Post Production - how
your skills have progressed and how they helped you in your productions
I
have gone from knowing virtually nothing about post production to now being
able to complete complex editing of video, sound and
graphics.
At AS we used Premiere Pro to edit our film
opening. This helped us significantly as we were able to gather all of our
footage in one place and cut appropriate videos so that eventually we had a
collection of videos in a sequence for a successful film opening. During this
experience, we also learned skills to add effective transitions, audio or
video. This would be transitions such as dissolve, fade or dip to black. We
could also play around with volumes or add text and change the colour or font
to make an effective title sequence.
At A2 we used Premiere Pro in a different way
because we had a more advanced task. We used Premiere Pro to edit our music
video. Similar to AS, we were able to gather all of the shots we had in one
place and filter out the ones that were appropriate and the ones we did not
need. We had skills from AS such as how to crop, edit and add transitions and
effects which was helpful to not have to pick up from scratch again. However,
we also added to these skills with more knowledge of Premiere Pro, for example
being able to add filters that we had found on the internet over the top of
shots to give it a vintage feel, or finding out how to get rid of the grid look
on the swimming pool shots. Overall, combining AS and A2 skills for Premiere
Pro produced a successful music video for us.
At AS we used tools for film sound to make the
music build up when parts of the film opening were tenser. This meant using
audio gains and fades when we wanted the music to be louder or quieter. This
included the use an experiential fade, which meant playing around with the
length of that to match it to the clip.
At A2 we improved our use for film sound by
just advancing the skills we already had from AS. This meant using audio gains
and fades, but more quickly and more successful as we already had knowledge of
how to do it. Sound was more important for this task as it was a music video,
so if we did not have this correct, we would have a problem.
At AS we did not know much about Photoshop and
it was a learning experience for each member of our task. We spent much time on
google learning the tools and skills you need for Photoshop and eventually
learned how to create an effective film opening poster for ‘Hacker.’ Skills
such as crop, magic wand tool, eraser tool and red eye tool.
At A2 we improved our understanding of
Photoshop by watching videos on YouTube of how to create a successful picture
in Photoshop. As we were using Photoshop to create a six-picture digipak, we
needed to extend our skills from AS level. This meant using the techniques we
had picked up, but adding skills such as learning how to use sharpen tool,
brush tool and quick selection tool.
At AS we got feedback after the production by
filming people and asking them a selection of questions we had already devised.
We then put all of these videos in Premiere and made a 5 minute video of
feedback from peers, teachers and family members. This way, we had a range of
ages and genders and received helpful and appropriate feedback to improve our
final film opening sequence and achieve a mark to be proud of.
At A2 we improved post production feedback
also by filming people and asking them a selection of questions we had already
devised. We then put all of these videos in Premiere and this was added to a
four page written questionnaire. This included questions to find out
information such as how people watch
music videos, and how they enjoyed our music video/ what could be improved. We
also had a one page questionnaire online so that the computer could generate a
solid conclusion of feedback for us – all of this aided the improvement of our
A2 music video and we hope to achieve a successful mark for this task also.
My
post production skills have developed hugely and has enabled me to take a
simple piece of footage and turn it into something complex and creative.
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