In the production of my media text I now have a much better knowledge about using a camcorder to film. To be able to film effectively with a camcorder there are some factors that need to be taken into consideration. Using a tripod is very important for certain shots to keep it steady and get an even shot. I found using a tripod for panning shots is much more effective than holding the camcorder.
Lighting is also a big factor when being able to film effectively. I had to re-film a shot because the lighting wasn’t good enough and you could not see the character clearly - because of this I learnt that I should film a shot more than once so that there is a higher chance I will have a successful shot and not need to go and film the same shot again on a different occasion.
Through editing and film sequence I have learnt that keeping all shots during the editing process is very important. After editing you never know when things might change or you may have added in something or take something away therefore you may need to change something else. Editing also helped with the length of my media text. I was able to speed up certain shots if they were too long or slow down shots if I needed it to last longer.
I also learnt in editing it’s best to edit small parts at a time as often a couple of milliseconds can make a big difference and it’s easiest if you don’t have to redo a whole shot because you cut too much. Editing little and often is also something I found successful.
I found editing scenes soon after you’ve filmed them rather than once you’ve done all your filming works better as it’s easier to establish what you still need to film to improve it or not to film something you were originally going to film as it looks good enough without it – saving you time that could be spent doing something else.
Post production skills I have learnt are to do with sound/music and titles and special effects. Choosing the right song for my media text was very important and music plays a big role in all films. I found finding a good range of music first was best rather than thinking of one and hoping it will work. By picking a few when it comes to putting it onto the film you will have a better choice therefore more likely to pick the best suited one.
I also learnt about multi trimming sound and being able to take sound form one shot and putting it into another one. In the fight scene I had a scene that was much better than another but the sound wasn’t as good so I moved it so it played at time that was suitable for the other shot – this was really successful. I learnt that adding the titles can be part of the film rather than just being on the screen. For example when my main character opens his drawer I have a title come out of the drawer at the same time and I think this works really successfully.
Finally I have used flashbacks in my film and originally it was hard to distinguish between when was and wasn’t a flashback. My teacher showed me the flashback effect that you can add before and after the flashback shots and this works so well in my media text and it’s now a lot clearer to the audience as to which bit is a flashback.
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