Post-Production

Useful Tools and Devices:

Whilst filming, the use of the Mini DV camera was obviously essential, but not only this, the use of simple tools such as a stand can make a massive difference to how the shot ends up. For example, if you want a sloppy, messy shot, having hand held shots would be the obvious choice as it gives the shot an almost hectic feeling. Also, the use of a mini USB cable was needed to connect the camera to a PC in order to be able to edit the shots that had been taken.

Once the Shooting had finished, and the camera was connected to the pc via the mini USB cable, editing could begin. For this we used Adobe Premier Pro 2.0, it was an extremely useful edit suite. Being as how we filmed to a shooting script, the clips began out of the correct order, however, by using this edit suite we were easily able to cut, chop, and crop video clips as we pleased and could move the clips and change the order also. After the video clips had been uploaded, we were then able to use the programme to cut out the original sound and place in the actual music, this meant we could cut the clips accordingly and synchronise it with the music.

Difficulties:

Whilst filming our clips, I found it difficult to get all of the actors organised. I only played a small role in the video and therefore took the opportunity to use the camera and film the more central characters. However, this made me realise how difficult it is to organise everybody and make them take it seriously. Often a shot would take 3 or 4 takes simply due to the actors laughing. This was actually useful as it allowed me to see that my final video will take far more time to shoot then I first predicted. My scheduling and organisation will probably be far more effective now I have finished this task.

Research And Planning

Which of the planning Tasks was Most Useful?

The shooting script was the most useful piece of planning that I used. It allowed me to see the most effective way to save time whilst filming. I also found that storyboarding the music video proved most effective because it meant that I had each shot prepared, so that it could sync in time with the music.

Which of the Planning Tasks was most useful?

Using a shooting script was definitely the most useful planning tool I had. It allowed me to minimise the amount of camera angle changes I needed. Also, it meant that I could save plenty of time because all of my shots were planned, ordered and ready to shoot.

What Kinds of Planning Do you Wish You had Done More of?

I wish That my scheduling had been more successful. Whilst we had planned an order to shoot, we had not scheduled which day would cover which areas, therefore confusion occurred over the props being brought into college as well as who should be bringing in costumes. This also counts as organisation problems, as our group was not well prepared to be filmed.

Evidence of Planning:

This is part of my storyboard before filming my Busted video:

It demonstrates the order in which the video takes place, frame by frame.

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