Describe a range of creative decisions that you made in the post production stage and how these decisions made a difference to the final outcomes. Refer to a range of examples in your answer to show how these skills have developed over time.
The process of post production over the two years has improved dramatically. In the first year of the coursework (Year 12), the post production was minimal in the productions of the first practice edit (dancing bears), the Preliminary task, the second practice edit (Juno) and the final film opening (Untamed).
The Prelim task in year 12 had very limited post production. Firstly, we did not research into the genre beforehand in enough depth. After filming, the editing was extremely limited, as we did not have enough knowledge of how to do so. The editing included very basic transitions and text imputed onto the moving image. We did not use any sound in the post production stage of the prelim, meaning the sound was very low quality from filming outdoors. Therefore from this experience, we learned that sound was crucial in a film production in order for it to have a professional look and feel.
However, the film opening (Untamed) was at a heightened standard from the prelim. We did use more editing techniques on Adobe Premiere Pro in order to attain the outcome we were striving for. We used colour correcting on he whole video to make each scene match each other in brightness, saturation and underling colour, we used foley by doing voice over for parts of sound and dialogue which was illegible - we learned this from the prelim stage. Also the use of adding songs on top of the footage and sound which fitted the genre and mood of those scenes. There was a use of titles over the footage which we had researched into using art of the title, making us more confident and experienced in this area. We then used some effects such as transitions and changing of the speed - however, these effects were minimal and were a draw back to our final product.
In year 13, we developed our skills even further through the Preliminary task, practice edit, and the final music video. In the post production of the prelim stage, we used man more effects such as colour correcter, warp stabiliser and the use of motion (zoom in and out of footage), and also titles. We ended up using all three of these effects in the final video. We did not use warp stabiliser or motion in year 12 as we were not experienced in these effects, yet this prelim allowed us to become more confident and knowledgeable in editing and post production. The fluidity of the editing had also improved since year 12 as we edited the cuts and shots to the beat of the music in the prelim, whereas we had struggled with this in year 12, making the final film opening seem slow and rigid.
We did neglect a considerable amount of footage in the editing stage. We filmed a whole other scene which we did not use in the final product. In the post production stage we really went through every shot very finely and precisely in order to get the best footage for the final video.
We did create a website in year 12 for the film opening yet it was very basic compared to our final website in year 13. The year 13 website had 7 pages to explore, and a lot of interactional links, such as the video, digipak, and moving images from the photoshoot. Yet in the year 12 website, it was considerably more limited as we had very few tabs and no interactivity apart from the link to the video.
In year 13, we used photoshop in order to create the digipak, tour poster, magazine cover, and merchandise. This was a dramatic improvement from our creation of images as last year we did not even use photoshop, we used microsoft powerpoint and word. The use of photoshop allowed us to use a multitude of new tools - which we learned through online forums and youtube tutorials.
Technology Essay
Explain how your digital technology skills have developed over time and how this has contributed to your outcome.
Throughout both years of our coursework, my use within the area of digital technology have improved throughout the various tasks we have produced, such as prelims and practise videos. Within these products, I have improved by practising different techniques.
In the first year (AS), I created a multitude of different productions: an initial practise of pre-existing clips, a prelim named Girls Can't Play, a practise video replicating the opening titles from Juno, and the final film opening. For the first three practise edits/ prelims, the editing standard was extremely basic - with the only post productional editing being transitions, colour correcting and basic cuts. For the final film opening, the editing again was very basic with slight improvements from the prelim. There were more camera shots used with more creativity, but still limited as they were just plainly following the protagonist.
This year, the filming was practised in the two practise videos - the prelim and the "banana phone" short practise. These practises allowed more confidence in our camera work as a group. We learned to re film the same shot multiple times from multiple angles in order to make the video seem more diverse and professional. Another filming improvement was that we had properly learned the colour modes and brightness/ contrast for the camera, which allowed the footage to ultimately be at a much higher standard.
In year 13, we used premiere to edit again, yet there was a rather vast improvement. From our music video prelim, we were accustomed to the attributes for a successful music video and how to edit the shots in a correct manner in order for them to fit with the conventions of a music video. Our editing was further improved during the practise edit stage, where the task was to film a short video along to the song "banana phone". We were encouraged to use a selection of editing techniques, such as split screen, mirroring, reverse, sky blend, and others. Due to these practises of editing, the editing standard for the final music video was at an almost professional level. The pace of the music was fast, which made it compulsory to use many shots, such as in the first minute of the music video, there are 55 shots, compared to 20 in year 12's film opening. The actual editing effects that we used were not only more vast, but better applied to the shots along to the music. Our top used effect was warp stabiliser, which was used in order to smoothen out footage, which we had to nest the stabilised clip in order to later to change the speed. We also used effects including: speed, reverse, mirror, split screen, overlay.
