For this task, we had to think of an original idea for a
short film, which could only last around sixty seconds. Using our current
knowledge of camera shots and angles, we drafted a storyboard listing what was happening
in the shot and what shot was going to be used. Alex and I thought of the story
for our short film entitled “The Vending Chronicles” which depicts the main
character finding him frustrated as the vending machine refuses to dispense the
drink. All of our footage was recorded around the common room.
Considering I have not had that much experience using a
camera, other than in the few lessons we have had, I still feel that I did
fairly well. I quickly understood how to use the equipment and how to set it
up, as well as the certain rules about using it. I didn’t find any problems
using the equipment and I found the task relatively easy, however we did have
to record a few takes of particular parts of the short which came to be rather
time consuming and tedious. Deciding on the camera shots took up the most time
for us as we both had some good ideas and eventually came up with some sort of
common ground on the shots we were going to use. The easiest and most enjoyable
part of the task, for me, was editing. I have always been interested in editing
videos and wanted to try it for myself but never had the resources to do so. In
the end, I think that the final result was of a good standard. We found that
the filming process, as well as editing, went smoothly and that there are few
to no continuity errors, which makes the film seem a little more professional,
and aids with the flow of the film. This preliminary task will help me in the
future when we do our final project as it has helped with my filming and editing
skills.
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