So here we go,
In this post I'll discuss: Photoshop, My first experiences with video cameras, Editing and other things, in "Week posts".
Weeks 2 & 3:
These were the first weeks that we used photoshop. I hadn’t had any experience with Photoshop before, so this was a whole new set of skills for me to learn. I learnt how to cut and paste, use layers, change the fill opacity and blend colours and shapes. I will update this post when I’m on a computer where I can upload my Photoshop pictures from another computer. You’ve already seen my poster of Elephant, and I’ll upload my poster for a fictional Horror film “The Trees”. I found Photoshop quiet easy to use, but I hope I’ll be able to learn more complicated and useful techniques the more I use it.
Week4:
This was the week when we had out first lesson with the video cameras we’ll be using for the next 2 years. We were shows how to turn them on and adjust the settings like white balance, shutter speed and other things. We then went out and shot a sequence of a person walking, shooting it from a few angles, with some pans and tracks throw in for good measure. We had to make sure to obey the 180 degree rule.
Week 5:
This was our Preliminary Task week, which I wrote about in an earlier post.
Week 6:
This was when we edited our Preliminary Tasks. We used Final Cut Pro on Apple Macs. All our film was uploaded on Firewire Drives, and then uploaded all the raw film onto the computer. I already outlined the sorting out of film, so check back down the page for that. Then we cut all the film together, using the timeline to make small changes to the amount of film on each end, ensuring smooth cuts. Then we added a fad in and out at the beginning and end of the sequence, and made sure the sound worked. Then it was done, and you’ve already seen the results.
Hope you enjoyed that little update, and now I can get back to writing more interesting stuff.
Check back soon,
Alex
