Research

Some more research about my VT

My VT is on the community culture which consists of the Kurdish culture, also the organisation that was developed in Manchester called Kurdistan art & culture.

Kurdistan art & culture was developed in 3.12.2006 for Kurdish community around the Manchester area.

However, the aim of developing this organisation was to show the Kurdish culture to different cultures and to mix with other communities around all the United Kingdom.

Kurdish community in Manchester run this organisation and they involve to all kind of festivals to show the Kurdish culture to different peoples form different communities, also in this organisation they have several kinds of activities which is Dancing, Theatre, Filmmaking, Music, Exhibition and seminars.

This organisation is an independent organisation which is not involve with any political activities and are supported by Kurdish community around the United Kingdom,

Moreover, this organisation based in Stockport Manchester, and they do dancing, theatre, exhibition and music festival several times a year.

The main activities from this organisation are the remembrance day of Halabja. Halabja is the city of Kurdistan which was attack by chemical weapon by Iraqi government in 1988 and killed more then 5000 thousand innocent people and wounded more then 10.000 thousand other, the remembrance day take in place every 16.03 in the year and this organisation organise the meeting in Piccadilly garden in Manchester centre to gather and pray for the martyrs. Also another activities which this organisation keen to do is the Kurdish new year (Nawroz), Nawroz is mean new day in Kurdish language, the first day of spring is Kurdish new year which its take in place in 21 March. March 21, is the biggest day in Kurdish culture and Kurdistan art & culture organisation organise the new year party celebration every year in Manchester area which they invite famous Kurdish singers from Kurdistan or around the world to celebrate the Kurdish news year (Nawroz). Moreover, this organisation also do festivals in exhibition and theatre often as well.

For more information my secondary research was on a Kurdistan art & culture Facebook page which was written in Kurdish language so I had to translate to English,  

https://www.facebook.com/kurdistanArtAndCulture/info

Pitch

Pitch

For our news package show which we was told to become with an individual idea and film our own ideas VT to make 30-minute news show, I have decided to investigate about a Kurdish organization which is being developed in Manchester area for Kurdish community based in Stockport and the organisation is called (Kurdistan art & culture). This offers lot of different directions I can go into while filming, editing etc.

However, I will contact peoples, who run this organisation which I know them by myself to get more information about Kurdistan art & culture, I will go to Stockport to meet them and also to find out when the Kurdish festivals will be on to organise for filming my VT. Also I will film my GV’s when Kurdish dancer perform in stage and also I will interview peoples from mentioned organisation and ask them questions about Kurdish culture such as 1- what is the aim of working with this organisation? 2- what is your own role in this organisation? 3- what made you to be involved with this organisation? And so on.

Moreover, I will film some Vox pop which I will ask questions to people from different cultures and communities if they have any information about Kurdish culture and the questions will be such as 1- do you know anything about Kurdistan art & culture? 2- have you ever been to their festivals or dancing show?

Also I will try my best to interview the chairman of the Kurdistan art & culture and ask some questions about when and why they developed such as organisation. Furthermore, there is some limitation on such as. I am not allowed to film anyone without permission so before I film I will ask for their permission to film them. Also I will ask them to sign the release and consent forms for me to be allowed to publish if I need.

Moreover, I will use a graphic for my news VT to make my news report more interesting for audience.

Diary

In today lesson we had final day of our 30-minute News Room Operation assessment. Firstly in the morning our group have to go first so we all as a group started set up all the equipment such as camera, tricaster, sound mixer etc.
However, it took about one hour till we set up all the equipment, we gone through to the rehearsal first for the whole 30-minute to make sure that everything will go well. Moreover, after we gone through the rehearsal it did helped us how to do all show in once. So therefore, we gone through the live show and it went really well, which we had to go through the live show and do it in once and we have to do exactly 30-minute and we done 30-minute 15 second which we was really pleased with it. Overall I think it went very well and everyone did their job well and communication was good as well. Furthermore, after our group finished the 30-minute live show we de-rigged all the equipment which second group have to set up again during their live show which gone live after lunch break and totally I think it went well for both group. The only thing I want to discuss here is de-rigging for second group which I saw again it wasn't good teamwork again as usual after they finished their live show there was only couple of students de-rigging the equipment and the rest was in the computers and some of others went home. The first group crew details are in below

 First group

First name	Surname	Role
Ashley	Artingstall	Director
Nyasha	Tsikai	Floor manager
Jack	Ware	Vision mixer
Matthew	Jump	Producer – guest
Fred	Velody	Runner
Erin	Roche	Presenter
Andrew	Tabner	Sound mixer
Danny	Jack	Camera 1
Luis	Winder	Camera 2
Mikael	Hasanzad	Camera 3

Second group

First name	Role
Josh	Director
Imogen	Floor manager
Kas	Vision mixer
Joe	Producer – guest
Rebecca	Presenter
Andy Greenland	Sound mixer
Abid	Camera 1
Ezra	Camera 2
Luke	Camera 3

Also there is some pictures from today I would like to share here.

