My PDP

This is my Personal Development Portfolio(PDP).

My PDP offers a structure of all the practical, video, and animation projects I have edited, produced and created through out my 3 year course of Film Video and Interactive Arts at Middlesex University.

This self-reflexive account shows all my learning and personal development at my time in University. It reflects on what i've learnt in this last three years, what I have become good at and what I'm hoping to develop further. I have reviewed my own skill levels and what I have learned from each project both within and outside the modules; including onset work as a runner. I have included the process of taking each project from an idea to realisation; such as my research process, storyboard, filming, editing and finally screening each project. I reflected on what worked well, what didn't for each project. What my learning outcomes were; that is the knowledge and skills acquired from each project. I have included links to each project I have worked on and links from other films and animations that have inspired me, all to show my thinking and learning process.

Having gone through all my projects I have found myself to have developed fantastic editing skills, which i'm hoping to develop further. Softwares I can use proficiently include: Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Logic, Pro Tools, iPhoto, After Effects, Aperture, Photoshop, illustrator and InDesign. Productivity Softwares such as Pages, Numbers and Keynote. Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook The aim of this PDP Ebook is to show how have developed my editing skills.

Please Click on the links on the right hand side to view my recent works.

If you have more time have a look at my PDP.

Open publication - Free publishing - More animation

Editing Burlesque Documentary

I have been working on syncing sound from the radio mics with the picture.

Once that was done, I have started trying to create a structure but i'm still struggling terribly. I feel maybe drawing the structure out on paper might help. So far, ive been ensuring that whnever there is a shor of the interviews, I place cuts to shots that illustrates what is been said so the audience will take this cuts and shots as a cue from the commentary and understand the images as evidence or demonstration for what is said.

I've also being using the sound of music and dancing from the shows (which was recorded separately) as an underlay for the shots of the interviews because I feel adding this ambience sounds will allow the audience to engage with the world of the documentary. It will also help to create a sense of sound and image bearing indexical relationship to its source.

DAY 6: Gwendoline Workshop at Shoreditch Studio

Today we filmed Gwendoline's burlesque workshop teaching her students some techniques. Today was our last day, I'm so glad all the filming is over, so far everything has gone smoothly and I'm very delighted about the shots we've got.

CALL SHEET

Title: BURLESQUE IN LONDON

Shooting date: 9th March 2012

Call Time: 6:30PM Shoot Time: 7:00PM - 8:00PM

DAY 6 LOCATION: Shoreditch Studio Hire Unit 9,16 Hewett St, Shoreditch,

London, EC2A 3NN t: 0207 247 6693

CREW: PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: Theresa Balogun DOP: Gerda Krutaja CINEMATOGRAPHER: Dasa Raimanova SOUND RECORDIST: Richard Ballard

TRANSPORT Public Transport Underground Stations & Railway Stations Shoreditch high street tube or Old Street Tube or Liverpool street station

Buses By Bus: 207

WEATHER; Friday 9 Feb 2012 Hi : 13°Lo : 9° Partly Cloudy Wind 8 mph Humidity 77% Precip chance : 1034mb A mix of sun and cloud.

INFORMATION FOR THE DAY On Friday the 9th of March, we will be filming a burlesque workshop. The main aim of the of the day is to record a burlesque workshop featuring students and real women taking part. PLEASE NOTE: Please purchase your travel tickets and keep a receipt so I can reimburse your travel cost. I hope you can all make it.

A Few shots from Today:

Day 5: The Folly Mixtures at Madame Jojo's

Today we interviewed Miss Liberty Sweet from The Folly mixtures and filmed their show at Madame Jojo's

DAY: 5

Wednesday - 7th March 2012

Performers : The Folly Mixtures

Location: Madame Jojo's 8-10 Brewer St, Soho, London, W1F OSE t: 020 7734 3040 Shooting date: 7th of March 2012

Call Time: 5:00PM Shoot Time: 5:30PM - 9:30PM

Wrap Time: 10.00PM

Here are a few shots from the today:

Day 4: Kiki Kaboom at Proud Camden

Today we got a great indepth interview with Kiki and we got some great shots too, however i'm a little nervous about the sound during the interview as we had to film beside a very noisy bar, but luckily we had a radio mic which was very close up to her.

