Weekly Journal

Regular evaluation updates are required with every unit. Please remember to
take photos and get behind the scenes footage as you film. You might find it
easier if you note down a record of what you did each day in a diary form.

Please use the following guidance to help you with each week.

Week 1 This week you worked on your idea generation and

What have you been asked to
do?
What are you making your 3
production on and why have you
chosen this topic?
topic research
We have been asked have been asked to create 3
productions on a topic of our choice under “British
youth” this is meant for an audience of 14-24 year
olds.
As a group we decided to make these 3 productions
on homelessness. We had 3 initial ideas
• Minimalism
• myths surrounding bisexuality
• homelessness.

We choose homelessness as we all thought we could

What research have you
completed this week and what
have you learned?
Are you on track for this week? If
not, how far behind are you?
What work do you need to
complete outside of lessons to
stay on track?
Week 2
take it the furthest as there are a lot of subtopics we
could use such as “fake homelessness” and
“preventing homelessness”. We also think that we
could interest the most people in the target audience
and also all felt the strongest about homelessness over
the other 2.
This week we did research on
• Launchpad
• Preventing homelessness
• What to do if you’re homeless
• The causes of homelessness
• Different types of homelessness
• And fake homelessness (begging)
I’ve learned that there is a lot of thing that are
“behind the scenes” with homelessness and learnt
that there shouldn’t such a negative stigma around it.
I am on track
Nothing
This week you worked on your factual programme
What research have you
completed this week and what
have you learned?
How have you divided your
planning amongst your group?
What did you learn from your
planning? How has it helped you
to progress your idea?
Are you on track for this week? If
not, how far behind are you?
What work do you need to
complete outside of lessons to
stay on track?
Week 3
On monday we watched 3 documenatries based in the uk
on guns and gangs. we compared these 3 documentaries
on weebly under the headings, style, image, language and
the intro. This helped shape the idea of what i want my
documentary to look like, understanding what works best
for the set target audience.
We opened up a google doc and everybody worked from
there, libby stuck with the location recce as she knows
the area well leaving both quinn and i to share the content
on the google doc and work together to plan.
it gave me a much clearer idea of what i wanted the
factual programme to consist of, it also helped to boost
the confidence as we have planned out a lot of the small
details to ensure it goes smoothly. ive learnt that th emore
detail you put into the plan, the less you have to stress
about the final doing, as all should technically go to plan.
im on track
none
This week you worked on your production

How helpful did you find your

planning whilst out shooting your
factual programme?
What interviews did you set up
and how do you feel they have
added to your production?
What issues did you have when
filming your production? How did
you overcome them?
How do you feel you are working
as a group? What were your roles
and responsibilities?
How much work did you
complete outside of the lessons?
Are you on track for this week? If
not, how far behind are you?
What work do you need to
complete outside of lessons to
stay on track?