3 targets

next time I will use more images in my evaluation, as my lack of pictures brought my grade down.
I will also pick a better cast for my filming, as we could not stop laughing.
Also I must use more technical language in my evaluation.

Evaluation

CONTINUITY EDITING:

Continuity Editing is exactly what it sounds like, a system that focuses on creating a clear continuity for your final video. The goal of this style is to create a very smooth flow between all of your clips so that the narrative story will be obvious without unnecessary interruptions. To maintain this type of non-obvious editing you need to be consistent with certain visual elements of your clips. Make sure that when selecting clips, or choosing which ones should be paired up, that you do not violate the “180 degree rule.
When you have two people looking at each other, where each video clip is a close-up on their face, make sure that the position of the eyes on the screen are the same in both shots. This is called an eyeline match. 

DIGITAL SLR CAMERAS:

I used a digital SLR camera to take the still images for my photo storyboard, they are relatively easy to use but i only knew how to use a few of the functions. The cameras work in much the same way as a normal camera, you just point and take a photo, although the zooming works in a different way to most normal digital cameras. to zoom in and out you must manually turn the lens, but this allows for a much more precise shot. When I came to uploading the pictures I simply removed the SD card from the camera and inserted it into the SD card slot on the computer tower.

ORGANISED FILMING:

When filming I was relatively unorganised and this shows in the video, I picked a bad location to film as I could only film there for a short period of time. This mean that I could not finish all the shots in that location, as a consequence of this some of the shots had to be filmed in a different location. This affected the continuity of the video, as some of the shots do not link together as well as they could have done.

DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA:

I was confident about using this technology and I already knew how to use it, it was simple and easy to use as it did not have too many functions. The video was recorded onto tape so I had to be careful that I did not tape over previous recordings, which I did on one occasion. This meant that we had to refilm that part.

UPLOADING THE FOOTAGE FROM THE CAMERA:

I used Adobe On-Location to "capture" the footage from the tape to the computer. To do this I had to connect the camera to the computer using a "fire wire" then I played the video using the video camera and recorded the shots that I wanted to keep.

The video that was playing appears in a window in the top left hand side, this allows you to select the best shots.












EDITING:

I used adobe premier bro to edit the movie, it was relatively easy to use once I had gotten used to it. I used the cutting and the slow/fast motion bar. I also used the zoom function to allow me to cut the shots with much more precision. Overall I was relatively pleased with the outcome, the editing went well and most of the shots went together smoothly. Some of the shots would occasionally lose their audio or video, but this could be fixed by re-rendering the video.

Once I had finished editing the video I uploaded it to you-tube, once I had done this I took the embed code and pasted it into a post.

Production

Today we finished filming, although it didn't all go to plan.
we had to film half of the scenes in a different, but similar location to the other half. this will probably show up in the film. This may effect the continuity of the video as there could be a visible "jump" between shots.

Pre-Production

Before I start filming I must do a number of things. The first being a photo storyboard, this consists of a series of pictures to demonstrate the sequence of shots that my video will be made of. I must also write a script to show the actors what they must say, on top of this I need to scout my location. I need to be sure that this location will be suitable for this purpose. Once this is all done I must fill out a health and safety form, this contains all the available risks and what I can do to prevent them.

continuity editing

Continuity Editing is exactly what it sounds like, a system that focuses on creating a clear continuity for your final video. The goal of this style is to create a very smooth flow between all of your clips so that the narrative story will be obvious without unnecessary interruptions. To maintain this type of non-obvious editing you need to be consistent with certain visual elements of your clips. Make sure that when selecting clips, or choosing which ones should be paired up, that you do not violate the “180 degree rule.
When you have two people looking at each other, where each video clip is a close-up on their face, make sure that the position of the eyes on the screen are the same in both shots. This is called an eyeline match. 

Preliminary Task - Video Production

For my first task I must create a short video. This must contain the following:
Cut away
Cut in
Shot/reverse shot
Match on action shot
The subject must be a conversation about anything we want, but it must have someone entering a room, some dialogue and then someone exiting.

Welcome

hi, welcome to my blog.
My name is George Murphy and i am studying AS Media studies, this blog is here to keep track of my progress with corsework.