LOCATION:

CALL SHEET

Title: BURLESQUE IN LONDON

Shooting date: 2nd March 2012 (Friday)

Call Time: 7:30PM

Shoot Time: 8:00PM - 10:30PM

Wrap Time: 10:45PM

DAY: 4 LOCATION: The Horse Hospital Stables Market

Chalk Farm Road Camden Town NW1 8AH t: 020 482 3867 

CREW: PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: Theresa Balogun CINEMATOGRAPHER: Dasa Raimanova SOUND RECORDIST: Richard Ballard

EQUIPMENTS 2 x Canon 7D Kit (with; Follow Focus, View Finder and 4 Batteries) LIGHTS (2 Bowen Lights, 2 Stands) SOUND (1 Boom, 1 Radio Mic, 1R44 and 1packet of new Batteries) Tripods (1 large Tripod, 1 Small Tripod) 1 Card Reader 1 MacBook Pro 1 External Hard-Drive

TRANSPORT: Public Transport Bus: 24 (24 hrs), 27 (24 hrs), 31, 168, 748, N5, N28, N31 Underground Stations; Chalk Farm Tube Station (6 mins from Proud Camden) Adelaide Road, London, Camden, NW3 2BP *From Chalk Farm Tube Station: Walk towards Camden Market on Chalk Farm Road (signposted). Stables Market is 250m on your right. Enter market, Proud is to your right. Camden Town Tube Station (8 mins from Proud Camden) Camden High Street, London, Camden Town, NW18NH *From Camden Town Tube Station: Turn right out of Camden Town tube station onto Camden High Street. Walk straight on, over the canal bridge. Stables Market is a bit further on your left. Proud is just inside the market to the right.

The last tube from Camden Town Tube Station on Monday to Saturday nights leave at 00:24 going South and 00:49 going

North Mainline Stations   Kentish Town Railway Station (15 mins from Proud Camden) Kentish Town Road, London, Camden, NW5 2AA , Underground lines: Northern Euston Railway Station (27 mins from Proud Camden) Euston Road, London, King's Cross, NW1 2RT , Underground lines: Northern, Victoria  Car Parks   Arcade Car Parks (27 minutes walk)

Euston Station Underground Car Park Melton Street, King's Cross, London NW1 2DU  t: 020 7387 9114  St John's Wood Masterpark (28 minutes walk) Kingsmill Terrace, St John's Wood, London NW8 6AA  t: 020 7722 1404   

NEAREST HOSPITAL University College Hospital 235 Euston Road, London

 t: 0845 155 5000

For emergencies, please dial 999.

WEATHER Friday 2nd March 2012 Hi : 11°Lo : 7° Cloudy with clear skies. Wind: 6 mph

INFORMATION FOR THE DAY

On Friday the 2nd of March, we will be interviewing Kiki Kaboom before her Burlesque performance at The Proud Cabaret The main aim of the of the day is to get a great interview with Kiki and document her Burlesque act. Kiki is a Burlesque performer, who focuses on Burlesque as a satire. She is also a writer and comedian We must find out Kiki's opinion as to whether burlesque is a progressive art form providing a theatrical space for women to express themselves. The history of Burlesque, if it's a Post feminist art form. We must find out about her recent YouTube Burlesque comedy show and how it came about. The key message of the documentary is to show and explain some of the questions surrounding why women decide to take part in burlesque and to de- stigmatise burlesque as just plain strip tease.

PLEASE NOTE: Please purchase your travel tickets and keep a receipt so I can reimburse your travel cost. I hope you can all make it.

Here are some shots from the day:

We didnt have enough time to Interview Miss Dolly Rose, however we filmed her performing.

Day 3: Gwendoline Lamour Interview: Peacock Bar

Today we interviewed Gwendoline, she was very articulate and great fun to be around.

