Editing the prelem task

we had to edit the prelem film.We had to select the apporiate shots from our various takes of each angle. we had to select and reject some shots.Obviously we used the best shots we filmed but we also chose the ones that worked with the other clips, ones that fitted well with the other clips.We had to organise our shots. we had to match them to the storyboard.the shots were filmed in a way to show the characters powers. for example we would have high angle shot on character two to show that he is vunrable and a weaker character. the shots are in a certain order so they fit to the words of the characters and to the script.I really enjoyed this part because i was very new to the editing process and it was fun. it was pretty straight forward and the film runs quite smoothly but i know that i will improve and for a first start it was a decent effort. we used final cut to edit our clips.

Prelim Task Video

Prelim task

I was in a group of four, it was myself, Daisy Balwin, Jack Lemon and Theadora. We had to place our scene in one of our media class rooms. We had to use many different camera actions. We first got the exposure right on the camera and the correct light to film in we had to get the correct while balance and to do this we got a white piece of paper in front of the camera lense. before every shot sequence we  had to check that the tripod was level and we had to check if the each shot was framed correctly.We first started shooting off by using a wide shot. We filmed the whole sequence all the way through. We then did a "over the shoulder" shot facing towards character one. We filmed all they way though. Then we filmed a "over the shoulder" shot of character two. Yet again we filmed all the way through, just in case we missed something. We then did some close up shot on both actors. At the end we filmed the entry of character one through the door and some sliding of the cube from one charater to another and the slam of the cube. When filming we found that light was hard due to the room we were filming in. The Light was very flat and not very effective it was pretty boring and didnt have any effect. 

The other problem was doing a "over the shoulder" shot of character two. Due to the fact that he was sitting down and the shoulder of character one was standing up so we ad to put the tripod quite hight to make it look good. with the sliging of the cube we had to make it look good for to actually work. we filmed just the hand on the cube moving it on the table at the same time to the character lines. We also did the same for the other character. the slam of the cube was just the hand and the cube slamming down onto the table. It started off with just the table as a shot and the cube and the hand follwed into the shot. throughout the time of filming we always stuck to the 180 degree rule. Before we filmed we used the correct / appropriate terminology so that everyone on set knew what was going on.

So far i have learnt about light and angles and how to direct from my practical film. It was very fun and interesting.