Production 1- "Planning"

     After editing my topic, I have landed on a male oriented cooking magazine. I want to give the men advice for cooking for their love one and other things that men need to know to surprise their loved one. Firstly, I need interviews from both men and women to achieve the underlying surprise one could easily cook up. I will interview men and women in Sarasota who cook for their family's. The age range will vary widely to give a wider branch of knowledge. For instance, I can interview a older women who has cooked for their partner for decades, and I will ask what has changed about cooking for them and maybe this would correlate with other older couples. Then, I can ask younger couples what they cook for each other and this would apply today. Also, I am going to interview the female Culinary teacher on campus. I hope to get a photoshoot with this person also maybe have them cook their special dish. Also, with these other interviews I hope to also get a photo shoot with them and maybe a picture of their romantic dish. 

Moreover, the photo shootings will be in the same location the interview is conducted. This could be at school, on the street, or at their home. I plan on shooting over Christmas break because this is where most of my free time will be. I will plan on a day that both our free days line up. I want a eye-level shot of the person and maybe the person cooking. As I'm thinking of what shots would fit in a magazine, it's evident that most shots will be wide and mid shots. This is to capture the scene that a character would be set in like a kitchen. I might capture some some close up shots to emphasize cooking, cleaning, preparing, or talking. My article is mostly to aim at couples so most of my photos will be a two shot of a couple. This implies closeness and may inspire someone to go cook. Also, I would like to infuse some sort of point of view shot to show a person in the kitchen cooking from their point of view. 

    Also, I have thought of most of the props needed for my shots. I was thinking a nice table set up for a dinner date where we would have a nice white cloth, glasses for wine, silverware, napkins, flowers, lights, chairs, etc. Furthermore some cooking ware like apron, pan, chef hat, spoon, etc. Also, a kitchen would be a great place for a photo shoot. Moreover, Nice and romantic attire, meant for the audience to realize that they are having a date. Any interviews with people will have just what they are wearing, and we might give them some cooking attire to look like a cook, I.E., apron. Light person is most likely my close friend Keara Curry. She is very imaginative and will help place lights to get best scene lighting. Also, Jaqueline Hamilton will be the supplier of most of the props, which I will return to her after shooting.    

Storyboard

    
 To begin, it was difficult with coming up with a good pitch for the project. I didn't have a solid audience or topic. I wanted to please everyone instead of focusing on a smaller interest topic. Also, my target audience was jumbled as I tried to please a wide range of age as well. I quickly realized that I needed to refine my concept. I didn't know how to continue my project because I still knew it was unique but it would be impossible to score an interview with a celebrity. This project was very hard to try and find an interview, but with some help I came up with an easier way to find people to interview. I challenged myself by going out of my way to reach contestants from cooking shows who could talk about how to encourage the average man to cook, as it is usually more of a woman dominated subject. This made me decide to write a male oriented cooking magazine because it is still unique with the wide appeal to the everyday guy.  I learned that creating something for everyone isn't really possible because everyone has different taste and opinions. I then shrank the target audience age to younger men in relationships. This helped me narrow my audience and topic to a unique group of people who are not normally written on. 

    From the magazine article, it said "The beauty of the storyboarding technique is in its flexibility and adaptability to your needs. If you don't like the exact system, change it to meet your requirements." This concept was vital because filmmaking was more confusing compared to storyboarding. The application and importing of photos into the software was difficult to understand. With the storyboard, I could easily create and change ideas and topics. In the filmmaking article, it said "Editing is the process of selecting and arranging shots to tell the film's story. Audiences expect a film story to flow seamlessly. In a good film, the editing is not usually noticed. This was another reason why I chose not to create a film, as the process of editing was specific and detailed. Creation and storyboarding a magazine seemed more manageable and easier to perfect.