Unit 10: Video Production Evaluation

We were set the task to create a short film to create a continuity edit. Originally the task was to work in groups and walk into a building, have a conversation so the film included shot - reverse shots and then leave. However we changed the idea of this and came up with something else and created a mini horror which included more shots that we could edit and work with Premier Pro more. We worked in a group of 5 to complete the task and when starting off, we got together and gathered ideas of how we could switch it up and what we could do in the film and that is when it all come to plan when we decided to do a horror genre and work like the film ‘Psycho’ which we studied clips of in class. When filming we used close ups, mid shots, long shots, shot-reverse shots and extreme close ups. We used these to add suspense to the film as it is a horror and the shot-reverse shots shows who the conversation is with. Furthermore, the long shots shows the mise-en-scene in the background so the audience can gather ideas of where the short film is set which adds more to the storyline. We made sure we shot clips for the continuity edit when Karim and Sam were having a conversation with each other as the camera was going back and forth to each other so that the clips were repeated. When shooting, we restarted the film twice as we were not happy with the first filming and we thought that we could do better so we changed a few ideas and shot the scenes in different locations using handheld and the tripod and we came out with a better outcome with the new film compared to the first one we filmed that could be used as a practise run to get used to different filming techniques. After filming our clips, we used Premier Pro to edit them together. Whilst editing we cut and copied clips as well as searching for music we were able to use and not get copyrighted and then copied this sound to play throughout the film. In addition to this we integrated a jumpscare sound in the video when Sam appears in the lift. By doing this it separates the continuous sound playing in the film. At the end we added a black screen that flashes when Karim is “getting murdered” and then a red effect over the screen when he is lying on the floor to connotate the death and danger he has just overcome. When completing this unit, I have learnt many skills within Premier Pro and different ideas for filming so now I feel alot more comfortable with using this editing software and looking forward to create more ideas when filming more scenes in the future.