Within our opening we used digital technologies, such as:
- video camera
- microphones, which we put on the shot gun setting
- headphones
- manual settings on the camera, especially ‘focus pull’
- a tripod
- pag light - trying the shot with the filters open and closed, before deciding it didn’t create the right effect for our opening.
This was our original opening we edited before deciding it was too ambitious:
This is our group attempting the contra zoom technique on the video camera:
This is the software we used during the editing process:
On Adobe Premiere, we used non-linear editing so we could easily include fades, transitions, and other effects. I’ve learnt a lot about sound editing, such as changing the sound levels so that the transitions between music and speech didn’t appear jumpy.
Advice to pass on would be to make sure you are organised, e.g. charging batteries, knowing who’s going to be responsible for each bit of equipment, knowing how to use the camera properly etc.
If we were to make the opening again:
· We could have perhaps tried out a few more effects, or perhaps included some colour grading on Premiere.
· We could have filmed more of the scenes using the handheld technique which may have made the opening more eerie.
· We could film the sequence when Dani is on the phone during the blackout so that the audience would have a bit more understanding as to what was happening.
- Shoots need to be well planned and having set camera positions for each shot (helped by a floor plan) really speeds up filming.
- Health and Safety needs to be taken into consideration, especially when outside and in fight sequences.
- How to cross fade between sounds and video on Adobe Premiere
- Some filming possibilities are unachievable due to location and practicalities so it’s better not to risk anything.
- That the camera is very sensitive and picks up lots of small sound/light changes which we may not notice.
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