TECHNICAL POST: Editing skills

During our post-production process we put our footage together in order to produce our music video, we did this through editing. Our main editing programme was final cut pro.

We had learnt a lot more editing skills in our final piece and thriller opening  than our preliminary investigation and made significant improvements because of this.

Editing our thriller opening: 

Final product of thriller opening:

The improvements in our editing skills are clear in our final product of our music video:

TECHNICAL POST: Dolly Work

TECHNICAL POST: Green Screen

In this video, we show that we can use a green screen to change the background in order to make it seem like we are in a different setting.

TECHNICAL POST: sound

In this video, we explored how the use of a microphone enhanced the audio quality.

We discovered that covering the Rode Microphone with a dead cat (windshield) while outside prevented the audio from distorting due to the wind.

TECHNICAL POST: Lighting

Technical - Lighting Tests

Lighting Tests

TECHNICAL POST: Rule of Thirds

Technical - Rule of Thirds

Rule of Thirds

What is the "rule of thirds"?

The rule of thirds is a concept in video and film production in which the frame is divided into into nine imaginary sections. This creates reference points which act as guides for framing the image.

The "rule of thirds" says if you were to divide a TV screen into thirds using lines, you'd find, where those lines crossed, points that the eye is naturally attracted to.

Using the rule of thirds

The rule of thirds is applied by aligning a subject with the guide lines and their intersection points, placing the horizon on the top or bottom line, or allowing linear features in the image to flow from section to section. 

The main reason for observing the rule of thirds is to discourage placement of the subject at the center, or prevent a horizon from appearing to divide the picture in half.

  

       Without the rule of thirds                With the rule of thirds