Experimental Video

My finished video project, Life In Motion:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY4UfmxjBEE&feature=player_embedded

Experimental Video Post-Production Diary

26 Dec to 21 Jan -

Over this time period I uploaded and edited my different film clips in the movie editing software Pinnacle Studio Ultimate (this was all done at home). Once all the clips had been added to the time-line and cut into shorter sections in the order I wanted them, I had to go about using the time-lapse effect on each piece to speed it up. This was quite a time-consuming project as the software only let me speed it up x5 which took a long time rendering - in order to make the video faster which I wanted to do I had to export the file and open the project again, then again speed it up x5 which I did for each piece at least twice (x10). Rendering took about 4 hours overall!

20-21 Jan -

I added my soundtrack to the edited time-line as well as the opening and ending credits. It was then ready to be converted so I could download it to youtube. I also burnt it onto an empty DVD for my presentation.

Video Production Diary

10 December 09 -

I shot a short piece hand-held from the front window passenger seat of car driving along road in the mid-afternoon. I wanted to convey the sense of movement in the vehicle and capture the sky/trees/signs whizzing past as the car drove along.

14 December 09 -

Filming on this day took about 60 minutes. I wanted to capture a natural scene in the period of the day when the light starts to change and fade. It was perfect weather conditions as there was some moving cloud but the sun was out in-between them. I put the camera on a Tripod at Sumner's Ponds lake. I let the camera run as the clouds moved over the water and the the light began to fade. I was very pleased with the footage as it was exactly what I wanted.

30 December 09 -

I filmed a scene in the later afternoon which consisted of setting the camera on a tripod in Crawley Costa Coffee facing the window and high street. I wanted to film the busy scene of Xmas sales shoppers walking past and in/out of Primark. I left the camera running for a good 45/50 minutes. Overall I was very pleased with this session - the one thing I felt that could have been done better was the positioning of the camera as when I looked back at the footage I discovered there was quite a bit of shadowing from the inside on the glass window as I hadn't put the camera near enough to it. But I thought in some ways it added to the effectiveness of the shot.

2 January 10 -

The filming of this scene took place in the early evening. The camera was set up on a tripod just outside McDonalds facing the junction with the traffic lights. I wanted to capture the cars stopping and starting as the traffic lights changed colours. I left the camera running for nearly an hour. Although the footage I took was good enough, there were a few things that could have been improved. Firstly I felt it was a little grainy because of the lack of light and the focus could have been a little better - also at the edge of the frame I captured a few people walking into the restaurant, which would have looked better without!