P6

Finished Film

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Storyboard and Film Comparisons:

The shot of the door handle is taken from a different angle, a high angle, since it was easier to get the camera between the actor and the door when shooting. It meant that the actor's body got in-front of the camera when moving forward though, which means the shot is shorter than it would have been if the camera was shooting from the other side of the actor. I was trying to follow the rule of 180 which means a camera shoots from one side so the audience's sense of direction isn't messed up.

This shot was from another position as well, so that I could easily capture the phone on his shoulder and the hand as it cuts through the box, since it is important hat the distraction is shown before he cuts his finger, which is being shown from the other direction so that the audience are given a long sweeping shot.

 I have blurred out the start of the first shot for depth of field, as it will slowly come into focus as Alex walks towards the camera which is static. The floor level shot is also static and connects two shots together as the actor sits down.

 I have made sure to keep the same extreme close up shot of the text fro a high angle which seems like an over the shoulder shot. It also ensures that the audience know what the text message entails since it brings a little humour and connects the reason why he is going to be going to the studio.

I wanted to try a eye line shot where the camera is static and shoots from the back of his head so the audience see that they see he is getting ready to leave and is blocking his surroundings out. it also means I would need less shots than normal to show him putting the ear buds in and leaving.

The original distance was going to be a long shot to show the whole actor as he walks towards the camera and then track as he walks past. But the final clip was a medium shot to show people barging past, and the long shot would have given too much unneeded space.

This shot was supposed to be a P.O.V as the camera walks up past the door and wipe pans when there is a scream heard. The camera then pans as Alex runs out and down the corridor which isn't tracked and then brings the video to an end.

Working on location (including following safe work practices):

As I was working outside, I was wearing layers so that I wouldn't be cold as I was working on getting the camera set up, which was the same for other members of the group, so that no one was uncomfortable whilst working. I was also working quickly to get the equipment set up correctly so work could be done quickly. We also avoided working for less than 12 hours, because filming only took around 1 1/2 hours each session so no one wold be tired or stressed. We also made sure to level out to work load so no one was very stressed about timing. The camera was also being handled with care and two hands so there was no risk of it falling and smashing.

The camera wasn't on a Steadicam so there was no reason for back pain, but the shoulder mount was heavy when in use so it could have caused shoulder pain if in use for too long, which is why I focused on using the tripod and using free hand for closer shots. The tripod was weighted which means that it wasn't very easy to knock over compared to other tripods that could have been used. We were following the stage directions on the floor plan but this changed because we lost the footage filmed in the garage so we altered our film to be filmed in the studio based in school. We avoided the risk of burst light bulbs by having the screen over the lights, which meant no burst bulbs could escape or hurt any crew, no one was toughing the front of the lights either, which meant no one could burn themselves on the heated surface.

Premier editing:
We used Adobe Premier pro editing software to make sure we had the resources to make a decent  piece of film. It allowed us to make small cuts in the footage and easily piece them together, though the program differed between different computers. 

We had a view of the overall footage cut together and the specific clip we were editing which meant it was easier to view than skimming through the longer piece of film. There was also the slider which could mean you could view all edited footage without having to scroll along the film, but this meant t was harder to edit as sections were squeezed together.

Since some of our footage was filmed on another camera, the settings happened to be different so it was a smaller screen, to stop that from ruining the editing process, you could double clip on the footage and alter the size of the footage, this meant it became an average size that fit the frame.

The multiple layers for footage and audio meant i could layer the audio and have the atmosphere noise alongside the scream which means it is more natural. The ability to layer footage wasn't as useful since I didn't need to overlap the videos.
Special effects used on Premier:

I added a cross dissolve fade that dips to black at the edge of the credit footage and where there is a transition in time periods. It was one of the main affects from the video transitions which easily makes the footage appear smoother.

I had to stretch out the credits to make sure the writing appeared for a certain amount of time, as it could fade back out quite early on. Stretching out meant that the fade needed to be expanded but it was easily done since they were applied separately.

I used the pen tool to edit audio to raise the volume and lower it. I was also able to add an effect that made the audio seem distant, which was used for the scream that could be heard from outside the room he cuts himself in. I had to resize the audio so that the pen tool could be used to raise and lower the volumes.

The other options for the video transitions were similar but the dip to black was the smoothest for the footage and it meant that it looked more professional and it blended well with the out of focus to in focus footage at the initial passing of time.  

Screenshots of file organisation:

These screenshots show the organisation of files on Google Drive, specific for unit 45. I already have files for my subjects Media and Film so I don't get any documents or footage mixed up. 

The files are then organised into the different units for Media Diploma 120 credits., which are Unit 20 and Unit 45.

I have then organised the recording of different days and location, since the 'C block' folder is for the footage filmed in the C block. The 'clips for prosthetic' folder contains footage for filming outside and the folder named 'Zac's Group - Recording' holds the film from the studio . 

This is inside the 'Zac's Group - Recording' file, showing that the footage is from the day of filming in the studio.

This image shows inside the 'clips for prosthetic' folder and that there is sound inside which is followed by footage from outside.