The importance lies in the preparation that
is carried out to complete your task. Firstly, key features of the video must
be sorted before you start, such as cast. The right cast is needed in order to
make a video look professional and of a high quality. Other factors such as
creating a storyboard is also important, so that you have a good plan to make
an efficient and competent start, and to make each production process easier.
2.
What Technologies did you use?
For Filming we used a Sony HDV camera,
without the use of any tripods or stands. In hindsight, using one of these would’ve
provided a better quality image. For editing we used the Final Cut Pro on the
Mac, but we did encounter problem. The software was slow and uploading our film
to the system took longer than anticipated. We also failed to upload the second
half of our video. However this may have been down to the length of shots we
took. The system was complicated and unpractical.
3.
What difficulties did you encounter?
(See question 2) We also found difficulty
in using the camera, specifically allowing enough recording time for the camera
so that it could upload the footage. We also struggled with losing tapes as
well as struggling with time constraints. Overall our piece is a lot different
than anticipated.
4.
How successful was your music video?
The video was mixed, we got some shots and
some scenes into a video but not as much as we could have. We did the best in
the circumstances we had. Some of the scenes were close to the real video,
however, the video isn’t long enough nor was some of the footage uploaded to show
the shots. We didn’t get a chance to use much lip syncing, nor were we able to
use a wide range of shot skills or techniques. Overall the video doesn’t present
the skills of the group.
5.
What have you learned?
Overall, as a group we have learned many
things. Firstly about how difficult it is to make a video itself, and how
important planning and preparation is to create a quality video. Perhaps if we
had done more planning and prep, then we would’ve been able to present a video
that is not only complete but reflects the skills of the group. We also learned
about how to use the different technologies, like how we need to press record
on the camera a few seconds before we start, so that we have footage to work
with should we need to edit and to ensure that the footage can be uploaded on
Final Cut Pro.
