For our preliminary task we were required to film a short sequence that showed one individual walking towards a door, opening it and then proceeding to engage in coversation with another individual.
The task was expected to show a variety of camera shots including shot reverse shot, close ups, establishing shots and some basic editing skills like cuts and fades.
Once the half hour filming was complete we then spent the next lesson edititng the raw footage in Adobe Premiere Pro to remove bad shots, cut out unnecessary pauses and blend shots together to attempt to create a flowing film as opposed to a mass of cluttered unorganized shots.
Found below is the timeline of the fully edited task from Adobe Premiere Pro demonstrating my use of basic editing skills on the raw footage and my ability to create a title screen.
The end result is a clear product of someone new to filming techniques as several of the cuts look clunky where they should be seemless, also in some of the shots the panning of the camera is either too slow or the camera's initial positioning is too high for the intended shot.
To stop errors like this happening it is imperative that we allow ourselves more time to film than the 30 minutes we were allocated for this preliminary task, this will allow us to run through several takes of footage and reduce stress levels within the production, helping to create a slicker looking final product.