The Location:

CALL SHEET

Title: BURLESQUE IN LONDON

Shooting date: 20th February 2012

Call Time: 5:00PM

Shoot Time: 5:45PM - 8:30PM

Wrap Time: 8:45PM

LOCATION: Peacock Bar & Club 148 Falcon Road

London SW11 2LW t: 020 7223 9633 

CREW: PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: Theresa Balogun DOP: Gerda Krutaja CINEMATOGRAPHER: Dasa Raimanova SOUND RECORDIST: Richard Ballard BOOM OPERATOR: Sarah Goodear

EQUIPMENTS 2 x Canon 7D Kit (with; Follow Focus, View Finder and 4 Batteries) LIGHTS (2 Bowen Lights, 2 Stands) SOUND (1 Boom, 1 Radio Mic, 1R44 and 1packet of new Batteries) Tripods (1 large Tripod, 1 Small Tripod) 1 Card Reader 1 MacBook Pro 1 External Hard-Drive

TRANSPORT: Public Transport Underground Stations Clapham Common (15 minutes walk). From Clapham Common Station take bus 35, 37 or 345 towards Clapham Junction (7-10 minutes journey) .  Railway Stations Clapham Junction (2 minutes walk) Leave station from Grants Road Exit. Turn right  and walk for 2 minutes along Grants Road to junction with Falcon Road

NEAREST HOSPITAL Royal Brompton Hospital Sydney Street, London, SW3 6NP 020 7352 8121

For emergencies, please dial 999.

WEATHER Friday 20th Feb 2012 Hi : 8°Lo : 3° Cold, Partly cloudy but mild with outbreaks of Rain Wind: 13 mph

INFORMATION FOR THE DAY On Monday the 20th of February, we will be interviewing GWENDOLINE LAMOUR before her Burlesque Workshop at The Peacock Bar. The main aim of the of the day is to get a great interview with Gwen before her Burlesque workshop. We are unable to film her workshop today because the students do not want to take part. However we'll come back next time to film another workshop with students willing to be filmed.

Gwendoline is a Burlesque performer, a Lecturer for Drama and Performance and a teacher. She is currently a PHD Student at Royal Holloway. We must find out Gwen's opinion as to whether burlesque is a progressive art form providing a theatrical space for women to express themselves. The history of Burlesque, if it's a Post feminist art form. We must find out about her workshop and how it came about. The key message of the documentary is to show and explain some of the questions surrounding why women decide to take part in burlesque and to de- stigmatise burlesque as just plain strip tease.

PLEASE NOTE: Please purchase your travel tickets and keep a receipt so I can reimburse your travel cost. I hope you can all make it.

Here's the interview shot from the day

Day 2: Missy Fatale at Proud Cabaret

Today we interview Missy Fatale and filmed her performance.

LOCATION:

CALL SHEET

Title: BURLESQUE IN LONDON

Shooting date: 10th February 2012

Call Time: 6:30PM

Shoot Time: 7:15PM - 10:00PM

Wrap Time: 10.30PM DAY: 2

LOCATION: Proud Cabaret Corner of Dunster Court and Mark Lane, 1 Mark Lane, London, EC3R 7AH t: 020 7283 1940

CREW: PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: Theresa Balogun DOP: Nauan Barros CINEMATOGRAPHER: Gerda Krutaja SOUND RECORDIST: Richard Ballard

EQUIPMENTS 2 x Canon 7D Kit (with; Follow Focus, View Finder and 4 Batteries) LIGHTS (2 Bowen Lights, 2 Stands) SOUND (1 Boom, 1 Radio Mic, 1R44 and 1packet of new Batteries) Tripods (1 large Tripod, 1 Small Tripod) 1 Card Reader 1 MacBook Pro 1 External Hard-Drive

TRANSPORT: Public Transport Underground Stations Railway Stations Monument Tube (5 minutes walk). Fenchurch Street Rail Station (2 minutes walk) Tower Hill Tube (6 minutes walk). London Cannon Street Rail (10 minutes walk) Bank Tube (7 minutes walk). Liverpool Street Rail (12 minutes walk) Buses By Bus: 40, 15, 149, 35, 344 Night Buses: N15, N35 Parking Q-Park Bucklesbury House 4, Walbrook City, London, EC4N 8DQ t: 020 7248 5874 (10 minutes walk) Alternatively; Thames Exchange NCP Bell Wharf Lane, Off of Upper Thames Street, London EC4R 3TB t: 020 7248 6089  (12 minutes walk)

For travel information to and from Mark Lane, please see www.tfl.gov.uk

NEAREST HOSPITAL St. Bartholomew's Hospital West Smithfield, London, EC1A 7BE 020 7377 700

For emergencies, please dial 999.

