Shots of the restaurant and the interview...

Here are some snapshots of the restaurant and the interview process...

Interview with Levi...

We arrived at the restaurant early by an hour and Levi had not yet arrived. As we waited anxiously for his arrival, we decided to start setting up our equipment. Everything seemed to be going as planned however when we came to testing out the Yeti Microphone, which was very problematic for us. Thankfully however, I had a tie-microphone which plugged into one of the camera's we were using and picked up all of the sound. We left the Yeti on the middle of the table to make the scene more engaging and add professionalism.

Here is what we used for the interview:

• 3 Tripods
• 3 Sony Handycam Cameras
• 1 Yeti Microphone
• 1 Creative Tie-Mic

Going to see Levi...

Myself and Lauren went to London's Battersea to visit Levi at his restaurant, the Papine Jerk Centre in Battersea. We went there via train and took various snapshots on our travels. Here are a few of these snapshots...

Levi Roots Interview Preparation...

Before filming Levi, we wanted to gain some first-hand experience when it came to filming an interview. This is because there are many different camera angles we could have used to portray various styles. Our aim was to identify the different shots we could have used and illustrate their various purposes. We have created a video of us interviewing a student (posing as Levi) to practise these various camera angles...

Class Presentation

Every group in our class had to produce a presentation of what we have done with regards to our documentary so far. We were filmed giving our presentations as well as receiving feedback. Below is the slide show which we had presented...

Levi Roots

Here is the video of our presentation...

Levi Roots, e-mail to gain approval...

Myself and Lauren had e-mailed Levi's PR agent, Natasha. Below is a screen-shot copy of the
e-mail which we had sent to her, seeking permission to film and interview Levi Roots at a convenient time and place.

Incase you were unable to read the text due to it's size, it is written below:

Dear Natasha,

We are a group of two A-Level students, currently studying Media Studies at Heathside Sixth Form College. As part of the majority of our A2 grade, we are required to construct a short documentary of our choice. We are hoping, with your approval to film Levi Roots for a short interview, for our documentary, which will be based on the success of Levi. With your approval it would increase our Media Studies A2 Portfolio grade and give us an overall, higher grade to aim for.

There is no budget for this filming sequence, as it is just a coursework project. The footage taken will solely be used for educational purposes and may also be featured on our media studies blogs, which you may feel free to visit at www.achoudhurydocumentary.blogspot.com or alternatively, you may ask our media teacher to find out more, via e-mail at the following the e-mail address, amichael@heathside.surrey.sch.uk.

Please let us know if it would be possible to film Levi and we look forward to hearing from you.

Regards,

Amir Choudhury and Lauren Berridge

(A-Level Students)

Further evidence of research, planning and editing

Here are some photos used as further evidence of myself and Lauren, researching, planning and editing parts of our final documentary. We found some time after school to do this. If you wish to view the photos in their full size, simply click on the images.