Wednesday 26 November 2008

First practice filming

As a result of a fault with the camera, it's not possible to upload a copy of the filming.

However, I think our filming went very well - considering it was our first attempt as a group and we all learned a lot, such as using the premiere software and learning about the cameras and how to do certain techniques effectively, e.g. panning.

We didn't break the 180 degree rule and while our panning could have been a bit smoother, it enabled us to see the effect of it. Also, our editing could have been smoother, primarily our knowledge of the software was very limited, so we began quite slow but each of us soon developed more of an understanding and how to use the software effectively and quickly. Additionally, we worked very well as a group; we organised and communicated well, and quickly decided who would be doing what, which saved a lot of time. This will definitely be important when it comes to filming our thriller opening.

What we learned is that using members of the group is not the best thing, firstly because they are not drama students so acting isn't natural them, and secondly we couldn't work as well as a team when it came to filming. Thus, with our final piece using people outside of our group for the acting will enable us to work more effectively as a team.

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