After the studio shoot we carried out a third and final shoot in which we got a few shots which we were unable to get the last time in the orchard due to a lack of light. It only took about twenty minutes and we got some crucial shots which MADE the video, for example the jump cuts of the girl walking towards the camera.
Then we began editing in Premiere by first capturing the footage into the software and then selecting clips, cutting them up and swapping them around until it looked just right. We also had to use the time stretch feature to speed up some clips and slow others down. We exported the shots of the orchard into Windows Movie Maker in order to add an 'aged' effect, which made them black and white with a slightly grainy quality, as though they had been filmed on an older camera. We imported these back into Premiere to make them a part of our video.
We both enjoyed the process and are very proud of the finished result!
Wednesday 12 March 2008
Monday 4 February 2008
STUDIO SHOOTING!
Yesterday, liz and i travelled to Roddy Paine's photography studio in the industrial estate.
After setting up the projector, and organising the lighting of the studio to suit the clarity of the projected image(which took some time as we had trouble getting the picture up!), we started to get ready to film. We then experimented with how soaked in water Liz needed to be,whilst on film. We worked through our call sheet,following eachshot we needed to do, but also experimented with new shots, such as shots of Liz screaming,tearing up paper, and banging on the walls in frustration. Filming took just over six hours, and we are pretty sure that we have enough footage!On a personal note, i very much enjoyed the chocolate fingers that Liz provided for the day.
After setting up the projector, and organising the lighting of the studio to suit the clarity of the projected image(which took some time as we had trouble getting the picture up!), we started to get ready to film. We then experimented with how soaked in water Liz needed to be,whilst on film. We worked through our call sheet,following eachshot we needed to do, but also experimented with new shots, such as shots of Liz screaming,tearing up paper, and banging on the walls in frustration. Filming took just over six hours, and we are pretty sure that we have enough footage!On a personal note, i very much enjoyed the chocolate fingers that Liz provided for the day.
Wednesday 30 January 2008
LT - Shoot #1
WE DID OUR FIRST SHOOT TODAY! OH YEAH!
So it went pretty well apart from the fact that both the batteries we had been given were not charged, and so we had to wait about for AGES for them to charge before we could go out. As it was outside for the orchard location, lack of light was a bit of a problem because by the time we'd charged the battery up the sun was going down. But we got some really good and interesting shots and we're going to begin editing it tomorrow in the lesson. We also discovered that cars are a problem when doing really long shots of the field as you can see them going by through the trees at the end, but hopefully we'll find a way to edit them out. But I'm sure we'll figure it out.
So it went pretty well apart from the fact that both the batteries we had been given were not charged, and so we had to wait about for AGES for them to charge before we could go out. As it was outside for the orchard location, lack of light was a bit of a problem because by the time we'd charged the battery up the sun was going down. But we got some really good and interesting shots and we're going to begin editing it tomorrow in the lesson. We also discovered that cars are a problem when doing really long shots of the field as you can see them going by through the trees at the end, but hopefully we'll find a way to edit them out. But I'm sure we'll figure it out.
Tuesday 29 January 2008
A wet result
After experimenting with water droplets from the hand and from a squeezed cloth.
We then put the footage onto the prem,ier p[rogramme and the result was successful.We think that the footage will be slowed down and look good for the video as a whole.However,we may try the same shots with syrup!
peace out
We then put the footage onto the prem,ier p[rogramme and the result was successful.We think that the footage will be slowed down and look good for the video as a whole.However,we may try the same shots with syrup!
peace out
Monday 28 January 2008
'The creation of the animatic'
After finishing our story-board, we filmed each shot for 4 seconds. We then captured all of the takes into premier, where they were put next to each other to run like a film.Next we cut each shot in the times that we wanted to do them, with the guidance of the track playing over the top. Finally, we added the music,so that the animatic runs fluently in time, and posted it onto 'Youtube'.
LT - Animatic
Click here to view our animatic!
Creating the animatic was very helpful as it indicates to us where every shot changes with the music and we were able to familiarise ourselves with the editing software. We think the animatic looks really good, but it was difficult at times to get the shot changes in time. We have realised that some of the shots are quite long and so we are going to have to film lots of filler shots in order to cut those up a bit and fill up the time. We used transitions at some points in the animatic to show the sort of movement etc. we want to include, and also wrote over the top of some shots in order to convey what we wanted to do. It was worthwhile as we can now see what our video will look like and it feels like its really coming together. Now we just need to do our filming next weekend and during the week, and start editing!
Creating the animatic was very helpful as it indicates to us where every shot changes with the music and we were able to familiarise ourselves with the editing software. We think the animatic looks really good, but it was difficult at times to get the shot changes in time. We have realised that some of the shots are quite long and so we are going to have to film lots of filler shots in order to cut those up a bit and fill up the time. We used transitions at some points in the animatic to show the sort of movement etc. we want to include, and also wrote over the top of some shots in order to convey what we wanted to do. It was worthwhile as we can now see what our video will look like and it feels like its really coming together. Now we just need to do our filming next weekend and during the week, and start editing!
Friday 4 January 2008
characterisation
Creating a persona for the female character of our video has been purely based on our own knowledge from televsion.
From watching films like 'Halloween'(new version), we see footage of mochael myers as a child, being kept in an asylum. This conotes psychological problems to the viewers, along with the plain white clothing.
However, the woman used for 'The Ring' has simlar conotations, and liz and i particularly like the effect of her being soaked in water. Therefore, we can use water on the floor for reflection and interesting close ups. Connected with this, we have also discussed using gus van sant's style of filming for inspiration for the films 'Elephant' and 'Last Days'. However, his slow moving stlye and long shots is usually suported by natural sounds, whereas ours is supported by a music track, which could make for an interesting experimentation.
Also, the music video for 'Young Bride' by Midlake, shows an insight into the mind and thoughts of a woman who is unwell in her bed. However, we see her escaping into the wild, wandering as if she is loking for something new. Her mysterious wander attracts the viewer, and her persona is one that we wil use towards creating our chracter.
From watching films like 'Halloween'(new version), we see footage of mochael myers as a child, being kept in an asylum. This conotes psychological problems to the viewers, along with the plain white clothing.
However, the woman used for 'The Ring' has simlar conotations, and liz and i particularly like the effect of her being soaked in water. Therefore, we can use water on the floor for reflection and interesting close ups. Connected with this, we have also discussed using gus van sant's style of filming for inspiration for the films 'Elephant' and 'Last Days'. However, his slow moving stlye and long shots is usually suported by natural sounds, whereas ours is supported by a music track, which could make for an interesting experimentation.
Also, the music video for 'Young Bride' by Midlake, shows an insight into the mind and thoughts of a woman who is unwell in her bed. However, we see her escaping into the wild, wandering as if she is loking for something new. Her mysterious wander attracts the viewer, and her persona is one that we wil use towards creating our chracter.
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