Tutor’s feedback for Assignment 1

Shaun Mullins SS Ass. Fback 01 (2) This was my first attempt ever at making a film.  I know that I was supposed to just film something and submit it for assessment but this being my third course I feel that am now a little bit past just doing a project without researching it first. … More Tutor’s feedback for Assignment 1

White Balance for assignment V in Lightroom

I am currently reading ‘The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC / Lightroom 6 Book by Martin Evening and I have come to an interesting section regarding video editing in Lightroom.  I use Lightroom to import all my photography including my video; but all editing has been automatically done through Final-Cut-Pro. I hade a small issue with … More White Balance for assignment V in Lightroom

Mise-en-Scene and mise-en-shot for assignment V

The mise-en-scene for this film required some props.  I needed to buy a suitable whistle which I had engraved with the words Roubar, Llamer, Lamentar and I wanted the costume to suggest the past, say the 1930’s and then the epilogue to bring the audience up to date with a modern contemporary feel.  For the … More Mise-en-Scene and mise-en-shot for assignment V

Call Sheets

Having created spreadsheets for my shooting-list for this assignment, I then kept my producing hat on and created spreadsheets for a calling-list in order to work out how much time was needed to film the required shots for my movie.  This was also important for my cast and crew members who will need to know … More Call Sheets

Storyboard

Having written my screenplay, made up a shooting list and created a call-sheet, I then drew my storyboard ideas for photographing assignment 5.  This will guide me with my composition and helps me to prepare ideas before the day of the shoot.  Not all my final shots may match my sketches but the sketches helps … More Storyboard

Editing assignment 5

I began editing my short-film for assignment 5 straight-away as I shot the scenes and worked on them constantly improving them as I progressed through the project adding fresh ideas and making small improvements as my experience grew. Compound Clips One of the first techniques that I utilised that I had learned from my Final-Cut-Pro, … More Editing assignment 5