Post 11

SMART Targets

Target 1

Specific

When using the shot reverse shot I felt that there was a bit too much headroom at the beginning and the camera was at an angle.

Measurable

The evidence to show this is the following image:

Achievable

I feel this task is possible in the future  as we could have put the camera on eye level or edited the section in between these two contrasting shots, also I feel that it would have been difficult to not put the camera on an angle due to the width of the room and the amount of space available.

Relevant/Realistic

I feel this aim will be relevant as the more headroom found in the shot, the more the audience feels out of the scene. However if the camera was at eye level, the audience will feel more involved and feel the characters emotions.

Time-Bound

This task should be done in the future whenever I complete any other future media productions and especially for the next main task of the AS media coursework.

Target 2

Specific

My next target is to use Shot, reverse shot more effectively by the camera showing the characters face when in dialogue.

Measurable

The evidence to show this follows:

At this point in the clip Kelly is speaking

Achievable

I feel this task will be achievable in the future as this fault made in the preliminary task was because as a group we didn't film enough footage and because our skills in the editing section could be improved.

Relevant/Realistic

I feel this task I have set will be relevant in the future as when the character is speaking but the camera is looking at the back of their head it makes the piece look very unprofessional and the audience slightly confused and not immediately see where the voice is coming from.

Time-Bound

I feel this task will be used throughout any other media projects to make projects look more professional and effective.

Target 3

Specific

My next target to make the project better is to add more sound effects and music.

Measurable

N/A

Achievable

I feel this task can be achieved if in next tasks we are more prepared and bring music and sound effects with us and the time scale was a bit longer, as we can then add this part in when editing

Relevant/Reliable

I feel this is relevant as this will set the mood for any future media productions and make it look more professional.

Time-Bound

I feel there is no specific timescale for this and it is a constant target.

Target 4

Specific

My next target is the lighting, as in the previous task there was a large contrast in lighting of the two settings

Measurable

Evidence is shown here:

  

Achievable

I feel in the next tasks this will be achievable as we will be able to use artificial light instead of relying on the natural light in the location.

Relevant/Realistic

I feel this task will be considered  as realistic as we will be able to use artificial light instead of relying on the natural light in the location.

Time-Bound

I feel this task will be used throughout any other media projects to make projects look more professional and effective.

Target 5

Specific

To improve my skills on Adobe Premier Pro so that next time when I am editing, the process will be easier, therefore making it quicker.

Measurable

N/A

Achievable

I will achieve this by either asking a teacher or fellow student for help or I will practice using the software, and learn about how you insert different effects and titles.

Relevant/Realistic

I feel this task is relevant as next time when I am editing, the process will be easier, therefore making it quicker.

Time-Bound

I feel this task should be done before we start editing in the main task, then the skills that I learn can be put into practice.

Post 10

Evaluation of my piece
Looking over the piece, it is obvious to me that we needed more footage on the conversation between the two characters as the shot sizes were not varied and the shot reverse shot was very vague and not used as much and effectively as I would have liked it to be. The camera is on ELLYs back for quite a long period of thime while the dialogue is still running and I felt this made our piece look very unprofessional and does not match up to the research we completed when looking at the common X Factor interview style. 


During the session of dialogue the selection of shots used were not completed to a high standard, this was because the camera showed the two characters from the side, this meant that the shot sizes weren't as evedent and again didn't match up to the research and didn't look as professional. I also think that for the clip to meet up to these standards we should have introduced more sound when editing and include sounds like an applause after the audition had finished, the theme tune when the titles began and some cheesy music when leaving the location, we felt it would be a good idea to put this in as from our research we could see this was common and would create the atmosphere of a real audition. Overall I think this project was very successful as it was the preliminary task and evidence was shown of the skills we had learnt. 

Post 9

Post-Production

Once we finished filming we looked over the raw footage to check we had no continuity issues and we had enough scenes and shots we started editing, to start of this process we firstly connected the camera to the editing suite and captured our film by watching it back over on the computer, we then created a table on Microsoft word called a logging rushes table with the INT and OUT code, the scene and shot numbers and how many takes this took us with a last column showing which scenes wouldbe used, this is our logging rushes table:

  

Once the group had finished logging the rushes we started to edit, we looked at the INT and OUT code and used the cutting tools in the current software to cut all the scenes in the right places to put it into a timeline. Our group did this till all of our clips were put together in a chronological order and ran without any continuity issues and without any 'actions' or 'cuts'.

As a group we then played the rough draft back through, to make sure it flowed correctly and where the shots had been cut together, the sound matched up to a certain extent. Once this had been completed and the clips had been put together, we then started to edit the sound, making sure all background noise was cut out and the sound wasnt too varied. To do this we used markers to highlight the noise that we wanted and putting these at the start and end of the highlighted piece of sound and moving the pitch up and down to the level we needed, we then played the clip we wanted back from a bit early on to make sure the sound flowed, we the carried this on throughout the whole piece. Here is an example of how we edited the sound:

 Once the video and sound had been completed and looked through several times by not only our group but the teacher and other students, to then finish the editing off we added effects, including the first shot fading in and the last shot fading out to create an effect and give the film and proper start and a proper end. Here is a couple of screenshots to show the effects used:

Finally to finish off the project we added in titles at the start and credits at the end, to make the film more professional. However as a group we feel we did'nt complete the editing to the best of our ability because as a group we wanted to add in the X factor theme tune at the start and some cheesy song at the end to finsh it off, this didnt happen because we occured a time issue where we were not able to use the editing suite.