WEATHER Friday 10th Feb 2012 Hi : 3°Lo : -1° Bright, Dry and Cold with Patchy freezing fog. Wind: 5 mph Humidity: 79% Precip chance : 20%

INFORMATION FOR THE DAY On Friday the 10th of February, we will be interviewing MISSY FATALE before the Voix De Ville Cabaret and Burlesque show at Proud Cabaret The main aim of the of the day is to get a great interview with Missy Fatale and document the Voix De Ville Cabaret and Burlesque show. We must find out Missy's opinion as to whether burlesque is a progressive art form providing a theatrical space for women to express themselves. The history of Burlesque, if it's a Post feminist art form, why so many women want to have a go with the popularity of workshops and schools and the different types of Burlesque. The key message of the documentary is to show and explain some of the questions surrounding why women decide to take part in burlesque and to de- stigmatise burlesque as just plain strip tease. PLEASE NOTE: Please purchase your travel tickets and keep a receipt so I can reimburse your travel cost. I'll provide you with drinks through the show, but please have some Lunch before you arrive. I hope you can all make it.

Today went thoroughly well, here are a few shots from the shoot:

Day 1: Tempest Rose - Shipwrecked show

Today was our first day of filming, I was very nervous, we interview Miss Tempest Rose at Madame jojo's, and filmed her Shipwrecked show presented by House of Burlesque Presents.

SHIPWRECKED! - The second Friday of every month, at Madame Jojo's. Synopsis of the show: Having set sail on their round-the-world tour, Tempest Rose and the girls of the House of Burlesque have found themselves shipwrecked by a terrible storm on the Island of Temptation.

Here's the call sheet.

CALL SHEET

Title: BURLESQUE IN LONDON

Shooting date: 13th January 2012

Call Time: 4:00PM

Shoot Time: 4:30PM - 10:00PM

DAY1 LOCATION: Madame Jojo's 8-10 Brewer St,

Soho, London, W1F OSE t: 020 7734 3040

CREW: PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: Theresa Balogun AD: Sarah Goodear DOP: Nauan Barros CINEMATOGRAPHER: Dasa Raimanova SOUND RECORDIST: Richard Ballard

TRANSPORT Public Transport Underground Stations Railway Stations Piccadilly Circus Tube (4 minutes walk). Charing Cross (13 minutes walk) Leicester Square Tube (6 minutes walk). Euston Railway Station(26 minutes walk) Tottenham Court Road ( 10 minutes walk).

Buses By Bus: 8, 12, 63, 88, 94, 137, 139 24-hr Buses: 6, 23, 94, 139, C2, 189, 390, 25. Night Buses: N3, N13, N7, N10,N15, N8 N18, N159, N207, N136, N137,N55, N73, N98, N207

Parking Street parking is Limited in Soho The Nominated Car Park is on Brewer Street open 24hours: Brewer Street NCP Soho, London, W1f 0La t: 0845 050 7080 (1 minutes walk) Alternatively; Broadwick Masterpark Dufours Place Soho, London W1F 7SJ  t: 020 7734 8387  (4 minutes walk) For travel information to and from Soho,

please see www.tfl.gov.uk

NEAREST HOSPITAL St. Mary's Hospital Praed Street, W2 1NY

For emergencies, please dial 999.

