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INTERNSHIP

MEDIA TECHNICIAN / ART DIRECTOR

Sean Christopher Winwright 112788

2018-19

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(*Red for the Branding Colours of The University Of Bedfordshire).

CONTENTS Page 1 : Cover Page 2 : Content Page 3 : Internship Offer email/Outline of Role. Page 4-13 : Week by Week shots (A), (B), (C). Page 14-15 : Week by Week shots (D), (E). Page 16-17 : Week by Week shots (F), (G). Page 19-24 : Week by Week Shots (H), (I). Page 25-28 : Week by Week Shots (J). Page 29 : Week by Week Shots (K).

Page 30-37: Week by Week Shots (L), (M), (N). Page 38-42: Week by Week Shots (O), (P), (Q). Page 43-75: Week by Week Shots (R), (S), (T), (U), (V). Page 76-78: Week by Week Shots (W). Page 79-78: Edited Videos Screenshots (X). Page 81-83: Examples of Organisation/Timelines (Y). Page 84-85 : Internship Hours (Z). Page 86-88 : Contextualisation of Internship (*).

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On the 11th October 2018; I received an elaborative and enticing email on the topic of a media internship by Maria Wiener (Course Coordinator of the MA Screen Performance and Communication Techniques, Senior Lecturer in BA (Hons) Media Performance and

Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, at the University of Bedfordshire) from recommendation from David Green (lecturer also at the University of Bedfordshire) (Figure1, below).

(Figure1) I attended the meeting expressed in (figure1) and was impressed with the role and internship to agree accepting the internship

offered by enthusiastic and knowledgeable Maria Wiener; Key points were the whole roundedness of the production role to be skilful operatively on;

Cameras, Lighting, Sound, Vision mixing/Editing skills. Within the location/settings of; TV Studio, Theatre, White Rooms, Forensic Rooms, On location(s).

(*Each of these stills are screenshots from video footages, captured by myself).

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17th October 2018; (A) Pair 1: MA student’s Molly Kumar and Reece John Hawkins (Via 5 movement shots; below). (B) Pair 2: MA students Dean Wier and Molly Lovemore (repeated scene with different

actors/actresses). (C) Pair 3, MA students Amanda Pei and Thomas James Barnett (repeated scene with different actors/actresses).

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(B)

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(C)

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24th October 2018 (D) Rehearsals (below). (E) Behind the scenes footage.

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(E)

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31st October 2018 F) Rehearsals group assessment (Below). G) Rehearsal individual assessment.

((G):Adjoining page).

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7th November 2018 H) Assessment Grouped. I) Assessment Individual.

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I)

(Behind the scenes shot, bottom).

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14th November 2018 J)

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(Behind the scene shots, bottom two).

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28th November 2018 K)Script Workshop.

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12th December 2018 L)Amanda and Dean (short film: On location). M)Molly and Reece (Short film: Green screen).

N)Megan (voxpop: On location).

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M)

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N)

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9th January 2019 0) Megan Voxpop(below). P) Molly Rehearsals.

Q)Reece Rehearsals.

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Q)

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16th of January 2018 R)Dean and Amanda (Short film, below). S)Recce (Short Film).

T) Megan Voxpop. U) Laura (Short Film).

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S)

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T)

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U)

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V)

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23rd January 2019 W): Laura (Short Film).

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EDITED VIDEOS; GUEST SPEAKER (X)

Segmented documentary orientated narrative promotional videos (below).

Overview of all segmented videos merged into short promotional video (below).

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EDITED VIDEOS; TEACHING STAFF (X)

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Example of Organisation/Timelines (Y)

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(Uploads each week to Editshare for the students and staff- left). (Organisation of footages for edit of Margo Internship Promo - right).

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(There were more cuts and edits to the videos that which appears below, yet this is from my polish edit utilising a trimmed edit footage I previously edited) The pink is graphics – which include motion graphic text and photo/screenshot inserts. The block blue bar is video footage; the blue bar below is the sound recordings. The green is royalty free background music.

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INTERNSHIP HOURS (Z) Key: Production- Yellow, Post-Production – RED.

DATE DISCRIPTION HOURS

17th October 2018 Set-up shoot; preproduction, production and upload of footages; A, B, C (Paired Acting). 12-4pm: 4

24th October 2018 Set-up shoot; preproduction, production and upload of footages; D, E (Rehearsals, BTS’). 12-4pm: 4

31st October 2018 Set-up shoot; preproduction, production and upload of footages; F, G (Assessment

Rehearsals).

12-4pm: 4

7th November 2018 Set-up shoot; preproduction, production and upload of footages; H, I (Assessment footage(s)).

12-4pm: 4

14th November 2018 Set-up shoot; preproduction, production and upload of footages; J (Assessment run-through).

12-4pm: 4

28th November 2018 Set-up shoot; preproduction, production and upload of footages; K(Script workshop). 12-4pm: 4

12th December 2018 Set-up shoot; preproduction, production and upload of footages; L, M, N (Short films, Voxpop).

