What planning did you do? How was this useful, and how did
you change from your plans?
When we were put into our groups and given what our task was
to do, we discussed possible ideas for a storyline; we also discussed which
camera angles to use and where about we would set our preliminary task. After
deciding on which camera angles to use, and where we would set it, we each
individually did a storyboard for the planning of the task. Doing a story
board individually was useful because it made it easier to understand the
camera angles. However when designing our storyboards time wasn't taken into
consideration. So we didn't have a time for how long each shot was going to be
but to have our footage last roughly around two minutes, we knew if each shot
was a bit too long then we could cut it, when editing.
The storyboard helped me most understand what camera angles
to use and the location for each shot because it is clear and easy to
understand. We had no continuity errors when filming, as we shot it in the
double lesson, the reason why it didn't take so long was because of the storyboards, they gave us a good clear idea.
For the conversation me and Dean had the topic of what to
say and then improvised what to say, it took a few times to get but wasn't much
of a problem.
What camera skills have you developed? How confident are you
with using the cameras and has this confidence changed during the project?
The camera skills I have developed are more confidence in
filming. I had never used a video camera before only stills cameras so was
something new. I also learnt camera angles and how to hold the camera steady
when filming as well as an improvement in shooting and confidence in using the
cameras. My confidence in using the cameras during the project has changed a
lot although i have had experience using still cameras before.
What editing skills have you developed? How confident are you
with using the editing program?
I had no experience in using movie editing software (only
software’s such as Photoshop) before the project. So I didn't have much of an
idea of how to use it however now I have much more better understanding of how
to use it. Although my confidence and ability will get better the more I use
it, I am much more confident in using it than I was to start off with. Overall
I am pleased with the outcome of our film.
Other comments.
Overall I think our group worked well together and I did not have any major problems, such as continuity. We worked well at sharing ideas and organisation in which roles we did for example who was to be filmed walking, or who was filming which scene. The 180 degree rule was managed with no trouble. However if I were to repeat the task again then I would include a more of a variety of camera angles.
Other comments.
Overall I think our group worked well together and I did not have any major problems, such as continuity. We worked well at sharing ideas and organisation in which roles we did for example who was to be filmed walking, or who was filming which scene. The 180 degree rule was managed with no trouble. However if I were to repeat the task again then I would include a more of a variety of camera angles.
