Lesson 7 - Imovie tutorial

In today's lesson I was introduced into the programme that we would be using for our video editing when the time does come. During the tutorial we were shown how to import and video, how to split a video clip and how to add sound & effects to video clips. We were told to upload a previous video that we had filmed in order to get use to the piece of software for future use.

Lesson 5/6 - "The Phone Call"

In today's lesson I was given another brief in which I had to complete. The brief was entitled "The Phone Call". The task required me and other group members to film a sequence of 16 shots that we were given information about. We did this plus we shot 3 of our own sequences to add to the story which would make it more interesting. We made sure that we had taken into consideration what the lighting would be like and carefully planned the dialogue in each scene along with the type of shot and framing of the shots. Each member of our group planned the 19 scenes that we would have in the video on a storyboard. To make the scenes look genuine we made sure that all the props used made the scene look genuine. I was told that we would be editing this video which I will post on here as the end product of this task.

Lesson 4

In today's lesson all the classes videos were shown to enable them to say what they liked about the video and what we could improve on. I think I have learnt a lot from the feedback that I had received. I have learnt that whenever we are filming it is highly important to carefully plan everything down to the last detail because careful planning will mean that a better quality video will be produced with everyone knowing what dialogue they had. I think that it also important that when writing the dialogue, it isn't repetitive. Another important aspect is that of the setting and the lighting. The setting is important because when filming it needs to look genuine to make the video better. When filming , I think framing a shot is extremely important because it makes the video flow much more smoothly. Lastly , one more point that was discussed is that of time. Time is the most important aspect when it comes to planning and filming , I have learnt that I need to be careful when it comes to planning and take time when it comes to shooting the video.

Lesson 2/3 - Filming For Brief

In this lesson we were given a brief of shooting a film of a walk around the school. I decided that I would have a film about just the new sixth form block that had been built. Before we could go out filming we as a group would have to plan what we would be shooting on our walk around along with sounds/dialogue. We did this in the form of a storyboard which would outline what we would be shooting and what each of us would be saying we were  able to start filming. Once we had completed the filming , we analysed the footage with feedback from my teacher and decided to shoot the video again with more information and using more of a variety of shots. Once this had been done , again we received feedback.

Lesson 1 - Introduction Into A2 Media Coursework

In today's lesson I was introduced into A2 media coursework. I was told that during the course I would be creating a music video, movie trailer and a documentary.I was also told that 2 addition tasks will have to be completed but this will depend on what I chose to use as my coursework (music video or film trailer) My teacher clearly set out a number of skills that would need to develop during the coursework which are

• being able to hold a steady shot
• framing a shot appropriately 
• using various shot distances
• selecting mise en scene - colour, figure, lighting, objects & settings
• editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer
• using a variety of transitions
• using sound with images and editing appropriately