Week Beginning 12/04/10

12/04/10 -

Today I learnt about the codes and conventions of documentaries such as VO's, Graphics, Interviews with Cutaways etc. We also learnt about the narrative structure of documentary which we used to apply to our idea to put into the pitch

13/04/10 -

We watched a documentary on the truth of food, which was meant to inform the audience of what is in what they eat and how it is affecting them. This showed us the codes and conventions of a documentary in action and how they can be manipulated depending on the subject matter. In this case they were quite exploitative of certain restaurants and made them the enemies in a way.

14/04/10 -

I started researching on previous Video Games Consoles, sales figures and facts. I looked at the guiness world book of gaming records which also includes some general facts on past/present consoles which were quite useful. I also as the presenter wanted to do the script so I decided how I would set-up a basic layout and story. Also tried to brainstorm interesting sketches and ideas.

15/04/10 -

Beth Sharpe joins the group and our idea is decided as a Retro to Modern take on games consoles but with a back-up idea of Xbox VS PS3.

16/04/10 -

Arguments commence with what our idea is going to be, with it constantly changing. We decided to just choose one thing, put up with it and run with it. We've done a lot of research on gaming so we have definately chosen to stick with that.