VIDEO EDITING REFLECTION

 Video editing Reflection 

Learning the Premiere Pro software was a long journey. When I first opened up the software, it was very intimidating because of all the different features, and personally, I thought I would never be able to understand it. I first attempted to use the software for a TV production class and failed miserably. It was because of that, I browsed YouTube for tutorials on how to use it. Though these did help, I wasn't very good at retaining the information I watched.  However, when watching AND editing along with the videos my Media Studies teacher linked for the class, I quickly got the hang of it.  

To begin the process of creating a clip, I first had to ensure that all the raw materials and practice projects were organized. As you can see below, I created different files for the raw footage and other exports.

Then, I had to import them into Premiere Pro and create different sequences, graphics, and color corrections. Creating the sequence of how I want the videos to be organized was quite challenging. This was because I had to make sure that the flow of the film, as a whole, made sense and wasn't choppy. I wasn't able to get that just right until the very end of the project when I made my revisions. 

Another challenge that I faced was that the version of the software that I used was slightly different than the version that the man in the tutorials had. This made some of the things he did very confusing to me because my version was able to do it. For example, when creating the Lower Thirds, the feature of creating a background shape for the text wasn't available to me. Thankfully, he proposed another way of having text with a background that I was able to do. 

Throughout the entire process of creating the clip, I learned a few valuable lessons. This included practicing how to compromise and use problem-solving skills. An example of me compromising would be when I realized my version of the app was different. I had to decipher what would be the most beneficial route to create this clip so that I would be able to make it look good while having limited features. 

Learning these different techniques and life skills may prove to be very helpful in the near future. When specifically referring to the techniques I learned from the editing software, they might help me when creating short films in TV Production class and in the end-of-year tests for this class. On the other hand, problem-solving skills are beneficial for every aspect of life, especially in my educational career. 

I believe that this short exercise will help a lot when I'm doing my portfolio project because it can help ensure my film will look more professional and well put together.

Camera Work Reflection

 Camera Movements

    Learning camera movements actually came quite easily to me. I first learned about these movements from another class of mine years back. It was a bit difficult memorizing the names of all of the camera movements and the reasons they are used, but once I got the hang of it, it was pretty intriguing.

    For my camera movements project, I started later than most people in my class, so I ended up having to do it at home. For that project, my class had to create a short film using the movements static, pan, tilt, push in/out, and one of our choice. We also had to create a Word document about our film explaining how each movement helped tell our story. The experience of creating these videos was pretty fun, considering I was able to use my little sisters as actors, and I had a few extra days to film. 

    Even though it was fun doing the project, I had a little trouble along the way. First, coming up with an idea was hard because the prompt was "surprise," and, being me, I initially didn't read the instructions. Because of that, I came up with a whole idea that had nothing to do with the prompt. Once I had read the instructions and changed my initial idea, I had some help from my little siblings for ideas, and they actually had some thoughts.

     Another challenge that I had with this project was that the movements that we had to use weren't as easy to film as I thought. Specifically, pan was challenging to do when I was at a high angle. I had to take a few shots at filming that angle, but in the end it came out good.

Throughout this project, I learned how to maneuver my cell phone to capture camera movements and how to come up with a script. 

    If I had the chance to redo this project, I would definitely read the full instructions first before making the plan for the film. Also, I would plan the film out more thoroughly because I kind of winged it for this project and came up with the lines along the way, causing me and the actors to take more time in the filming process. 

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Camera Shots/Angles

    Learning camera shots and angles came a bit harder for me. This is probably because this is entirely new information, and the names of the shots were SO hard to remember. If I'm being honest, I still have some trouble understanding them all, but I'm getting better.

    For this project, we had to take 15 photos using different camera shots and/or angles whilst telling a story about inanimate objects. This project was a bit difficult for me because how are you supposed to tell a story while only using pictures of things that aren't even able to portray emotion?! I had to take a while to come up with an idea, but I was able to eventually come up with one about bullying and started working on drawing each angle down on my planning sheet.

      A major challenge that I had with this project was showing all of the emotion that I wanted the characters to have in the scenes, whilst only being able to use objects. Along with finding which angle to go with which scene, I also had to be able to capture the angles themselves, which proved to be quite the challenge, and I had to do many takes to get them right.

    This project helped me learn how to make a story without dialogue or visible movement. Also, I learned how to take angles, like worms view, on objects that are fairly close to the ground.

    Next time I do a project like this, I will make sure that I fully understand the concept of all angles and shots and have firm confidence in my storyboard.

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This is the link to the project itself.