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Prelim Task part 2
However, none of my group members had really had any experience with filming or creating a storyboard, but Leah had a good understanding about to edit effectively. We had envisioned what our task should look like via a storyboard, each member bringing in a few shots that would look really professional, such as panning and an over the shoulder shot, but none of us had the skills needed in order to carry this out. -
Prelim Task part 3
When we started to film our task, we began to understand how the camera worked and thanks to a sheet that Kirsty and Stu had made which explained the essential things to do before filming, such as the white balance. -
Prelim Task part 1
Before starting the preliminary exercise my knowledge of filming and editing was very minimal, and I had never come across any of the rules or theories before, but luckily there were powerpoints on moodle that explained certain theories such as the 180 degree rule. The preliminary task was to film somebody walking down a corridor, through a door and sitting down with a conversation between two characters, and we needed to film all of these in continuity. -
Prelim Task part 4
With the help of Stu and how to film properly for the shots to look smooth and flow easily.For our group, making the colour in all our shots look the same was an issue, via the white balance was an issue because we filmed on a dark day. Before filming the prelim task I would have never of known how to adjust the white balance but due to the sheets provided we were able to adjust it through the step by step description. -
Prelim Task communication issues
At the beginning working in a group was difficult because we had never really met each other properly, so everyone was a little shy and getting ideas across was challenging. But as time went on and we felt more comfortable with each other we were able to discuss our ideas. We had learnt to communicate in our preliminary task meaning that our final piece had a mixture of all our ideas in it. -
Prelim Task part 5
We wanted to be creative with our shots, however because no one in our group had the ability to film creatively and edit it so that the continuity is steady, we decided to keep the shots simple, making it easier to edit. -
Prelim Task delicating roles
We decided to each have a go at the camerawork and so each of us filmed one shot, but it was difficult to see who was better at doing the different jobs such as cameraman, director, editor and producer. As time went one if was clear who was better at each role and who enjoyed doing the different roles, meaning it was easier to give certain roles to certain people. -
Prelim Task Storyboard
I had never written a shot list or storyboard before and was not aware that certain aspects had to be included, such as the shot number and the description of the shot. I drew one up however there was not enough detail in it, after many attempts at creating some we used a template that we found on moodle. -
OTS ideas
Because we had learnt through our preliminary exercise how to successfully draw up a storyboard we were able to draw up one for our opening title sequence, and due to our improved communicating skills we were able to brainstorm immediately after being put in groups. We wrote out our ideas on post it notes and as time went on we were able to pick out effective shots and ideas that we could possibly use. -
OTS Mise-en-scene
After we had our opening title idea we had to think about the mise en scene. Before this i had no idea what mise en scene was or what it translated into, but since we were taught about the importance of it and that a recce was used to ensure that we had thought about the mise en scene, we managed to to plan with this in mind, thinking about more what is in the scene then the technicality of the shots. -
OTS roles
Thanks to the preliminary exercise we had a better understanding about how to plan, by using shot lists and storyboards in order for our filming day to be structured.By the time it came to filming our opening title sequence all of our group members were more confident with both the equipment and the planning, and we were able to assess people to certain roles quicker because we knew what strengths and weaknesses people had in the group. -
OTS Title, characters, location and props
Because we were all so confident with the filming and planning processes it enabled us to concentrate on the factors that we hadn’t had the chance to explore yet, for example, choosing characters, title, locations and props. We were able to create real life characters such as Jade Bennet and Jemima leaf rather than having ambiguous characters like we did in the preliminary task. -
OTS Camera techniques
The techniques that we had learnt in the preliminary exercise such as the 180 degree rule and match on action helped us to film our opening title sequence as we used them as a basis of our shot varieties. As a result we were able to experiment with different camera techniques such as focusing from a mug to a dead body, and tracking the protagonist whilst sticking to the basic rules we had learnt previously. -
OTS What went well
Overall our opening title sequence was a success, and matched the criteria we were given, such as the genre of thriller and the variety in shots. The new skills that we learnt through the process ensured that we could make our opening title sequence look professional and meant that the day of filming ran smoothly with little hold ups. -
OTS Even Better If
If I had to make our opening title sequence again I would say we should have started earlier and stick to our shot list and timing scheduele. However, we had no previous practise with stick to certain timings on a large scale before so we had to figure out how to use our time efficiently for a whole day on the spot, rather than just filming for one hour, like we did in our prelim task. -
My first ever time editing
When we edited our final piece only Leah really knew what she was doing, because we had only used the basics of Abodie Premier such as cutting. So we had to ask Steph lots of questions to get a good sense of how to edit, to make it look professional. However once we knew how to do certain skills we were able to edit it at a good pace. -
Editing difficulties
The most difficult part about editing was fitting in the footage to match the soundtrack and foley sound. This was hard because we had to cut down the sound of footage carefully so that it was either effective or in sync with the sound. -
Editing effects
We had a good idea about what our opening title sequence was going to look like due to our storyboard, and so we eliminated the shots we didn’t need. Putting effects on it was new to us and so it took a little time to work out how to get the certain transitions, desaturation percentage and sound levels before it began looking professional. -
Editing Conclusion
href='http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSwBNuNApTc' >Intruder</a> Overall the editing process was a huge challenge because it was all new to us, but over time we managed to learn new skills that helped make the opening title sequence look effective and well thought out, and we now have a final cut that we're all proud of.
