Evaluation
For this project the aim was to capture a one minute video using one of the four subjects that were on the brief, these were Friends of the Earth, Professional, Rant and Time and Place.
To display my work throughout the project I created a blog using Tumblr. My first task was to investigate into different uses of video in interactive media. I found appropriate examples on the Internet and documented them using screen grabs. We had to research into short films, viral marketing, advertising, promotional material, film trailers, user generated content, virtual reality tours, games and E-learning. Also whilst researching we had to identifiy the associated technologies used.
After the research we had to brainstorm ideas of the four subjects that were on the brief, this was to help us find out what topic we wanted to use to capture the one-minute film. To create a wider variety of ideas we had to chose two of subjects and then expanded on the using more in-deapth brainstorms and also idea generation techniques such as, word association.
To identify which idea we wanted to create we had to draw some sketch ideas, the ideas that I sketched was a rant about Cancer, and also a time lapse of the sun rising and setting. I sketched these two ideas and then uploaded them and annotated them on Tumblr. I then finally thought of my final idea that was, time and place which captures still and moving images of a set location.
I then sketched a detailed storyboard thinking out of the box and putting specific camera angles on to it to show what was going where. After creating the storyboard I scanned it into the computer to keep it on file and then I also posted it on to my blog. I then took the storyboard and created a production schedule and travelled to Conwy to capture my footage.
After capturing all of my footage I uploaded my content to Final Cut Express where I cropped and edited my films using special effects, transitions, and audio. I downloaded a relevant sound using the Internet, and then imported it into Garage Band where I edited it to the right length. I then exported the file to an MP3 format and then imported it into Final Cut. This helped me, as I was able to fade the music out at the end to create a good effect.
Overall I think that my final movie was good as it had a wide range of images and video content within it, but on the other hand I think that I could have improved my project by making it longer and using more vidoe content rather than still images. I liked this project an I really enjoyed the editing side of things but, I think that filming and capturing images isn’t my strongest point and I hope that I will develop on this throughout different projects and jobs.
Location
Location Recce
Production Name: R.Simcock………………………
Date of Recce: 17/03/2009
Production Team Members: 1 Natalie Thompson
(inc phone numbers)
2 Lee Evans…………………
3 Robyn Simcock
4…………………………………………
Remember to take digital photos of the location for reference
When are you filming? Will the location be available?
Conwy Harbour
Where are you filming? (Address and room number)
Conwy Harbour And Around Conwy Castle
Get a printout of the location from www.multimap.com
Are you filming indoors or outdoors?
Outdoors
Who has the keys to the location? (name and phone number)
Robyn Simcock to my car
Sketch out the layout of the location:
Mark the location of any plug sockets.
Will you need camcorder batteries? How many?
2 batteries will be needed for the camera as intend to get as much footage as I can.
Is the location bright or dark? Will you need to take lights/reflectors?
The location is bright as i plan to film on a sunny day
How noisy is the location? What Microphones will you need?
I’m not using the orginal sound
Any other notes:
Production
SHOOT SCHEDULE DATE: 17/03/2010
Title of shoot: Conwy Harbour
10.30
Looking out over the harbour
Watching Boats, Birds and Public
11.00
Watch the seaside. Film person sat on bench eating chips (close up)
Natalie Thompson/Chips
Eating Chips enjoying scenery
11.15
Over the Shoulder Shot.
Nat, lee
Looking at Lee down on the sea front.
11.20
Close-up on stone and hand with ripple effect in water.
Lee, Stone, Water
Throw the stone into the water.
12.30
Watching public walking along the Front
Lee Nat Ice-Cream and Public
Eating ice cream.
12.45
Watching the boats and ferry in the harbour
Boats
Watching the boats
1.00
Filming all parts of the Castle. People smiling and lining up etc
Nat Lee Public
Going To film around different points of the castle
1.45
The Harbour Masters office
Harbour master
Watch activity was going on.
2.15
Anything outstanding on the front.
Public, Nat And Lee
Film Land Marks like smallest house
2.45
Leave for home
Final Cut Screen Grabs
Throughout the project we had to take screen grabs of the work in progress. Above are a few photographs of my work being edited in Final Cut Xpress. The screen grabs show a wide range editing from my time. There are screen grabs of transactions, fades and photographs and film. Also within the time line there is the sound track that was edited in Garage Band and the imported into Final Cut. When imported it then had to fade out at the end which was done with the dbz line.
Idea two
With this idea i researched into Time Laspes. For research into this idea i worked out how long it would take using frames per second, and also looked on YouTube and other broadcasting sites to see other peoples work. I thought that getting a wide angled shot of the Sun rising and setting over water with birds and boats was more eye-catching to the taget audeince. I didn’t do this idea as i would have to capture at least a full day filming from from early in the morning till late at night.
Idea One
With this idea i had the idea that i would capture a wide range photographs and film to capture the final film. The influence of this video is that there is a lot about cancer at the minute and the film could support the cancer trust. The reason why didn’t produce this film is that i wouldn’t have been able to film in a hospital and i would of have to use actors.
Mind Mapping
For the idea generation of this project i created a series of mind maps and used word association to generate my ideas. Firstly I wrote down all of my ideas for each topic. After this I then chose two of the topics and expanded on them the idea generation technique, word association.
