Paste the link here from your version of the abstract editing exercise. Then reflect on the whole process – Consider: the quality and usability of your recordings; the effect of layering and juxtaposition of both the audio and the video and; the things you learnt from working with this kind of audio and video.
I really liked a few of the audio tracks we recorded, such as of the lone basketballer shooting hoops in the courtyard. The quality of the recordings were good, however, many of the tracks were indistinguishable chatter and noise, seemingly without a target subject, such as our attempt to record the sounds of RMIT’s cafeteria. The sounds would work for atmos, but more direct sounds for this exercise would have been more suited. The video task was insightful, and we experimented a little from traditional shots. I really liked the overexposure from sunlight streaming through the lens, and while this may look awful in a drama film, for documentary purposes, the experimentation pays off, and we kept the iris settings as such throughout our shots, giving the film an apparently blue hue.
In terms of the editing, it was interesting to reinvent and re-purpose random material and add the non-digetic sounds to unrelated images. I think layering the sounds could have worked better, rather than the abrupt cuts I chose, but overall, it was an interesting exercise and one to definitely take into account before producing our major documentary assessment.