WEEKLY JOURNALS

This is where you think about your FMP learning journey and development.
Don’t simply describe what you did - consider what you have learnt and how this has benefitted
your project. What do you need to improve?

THIS IS JUST GUIDANCE THAT YOU NEED TO ADAPT TO YOUR OWN PROJECT. YOU HAVE
CREATED YOUR OWN PRODUCTION SCHEDULES AND YOUR WEEKLY BLOGS SHOULD
REFELCT THAT.

THESE QUESTIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IN THE WEEKS YOU COMPLETED THEM. DO

NOT JUST SUBMIT THIS FORM FILLED IN FOR YOUR WEEKLY BLOGS. THERE SHOULD BE
11 WEEKLY BLOG ENTRIES (INCLUDING EASTER).

Week One - Context

CONTEXT

How did you find coming up
with an idea that challenged
you enough for your FMP?
To come up with an idea I wrote down three possible ideas and then
asked my family members which one they preferred. We decided to
go for the most challenging but achievable one. I wanted to have an
idea that included lots of different interviews as I feel that including
all of these in my documentary and still making it interesting will be
a challenge. I also think that doing a documentary instead of a short
film is a challenge because I need to include facts and it all needs to
be true. I need to make sure that I include lots of information while
keeping it interesting so that my audience can learn something while
still being entertained.

How has writing a proposal
helped you with finalising
your idea?
Writing my proposal has been helpful because it has helped me to
finalise my idea in my head. I now understand what I need to film
and how I need to film it. It has helped me to see what else I need to
include which I didn’t know before because I have come up with a
clear storyline which I can follow when completing the planning for
my production. I have also got a clear understanding of why I have
chosen to do a documentary which will help me to reach my targets
and create a good documentary.

How did the feedback help
you adapt your idea – what
did you change after
feedback?
The feedback that I received from my family members was mostly
positive. They said that it would be very interesting for young
gymnasts to find out more about their sport. But it would also be
interesting for other people who have no idea what the sport
includes so they can learn more and maybe want to sign up for
classes themselves.
They told me that a good way to keep it interesting would be to show
my interviews in an interesting way. For example, having a screen in
the gym and showing the interview on the screen and filming that
with the equipment in the background. This would keep it interesting
and pleasing to watch while also keeping the theme of being inside
the gym running throughout the whole documentary.
Are you on track for the I have now completed almost all the sections of the context unit, so I
week? If not, how far behind am almost on track. However, I still need to complete the plan for
are you? issues that could go wrong. Once I have filled in the table for that
then I am finished with the unit.

What work do you need to To get back on track I need to complete the plan for issues table.
complete outside of lessons Once this is done I am finished with the context unit.
to stay on track?