Filming
this production facilitated my learning of both using a digital video camera
and editing software to produce good quality work. I was able to learn to frame
shots in order to create different atmospheres and effects, for example using
close-up shots to emphasise certain key objects. I also improved upon my
composing of shots to brand characters according to their role in the film,
such as high-angle shots looking down on the victim rendering him to be
vulnerable. In addition to those
techniques mentioned I learned more about editing video to produce a film that
looked natural. The methods I built on were continuity editing, match-on-action
and transitioning sections of a scene so that the final movie fits together
seamlessly.
When filming on location I found out that in order to
shoot video worth watching a tripod should be used to keep the shot steady and
also horizontally level. The tripod we used had spirit levels to help with this;
this can be seen in the photograph above. These were especially useful when
filming on top of my car (image on next page). The image shows us trying out a
test shot of a high-angle long pan on the victim walking down the street, which
would accentuate his vulnerability and also provide a good transition shot.
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The
reason for choosing our location was down to several factors. Originally, as
shown in the pictures above, we had planned to film in a busy town near Bourne.
However when carrying out test shots in this location we found it very
difficult to not be interrupted by passers-by, cars and also objects that did
not suit the time period of our film. Therefore we decided to shoot the film in
a local church’s car park. Although there was other cars parked there at the
time of filming we managed to position our shots so that the composition did
not show nearly any of the modern cars. Unfortunately though there was one car
in shot for a single take.
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To
produce the video suitable for playback on standard video players and websites,
I needed to export the video as an MPEG-4 file. To do this I used the ‘share’
feature of iMovie, this allowed me to select the quality of the video, name it
and save it as the chosen file type. We chose the maximum video quality, 1080p,
so that our work could be showcased more professionally. When this had been
completed we uploaded our video to our YouTube group channel, where our
previous work had been uploaded also. We needed to do this so that we could
display the video on our blogs and advantageously receive feedback from
comments and likes.
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