Final Edit

Below is the link to the final edit of our preliminary task. In the next blog I will do the evaluation. We had trouble trying to upload the video to our blog so we decided to upload it to youtube and then have a link that is easily accessible.

Editing

Today, we edited the sequence of clips that we had filmed in the previous lesson. Amy uploaded all of the clips onto iMovie and put them all in order. Alicia edited the clips together as she has had experience with using iMovie. Alicia talked through what she was doing so next time we will be able to get more involved in doing the editing ourselves. I then choose the music that I thought would go best with the sequence. After looking I decided that the piece of music from the Hunger Games called "The Hanging Tree" would go best with what we had filmed. and would create suspense.  Demi then downloaded the music and then uploaded it to iMovie, edited and cut the music to fit the sequence that we had. Lastly, Amy and I then added effects to the sequence to create slow motion to the scene were the girls were walking while talking and the stalker is behind them.

Alicia and Amy downloading the film that we took and are starting to edit 

it all together.

I'm looking for music that will fit the storyline and film that we have and also finishing of the editing and starting to look for sound effects that we can add.

Demi is uploading the music onto iMovie and starting to edit the music to fit the edit of the film.

Filming

Yesterday, we filmed the different shots for our preliminary task. We followed our storyboard as a starting point and were able to make new and improved ideas as we went along. We decided to film outside as the group decided it would be best for showing the girls walking and the stalker (Demi) in the distance in a natural environment. Alicia filmed the 180 degree angle outside, with Amy and I sitting on the bench and behind us the stalker (Demi) standing. This looks effective as it shows the audience that the girls are being watched even though the girls have no idea. Alicia again filmed the shot reverse shot outside as we agreed that the flow of the scenes would look better if the conversation was again in a natural environment like the other scenes. We decided to film the match on match shot in the library as  in the previous scene Amy and I were looking through the books while the stalker  (Demi ) was watching.  We showed the match on match shot by the stalker (Demi) walking through the doors to end the sequence with the audience finding out the identity of the stalker. This was effective as we were able to get the different angles of the stalker walking out which ended up as the end climax of our sequence. We filmed our preliminary task on Alicia's phone however, looking back at the footage that we got, if we were to film it again we would improve it by having the camera the other way round while filming to get a bigger clearer view of what was happening.

Change in Storyline and Storyboard

Change in storyline:

As a group we have decided to change the story line of our preliminary task as we believe that the storyline that we originally had planned wouldn't allow us to show all of the camera angles that we needed. Another reason why we have decided to change the storyline is because we weren't able to include all of the group members fairly. We discussed the different ways that we could make our original idea better but decided in the end to change the story line all together to improve it.

The new storyline:

The new storyline that we have chosen to do is a man watching over two girls who have no idea they're being watched everywhere they go. We believe that this will be good to do as it creates a tense atmosphere and we will be able to add music and add all of the camera angles successfully.

This storyline we feel will be better for us as it gives everyone a role and enables everyone to have some input.

Storyboard:

Below is the storyboard plan of what we are going to include in the sequence. I have included drawings, camera angles, music and voice overs. This is a rough idea of what we are going to do however, we may choose to change certain parts if it doesn't fit to make it flow better overall.

Preliminary Task Plan

Preliminary Task:

In our Preliminary task we have to include:

1. Match on match
2. Shot reverse shot
3. 180 degree rule


*Storyline* - As a group when we got given the preliminary task we wanted to make sure that we were able to include all of the techniques in the sequence successfully and to a high standard. We discussed story lines that we could use and the different camera angles at different points in the sequence that would work to fit the 3 angles we have been asked to use. We decided to go with the story line of a man finding out that his girlfriend had cheated on him in a dramatic scene. We thought that this would be good to do because we would be able to show camera angles for example, close ups of the characters face and also to include music to create the tense atmosphere. We decided today to concentrate on the conversation between the characters.

Characters:

Demi - Abusive boyfriend

Amy - Cheating girlfriend

Catherine - Friend of the girl

Alicia - Camera and Editing





Below is a video of our first try of working out the conversation we are going to have between the different characters. We will build on this next time and will create more camera angles, add music and also edit the shots to make it flow better.

My Group

My Group:

The group of people that I have chosen to work with are Alicia Connolly, Amy Forsyth and Demi Odesanya. Each member of the group will input a different range of skills for example, camera work, editing to complete a task efficiently and to a high standard.  We are all individually opinionated so we will be able to come together with strong ideas that we will be reflected in our work. All of my group are individually hard working and will therefore contribute into making the standard of our work to the highest level it can be.