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Bait Tutorial
Skills
- cutting footage in FCP
- using razorblade tool in FCP Digital Technology
- used FCP for the first time
- struggled with syncing the shots to the sounds
- this became easier with practice/ learning the shortcuts on the keyboard -
Film Swede - The Dark Knight
- using a camera
- preparing props/costume
- using slow-motion
- using the camera
- used panning and tilting - not very successful as it was a bit shaky and it was difficult to keep the subject in the middle of the frame
- later used editing to show movements
- used match cuts instead of moving the camera between subject/objects -
Shot-by-shot Remake - Collateral
- using the camera to shoot from different angles
- adding a soundtrack
- editing
- didn't review footage during filming using the MEDIA button on the camera - it would have saved time/ allowed us to improve footage on the spot and not have to go out and film again - learned that it is better to watch the footage during filming as it saves time zooming - used the zoom in feature a bit excessively - learned that zooming in too much affects the quality of the footage -
Match Cut Prelim
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Thriller
- adding sound effects and music
- planning locations and costumes
- using slow motion
- cutting down the footage to 2 minutes
- editing - used slow motion at the end of thriller - not bad, but much more effective in the A2 music video - also more complex as it was done in time with the music, while at AS the sound was added after -
Lip Sync Tutorial
- learned how to edit lip syncing
Final Cut Pro - learned how to basetrack edit and how to mark to the beat - this helped with the final MV as it helped me edit more efficiently -
Music Video Remake
- filming basetracks
- basetrack editing
- moving the camera during filming
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Ancillary for the Music Video Remake
- using Photoshop
- adding text
- adjusting colours/brightness
- gradient tool
- first time using Photoshop was quite tricky - had a hard time finding different effects/features - over time I learned shortcuts and more effective uses of features -
Music Video
- more carefully planned locations and costumes
- production schedule
- following conventions
- using camera angles and movements effectively
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Practice Ancillary
- Using photoshop
- resizing pictures
- choosing fonts