Week seven’s workshop didn’t really go according to plan as Brian would have like it because;
- Almost half the class didn’t turn up and
- Only a few people had actual footage rather than a rough cut, waiting to be finalised and refined into the final cut 😂
As for the people that actually had footage/rough cuts, each table reviewed their work and from what I witnessed (which I’m glad I did), I was actually on the right track as I had the same general idea as everyone else did. In terms of how the interviewee was being shot during the segment of the questions, I also envisioned how Alex and Ellie shot theirs. They did talk about some terms that I wasn’t quite familiar with such as cutaways (I actually knew it but I just didn’t know the right term lmao). Speaking about cutaways, I plan on having at least 75-85% of those in my film, hopefully. Back to the main topic – rough cuts! Like I said, I’m glad, I was able to see some of my peers’ work because it has given me inspiration, considering I’ve done NADA.
Now for today’s main event – the shooting exercise! As it is inspired by the White Gloves Festival, we had to edit purely just on the camera, SONY MC50. At first, it did sound quite daunting to do but once we got into it, everything just seemed natural. One thing I can say that was quite difficult was planning out the story, considering there was absolutely no editing to be done on our laptops. Despite the difficulties, this was our plan of action: wing it. Okay, jokes aside, we actually did improvise with a plan in mind, of course:
Shoot the necessary scenes and immediately cut it – there is to be no bloopers involved so, we did have to delete some scenes that had a bit of slip-ups and whatnot. Here is the final product!
Okay the cover photo of this video makes me look like I’m taking a sh*t but it is what it is. I’m not usually the one to be in front of the camera, seeming as I feel very awkward and shy around it. However, this video proved me otherwise and it didn’t turn out so bad after all. I think the message here is quite clear, that the character is pursuing to be happier and more confident with herself. Not only does the portrayal of this character encapsulate the message – the camera work contributed a large amount of effort. From my analysis, most of the shots were a range of mid-shot/medium-shot, meaning it doesn’t get too personal, and therefore leaves a wide, open interpretation/judgment for the audience. However, at the end of the film, the camera work seems to be getting closer and closer to my face, which is confronting to both the character and myself irl, but either way, I’m confidently smiling. Overall, I’m quite happy with how this activity/video turned out.
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