Also, in year 12, we used Blogger to post all of our work. In year twelve, we blogged to a very basic standard, with only completing with 50 blog posts - half of what we did this year. The skills in year 12 for blogger were only to write blog posts without any other external sites used.
We did use
This year on Blogger, there has been a prevalent improvement in the standard. We completed the coursework stage at 100 posts, which were all written with much detail and using other techniques rather than just writing onto the blogger document provided. We made sure to embed YouTube videos (our own and other people's), Emaze and Prezis, Mind maps, Powerpoint/ other slide shows, and plenty of images, gifs and short video clips. These aspects all together allowed us to present our information much more clearly, making our blogs overall at a professional standard.
Throughout both years of our coursework, my use within the area of digital technology have improved throughout the various tasks we have produced, such as prelims and practise videos. Within these products, I have improved by practising different techniques.
In the first year (AS), I created a multitude of different productions: an initial practise of pre-existing clips, a prelim named Girls Can't Play, a practise video replicating the opening titles from Juno, and the final film opening. For the first three practise edits/ prelims, the editing standard was extremely basic - with the only post productional editing being transitions, colour correcting and basic cuts. For the final film opening, the editing again was very basic with slight improvements from the prelim. There were more camera shots used with more creativity, but still limited as they were just plainly following the protagonist.
This year, the filming was practised in the two practise videos - the prelim and the "banana phone" short practise. These practises allowed more confidence in our camera work as a group. We learned to re film the same shot multiple times from multiple angles in order to make the video seem more diverse and professional. Another filming improvement was that we had properly learned the colour modes and brightness/ contrast for the camera, which allowed the footage to ultimately be at a much higher standard.
In year 13, we used premiere to edit again, yet there was a rather vast improvement. From our music video prelim, we were accustomed to the attributes for a successful music video and how to edit the shots in a correct manner in order for them to fit with the conventions of a music video. Our editing was further improved during the practise edit stage, where the task was to film a short video along to the song "banana phone". We were encouraged to use a selection of editing techniques, such as split screen, mirroring, reverse, sky blend, and others. Due to these practises of editing, the editing standard for the final music video was at an almost professional level. The pace of the music was fast, which made it compulsory to use many shots, such as in the first minute of the music video, there are 55 shots, compared to 20 in year 12's film opening. The actual editing effects that we used were not only more vast, but better applied to the shots along to the music. Our top used effect was warp stabiliser, which was used in order to smoothen out footage, which we had to nest the stabilised clip in order to later to change the speed. We also used effects including: speed, reverse, mirror, split screen, overlay.
Also, in year 12, we used Blogger to post all of our work. In year twelve, we blogged to a very basic standard, with only completing with 50 blog posts - half of what we did this year. The skills in year 12 for blogger were only to write blog posts without any other external sites used.
We did use
This year on Blogger, there has been a prevalent improvement in the standard. We completed the coursework stage at 100 posts, which were all written with much detail and using other techniques rather than just writing onto the blogger document provided. We made sure to embed YouTube videos (our own and other people's), Emaze and Prezis, Mind maps, Powerpoint/ other slide shows, and plenty of images, gifs and short video clips. These aspects all together allowed us to present our information much more clearly, making our blogs overall at a professional standard.
Question 1A
Describe and Evaluate the skills development over the course of the production work from the film opening to the music video
Including productions outside of media course.
What skills have you developed? what have you learned?
Including productions outside of media course.
What skills have you developed? what have you learned?
development from foundation stage to advanced portfolio
Creativity:
How creative have you been?
Would it be more creative if you had free choice of task?
Did the set tasks help your creativity?
Where does creativity come from?
Show timeline of skills learned from sept 2016
Intro
explain all tasks over two years and other things that may be relevant
Main paras
tech used with some reflection & how you got to grips with it at first
Discuss the editing package
Tech:
How easy is it to use the tech?
How did you use the tech?
concl:
bring together all to answer q
How has tech developed skills in:
team work/ negotiation
organisation/ planning/ research
technological confidence
- Digital Technology
- Creativity
- Research/ Planning
- Post Production
- Using conventions from real texts
Creativity:
How creative have you been?
Would it be more creative if you had free choice of task?
Did the set tasks help your creativity?
Where does creativity come from?
Show timeline of skills learned from sept 2016
Intro
explain all tasks over two years and other things that may be relevant
Main paras
tech used with some reflection & how you got to grips with it at first
Discuss the editing package
Tech:
How easy is it to use the tech?
How did you use the tech?
concl:
bring together all to answer q
How has tech developed skills in:
team work/ negotiation
organisation/ planning/ research
technological confidence
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