PRACTISE PRODUCTIONS + EXERCISES

PRACTISE - FINAL CUT PRO X

• Useful to do it as the clip hasn't been split yet
• Drag the bar of sound below the video to the bottom

• Find a sound effect on YouTube
• Copy the URL of the video
• Change the video to mp3 using a website
• Import sound into Final Cut Pro and use

• Find a green screen video on Youtube (or film something in front of a green screen)
• Copy URL of the video
• Download video
• Import video into Final Cut Pro
• Drag effect keyer onto green screen clip

PRELIM EXERCISE

This is a practice shoot we did to reintroduce ourselves to filming and editing in preparation for our micro-drama and our film opening. It was also a complete introduction to the software for the members of our group that didn't do Media Studies for GCSE. After finishing, I was reminded of the shortcuts in the software and also the different angles and recording techniques. We used lots of post-production and filming shots/techniques that we will consider using for our final film opening. Different techniques we used are:

• Voice-over
• Foley Sound
• Match-on-action cut
• Keyer effect
• Youtube to mp3 conversion
• Fast cuts

Here is the preparation we made for the Prelim

Preparation for prelim from westhamwindows

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Prelim call sheet from westhamwindows

VIDEO

MICRO-DRAMA PREPERATION

We knew we wanted a piece of drama following on from a previous micro-drama an A2 group had done. In their drama, a masked character kills several people in a quest to win the female he wants. At the end, he has won the girl and then are holding hands while getting on to the bus. We wanted to use this same main character, also killing several people, but instead of him battling to get the girl, he already has the girl. The scene starts with the couple walking into class all lovey dovey. Then a cowboy enters, stealing the females heart. The masked character gets angry and kills the cowboy. After this, a student in the same classroom comes up to the killer and tells him off, which upsets him, causing him to kill him as well. This happens with the teacher as well, ending with the masked character walking off with his girl again. 

Here is the preparation we made

Prep for microdrama from westhamwindows

Microdrama call sheet from westhamwindows

Here is our sequel

In this micro-drama, we were able to use a lot of devices that could be used during our final film opening. With this micro-drama being produced with a comedy element in mind, we used relevant techniques to anchor this genre. This includes:

• Contrast between dark and lighter non-diegetic music
• Exaggerated stereotyping
• Binary Opposition