Wednesday 26 February 2014

I have taken very little action towards my project recently due to the extensive amount of coursework I have in my other A levels. Now all I am doing is pushing the date in which I start recording my scripted speech to add to my documentary. My Gaant chart states that I should have already started but my next step needs to be structuring my documentary and writing, an essay almost of what I am going to include in to my documentary. I have several files that I wish to use in my documentary but I need to find a lot more if I wish to extend my documentary past a few minutes. I also need to structure the documentary in a way that is more organised than simply rambling on about amateur rugby, I need to create subsections which highlight key areas of change. In addition, my mid-project review is coming up and I need to prepare for it, I have made cue cards with areas I have covered but I need to revise my work so that I am ready to answer any questions they throw at me. I do not think a PowerPoint is necessary because it is an informal interview so perhaps printing out a few sheets that I can hand to the administrators would be useful. So there is plenty to be getting on with it is just about patience and finding the time to complete it.

Wednesday 12 February 2014

I have began to prepare for my mid-project review in which I am interviewed about my project and how I have done up to this point (changes I've made, improvements etc.). I have planned and written out cue cards that I will use as prompts for explaining what I have done so far and also what I plan to do in the future. I will of course expand on this but I won't be using unnecessary components such as a power point. I will bring in the autobiography of Rory Underwood which I have purchased and have been using and I will probably bring in my book on the History of the World Cup, to show the sources that I have been obtaining my information from. I have also began to specifically reference sections of the video footage I am using from YouTube etc. by copying out the URL of the video as well as indicating exactly where in the video the clip I am using is from. The next step for my project is to start placing it all together and piecing together the footage with my voice and writing a brief plan of my documentary to structure it in a specific way that allows me to produce it with ease as appose to thinking on the spot and making rash uneducated decisions. I also need to write the plan for my 1000 word essay to accompany my artefact. 

Wednesday 5 February 2014

The past week has been rather non-progressive for me aside of obtaining further knowledge surrounding plagiarism which was a concern of mine. Little has been done towards my project due to the high demand for revision in my other projects however, according to my time planning I should now be recording myself reading out sections of my documentary that I have  written out and obtain clips from YouTube etc. that would apply to my project. However, I have already bean to do this and will continue my search for them, it also says I should be getting plagiarism sorted with my project by referencing books, articles and web pages which I have already done, I now need to add them to the end of the documentary or simply print them out as a word document to hand in alongside my 1000 word essay. My future plans still include completing my source analysis despite the fact I have already selected my useful information, I need to explain why I selected the data I did. Another useful action to take would be to obtain further primary data for my project, but apart from this I am currently in good shape and on track going in to March. The picture above is simply a screen grab of my reference list as it currently stands, I will need to add to it as I never completed it as I researched.