CCR Production ideas!

    Hey Cambridge! For today's blog, I'm going to be sharing my ideas for my CCR's. Since I need to create my scripts this week, I figured it would be the easiest to figure out what format I'm using and go from there. I'm planning on chronologically splitting up the four questions into two videos.

The first video is going to be in an Interview format with a question asked off-screen and a combination voiceover of me + examples being shown and me actually speaking on camera. I chose this format because I think it can be really entertaining if edited correctly and also fun to film! This will address question 1 (genre conventions/representation) and question 2 (audience/distribution choices).

Motion Base. (2023). Off‑camera interview example [Photograph].

I also have previous experience with interviews because I was in TV production in middle school and had to interview people for the daily announcements. So, I'm going to make it like an off-camera interview, so you'll only be hearing my interviewer's voice. My interviewer will most likely be one of my parents. But they're going on a trip this weekend which makes even more useful to use an off-camera format. Just to review/make sure I recall everything I went to the website below. This is more about how to professionally film one, but I especially like the framing part they included. I think it'll be very useful so there's not just a talking head on the screen.

https://peekatthis.com/how-to-film-an-interview-like-a-pro/

Peek, T. (2025, December 3). How to film an interview like a pro: Complete guide (2026). Peek at This.

My second video will be in a Director Commentary style. I didn't know what this was when my teacher recommended this but after further review, I discovered it's just a review/reflection which is exactly what the CCR aspect of this project is. This format has a lot of potential especially since I can choose whatever photo's I want! (Be ready for some jokes!) This will address question 3 (production skills) and question 4 (technologies utilized).

I feel like I have minor experience creating something similar to this (a movie review for Wicked). This review was not my best work, but it's definitely something that helped me gain experience to editing. Here's a link to the video below. (I just rewatched it and I think I have definitely improved on my editing or at least I know not to have myself floating on the screen).

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yj7-ceLWu_IqS9ucK8PKhNrF5TaAgR-e/view?usp=sharing

All in all, I'm so excited to finally be done with this entire project. With only exactly 2 weeks left, I know I have a lot of work left to do.