Diary

18/05/2012

Friday

Today I attended College for rehearsal for our news 30-minute live show. However, after attending College we start uploading some VT’s form students to tricaster and also we set the studio for rehearsal but unfortunately again there wasn’t enough student for the rehearsal. So therefore we decided to finish uploading and then I went home.

14/05/2012

Monday

In today lesson which we should have do our rehearsal for our 30-minute news live show in the studio but unfortunately it’s didn’t happen due to the VT’s again which some of the students didn’t did not filmed or edited their VT’s. Also some of the students didn’t attend the class today which its really effecting the process of the live show which will be on next week, However, for this module we did not have even one rehearsal due to the short VT’s and students which not attending class fully and I think it will be really effect the process of the show. Moreover, the group which I am in have couple of VT’s ready and we uploaded to the tricaster and we start working on other VT’s for the show. So therefore we decided to meet in College in Friday and uploaded all other VT’s which is not ready yet. 

Diary

In today lesson we was told by tutor to set up the studio and have rehearsal for our 30 minute news operation show. However, as a group we start set up the equipment and made studio ready for rehearsal and it took around 45 minute to set all equipment we need such as camera, tricaster, monitors etc. also checked all equipment to make sure everything is work properly because last week we had connection problem between cameras and tricaster. Furthermore, after setting up all equipment we had meeting with tutor (Sam), as she wanted to make sure that everything is ready for the rehearsal but unfortunately nothing was ready from lot of other students. I don’t want to blame or criticise any one but I think if they not make their VT’s ready for next week then they will let other students down who work hard and make everything ready. Moreover, after meeting we had with Sam we been told by the tutor (Sam) that we have to make all the VT’s ready for the show and also have all scripts and paperwork done before Friday 11/05/2012 and the reason for 11/05/2012 is because next Monday is bank holiday so we will do our rehearsal on Friday 11/05/2012. Overall, I think we should had these kind of meeting week after Easter break which the tutor could push the student to make their VT ready for the show. Moreover, after meeting with tutor we gathered as a group and created our structure for the show and decided how the show will start which will begin with back screen to title sequence and then to the presenter and then cut to the VT. Also we decided which VT will start first and which will be the last for the show and how the show will be ended. Also in today I had personal tutorial with Sam about my paperwork and she is really helpful to me. 

Diary

23/04/12
In todays lesson first we was given the check list that we had to review and make it clear about the VTs for News Room Operation. However, we was checking the list which include the identify requirements based on the brief to include the target audience, review paperwork requirements etc. Moreover, after checking all the mentioned list we was told by the tutor to set up the studio. As a group we started setting up the studio and it took about 30 minute to set up everything such as Cameras, tripod, tricaster etc. then after setting up all the equipment we wanted to use it we faced a big problem which all the cameras wasn't working and we couldn't receive any footage from all the cameras. Furthermore I took responsibilities of that and I took cameras one by one to the gallery room and tried them on the tricaster to find out if there is any problem with BNC or XLR wires but after testing all 3 cameras inside the gallery room I received clear footage from all 3 cameras. Overall I start working on the all BNCs wires and I exchanged these wires and after exchanging all the wires finally we got all 3 cameras work properly. However it tools long time till I could sort the problem we had due to the BNCs wires so for that reason we did not had time to do some rehearsal for the News Room Operation. So therefore in the end of the day we de-rig all the equipment.

Diary

16/04/2012
In today's lesson we reviewed all the essay again and I wrote my story structure for my VTs and I finished it properly. Also in today's lesson we was told by the tutor to make our VTs ready for next week and it should be filmed and edited ready to be mixed with other VTs which will be used for 30 minute news show. However my VT is already done and edited and I confirmed my VT. Moreover I spend most of my time editing and putting more GVs on my edited VT. Overall we was told by the tutor that next week is draft submission for the first assignment and I am hoping to make everything ready for next week and submit my finished work.

