Classwork

 This blog post contains all the things i learn in my media studies class.

here are technical elements that helped me in my documentary project

Media Classwork by kimora

these are theories and key concepts i learned in class:

Media Regulation - media regulation aims to balance freedom of speech, protect consumers, ensure accurate information, and address ethical

concerns. 

Media Regulation Theory (Livingstone & Lunt)

Livingstone and Lunt carried our research during the late 1990s and early 2000s regarding media regulation and audiences to determine:

• Media regulation is extremely difficult

• A regulator’s role is to protect the audience

• Audiences believe that adults should be free to choose whatever media they want

• Media regulators must balance choice with protection

• Technology has made regulation very difficult (downloading, streaming, piracy, social media etc.)

• Audiences can now bypass restrictions without parental consent

• Powerful media companies can avoid regulation

Power & the Media - Power in the media is about who controls content, how they use it, and who is affected. 

Power can come from:

• Companies (buying others, dominating markets)

• Governments (laws, regulations)

• Individuals (creators, social media)

Power is used to shape representations, influence opinion, and control attention 

‘Power and the Media’ is a topic which asks learners to interrogate the nature of power, how it is wielded, by whom and in what ways. This

could be the power to represent, to speak for a particular group, or the power to acquire independent companies in order to benefit from their

brand and market share. It could also be the growing power, to create their own brands and to make an impact on political discourse via social

media. 

Filming Schedule

This is the filming schedule for our documentary opening. This was made by Kim and Eileen. 

This is the filming schedule for our documentary opening. This was made by Kim and Eileen. 

scene	day/time	location	people	props	equipment
Interview	Wednesday, 20th August 2025	School, classroom	Group + Interviewees	Chair, desk	Phone
Interview	Friday, 22nd August 2025	School, classroom	Group + interviewees	Chair, desk	Phone
School vlog	Monday, 25th August 2025	School, classroom, library	Group + rich student + rich student’s friends + nerd	Chair, desk, laptop, paper, worksheets, books, pen, calculator, glasses.	Phone
Interviews	Tuesday, 26th August 2025	School, classroom & library	Interviewees (Misch, Vanya, Reyner)	Chair, desk	Phone
Interviews + vlogs	Wednesday, 27th August 2025	School parking lot	Interviewees (Cavin)	Chair, desk, laptop, paper, worksheets, books, pen, calculator, glasses. Car	Phone
Thumbnail photo	Wednesday, 27th August 2025	Classroom	Rain and Hazel	Blue background, checkered uniform, glasses	Phone
Interview	Thursday, 28th August 2025	School (teachers desk)	Interviewee (Ms. Nina)	Chair, table	Phone
Interview	Monday, 8th September 2025	School (teachers desk)	Interviewee (Ms. Nina)	Chair, table	Phone
Interview	Thursday, 11th September 2025	School parking lot	Interviewee (Bams)	Car	Phone
Vlogs	Friday, 13th September 2025	Basketball court	Rain’s friend group	Basket ball	Phone
Interview	Monday, 15th September 2025	School lounge	Interviewee (Greg)	Table, chair	phone
Thumbnail photo	Monday, 15th September 2025	School lobby (in front of the trophies)	Rain	Jacket	Phone

=> The scheduled filming for the interviews on the 20th and 22nd were cancelled because most of the cast weren't

able to film and is rescheduled to monday 25th august.

=> The person that was supposed to play the role of the ‘rich student’ wasn't able to attend the filming for monday.

So instead we just filmed the vlog with his friends only. We are planning to reschedule the shoot somewhere this week. 

=> on monday 25th august, we were supposedly only filming the vlog, but we tried to film one of the interviews which

surprisingly was a good result so we would consider using that as one of the used scenes. 

=> on Wednesday 27th of August, we filmed Cavin outside at the school parking lot. We didn't have a microphone, so

the audio quality turned out really bad since it was very windy that day.  

So on the 11th of September we filmed it again with Bams, because Cavin didn’t want to re-film. We placed his phone in

his pocket while it was voice recording, then we put the voice recording to the video so the audio is clear. 

=> on the 27th of August we also took photos for the thumbnail. Both the characters we taking picture behind a blue

background while using the same uniform, we then got feedback from Mr. Nick and he suggested having a different

background and outfit for Rain.

So on the 15th of September, we reshot the photo of Rain. We did it in the school lobby in front of the trophies. Since this

was a day before the deadline and it was a Monday, Rain was wearing the checkered uniform which was the same as the

previous picture, to fix this we borrowed someone's jacket to cover his uniform. 

=> on the 28th of August, we shot Ms.Nina’s interview in the counselor's office, however it was very loud because it was

during dismissal time and we also forgot to shoot a video of Ms.Nina sitting down. So on the 8th of September, we reshooted

her again inside a classroom in the teachers table. It was shot in the preschool building after dismissal time so there was less

crowds. 

This is the actor filming schedule made by Eileen

Location Scout + Risk Assessment

This blog post contains the location scout and risk assessment for our filming locations of our documentary opening project.

This was made by Kim

(School)
Location Link:	https://share.google/IxOvrdJ7bj9meDGOz
Events in scene:	What will happen? Interviews Silly vlogs / videos from students
Pros of location:	Accessible  Familiar environment => easy to film + can engage audience (adds realism) Free  Controlled environment (can manage or adust the setting of props like table/chairs) Convenient (all casts and group members will be available to film with during school             days)
Cons of location:	We would need permission to film in different areas in the school, we would also need             to ask some teachers whether they are okay or want to be a part of the documentary Noise control, some locations like the canteen can be noisy during lunch time or break             time which can affect the quality of the sound Time limits, we might have to film outside school hours to get darker scene, we would             need to ask permission first on whether we could film during those hours.
Alternatives:	What other locations can you shoot at if there are issues here? Someones house
Risk Assessment
Potential hazards:	What dangers are there? Crowds of students Slips / trips while filming Harm of privacy
Evaluate risks:	What bad things could happen? It will be noisy => making the sound quality of the scenes bad / damage of filming             equipment          2. Cast / videographer can slip or trip over bags or object on the floor         3. Other students may be caught on camera without consent
Control measures:	How will you prevent these from happening? Avoid filming during break/lunch times  Keep the floor/area clear Only film with cast members who already gave permission
Responsibility:	Who will be in charge of the control measures? Group members Group members Group members
Time frame:	When will you have the control measure in place by? Before filming  Before and during filming  Before and during filming
Other notes:

(Cafe)
Location Link:	https://share.google/jB9Atf6R7WcENtwrs
Events in scene:	What will happen? Interviews
Pros of location:	More flexible filming hours, we can film during any time of the week, if there are any             mistakes we can easily go there and reshoot as the cafe is open everyday.
Cons of location:	There may be a lot of background noise which can affect the noise quality of the scene.  We might need permission from the staff or owner of the cafe The cafe may be crowded which can affect the accessibility to film and it may also             disturb customers We would have to buy drinks or food to film
Alternatives:	What other locations can you shoot at if there are issues here? Someones house
Risk Assessment
Potential hazards:	What dangers are there? Spillage of hot drinks Privacy issues
Evaluate risks:	What bad things could happen? It could burn casts or damage filming equipment  Customers may appear without consent
Control measures:	How will you prevent these from happening? Keep drinks away from equipments / filming  Film with permission / avoid getting customers/staff in frame
Responsibility:	Who will be in charge of the control measures? Group members Group members
Time frame:	When will you have the control measures in place by? Before filming  Before and during filming
Other notes: