Operating a video camera: The video camera that I used to was fairly straight forward, and I managed to teach myself within approximately 20 minutes. I worked on using the zoom to emphasise certain features of each scene, while this worked on some scenes I found that often the shot worked better if I simply walked forwards. Though it may seem simpler, it meant I had to understand when using the zoom would be better or when simply walking forward would suffice.
Recording or using sound effects, dialogue or music: Since I choose not to include a script for my film opening, it gave more opportunity to work and focus on the musical side of the opening. This meant that I could develop the technical side of the sound track more. For example I found that using an exponential fade works well when transitioning between two audio tracks. Also, I had to equalize and use the decackler on one of tracks due to the quality of the recording, this insured that the audio transitioned between each different tracks better.
Importing images & video files: To import the files into Premiere Pro, I first had to convert the file so I was able to run in the program. I did this by changing the file tag from .MOV to .AVI this resulted in the file restoring itself so it was able to be accessed in Premiere Pro.
Editing images for moving image production: Due to the lighting of my film, I had to go through and for every shot put on an equalizer and a fast colour correcting effect.
Wednesday, 28 September 2011
Sunday, 25 September 2011
Song Choices
"She's so Lovely" -Scouting for Girls
"Walking on Sunshine" -Katrina and the Waves
"Accidentally in Love" -Counting Crows
I choose these songs specifically due to their generally happy and joyous mood. This conveys the theme of no matter how bad things get you can always find happiness in small things such as cooking. Love also comes into this theme, which is expressed through the songs "She's so Lovely" and "Accidentally in Love". It represents the stages the main character progresses through the film, at the start while people admire her she keeps to her self and her cooking. By the middle song she has progressed on, shes seeing things in a different light and is letting people into her life, and by the end "Accidentally in Love" shows both the love for life, people and cooking.
Production Evaluation
The positive aspects of this production was that I really enjoyed not only filming and learning how to use the technology behind film, I also learnt and realised how much effort goes in to film. It makes finishing it feel even more rewarding. Specifically, I really enjoyed learning how to use Adobe's Premiere Pro program, and I can see myself further learning how to use it.
Something I could have done better was filming, while I shot several retakes on each scene, I could have shot more on each scene, as some shots were unusable due to the camera quality. This would have resulted in better shots as some of the shots I ended up having to use, were slightly shaky. Next production I direct and shot I will plan the shots better and use a small tripod in order to counter the shakiness of the hand held camera. However this shakiness did contribute to the homemade style footage that I was trying to achieve.
Something I could have done better was filming, while I shot several retakes on each scene, I could have shot more on each scene, as some shots were unusable due to the camera quality. This would have resulted in better shots as some of the shots I ended up having to use, were slightly shaky. Next production I direct and shot I will plan the shots better and use a small tripod in order to counter the shakiness of the hand held camera. However this shakiness did contribute to the homemade style footage that I was trying to achieve.
Pre production
The main character aka the baking girl shall be played by Carissa Sinclair. I was going to use other characters but upon reviewing the clips I have decided to cut them out as they distract from the main motif of happiness.
Art Department: The creation of the "Slice Of Life" Cooking book needs to be designed. It will consist of a picture of a cupcake and the title for the film, this continues the motif of a home made style of filming which I am aiming to create. Premade cupcakes will be cooked on the day of filming so time will be saved while filming. I shall also design the top decorations of the cupcakes, it will be a flower to continue the light-hearted style of the film.
As I am filming in my own kitchen, I do not require location permission (apart from my mum). :)
Art Department: The creation of the "Slice Of Life" Cooking book needs to be designed. It will consist of a picture of a cupcake and the title for the film, this continues the motif of a home made style of filming which I am aiming to create. Premade cupcakes will be cooked on the day of filming so time will be saved while filming. I shall also design the top decorations of the cupcakes, it will be a flower to continue the light-hearted style of the film.
As I am filming in my own kitchen, I do not require location permission (apart from my mum). :)
Footage log
1. Carissa walking with bowl -to shaky
2. Carissa walking with bowl -less shaky but lighting bad
3. Carissa walking with bowl -good
4. butter to bowl -good
5. sugar to bowl -shaky
6. sugar to bowl -good
7. mixing -beaters didn't start
8. mixing -good
9. eggs -good
10. sieve -shaky
11. sieve -good
12. flour to sieve -good
13. sift flour -lighting dull
14. sift flour -better
15. milk to mixture -only 1 shot
16. dancing feet -good
17. dancing -shaky due to laughter :)
18. dancing -good
19. to oven -almost drops camera
20. to oven -shaky
21. to oven -good
22. out of oven -good
23. Icing cupcakes (blue case) -shaky
24. Icing cupcakes green -good
25. sprinkles green -lighting bad
26. sprinkling green -good
27. mixing and dancing -outside distraction
28. mixing and dancing -good
29. mixture spooned in to each tin -good
2. Carissa walking with bowl -less shaky but lighting bad
3. Carissa walking with bowl -good
4. butter to bowl -good
5. sugar to bowl -shaky
6. sugar to bowl -good
7. mixing -beaters didn't start
8. mixing -good
9. eggs -good
10. sieve -shaky
11. sieve -good
12. flour to sieve -good
13. sift flour -lighting dull
14. sift flour -better
15. milk to mixture -only 1 shot
16. dancing feet -good
17. dancing -shaky due to laughter :)
18. dancing -good
19. to oven -almost drops camera
20. to oven -shaky
21. to oven -good
22. out of oven -good
23. Icing cupcakes (blue case) -shaky
24. Icing cupcakes green -good
25. sprinkles green -lighting bad
26. sprinkling green -good
27. mixing and dancing -outside distraction
28. mixing and dancing -good
29. mixture spooned in to each tin -good
Research
I looked at other examples of film openings that included cooking and/or baking, and noticed they all had similar features of slow calming music and long sweeping shots. I, however believe that this calming feature of baking that they reveal, is not as relavant to opening. I plan to use short scenes to portray excitetment and music that goes along with this theme. This angle will give a '"life is amazing" feel to the opening which is what I am trying to achieve.
Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Exam Reflection
During this exam I studied the most for the genre study, I got extremely involved in this essay as I found it fabulously delicious and spell-boundingly enchanting. However, my obsession with female victims took me to a dark place to which I have no excuse. My essay took me to such extremes, that it was expressed through physical means. Through testimonies of the supervises you will come to learn that during this particular assessment I displayed many features that could be regarded as an uncomfortable amount of perspiration and uncontrollable facial expression of distress. This was due to the immense physical toll that my love for female victims put upon my delicate deposition. A product that was directly proportional to my addiction would be the lack of an essay for representations. To which you have my sincerest apologies and my hard earned cash for which I hope you will except in place of an excellence exemplar.
Best Wishes
Jordan Renaud
15/19/11
:)
Best Wishes
Jordan Renaud
15/19/11
:)
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