Diary

In today's lesson I was editing my footage I filmed for SAM assignment's. All day I was editing the Footage I filmed in Kurdish new year party in Saturday's night. During the filming Danny Anisworth was helping me for filming the intro / outro and VOX pop's.
However I finished all editing and I recorded my Voice over as well and I added to the Edited footage, also I done lower third for all footage needed the lower third in my style but we as a group will come up with one style of lower third for all our VT's, but in case I made mine ready with the lower third till other member of the group to finish they VT's and then we will decide what kind of lower third we have to use for all VT's for the show.
Overall I think my editing skills is improved and I did good job and I made my own VT's, here I want to mention that Sam helped me for some part of choosing the VT's and cut some of them, to make the VT more interesting for audience to watch.

Equipment list & Timing schedule

In below is Equipment list and timing schedule for my VTs will be film in 24/03/2012.

Equipment list

24/03/2012

1x Sony V1 camera

1x Tripod

1x Tie Mic wired + XLR wire

1x Boom Mic = XLR wire

2x Big Sony battery

Charger for battery’s

I would like to book above equipment for the date 24/03/2012 for filming my VTs for Sam assignment News Room Operation.

Day of collecting equipment’s: Friday 23/03/2012 at 3pm

Return equipment back: Monday 26/03/2012 9.30am
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Timing schedule

March 24^th 2012

Call time at 5pm in Piccadilly garden.

Crew briefing at 5.15pm

Catching bus number 192 directions to Stockport.

6.30pm in the location

6.30pm start set up equipment

19.00 to 19.30pm filming dancing group

19.30 to 20.00pm filming VOX pop

20.00 to 20.30pm interview the main person

20.30 to 20.40 both peace to cameras

20.40pm de-rig 

Crew roles & proposed running order for content

In below table we can see all crew roles job and proposed running order for VTs content for News Room Operation for 30 minute, Sam Assignment.

Team Red

In order the VTs will be chosen for our 30-minute newsroom operation show.

Proposed running order of content.

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1- Crime

2- Employment

3-Community

4- Nature

5- Sport

6- Comedy

7- Technology

8- Weather

9- Music

Some of the above subjects will be chosen for our 30-minute news package for news room operation in the live show day.

The crew roles are in below table:

Director	Danny Ainsworth
Floor manager	Nyasha Tsikai
Vision mixer	Jack Ware
Producer + presenter	Matty Jump
Runner	Fred Velody
Editor + auto clue	Ashley Artingstall
Presenter	Erin Roche
Sound mixer	Andrew Tabner
Camera 1	Danny Jack
Camera 2	Luis Winder
Camera 3	Mikael Hasanzad

diary

In today's lesson the tutor was talking about how to use final cut pro and what kind of format we can use for getting good quality for footage we film. Also the tutor was talking about the (HD, HDV, SD) also about media files, master files, master clips. Moreover the tutor was given lesson about different between the (HD, HDV, SD). However it was good experience to know what is different between the (HD, HDV, SD) as I gained knowledge HD is better then HDV and SD to use because HD is true aspect to use but HDV is the half way house, and SD is 625 line. Overall today we had group meeting about our 30 minute news project, we was talking about what kind of TVs will be chosen for the live show day, also today we shared the job roles for live show. Also today was the deadline of shooting schedule and each students had to give the date and time of filming they VTs, with making equipment list and risk assessment for the booking equipment.

diary

 In the past few lessons for the News Room Operation we was separated  to groups and we filmed some VTs in previous weeks. Also we was asked for each individual to do their own ideas for news room and have to film the VT of their which will be chosen. However, last week we started our presentation along with this week some students wasn't in the class last week so they did their presentation today.
 Moreover we was separated to two different groups today for our full 30 minutes news package that we have to do for our assignment. In my group we have 11 people including my self and their are:


1- Ashley
2-Andy T
3- Danny Jack
4- Danny A
5- Erin
6- Fred
7- Jack
8- Matty
9- Mikael
10- Nyasha
11- Luis

However from today we will work as a group of above names to create the 30 minute news show.
Moreover my idea is about a Kurdish organisation in Manchester Call (Kurdistan art & culture) that I will interview the chairman of this organisation along with people who work with this organisation as there is a few different groups work inside this organisation and they are : (dancing group, Theatre group, film maker, and artist).
 Moreover that is all my idea in this prezi below which shows all the detail of my idea including content and scripts for live show if my idea will be chosen for the live show.

Kurdistan art & culture on Prezi