Day 1-
Today we learnt about file management and some basic
editing techniques for film, we also tested out the Final Cut/Premiere
workflow.
I noted a few key points from the talk on file management:
the first was the importance of backing up all your work every couple weeks; the
second point was to use an external hard drive as it is easier to use the same
files with different computers and also will make space available on your
on-board hard drive for program files; the third point was to make sure when
editing video to set your scratch disk location to a folder in your external
hard drive so that all the files stay in the same place; we should also test
our workflow before any major projects come around; we should add files to capture
scratch before importing or use Compressor/Adobe Media Encoder instead of
import.
As we were testing out our video editing workflow I
clearly had to have some video files to work with so over our break time I
decided to be creepy and film everyone doing random things. In the end I used
some clips of Matt eating a sausage roll and created this ‘epic’ film in which
the camera would gradually crop into his face so you could see him tearing the
sausage roll violently from his mouth- I may have gotten slightly carried away
with the slow-mo bit at the end!
Day 2-
Today was about experimentation, research, planning and
talking to the tutors about our ideas.
I talked to Chris about my ideas so far and he suggested
a few photographers to look at- all of which meticulously plan each of their
images and stage seemingly real events. He encouraged me to get going and
experiment with techniques relating to this so I experimented with compositing
multiple images of me walking around the space we were in using a tripod and a
remote trigger. It seemed to work well so I decided this was the way I was
going to shoot my questions response photo.
I spent the rest of the day looking at the artists and
sketching mock-up scenes of what I wanted to shoot.
Photoshoots-
Only had 2 hours booked in to church- in that time I had
to set up all the sound equipment, take all the photos and then pack it away-
it was very hectic! I started off at the back with a wide shot- then realised a
more compressed, longer focal length was needed to obtain the look I wanted. I
had to rearrange the sound desk and the speakers to fit correctly in shot.
The second photoshoot was simpler; I used a single light
directly behind me and a reflector low down in front of me. It took a while to
get the light to catch on the cufflink, I had to move the reflector many times,
but I finally made it.
Day 3-
Group reviews of final pieces – each got given feedback.
I received a positive response with some good constructive criticism on my
images- particularly relating to the out of focus head at the bottom of my
composite image at the church and whether it was needed or not.
Research in the library
Later in the day we had an After Effects introduction
session – I created an ‘epic’ animation to go with my previous ‘epic’ film. I
hadn’t actually used After Effects before; it was very useful to know more
about this powerful tool that was available for me to use.
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