This task was one which allowed me to identify, explore and improve my practical and organisational skills. The most challenging aspect, was completing the project within the allocated amount of time. Initially, the group struggled to devise a narrative of some form, hence a lot of time was spent developing concepts and possible plots. Once a vague storyline had been agreed upon we began shooting immediately to avoid wasting any more time and conducted the shoots in a relatively organised manner.
During the shooting process, the first thing we did was ensure that the correct exposure had been achieved, however in a selection of shots we noticed that the footage was slightly grainy as a result of the low light available to us indoors.
In the future, the use of an additional light source, such as an LED light, would eliminate noise and produce a smooth and correctly exposed video.
An aspect of the shooting process that I felt was particularly successful was the way we conducted some experimentation in capturing a range of camera shots and collectively incorporating the skills that we had learnt over the weeks. This reflected our understanding and showed our practical abilities, as well as giving us an opportunity to all share our thoughts and concepts with one another.
By using different lenses, we were able to explore different aperture settings, to create interesting and dynamic shots.
I volunteered to do the editing for the group and particularly enjoyed this process, as I was able to further my own skills, by working on precisely merging shots together in a relatively seamless manner, ensuring that the overall production flowed and was easy to follow for the audience.
One thing that lacked and could have been drastically improved, was the narrative. Towards the end of the sequence, the storyline became vague and it was difficult to decipher any meaning from it. Therefore, we learned that the conceptual element is just as vital as the visual and we should have planned each detail before shooting, in order to overcome this issue.
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