WEATHER Friday 13 Jan 2012 Hi : 5°Lo : 2° Partly Cloudy Wind 6 mph Humidity 74% Precip chance : 5%

THE LOCATION:

Here are some shots from the day

Release Form

Here is a copy of the release form I'll be asking the performers to sign RELEASE FORM I hereby authorise and grant to THERESA BALOGUN ( The Producer/ Director) The right to record me (picture and/or voice) on film and/or videotape, for audio only, audio and visual, visual only reproduction, and/or textual transcription (“the Recording”), the right to edit the recording into the film/video program (which may include other recordings and material) entitled BURLESQUE IN LONDON (“the Documentary”), the right to screen and broadcast or otherwise distribute the Recording in the Program, and the right to use and to license others to use the recording in all media throughout the world including for the purposes of publicity, advertising, and promotion of the program. I hereby release the Producer from any infringement or violation of personal and/or property rights of any sort based upon the use of the Recording. I acknowledge that the Producer owns and shall own all rights, title and interest (including copyright) in the Recording. I further acknowledge that the producer is not obliged to use the Recording. I warrant that I have full power to enter into this Release and that the terms of this Release do not in any way conflict with any existing commitment on my part. Reference to “the Recording” in this Release includes any and all edited versions made by the Producer and, further, includes any previously recorded material of me made by the Producer. ⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯ Agreed and accepted by the Releasor (sign above) Print Name: ⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯ Address: ⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯ ⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯ ⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯ ⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯ ⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯. Signature of the Producer Date

Filming Schedule

My confirmed crew members are; Richard Ballard, Gerda Krutaja, Nauan Barros & Dasa Raimanova. I have drawn out a filming schedule so that each member of my crew could inform me of what dates they can or cannott make. DAY: 1 Friday - 13th January 2012 Performer : Tempest Rose Location : Madame Jojo's 8-10 Brewer St, Soho, London, W1F OSE t: 020 7734 3040 Shooting date: 13th January 2012 Call Time: 4:00PM Shoot Time: 4:30PM - 10:00PM Wrap Time: 10.30PM DAY: 2 Friday - 10th February 2012 Performer : Missy Fatale Location: Proud Cabaret Corner of Dunster Court and Mark Lane, 1 Mark Lane, London, EC3R 7AH t: 020 7283 1940 Shooting date: 10th February 2012 Call Time: 6:30PM Shoot Time: 7:15PM - 10:00PM Wrap Time: 10.30PM DAY: 3 Monday - 20th February 2012 Burlesque interview: Gwendoline Lamour Location: Pole People 16 Hewett Street, London, EC2A 3NN t: 0207 247 6693 Shooting date: 20th February 2012 Call Time: 5.45PM Shoot Time: 6:00PM - 9.00PM Wrap Time: 9.30PM DAY: 4 Friday - 2nd of March 2012 Performer : Kiki Kaboom Location: Proud Camden The Horse Hospital, Stables Market, Chalk Farm Road, Camden Town. NW1 8AH t: 0207 482 3867 Shooting date: 2nd Of March 2012 Call Time: 7:00PM Shoot Time: 7:30PM - 9:30PM Wrap Time: 10.00PM DAY: 5 Wednesday - 7th March 2012 Performer : The Folly Mixtures Location: Madame Jojo's 8-10 Brewer St, Soho, London, W1F OSE t: 020 7734 3040 Shooting date: 7th of March 2012 Call Time: 5:00PM Shoot Time: 5:30PM - 9:30PM Wrap Time: 10.00PM DAY: 6 Friday - 9th of March 2012 Burlesque Workshop : Gwendoline Lamour Location: Shoreditch Studio Hire Unit 9,16 Hewett St, Shoreditch, London, EC2A 3NN t: 0207 247 6693 Shooting date: 9th of March 2012 Call Time: 6:30PM Shoot Time: 7.00PM - 9:00PM Wrap Time: 9.30PM

Questions for interviews

Here are the questions I have come up with for the burlesque performers interviews. QUESTIONS FOR PERFORMERS Tell us a little about yourself. Your name and what you do. How and why did you become a burlesque performer and teacher? What is burlesque? Tell us a little bit of the history of Burlesque. Are there different types or style of Burlesque, if yes, what style of burlesque do you perform? Does the act of Burlesque performance, the costumes and routines alter your ego? Modern day burlesque is enjoyed by both men and women, do you think they have different reasons for coming to the shows. What are your spectators reaction to your performances? When on stage do you gain power, control and confidence through both the male and female gaze? If yes, how and why? There is often a debate as to whether Burlesque is a performance art or simply stripping and a retrograde to the feminist movement, what is your opinion on that. Is there anything empowering about Burlesque? What do you want your audiences to take away from your performance? Tell us a little about your the Workshops and how they came about? How often do you run your workshops and where? Why do you think women attend this workshops? What is the main aim of your workshop and what do you want your students to gain from these workshops Can Men perform burlesque? What do your partner, boyfriend, husband and parents think of your profession? What is the best and worst thing about Burlesque ?

