Continuity Exercise.

Coursework Schedule

A2 Media Studies Schedule 2013-2014 Lutterworth College.docx

Found Footage

This exercise helped me to consider the different times in a song to cut to different shots / video, this enabled me to create a better video as I was more aware of timing and when it was suitable for the change. It also helped me to consider the links between the lyrics and what was on screen.

Found Footage Video.

During the process of this specific found footage video I found it very difficult to pick a song which I would be able to have one clip running throughout it. However, when I found this clip I automatically knew what song to choose (The Blackout - Children Of The Night). I thought that the clip collaborated 100% with the song as it connoted the children who would be watching the cartoons being caught by others whilst making an attempt of being free from the grasps of childhood.

Post-Production

When it came to editing our footage it was quite simple as we only did a 45 second video. However, we did encounter some difficulties when it came to editing the stills that we took in the sweet shop as I initially edited them together on Windows Movie Maker, however we were editing the rest of the footage on an Apple Mac, so the file type was not compatible so when we had to insert the images onto the mac and had to figure out how to make the images last 0.1 seconds. We eventually figured it out but it took a while to do it.

The rest of the editing went fairly well and we didn’t encounter any other problems. This helped us to finish the editing in a small amount of time which was our target as we did not have many shots to edit.

Production

For the production and filming of our video I think that I need to improve on the shots used and the stillness of the camera as I think that at times it was not very good and that impacted on the overall quality of the film. However, I think that a skill that I aquired was the ability to work in a small time limit as it helped me to become more concentrated and focussed on the project. I think that another aspect that I aquired a skill on was the adapting to the weather as when we were filming it was quite windy and that affected the filming however, we adjusted it to be a part of the film and didn’t let it look like the wind was bothering us when it came to producing the film.
Many have commented on the way that my group handled the production element as we took it seriously, yet we had a laugh whilst doing so. I feel that we took the task seriously and that enabled us to produce a decent preliminary video. We filmed a 6 second section in a sweet shop within Lutterworth. We did this by taking pictures every 0.2 of a second to create a slightly jolted effect with the image as it is a feature which we have all noticed in several music videos and we felt that it would work within ours. We didn't need to take many shots several times as we were all focussed to just get on with filming as we wanted to make sure that we finished it all in a day. However, we made sure that everything was done properly and nothing was rushed.

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Pre-Production

 In my group we story boarded what we were aiming to do. For this we needed to have an idea of what we wanted to produce as the end product. This enabled us to work as a collective all voicing our opinions of what looks good in a music video and what we have seen before. This impacted the end product positively as we created a piece which had features of a music video within and it was easily seen as a pop music video. We also created a list of what we wanted to see in the music video and what we would be able to do, such as the locations and props. This enabled us to be realistic with what we wanted to achieve meaning that the video did not look too odd due to lack of props for the hopeful outcome.

                We created a list for props so that it was 100% set in stone for what we all had to bring in to ensure that the video was made within the time limit that we had given ourselves. This also enabled us to work with the storyboard easier as we ensured that we had the right props for the right time, to ensure that the process ran smoothly. The negative of writing a list for the props that were needed was that it created more pressure whilst storyboarding to make sure that it was worth bringing them in to use. Also, we had to use props which were easily accessable for us to use.