What key learning did you do in this week’s workshop?

Unfortunately, I was sick and could not attend the workshops this week. From what I could gather, we discussed colour theory and colour grading this week, and was introduced to tools such as Da Vinci Resolve for more effective colour grading, and the Blackmagic Camera app for better filmmaking on a mobile phone

Reflect and describe the main conceptual elements of this studio that you learnt.

This week was focused on how hue, saturation, and brightness could be used to effectively change the look of a film, and in turn, affect its tone and mood to better fit the story. Hue determines the ‘colour’ of the film, often used in order to give a film a monochromatic look, which audiences may associate with certain things or emotions. Saturation was described to have a similar effect, such as how many war movies used a desaturated colour grade to emphasise its grittiness and associate the films with the monochromatic pictures that were common in the past. For brightness, a brighter scene could emphasise cheeriness, while a darker scene could be made to be more dramatic.

Reflect and describe the main media making elements you experienced and completed.

This week was when I determined what I was going to film and my planned shot list. As I will only be renting the Sony FX3 for a day, I had to make sure that I had all the shots planned before I went out to film. I had to make sure I had enough time daylight and time for filming, which meant filming certain scenes at certain times. I have planned certain scenes that rely on natural light to be filmed earlier in the day, while scenes without daylight to be filmed later.

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