the letter D. We used a story board "which a sketch of how to organize a story and a list of its contents", (Stevens, 2011). We used a brief stretch of what we wanted the participant to do, in a particular order, and how he was going to use the props. This ensured that we had a structure film and didn't miss and of the requirements. We had to consider several factors which included the space, lighting, noise, access to equipment and resources. We filmed in small shots and used the program windows live movie maker. In the film we did not use any voice, and chose to put music in the back ground which wasn’t over powering, and allowed the viewers’ attention to still be focused on what was being observed.

We decided to film one person, wearing, doing, and playing with certain things that started with the letter D. This was done so the viewer would be able to understand, recognize and identify the use of things that start with the apposed letter. All of the actions and props that were used are a part of everyday living and are common to a person of every age. This allows it to be suitable for majority of the population.

References

Stevens, J.(2011). Multi-Media Storytelling, Retrieved, 13/04/2011, from, http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/tutorials/starttofinish/storyboarding/