Bibliography

www.whatdigitalcamera.com

www.youtube.com

www.Kodak.com

www.squidoo.com/top-rated-digital-slr-cameras-2009-2010

wiki.answers..com/Q/who_invented_the_camera

www.sony.com

PLTS

In this module i think i have done quite well as iv developed were i am weak and were my strengths are.

IE2-Researched about home videos

IE3-Explored problems that could go wrong.

IE4-Evaluated myself each week

IE5-Took in where it is best to film and other ideas.

CT1-Came up with more then 1 idea and developed them

CT6-Took in to conclusion that things could change and have a plan b

RL2-Set target each week and plan

RL3-Reviewed myself each week on strengths and weekness's

RL4-Listened to advice and criticism from Sir and Anthony

TW6-Told other students my opinions on their videos

SM2-Working towards my goals when i set them

SM3-Organized my time even though didn't always do it perfect i did near the end

EP3-Saying what i have to do and putting it in a step by step plan.

26th May

Today i had a workshop with Anthony Batchler from cityeye. He talked about developing are video ideas, teaching us the software, showing us his own videos and how they were made.

To start of i talked through each idea i had come up with him and how i plan to do it. He gave me advice on how to do each one and said he most liked the music video. He said he would like to see my age in a msuic video and he liked the message. I was happy because he gave me positive feedback.

After everyone and I had presented are ideas, he showed us a video he had not long made about the traffic at brookfield school. He explained each step and how he made it. He talked about how camera angles are very affective wich gave me a lot of help and ideas. Anthony then gave us a task to get in to groups and create are own short film. It could be on anything to do with in the school.

I was in a group with Sophie and Kia. We had to create a mind map on differnt ideas. The final idea we agreed on was vertical tutors. We created notes on teachers we wanted to interview and students from each year.Though some teachers we wanted were not available what was a let down but we had other teachers fill in.
We wrote down the questions on a piece of paper and gave them to the interviewe befor we started filming so they new what to say. We had two lots of questions one for students and one for the teachers. We filmed are teachers first then the students. The purpose of having the same questions is so they can go in order and we can cut us out talking. This makes it seem more like a discussion/conversation then just question, answer.
Also we filmed cutaways of the school so it was more interesting and more to look at.

I had to take in to consideration that we needed a nice backdrop so when people watched no one would get distracted with something in the background. So we located the students and teachers where we wanted them.
Also i had to take in to consideration when filiming that the person being niteviewed should not be looking direct at the camera. So we had to focus on camera angles and have them looking at whoever is interviewing in are case Sophie or Kia.

Next we had to start editing the video together. This was tricky and quite scary as we had limioted time and none of us had used the software before. We chose one person out the group to be incharge of the editing, and i was picked. So when we needed extra filiming Sophie and kia would go of and get the footage. I picked the software up quite quick but wasnt to comftable with it still.

Finally when we had edited and shortened everything down we had to add titles and credits. After we were complete we had to present are piece to the group. We got positive feed back but we also got told make sure the sound is all at the same level. As in are film we had some people talking really loud and others talking quiter.

Today i think i have worked well as a group and we managed are time as we got everything complete in the limited time we got given.
A weakness of today is work out how to use transisitions as some clips just jumped from one another.
Though i am proud and pleased with how i worked today.

14th July

I have now completed everything so today i evaluated myself and went through my strengths and weakness's.
I feel my weakness's have turned in strengths and i feel comftable using the software. At times the software did play up, but with out getting annoyed that is something you have to deal with as it always happens.
I enjoyed this project and would love to do something like this again.

7th July

Today is are last day for editing. My target today was to finish the film as all i had left was the interview. Though to make the message of my video more understanadble i started of using a cutaway then using a quote about follwing your dream. It then goes straight in to the interview. I cut out the parts of me asking the question out so it just flows. Though to make this work the boys answerd the question by saying the question in their answer. IN their interview i used 3 cutaways 2 images and 1 video clip all were based on their anwser's. Throughout the interview i used a backing track very quitely.
If this was real i would not be able to use someone else's music with out their permission as it is copyright.So i have to take that in to consideration.

Today i have finished my video and reached my targets i have managed my time well and completed everything. I feel i have got a lot stronger on using the software and i am not afraid to explore the software any more.

30th June

Today Anthony batchler came in to check are progress and how we were getting on with the software. I showed him my video and he seemed pretty pleased. He liked my cutaways i had done and the message of the video.
He helped me out loads as he showed me an easy way of placing cutaways in with out getting out of time from the video and the sound.
I started my video again. This did not take long to put it back together as now i have an easy technique.
I also finished the whole song today which i was really happy about.

Today i think i finally achieved my target i managed my time well and next week all i have left to do is edit the interview. I also feel one of my weakness's is not to be scared to explore the software more.

23rd June

Today i will also be editing my film again. Though i have more footage i have collected that i need to upload.
The footage i have filmed is an interview of the boys. I ask them questions on how they plan to follow their dream.
Though i was more focused on the song part of the video and how i wanted to edit that and get that perfect. I could not find an easier way to get cutaways in so i just had to keep going through my video untill i was happy.
Again i spent all day doing this so once again i dont think i have reached my target. Next week i need to focus on the placing more cutaways in and the interview.