QuestionSeven by bzzzmaria on emaze

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Key things you have learnt from your prelim to your finished product

In my opinion the key thing since doing my prelim was the fact that the editing was much better now on my title sequence than on my prelim as i have had more time to learn how to use Premier Pro and used more effects on the film which made it look much better than the prelim. The use of camera skills were better as well as the shot wasnt shaking unlike in the prelim, every shot kept shaking which made it look unprofessional. Before we did the prelim i didnt know how to use Premium Pro as in my old school we didnt get todo much filming, however i did know how to use imovie and windows player.

Skills developed

Before starting everything, our group had to create ideas before filming. I gained more confidence in giving ideas as everyone listened and i was also becoming more creative as we kept looking at different types of films to get ideas from. We had shot list and storyboards to plan with, in my opinion i thought they were a great idea as they helped through out the filming making it easier to concentrate. Planning was great to do as it helped us to know what we were going to do and where we were going to film, it also made us not be in a rush for anything as everything was planned neatly.

Skills developed in the production stage

Filming was easy as everyone helped each other when they needed help, filming each shot was fun and challenging as sometime it wouldnt go right because of the angles that it was filmed and because of the lighting, so we would have to do it again until a perfect shot. Directing for me was quite good as no one made a fuss about anything, i just directed how the shot should be filmed which went well as they followed what i said to them. The peformances of our two actors were really good as they got into the characters position quickly and showed the camera how the character would be feeling.

Skills developed in the post-production stage

Editing in Premier Pro was hard at first as it was very new to me and there was a lot on the screen, slowly i began to learn how to use it fast and doing the editing quickly. I learned how to match cut and Cut the shot to make it shorter and how to use filters such as the luma curve to make the surrounding (edges) of the shot darker to make the shot more darker and mysterious. After effects was also challenging at first but i soon knew what i was doing, i learned how to change the font of the title and to put an effect on it to make it look more like the genre of horror.

Hidden skills

I like working in teams as its easier to create an idea as there are many people giving ideas and being creative, it also gives me more of a chance to explain ideas in more depth with my group.

Evaluate your success

I think that both of my films were quite good however because my title sequence was done with a higher standard of quality it was much better. I have learnt that while filming and editing you must be organised and planned so that everything isnt done in a hurry. I think the hardest part of filming was meeting on time at the correct location and the travelling was different from each other, which made it difficult for us to meet at the correct time. The skills that i have developed were the editing skills using Premier Pro, i have gotten better throughout each editing lesson as i have learned more things each time. If i were able to do this project again i would try and do all my blog post on time and not leave till last minute. I can now edit on a high quality software and use a camera properly without damaging it