In yesterday’s class we began to edit and experiment with the footage we had shot on Friday. I had been looking forward to testing out my idea and so I got right into editing the 3 shots in Premiere.
Unfortunately, the footage didn’t come together in the edit quite how I wanted it to and this was due to a number of factors I failed to take into account on Friday while shooting. The premise behind my initial idea was to blend numerous 360 degree panning shots together – creating a kaleidoscope effect by matching the circular movement from the 3 different shots. However, I hadn’t timed the 3 shots and therefore each shot moved at a slightly different speed – this made it very hard to sync up the footage when editing. Additionally, on Friday I had been unable to shoot at quite the angle I had planned and this resulted in a less-desirable final result (in my opinion).
I decided to take a break from trying to get my planned idea to work, and instead started to experiment with the colour-grading of the footage and possible transitions between the shots. I worked on 2 shots in particular and tried to find a point in which the geometry of each shot could sync up, and then transition. I was happy with how this transition between 2 shots turned out and how I was able to (somewhat) find a way to graphically match the 2 shots.\
I think the transition looks quite stylised and the footage I captured was interesting to film, HOWEVER I’m unsure of whether I will continue to experiment with the idea – maybe I’ll keep the technique stored for future use. Even though I’m not sure I was successful in achieving my initial idea, this exercise was still useful as it allowed me to learn some of the limitations of the equipment and it also got me thinking more about my edits – and how to edit between 2 shots in a more dynamic and interesting way.
Here is how one of my experiments with my circular footage turned out: