1. Group Diary Entries 5 – 9 (Days 6 – 10)
Entry Number 5
(Day 6)
Entry Number
6 (Day 7)
Entry Number
7 (Day 8)
Entry Number
8 (Day 9)
Entry Number
9 (Day 10)
Description Filmed expert
interview with
an examiner in
the
examination
office.
Recorded
some
background of
students in a
class working
behind
computers.
Recorded
some
background
footage of
students
working in
different areas
of the college
library.
Set up and
recorded our
reconstruction
of students
sitting a class
exam.
Found some
archival
footage on
YouTube in
relation to our
documentary
and filmed it to
use in
documentary.
Skills Used Choosing the
best area to
place
equipment to
get a clear shot
of interviewee
as well as
balancing the
atmosphere.
Used different
levels of
zooming and
panning shots
of a class of
students
working behind
computers
doing some
coursework.
Filmed
students in
different areas
of the library
who were
either on the
computers
working or in
the silent study
area reading
through
revision books.
Gathered some
friends and
students to do
some role play
to help us set
up a
reconstruction
scene of a
class exam.
Had to lay the
class out to
give it more of
an exam
feeling.
Set a camera
up behind a
computer
screen as
accurately as
possible.

2. Progress Good
progress
because we
managed to
finally get
both expert
interviews
done as well
as finish off
getting our
vox pops
done.
Slow but more
good
progress
because we
now had lots
of different
kinds of
background
footage that
we could use
in our
documentary.
Not much
improvement
in progress,
still quite slow
but we have a
bit more of a
variety in
relation to
background
footage.
Really good
progress
because we
were able to
record a huge
chunk of our
documentary.
Good
progress
because we
finally
recorded the
last piece of
footage
required for
our
documentary.
Area/s to
Improve
Try and get
some archival
footage done.
Use a larger
variety of
camera shots
for background
footage.
Use a larger
variety of
camera shots
and angles
Plan more
efficiently when
setting up big
shots such as
reconstruction.
Record a wider
range of
archival
footage so we
can use small
clips from
them.
Future plan Prepare for
reconstruction
scene by
getting required
props.
Choose a time
and location to
base our
reconstruction
and how it
should be
filmed.
Finalize plans
for
reconstruction
so filming can
begin.
Record archival
footage and
transfer onto
the computer to
begin editing.
Check all of the
required clips
are on the
computer
incase more
filming needs
to be done and
start preparing
for
documentary
making.
Number 5
(Day 6)
Entry Number
6 (Day 7)
Entry Number
7 (Day 8)
Entry Number
8 (Day 9)
Entry Number
9 (Day 10)

3. Strengths Got all of our
interviews
filmed and
completed.
Recorded
more
background
footage that
was in relation
to our
documentary
and topic.
Recorded
more
background
footage that
was in relation
to our
documentary
and topic.
Had a good
plan on how
to base the
reconstructio
n.
Good co-
ordination
skills because
we quickly
had the room
prepared and
had all the
props.
Got the
archival
footage and
transferred it
onto the
computer.
Had all of the
other clips
needed to
begin editing
and creating
the
documentary.
Weaknesses Not able to get
any archival
footage
because there
wasn’t enough
time left.
Need to get
everything
ready for
reconstruction
footage.
Poor time
management.
Not able to get
any archival
footage
because there
was not
enough time
left.
Number 5
(Day 6)
Entry Number
6 (Day 7)
Entry Number
7 (Day 8)
Entry Number
8 (Day 9)
Entry Number
9 (Day 10)