Influences

Ive beelow watching some documentaries and movies to get some inspiration for my documentary.

Dream girls - Kim Longinotto & Jano Williams (1993) Documentary about a Japanese musical theatre; Takarazuka Revue. Which is an all female cast theatre experience that gives the Japanese women a platform to express themselves, thousands apply to join every year but one a few are chosen. The few that are chosen endure years of highly disciplined and reclusive lives before they can join the Revue, choosing male or female roles. This helped me to decide on how to structure my documentary as the narrative structure of this documentary flowed seamlessly and kept the audience engaged through out.

Women Without Men - Shirin Neshat (2009) Based on on a 1989 novel by Shahrnush Parsipur, this brings together the political and personal story of four women whose lives are affected by the turbulence of the Anti-Mossadeq coup. Their destinies converge in a visually stunning orchad garden where they find companionship and independence. This helped me to figure out how to tell a story from different point of views, especially as I will be interviewing a number of performers. Aesthetically, the rich colours and beautiful frames encouraged me to think of colours and how to frame my characters during the interviews.

A Wink and a Smile - Deidre Allen Timmons (2008) A documentary that follows 10 women from their early 20's to early 50's in Seattle. The women take a six weeks course, with the aim of performing on stage after the completion of the course as a way to boost their self-esteem and strengthen their sexual confidence. This gave me a better understanding of why Burlesque has become so appealing to women.

Burlesque Documentary Treatment

Having spent the last couple of weeks researching the Burlesque scene around London, I've met s number of compere's, bloggers and performers, I now comfortable able what my documentary is really going to be about and what I aim to achieve. The Key Message: I want to show that burlesque is not a retrograde to feminism: a step backwards rather it's a confident, boundary pushing, progressive art form particularly providing a platform, a theatrical space for women and even men to express themselves by satirising society's perception of what femininity and even masculinity is, and riffing on it. My documentary will de-stigmatize burlesque as just plain strip tease. The key aim: My documentary will explore why so many women and even men of different shapes and sizes decide to become Burlesque performers? My documentary will show and explain some of the questions surrounding the large interest amongst female audiences that attend the shoes. Originality: There's being a number of documentaries made about burlesque most of which focused on the American Burlesque which is an offshoot of the Victorian theatrical Burlesque, non of the documentaries have focused on British Burlesque in the London scene which is where burlesque began and focuses more on comedy. I will also show some boylesque performers (men taking burlesque). All of which gives my documentary a unique point of view. Relevance: With shows and performances running every night of the week in the london club nights autumn calendar, and tickets selling out within 24hrs for Dita Von Teese show at Koko in Camden. The popularity of the highly successful Hurly Burly west end show starring Miss Polly Rae, the popularity of cabaret and burlesque clubs like Volupte and the Wambam Club. The burlesque scene has become one of the fastest growing scene in London that continues to stimulate epistephilia amongst people who have never been to a burlesque show. However it also carries a stigma of just being plain striptease. Although the removal of clothing and the tease are elements of it, many other stage and entertainment skills are required. Most of the performers are also trained musicians, singers, hoofers, magicians, fire-eaters, jugglers, comics, mimes, trapeze artists and so on.Burlesque is a performance art, that involves political satires, musical theatre parody, comedy and entertainment. All of which my documentary will show. NARRATIVE STRUCTURE: Under Bill Nichols modes of Documentary (2001), my documentary will be an Expository mode. My documentary will have a conventional narrative structure using Continuity editing devices such as Establishing Shot/ re-establishing shots to establish locations, distance between characters and objects within a scene to he orientate the audience. As we'll be filming different performers in Different locations. Eye-Level Shots; the camera will be placed at a height that is equivalent to that of the performers when we interview them and Direct relationship between images and voice-over, for example when the narrator discusses the history of Burlesque, there will archival images of Burlesque performances. Interviews will be used only in support of the film's argument.

Researching Burlesque

Ive started researching my chosen topic; Burlesque. I need to understand what Burlesque is, how it began? In the 19th Century, the term "burlesque" was applied to a wide range of comic plays, including non-musicals. Beginning in the 1840s, these works entertained the lower and middle classes in Great Britain and the United States by making fun of (or "burlesquing") the operas, plays and social habits of the upper classes. These shows used comedy and music to challenge the established way of looking at things. Everything from Shakespearean drama to the craze for Swedish opera singer Jenny Lind could inspire a full-length burlesque spoof. In the late 1860s, Lydia Thompson's British burlesque troupe became New York's biggest theatrical sensation. Their first hit was Ixion (1868), a mythological spoof that had women in revealing tights playing men's roles. In the Victorian age, when proper women went to great lengths to hide their physical form beneath bustles, hoops and frills, the idea of young ladies appearing onstage in tights was a powerful challenge. Underdressed women playing sexual aggressors, combining good looks with impertinent comedy – in a production written and managed by a woman? What I've also noticed from the burlesque shows I have been attending is that a large proportion of the audience members are women, I need to find out and understand why this is. I think this is particularly interesting as I previously assumed the target audience might be more Male focused.

Final Year Project

TASK FOR FINAL YEAR PROJECT

To produce a 15min moving image work.

AIMS To manage a complex and large-scale project from first proposal to completion; To demonstrate in the execution of the project, high level academic and practical skills as appropriate in the exploration of the chosen aspect of the film medium To present the work effectively to others, both as a work-in-progress and as a completed project Contributing to at least two other filmmaking projects. Finally presented publicly at the end of the module with a clear sense of audience and context.

My Idea

I was invited to come to a Burlesque show by a friend, for a fun night out. Prior to attending a Burlesque show, I didn't really know what to expect from a burlesque show, I personally took a preconceived bias view along with me. However on getting to the show, my notions were completely changed, I was in a room, filled with a largely female audience, all enjoying a comedic, sexy, satirical entertainment. This was certainly not what I expected. I wanted to show others what burlesque really meant, that was it... There and then I decided I wanted to make a 15 minute documentary on Burlesque.

The encounter show / conclusion

Last night went really well, except for the catalogue issue.

We had a full house at the Roxy Bar and everyone seemed to have enjoyed themselves, David also did a good job as the Conpere. It was also great to see all our months hard work pay off and see all our shorts on the big screen. I personally think I've done a good job as the project mabager and I'm so grateful to Dasa, Nauan, Keiko, Richard and Susanna's help and support to put everything together.

My head hurts a little now so i'll try to post some pictures from the night later and i'll put my short film online soon.

So stay tuned for moreeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!

As Ive written in my reflective essay - 

 I feel we have created a successful short film both visually and for the storyline considering the time we had and the several obstacles we came across such as the locations, changing DOP’S and being in a small group. If I had to do anything differently, I’ll have more time to cast for actors, get the right locations, get more cut aways and a bigger budget. 

I have also thoroughly enjoyed working with Susanna who was the producer for the project, I felt we worked very well together to organize everything that went into the short film and I hope to work with her in other future projects. I’m also pleased with Bernard’s sound recording and efficiency through out all the shoots, I also enjoyed editing with Rodion who also provided us with some of the paintings we used through all the shoots and finally I am very grateful to Samira for getting us the Art gallery location.

  In conclusion, I feel I have learnt so much from this project from using the lights, editing, directing and location scouting. Now I know just how much goes into making a film, I feel I’ll definitely be more prepared and do a better job for my 3rd year project. 

Final edit for the show

The final edit for the show is done, i've had to do a lot of work on the sound, i've added all the cast and crew and i've found a way to make the transitions seem more smooth, I've added days and times, so there'll be a dark screen like from the opening sequence for each new scene.

fingers crossed tomorrow will go really well.