Drag Youth Poster

I wanted to play on a 1980's pop art theme. I wanted to pick something that represented the "face of drag in youth culture". I used a playful font that can be seen in BBC3 style teen programmes along with a colour scheme that represented both the drag culture and the youth culture. I thought this image is quite shocking and eye-catching which are important factors to consider when advertising a programme. To make this poster I used Adobe Photoshop on my Macintosh.

Evaluation

Evaluation

 For my TV and broadcasting project I was asked to get into a group and create a short film and write a journal on my progress. Overall I was pleased with our finishing project. I believe I made a huge contribution to the filming, writing and editing as the director of the show. We quickly got started on filming as we where sure of the short film we where going to create. Nevertheless we struggled at times with group communication but still connected as a team. As a group we have not had a lot of experience in filming but I have had some previous experience with PremierPro, which helped a lot. We worked well during post-production which in theory made us a lot more organised if we had not been. 

 It was important for us to gather some inspiration and looking through YouTube clips for Drag interviews and other interview techniques. I wanted to give a twist to the normal adult drag scene and focused on young people and their views so it would be suitable for platforms such as BBCThree on TV or younger YouTube watchers.

We did all our filming in two nights as we needed to, to keep it consistent. We did not want to have any continuity errors. One problem we faced after filming is that when I put it into iMovie is that the audio and lighting was different for each clip. This was something that was quickly resolved. I also found that I had to cut down a lot of the clips so it didn't drag on and would keep viewers interested.

The last parts of editing we had to make sure we where all happy with the finished product and got some feedback on how to improve it. I decided having an instrumental of one of Beyonce's songs would be extremely relevant as she is such a big name in the drag community. Nevertheless I did not want a song that overpowered the content. 

I believe that the video would be good as a viral video on social networking sites. Overall I have learnt documentary skills  and improved my teamwork as well as my editing skills. I really enjoyed the task and look forward to the next challenge

Today in my workshop I was told by my lecturer that I need to pack it out more before the due date so need to come up with ideas quickly that I can film and edit efficiently.

Some ideas

1. Film more drag queens and get there views on what life is like having the hobby
2. Film more opposite views. Get people who do not understand or agree with the culture
3. Get more footage of Soho, which is a huge place for Drag
4. Possibly add some history on drag and how it has evolved as a culture
5. Film some performances from Madame Jojo's

Post-Production

I am in my final week of production and it is important I have all the footage I need as well as edited so I can hand it in efficiently and on time on a DVD. I need to upload a time-lapse of a drag artist putting on make up as well as some performance footage of the show on to the film.

I feel as though I have done a good job and worked to the best of my ability even during hard times. I asked my lecturer for feedback and he told me I needed to cut the interviews down and possibly lower the footage audio when the interviews start.

Our Logo

Finding a font for our Logo

In order to create a good logo I had to find a good font. This is how I did it.

First I went on to www.dafont.com and searched through the logos till I found something decent.

Then I downloaded the font file to my computer then clicked install font.

Here is my font book with the new font installed

Opposite Views

It is important for my documentary I film someone who has negative views on the Drag culture. I found a friend of mine who is against it. He will come across as ignorant and rude but I think shock factor is very important in a documentary. Again, I asked questions that would allow him to expand so I can cut my voice out. I think it will be a good idea to maybe cut in-between two different people with opposite arguments to almost create a conversation/argument effect. This will help break up the interview as well as help it flow.