Alima, Dionne, Sammie & my task was to create a thriller clip based on a person reading a newspaper.
Initially, we were given the choice to create a thrilling atmosphere between individuals playing cards and idea's suddenly emerged into my head, however, I thought a more challenging task would determine whether we are capable of handling filming and editing for any situation.
When it came to creating our storyboard, it was not easy at all. Or minimum set aim was at least 16 shots, yet after at least 5, we had ran out of ideas. So to add more tension and shots, we included different camera shots which would help tell our thrilling clip from different angles.
After allocating roles, we took the camera outside into the park next to the college to shoot our video. As easy as it seemed from the basic drawings of our storyboard, filiming at first was just as hard as coming up with the nature of our clip. After getting used to using the camera, we began filming yet realised some of the clips we wanted to use from our storyboard was impossible due to the limited time of 45mintues to film and also the weather conditions.
We explored different camera shots such as long and wide shots, over-the-shoulder shots as well as point of view shows and many editing such as tracking, panning and blurring.
Over time, filming became frustrating for each of us, as conditions were cold and having to repeat unsuccesfull shots determined whether we'd have a long enough shot to edit.
However, we finally came up with a thrilling clip for a newspaper, yet the problems were still left to unfold...
When it came to editing, we realised that errors that we thought we could have 'magically' fix with the editing program were only possible with re-filming them. 'Continuity' was the main error, which we have taken into account to make sure we are aware of it when we come to producing our final Thriller clip. There is a shot of when i am shown at an over-the-shoulder shot of me reading the newspaper up high, however, the shot changes into a long shot with the camera from behind the bushes, yet the newspaper is no longer up high. To resovle this problem, Sammie & I decided to use a transition to show "time had passed".
Other errors included the appearance of props in our shots.. this, unlike the newspaper, is unable to be edited out, so we shall bear this in mind to keep all props out of the way.
Unfortunately, as we used a public area, we had to re-film many shots as careless people got into the shots, therefore, we will consider a better location for our final Thriller clip.
Our group did not get to import title sequences or soundtracks into our clip, yet we were able to mute out any sounds which were within the clip i.e, unwanted dialogue, and the win blowing, by locking it on the program and deleting it. Hopefully, we will have time to come back to editing the clip to add in a soundtrack.
The experience of filmig revealed that it is not as easy as 'A-B-C', yet it takes a lot of concentration, team work and dedication - one slip up is very costly! However, i did enjoy the experience of filming and starring in the clip, yet we can learn a lot from this first and only clip!
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