By taking media studies this year there are many things I have
learnt about the process of constructing all types of media products, from a
simple video, a preliminary exercise to learn about continuity in a sequence to
creating the final product that is our opening film for Mind Games.
Preliminary Task
To film each of these we used a Sony camcorder, this was new to us
as we had never had any experience with this equipment previously, as each of
us only for leisure on our mobile phones. With the use of this Panasonic
camcorder we were able to learn about effective framing of shots and the
importance of each shot type visually.
Strengths of using the tripod was that we were able to film shots
that were steady and not wobbling to make the project look unprofessional. This
improved the quality of our film as a wobbly camera may remove the focus of the
audience from the actual narrative of the film opening. Another advantage of
using a tripod was that we could film a variety of high to low shots steadily,
using the different lengths of the tripod legs, allowing us to range our shot
types and test what fit best in the final piece.
However we did come across a problem when the surface area of the
tripod base was too wide and would not fit where we wanted to station. We
therefore had to move some furniture around to get film the shots we wanted.
To edit all of our footage we used Adobe Premiere Pro on the
editing machines. We learnt how to import and export footage from the camera
onto the software. Also, how to cut out parts that weren't helpful to
us and how to edit the whole piece together. The software also allowed us to
lower the brightness of our film opening. As we proceeded in editing lessons we
improved on all these skills.
All this technology helped us to build our knowledge and
altogether we learnt a lot throughout the process of creating and editing film.
By planning our shots thoroughly before hand on a story board and shot list, we
all had a similar clear image of what we were setting out to achieve. However,
when we got to our location to start filming we realized some
shots didn't work and look effective as we had hoped them too, this
lead us to film and experiment with different shot types. However we
learned after that we are also able to manipulate our raw footage to suit us
further. For example when we realized we were low on footage of the handheld
dream scene we were able to cut the footage up, mix it up and edit it back in
to still show continuity.
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