11-4pm: 5

9th January 2019 Set-up shoot; preproduction, production and upload of footages; O, P,Q (Voxpop,

Rehearsal(s)).

11-4pm: 5

16th January 2019 Set-up shoot; preproduction, production and upload of footages; R, S, T, W (Short film(s),

Voxpop).

11-4pm: 5

21 January 2019 Guest Speaker; Aidan Whytock Acting Master class; production, filming whole session,

multi-angle.

2-4.30pm: 2.30

23rd January 2019 Set-up shoot; preproduction, production and upload of footages; X, Y (Short film(s), Voxpop 12-1pm 1

6th March 2019 Master class, footage review and assemble edit full shots. Z 9-13pm 4

8th March 2019 Master class, trim of assembles edit. Z 11-12:30 1.30

10th March 2019 Master class, edit of motion graphics, graphics and titles. Z 4-6pm 2

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11th March 2019 Master class, split footage into 9 narratives, edit. Z 2-4:45pm 2.45

12th March 2019 Master class, sound adjustment edits. Z 1:30-3:15 1.45

13th March 2019 Master class, edit of overview edit assembles. Z 2-3pm 1

14th March 2019 Edit Review with Maria Wiener for the 9 snippet promotional video. Z 10-11:30 1.30

19th March 2019 Collaborative edit with Teaching Staff Maria Wiener for the Overview promotional of the

Master Class; To compile with the University standards (trim of non applicable shots, polish edit). Z

3-4:45 1.45

22nd March 2019 Assemble/organisation of the Teach Staff Video 2-3pm 1

23rd March 2019 Assemble edit of Teach Staff Video; separation into a multiple timelines and narratives for

the video. +Graphic text creation.

10:15-12:15 2

6th April 2019 Trim of Teaching Staff Videos, Reposition of shots (trim of bottom boarder), Add in of

crossfades, dip to black, and background sounds, creation of editing credits of the videos.

13:00-14:30 1.30 14:45-15:45 1

7th April 2019 Review of Auditioning and Overall Guidance segments, Trim of all videos to date with

Rehearsal video

16:45-17:30 .45 17:45-18:30 .45

9th April 2019 Trim of Script Run Through video and Working for the Camera video. 13:00-14:15 1.15

11th April 2019 Sound adjustments on all teaching videos and trim of footages. 13:20-14:35 1.15

12th April 2019 Relink of 4 videos footages via editshare, adjust sound of the relinked footages, upload screenshots, Laura’s footages onto drive, export videos.

11:20-13:20 2

10th July 2019 Booking and collection of equipment, Set-up of shooting on location, capture and upload onto editshare (for Megan).

10:30-12:30 2

17th July 2019 Multi-Camera set-up - attended to assist Paul, due to multi camera- capture of Amanda and Dean footages in the Judith Blake Theatre.

12:40-13:40 1

22nd July 2019 Collection, set-up of equipment, record of interviewee questions for Reece project. 12:30-14:30 2

23rd July 2019 Run-Through an rehearsal of movement and shots for Amanda Green Screen project. 13:30-2:30 1

24th July 2019 Recording of Amanda’s project in the green screen room. 12:45-15:00 2.15

26th July 2019 Recording of Amanda’s project in the green screen room, continued. 13:30-14:30 1

5th August 2019 Megan voxpop recording, Also upload onto editshare for access (1) Set-up and record of Molly’s Project. (2)

10:50-11:50 1 12:30-13:00 1

1st January-13th August 2019

Creation and update of Internship Document including contextual 2

=75hours

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CONTEXTUALISATION (*)

Reflecting upon my 2018-19 Art Director/Media Technician role at the University of Bedfordshire in one word is immeasurable. The internship allowed my media creativity and artistry to flourish past which I initially perceived from the introduction; I knew from the first email offering myself the position that it would involve preproduction in the form of dressing sets to a brief - outlined in advance

- further production experience on lighting, capturing via the image(s) and recording via the sound(s) of the productions to maximise the best footage for the MA students with collaboration and teamwork with the Teaching Staff and Technical Staff and also postproduction of editing parts of which I had captured.

Each of these skillsets I had existing obtain through working as an Art Director at Fashion Show Live (Luton), student and professional productions prior; though the difference was this internship was on a weekly bases, and because most of the filming

was for the MA students, scenes for their modules, experience and development they were repeated with a different acting pair or individual(s) which extended my creativity to not only capture the best shots for the MA students and teaching staff to be both happy with, whilst also framing the MA students and their actions in the best possible compositions…I also wanted the scenes

which were exactly the same to look different, so that they can be proud of their acting, and I could be proud of the shots with them looking different - as I don’t repeat - achieved from adjusting the proxemics’ of the set in dressing and changing the angles to be diverse yet remaining captivating and professional.

