Unfortunately due to my video profile only partly uploading I am unable to present my video on my blog. It can be resolved however I haven’t the right equipment, software, and time to do so. This has affected my feedback evaluation as I am unable to identify the good and bad aspects of my video, based on what other people thought about it. In result I am going to give my own feedback and review my experience on the project.
When given the task to make a video profile, I had so many initial ideas on what I wanted it to look like, how I wanted it to be filmed, what shots I’ll use, how I’ll structure it etc. This stage, the pre-production stage was the most exciting and stressful part of the project. With so many ideas flowing through my mind, it was frustrating to decide on a final idea. When decided and at the beginning of filming, my decision changed again leading me to re-write my script. This affected my filming time but not drastically.
The filming process was enjoyable. I was camera operator for my partner which I felt I fulfilled well. The shots were accurate and original. It had variety and interest. I and my partner both shared the role of camera operator when filming my scenes. I particularly enjoyed and liked the bird’s eye view pan of me inside the college which contained footage of the college from different angles. I thought it was very well filmed as it went from a close-up of me introducing my college, to a zoomed out bird’s eye view shot of me, to then a pan shot of the college. It really focuses on the inner image subtracting the background, then the background drawing less focus to the image.
The post-production stage was interesting. Having experience with using final cut pro, I was familiar with the software which made it easier when editing. The editing process consisted of the uploading and inserting of the footage, having to organise the clips by re-naming them, the importing of music, inserting transitions and rendering the video, the structure of the video; what order the footage would go on in the timeline and the overall presentation of the advert. During this stage I progressed with my editing skills, I was able to try out and learn different techniques and also challenge myself which I always enjoy doing.
The feedback I would give myself, starting with the pros is I liked the typing soundtrack when it came to titles; it really went with the typewriter text. I also thought the transitions linking each scene fitted well and ran smoothly. The cons, the most important and noticeable one is to include more scenes and information, also to include a couple more shots and to adjust the sound levels ensuring that all scenes with talking audio in are at the same level.
