INTERVIEW GABIN KONGOLO

LOCATION-
University For The Creative Arts - sound studio in film block

QUESTIONS-

• Whats your name and how old are you?
• When did you start making music?
• How did you know that music was what you wanted to pursue?
• What challenges have you faced in your pursuit?
• How did you meet BEAAUXX?
• How did you come to start making music together?
• How do you guys inspire and support eachother?
• What advice would you give to those wanting to make music?

EQUIPMENT- Mini Journalism Kit from uni stalls

                                   - Headphones to test sound 

LIGHTING- natural/ Room lighting 

INTERVIEW RO.SENPAI

LOCATION-
University For The Creative Arts - sound studio in film block

QUESTIONS-

• Whats your name and how old are you?
• When did you start making music?
• How did you know that music was what you wanted to pursue?
• What challenges have you faced in your pursuit?
• How did you meet BEAAUXX?
• How did you come to start making music together?
• How do you guys inspire and support eachother?
• What advice would you give to those wanting to make music?

EQUIPMENT- Mini Journalism Kit from uni stalls

                                   - Headphones to test sound 

LIGHTING- natural/ Room lighting 

INTERVIEW ZARI

LOCATION-
Zari currently stays with BEAAUXX on his sofa as he has been kicked out of his house due to his family not liking his focus on music, he is only 16  and is signed to a record label with over 2600 followers (which is consistently growing) on instagram. I was planning on filming the interview in the living room he's staying with him sitting on the sofa that is his temporary bed.

LIGHTING-
I will use the rooms lighting.

QUESTIONS-

• Whats your name and how old are you?
• When did you start making music?
• How did you know that music was what you wanted to pursue?
• What challenges have you faced in your pursuit?
• How did you meet BEAAUXX and Xander! and come to live here?
• What things do you get up to day to day?
• Whats it like being a young artist signed to a label?
• What advice would you give to those wanting to to musicians?

BEAAUXX MUSIC SESSIONS

CONCEPT-
Filming Bo through the process of him making music and recording.

LOCATION-
BEAAUXX's room where he makes all of his music.

LIGHTING-
Bo has colourful lights and a black light in his room which will add a nice aesthetic to the filming as it will add a blue tint over it. As well as this all of BEAAUXX's drawings near his recording equipment glow with the blacklight which I thought would also give the audience a clear sense of his character.

EQUIPMENT-
Mini Journalism Kit from uni stalls
iPhone - As I am a member of OFFTR I already have footage of BEAAUXX making music on my phone which I will also use in the final cut.

INTERVIEW BEAAUXX

LOCATION-
BEAAUXX's room (his studio) with his mic and music equipment behind him and his song covers on the screen

QUESTIONS-

• How long have you been working on music for? 
• What is offtr?
• Why did you decide to start your own record (label?
• What made you start working on music?
• When did you know this was what you wanted to do forever?
• How did you get this show?
• What does this show mean to you?
• What could this show do for you?
• What are you going to do in order to sell the tickets ?
• What happens if you dont sell the tickets?
• What was your last performance like (O2 academy)?
• Why did that happen ?
• What did you learn?
• How are you gona avoid that this time?
• Who are your main supporters/ musicians you work with ?
• How do they support you ?
• How do you balance university and your music career?
• How is your mental health ?
• How does your mental health effect your music / uni work?
• What inspires you to keep going on those days its bad?
• Who inspires you and why ?
• Do your family support your music and what do they think about it ?
• Does music run in the family?
• What advice would you give to aspiring artists?

EQUIPMENT- Mini Journalism Kit from uni stalls (includes mic)
                       - Tripod x2
                       - DSLR camera for second angle of interview close up of his face
                       - Headphones to test sound

LIGHTING - Room lighting is fine
               
             

MOOD BOARD

Link to Pintrest: 

https://pin.it/6nG1WpX

FINAL MAJOR PROJECT IDEA

DOCUMENTARY ABOUT OFFTR (OFFTHERAILS)

The main idea of the documentary is to bring light to the hard work that young artists (like myself) do  alongside their university degree in order to achieve their goals. For a lot of musicians, their university degree is seen as a back up option for their music career if that wasn't to work out.  OFFTHERAILS is an alternative music collective of diverse 18-23 year olds who are working towards making it in the music industry, they are unlike other music collectives as they also are a record label, who are committed to doing everything independently. Doing everything independently (writing, recording, sound engineering, promotional videos, music videos, social media etc.) They are inspired by artists that were in the same position as them a few years ago, who worked independently to build a record company, or build their music career and managed to suceed. OFFTHERAILS have now managed to get a big break with a show at the "O2 Academy" but in order to go through with it they must sell 45 tickets or else they loose the show. This documentary will follow their journey of selling the tickets, can they do it? Will they get their big break?

RESEARCH PORTFOLIO: Health and Safety (Risk Assessment)

Audience/public

Who is at risk? - The audience/ the performers.

What the risks are - Moshpits - someone could get hurt. If the performer goes into the crowd they could trip over a wire/ get hurt in a moshpit. 

The levels of risk - Unlikely and if they do get hurt the severity isn't that bad in a small show like this.

How the risks will be controlled - There are staff their that would be watching the crowd as well as security guards

Confined space 

Who is at risk? - The audience 

What the risks are - Could get too crowded and too hot, someone could overheat or faint.

The levels of risk - Not that high 

How the risks will be controlled - There will be staff and security guards keeping an eye on the crowd making sure everyone is okay, if someone was to faint. They would be dealt with in a professional manner is it is at the O2.

Electricity

Who is at risk? - Performers/ DJ

What the risks are - Drinks spilling around the DJ Decks. Performers tripping over wires.

The levels of risk - Someone could get hurt.

How the risks will be controlled - There will probably be a no drinks on stage policy. Wires will be taped to the floor to avoid tripping.

Public areas 

Who is at risk? - Audience and Performers

What the risks are - Crimes 

The levels of risk - Because we are going to be in London this is more likely to happen than in other places but because it is at O2 and there is security the level of risk is lower.

How the risks will be controlled - Bags will be searched before entering and security guards will be at the door. There is also CCTV Cameras around the venue.

RESEARCH PORTFOLIO: Equipment and Crew

The main event for my documentary is going to be the live performance at the O2 Acadamy Islington. This show is a big break for OFFTR and we are required to sell 45 tickets otherwise we will be unable to do the show. The more tickets we sell, the later our slot will be in the night (later is always better). I decided to focus my documentary on this and follow us as we sell the tickets till the show. I'm hoping that everything will run smoothly, however if not, there are many shows that we will be performing at and other narratives that I can form for the documentary.

I want to focus on Xander! And BEAAUXX for the documentary having the rest of OFFTR stem from them, as it will be easier for the audience to get to know two members rather than all 8. 

(Xander! & BEAAUXX)




Because im going to be performing at the show my plan is to set up a camera with a tripod which will stay still the whole time, as well as this im planning on getting a filmographer to do moving shots of all our performances. If I am able to, I would like to also have a third cameraman to get audience footage, as I think it's important to show how the audience react to the acts on stage to give a sense of the vibe. 

Live performances are challenging when it comes to sound recording, I have spoken to BEAAUXX who is the DJ for the set about getting an audio feed of the whole performance, we have decided the best way is to practice with his DJ Decks beforehand to see if it works. If not I plan on using a zoom to record all the audio separately and then edit together as I feel like this would be the best way to pick it up.