My group and I were introduced to the microphones and taught how to use them along with the camera equipment. We were tasked with shooting a short scene with dialogue using the newly introduced microphones.
We used many techniques learned in previous workshops such as the 180-degree rule, this proved very important as I had to remind myself of the correct way to film the shots. Furthermore, the vocal sequence of phases used to begin filming proved to be very useful as at the beginning my group and I did not use these and we missed some shots due to miscommunication on set, this showed us that it's important to keep these lessons in the front of your head whilst on set.
We found it hard to come up with a consistent script to recite in the sequence as it would have to be the same in every shot so that in editing we could trim the clips together to complete the sequence. It took a few takes to come up with a script and a storyline that worked with us and then the actors memorised the short script and we began filming.
Next time I will take on board lesions learn previously such as filming every shot in wide, followed by mid and then close, after this you can do any other shots, such as pans etc. This is important as it allows you to set the scene as well as in editing you have many shots and can pull clips together to prevent the situation of not having enough footage to fully edit the sequence. Next time i would always start with a wide shot as we got one wide shot that was not as good as other shots and effected our ability to edit in post-production
Through this process I learned that a lot of time can be wasted on a movie set and if something may not be right or as you expected you must improvise and overcome, and example of this is when we used a random photo in our sequence as a prop, this is because we had real trouble coming up with a plot. Furthermore, I noticed how important a plan can be as with lots of people giving their ideas on set is very unproductive, and if you go into the day knowing what you want to shoot and how to do it, then the process will be much more effective.
When editing the first thing I did was look through all of the clips to skim down all the extra footage and I then logged the clips into log bins in order to make the editing process run more smoothly as I would not have to go through all the clips every time I would like to add one.
When editing sound there are two sound inputs on the camera, as we only used one the audio clip still saves as two separate clips, one of these clips is a copy, therefore, to delete one you right click on he clip and select unlink, then deleting the audio re-link the clip to the audio as if adjustments are made the audio will run at a different time then the video.
A doble click the clip and on the top left widow you will see some controls that control effects on the project. At the bottom you will find the audio, dragging the wheel up will increase the volume of the audio clip and downwards will decrease it.
To stop the audio moving between variables, clicking toggle animation will stop this stage audio effect as it sets to on automatically.
To cut something out of the audio, double click the clip and use the use the plus and minus key to either zoom in or out of the audio clip, then select the razor tool and click c to cut this allows to create a section out of the audio clip and then delete it normally, then click v to return the curser into an arrow.
When editing I discovered that a few of the shots I should have shot the whole scene from that angle to catch certain expressions in close for example, this is something that I will look to focus on in the filming of my actual sequence as in editing it was clear that some shots that would have worked very well where not there. Also, I need to start with a wide for every shot, as in this case the wide was not there first and I think it had an impact on the whole feel of the scene as I failed to establish the location effectively as well as the dynamic.
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