Alongside being behind the lighting set-ups, camera and the sound recording devices, I directed and gave pointers where they were needed – in most cases the students already knew there vision of how they should act and where, on-top of the direction of

the teaching staff, though there were a few moments during the filming area where the teaching staff couldn’t fit in the area…and these were the moment(s) where I minimally intervened, I did not wish to intervene during moments of the teaching staff elaborations and run-throughs because I felt I would be overstepping my supporting Art Director/Media Technician role which I

wasn’t comfortable doing, and also because my filming experience is media and not acting specifically, the teaching staff always gave the correct guidance, my pointers were from a filming perspective i.e. to make the framing more cinematic of thematic, I politely enquired to the students to minimally change-up there postures, and gesture to fit in frame alongside the teaching staff

advice; what they acted they were creatively responsible for, and what was filmed I was responsible for , (with guidance for the shots needed from the teaching staff) – summarising from a capturing point after the students had finished there scenes, I decided

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it would be ideal to break-up a few of the scenes and shots with inserts shots and cutaways to obtain the tone of the setting(s) with fidelity; i.e feet shots, or close-ups of the hands around the cup, where I intervened for the best footages.

The MA students choose to edit their own scenes, which I believe is better for their development, commitment and part of their course. In the new year of 2019 I filmed and recorded a guest speaker – Actor, Aidan Wytock – originally I was outlined to cut the

2hour masterclass into a 3-5minute promo video, though I felt compelled to split the 2hour session into 9 insightful narratives, for promotional purposes due to the content within the session I felt would be enriching for present and future students to view and become enticed by because the session was so stimulating for the acting audience (and also knowledgeable for); I had a

collaborative editing session during the polish edit stage with Maria Wiener to trim further an overview promo video of the guest speaker to make it compile with the university standards.

I utilised Premier Pro the editing software for the promo videos – also I utilised the image editing software Photoshop for branding purposes the videos, i.e adjusting the logo to black background – I located royalty free music which I deem appropriate. The only minimal constraint I found myself in during the whole internship was the on location voxpop(s) being (N), (O), (T); the constraint

was a technical constraint; a segment was filmed three times due to sound issues– I found myself ill for one day during the internship where another MA student filled in and captured the voxpop first, also to technical difficulty – though the scenario was rectified by the third filming with myself, the student in the voxpop showed passion to continue, and in each of the voxpop sessions,

the equipment utilised for all the productions I have had experience on and elaborated during the production of the constraints which were eventually overcome. I utilised predominantly a Canon 7D, though at time in the theatre I did operate Sony camera(s), the lighting set-ups were mainly a flood light, though at times I did implement and execute three-point lighting to get a nice hair light

and slight silhouette of the action. The best part of the internship for myself I have to segment into three points; the first was filming of (H) in the white rooms with

Molly, Reece and Dean because I had the approval in the set design to add pink tints in the lighting to emphasise a disgust atmosphere which tied in with subject matter (pink is referenced to the colour of disgust by Robert Plucknicks Emotion Wheel) . The second was filming Amanda and Dean in the forensic rooms because of my diverse filming angles and framing I wanted to

maximise the interplay between the storyline, location and action. The third and most important enjoyable parts were the teamwork and collaboration with the teaching staff – Maria Wiener and

Margo Annette - the support staff - Media Technicians Paul, Mark, and Thomas – and the amazing talented students who were open to adjustments and were happy to wait an extra 10 seconds for me to frame, focus and capture correctly with the studious

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outlined briefs from the teaching staff, and the knowledgeable expertise of the support staff my art directing was achieved to a greater degree because of its freedom.

The talent exhibited by the MA acting student over-the-course of my internship, actioned myself to cast a student – Amanda Pei -in my current MA Digital Film Project film MEMORIES8 (Pronounced Memories Cubed); if I had not wrote the script prior (with

creating characters of certain gender, nationalities and ages to link) and casted 90% of the actors/actress before starting my internship I would have casted all the MA acting students due to their craft being of a engaging and professional nature and will and have recommended them for other media productions.

Elaborated visually throughout my internship document showcases the plethora of locations I filmed in and at (from the white rooms, theatre, forensic rooms, café and television studio; also shooting in the green screen room) and the different settings I

collaboratively created with what was at hand within the university and also my own props , I mainly like to utilise flowers in my media as a subtle incorporation of colour and to stimulate a natural and beautiful viewing; I enjoy creating videography with photography framing.

I believe the internship is/was a great opportunity, I immersed myself in supporting role and supported where I was informed to and also when needed for the best of the recordings and experience. Looking back I feel proud of what I, the students and teams

achieved in the internship alongside enjoying the process; I contributed in the preproduction, production and postproduction. I was informed that the course desired more online material; and to film and edit nineteen videos as well as supplying screen shots of the recordings for further marketing purposed I feel I achieved what was aimed for in my internship on a personal level of my own

growth and also the growth and acknowledgment of the course (online material).

Internship Employee; Signed ………………………S.C.WINWRIGHT………………………………………………… Date ………………… (Print name: SEAN CHRISTOPHER WINWRIGHT; MA in Creative Digital Film Production).

Internship Employer/Lecturer of the course I completed preproduction, production and postproduction for; Signed ……………………...................…………………………………………………………. Date …………………

(Print name: MARIA WIENER; Course Coordinator of the MA Screen Performance and Communication Techniques Senior Lecturer in BA (Hons) Media Performance Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy).