As a group we wrote a rough script and filmed and recorded the sound the whole thing multiple times using different angles such as mid, wide and close up shots so we had lots of options when it came to editing to pick which clips would work best.
The previous camera workshop helped a lot with this such as setting up the camera quickly/correctly, making sure we did not pass the 180 degree rule and when to say the official filming terms such as 'action' and 'cut'.
The only problems we were aware of was that we could not move the table we were filming with so did mess up some clips using the 180 degree rule and also not filming enough close up shots of each actor on their own so when we edited could not easily do a back and forth conversation sequence.
If we were to do this differently i would have been more time effiecent in terms of filming different angles faster so we had a wider range of options to choose from when editing and also moving the desk so there was space in front of it to be able to correctly use the 180 degree rule.
Editing
To edit the footage I first went through all of the shots and selected the ones i would like to use and think works best, as i did not have any single person shots to do the back and forth dialouge with i had to work with what i had so used different angled shots and a close up of a tapping hand. Once that was done we cropped and fit all the different edited clips together to create a seamless continuation of clips making sure they all lined up smoothly. I then had to make sure the sound lined up with the footage so it was all in sync and to to that i slected one sound from one of the shots and cropped it into different sections depending where the clips changed angle to fit it all together. To make this look even more smooth i added a ..... on top of where the sound changed to give it a seamless effect.
Doing the previous editing workshop helped a lot as i was more comfortable and used to using the softwear this time and could easily find the footage and knew how to move it onto the strip where i could edit it etc. The other skills i learned this workshop was overall how to create a seamless back and forth scene without it seeming snappy and staggered.
Mistakes we made included:
- having the white balance slightly too dark as the room its self was very dark.
- not having enough cu shots
-some clips not following the 180 degree rule
When editing our actual sequence we will as a group take into consideration all the mistakes we made this time during filming and also editing to prevent these things from happening again to allow for a sucsessful title sequence.
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