Today, our group (Aaron Perks, Sam Babington, Kate Sergeant and myself) were assigned to make a group side-project for the following week. We have been asked to make a 90 second video focusing on answering the question, "What is good around Maidstone"? This means we will focus on promoting something around town such as local businesses and areas that attract tourists.
For this we also needed to include a script which we worked on this afternoon, in which we detail the events as we want them edited chronologically. (The script that we worked on for this is featured at the bottom of this post.)
This Art of Mine
The idea that we decided we would work on is called, "This Art of Mine". It is a family run business that offers many craft courses as well as pottery painting and designing classes. It is owned and ran by mother and daughter, Kate and Gemma Blacker.
It also has a friendly atmosphere and is aimed towards a demographic all ages although it is aiming especially towards kids and families. The location is in Thurnham, Maidstone and it is based in an old converted farm.
What is the general idea for this project?
The style we hope to convey for this project is one of friendliness and humour. It is important to show the place that we are promoting in the best possible light and the location and story behind it is certainly quite interesting.
"This Art of Mine" was picked as an article subject in The Guardian online three years ago. (http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/dec/02/emma-kennedy-silver-jewellery-workshop)
We want the story to tell itself in the short amount of time we have allocated towards the project. This means their will be limited interaction with a presenter. If we focus it entirely on the place, the main owner (Kate) and some of the people that have experienced a day working there than we can convey a narrative structure. The presenter will open and close the film piece and we will then use video of the location as well as shots of the kids making designs. We will intercut this with Gemma answering questions about This Art of Mine. We will wrap it up by asking the children if they had a good time on the day, it will then link back to the presenter.
Opening Times
All weekend 10am-5pm
All weekend 10am-5pm
Every day during school holidays 10am-5pm
Thursday mornings 10am-1pm
Tuesday evenings 7pm-9pm
How did we contact the owners?
We rang up the owners to ask for permission to film in their workshop. Kate (and Gemma) gave us the go ahead and said it would be fine for us to film. We've decided to film next Tuesday afternoon. This session is booked for children arriving with their family members so it is crucial to get permission from their parents for us to film them. The owner, Kate said it might not be too busy in the afternoon though so we might not need to get permission from a lot of parents.
What questions will we ask?
- How did "This Art Of Mine" get set up as a family business?
- What was the main reason this place was set up?
- How did you make this? (showing an item being crafted in the studio)
I will update this blog on our groups progress after Tuesday.
For more info on This Art Of Mine, visit their website at http://www.thisartofmine.co.uk/
"This Art of Mine" - Script (First Draft)
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