PROBLEM-SOLVING
Problem 1
One problem that I encountered during production was potentially during the most crucial week. Up until this point, the majority of production had been going smoothly until the week of the two major filming days with both Donington Park and what was meant to be Scafell Pike. However, a couple of days beforehand, I suffered a slight ankle injury in the gym, which unfortunately meant that the planned walk up Scafell Pike wouldn’t be possible due to both my inability to push through intense walking and the threat of harsh weather with it being on the west coast of the UK. However, despite the setback, I wasn't going to let it interrupt the plans I had for the documentary itself. To still tie in with the theme of testing myself and going on a hike with mates, I settled upon a hike through the Peak District, and more particularly, Mam Tor. I chose Mam Tor itself, as whilst it isn’t as a monumental hike as Scafell Pike is, Mam Tor is a part of the Yorkshire Peaks, so still has some challenges and reputation about it. Another benefit of Mam Tor is that it is also closer to travel to, which would essentially bring down the budget cost of my product, as fuel costs would decrease significantly. A downside of the walk around Mam Tor is that the overall distance of the walk is a lot shorter than that of Scafell Pike, essentially meaning that I have less time to deliver the message I intend to do. Overall, I feel that I managed the situation quite well by opting for a walk around Mam Tor instead, as not only did I manage to record all of the footage I needed, but I was also able to limit any further injury caused to my ankle, and the weather we experienced was a lot better than that of Scafell Pike.
problem 2
Another issue I ran into was during the weeks when I was recording my interviews. However, whilst this may not have been as severe as me having to switch locations due to injury, it is still an issue that has meant me having to rethink the editing process slightly. After filming the interview with Simon Mayo, I noticed instantly that the framing of the interview itself wasn’t great with Simon’s head touching the top and bottom of the screen and sometimes being off-screen slightly. Whilst this was through no fault of my own, it still provokes a slight worry and hindrance for the editing process, as something as simple as this can ruin the credibility and overall quality of the product. to get around the issue, I figured that I could potentially could down the parts of the interviews where the framing is the worst. Whilst this doesn’t fix the issue entirely, it limits the time that the issue is on screen, therefore protecting the quality of the product. As far as lower thirds are concerned, they aren’t really a major concern of mine for this interview, as with it being filmed on Zoom, there is already a small ‘lower third’ displaying the interviewee's name in the bottom-hand corner. This would make it complicated if I were to try adding my own in, as I would have to crop the Zoom one out, which poses a high risk of my own graphic covering their faces, which once again looks unprofessional and tarnishes the quality of the product.