Filming

For this part of our assignment we are using video cameras for the first time. we will be using a Sony HDR FX1 and a little flip camera.

Sony HDR-FX1 features -
Switchable HDV/DV Format Recording
3.5" Wide Precision Hybrid SwivelScreen™ LCD Display
Manual Zoom and Manual Focus Ring
Shot Transition
Assignable Buttons
HDV Recording Format
Super Steady Shot Optical Stabilization System
there is a review of this camera online - http://www.dvuser.co.UK/content.php?CID=33
Flip camera features -
Pocket sized for convenience.
Large 2-inch LCD screen to playback and delete videos.
Built in software that allows you to edit, email and upload.
Can capture up to 120 minutes using its 4GB internal memory.
Crystal HD creating a less stutter'y image

Task:
In this session i am going to film a piece of video footage. My objective is to produce several types of shots by selecting my scene and composing my shots fist before pressing record just as i would in photography.
when i am ready to take my shot i then need to press the record button.I must leave the camera to record for 10 seconds before and after each shot to prevent the shots looking to snappy. All shots i produce must be with a tripod to help stop the camera shaking and ruining shots. the shots i need to produce are:

• Pan shot from left to right
• Pan shot from right to left
• Close up shot (tight shot of someones face clipping of the top of the head)
• A wide angle shot taken from a low viewpoint looking up
• A tilt shot from low to high
• A tilt shot from high to low
• A shot which manual focuses on a person walking towards the camera and retaining focus
• A shot which manual focuses on a person walking away from the camera and retaining focus

In my images i could use the words reflection , line , vertical , colour , scale , opposite and frame to help make my shots more interesting and focused.

For each shot i need to produce 3 versions for each as my first attempt may not be correct. also by taking several versions is good practise and gives me the choice to choose the best shot. 

Another thing i should consider is a technique called "in camera editing" this is where i leave the camera to start recording for 10 seconds before moving the camera and then film my shot normally.Then letting the camera rest again for 10 seconds before pressing the record button again to start recording. This will allow me enough time for any editing transitions i need to carry out  between each section of the video stages.


My first attempt using a flip camera


The location i chose was in the park by the library near the church grounds. Once i had taken all the shots i needed with my partner we then edited them and put them into a video using the i movie package.

This video is before we added the sound affect and titles.

Our first task was to up load all of our video clips into i movie, we then had to put them in an order that worked and flowed well the order we chose was:

• The close up shot of Ryan's face.
• Then a pan shot from left to right of the church
• A tilt shot from low to high of church
• A focal shot of Ryan walking away from the camera
• A focal shot of Ryan walking towards the camera
• A pan shot from right to left of the geese in the park
• A wide angle shot taken from a low viewpoint looking up 

The short video clips we took worked well together and flowed they was also quite a good quality in the sense that they was steady they didn't shake an they gradually flowed for instance right to left in a steady time they didn't pan slowly then really quickly.

The second step was to add titles and a theme, we decided to add centered at the start and naming the video filming project 1 . We then added a scrolling credits at the end naming me and Josie who created the video and Ryan who featured in the video we would also put where it was filmed.

The third step was to add audio we decided to add sound affects from i movie 08 sound affects.

The forth step was to choose sound affects that went with the video well the timing had to be right for each small part of the film for instance we chose footsteps for when ryan was walking towards the camera and away from the camera. we then added chime bells when we was filming the church for the tilt shot from low to high .

This is where we added the foot steps sound affect and needed to time it just right so it started when he started walking and ended when he stopped walking.