Did you complete the appropriate aims and objectives as set out in your pre-production material ?
My aim was to produce a video which showed the human side to the ambulance crews and the service as a whole, and I feel that the finished video completes this aim.
Did you complete the task to the agreed:-
The filming was completed within the time allocated, as was the editing, though a spelling error in the credits was corrected at a later date.
The video is approximately 6 minutes long, though we were only allowed a total of 5 minutes and 30 seconds, so it is 30 seconds overtime.
Cost:
No budget was allocated
How does the finished product compare with the original camera script ?
The fundamental structure exists, but some areas were unfulfilled, such as the statistics scene, and an insert from a senior officer. I feel it still keeps the visual flow which I was trying to create.
Does the final product relate to and fulfill the requirements of:-
The brief was to create a short promotional video about the crews and their work, and how the job affects them as human beings. I feel this has been met.
The content was at least 2 interviews and views from around the station and on a 999 call. I feel these have been met, especially with the 999 calls.
What technical/organisational problems did you encounter ?
I had no problems with the S.A.S. except for waiting for permission to film.
I would have preferred more power outlets for an extra light. One problem was that the crews would disappear on a call which limited the interviews to only 2 crew members.
How did your audiance/client respond to the initial preview of the video ?
The video has been shown to members of the Farnham and Farnborough ambulance stations, to the family of the patient featured and to the regional offiver, Alan Wickens. All have responded very positively to the video, and no changes other than correction of a spelling error in the credits have been requested.
Other observations and comments
My one main problem was a personal one involving the filming of the patients. We had rushed out to the first call (an RTA) almost immediately after I had arrived at the station, so I had no time to learn what I should do at a call, as I was not originally meant to be with a paramedic. I felt very intrusive to the patients as they were walking and could see me filming (though I was wearing an reflective tabbard with 'Ambulance' written on it), so I did not want to film them (whilst they were looking) as i did not want to cause them any further stress.
Ashley Middleton
1994