FMP Progress + Sound Recording Workshop

Last night I managed to film a huge chunk of my film on location and with the actors I needed. You can see what I got here on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yWctbAjJVU. This morning I got some great feedback from students, such as it looked too dark and the white balance/tone didn't feel right. Today's sound workshop conducted by Ian was useful because he showed us how to use professional broadcasting cameras, boom mics and radio mics. I have learnt that this is much better than filming directly from the camera because it reduces wind and noise interference, and when I next reshoot that's what I'm going to be doing.

UEL Offer Holder Day

I had such fun at UEL today and got a really good feel of the place. The Illustration workshop was especially active and I made a collage thing, which was really cool.

FMP Sound Experiments

On Thursday night I went out for a late night walk and decided to stop by the train tracks to film the sound of a train running along them. I have recorded train sounds before but not to a very high standard, and I decided to do it with my camera to see how it responded to sound. I have edited it in various ways through Premiere Pro and Audition and their audio effects and I feel proud of these outcomes. I look forward very much to Ian's sound workshop on Tuesday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg9pMvDnvRc

PhotoShop CC's Stunning Filter Effects

Just been having some fun with PhotoShop's filters. I remember in the Summer of last year testing them all out and seeing what different effects they had, which proved to be really awesome. I've taken my favourite photo from Tuesday and given it a Dark Stroke filter effect. I adore the contrast; it feels really gritty and horrifying like it needs to be.

Just a thought...

It often blows my mind how much can happen in just a single morning.

But then again I hate lying in.

Premiere Pro Special Effects

Premiere Pro is a very impressive tool, although I think when I actually start filming I'll lower the exposure on my camera much more and lower the saturation. It always feels so much better when your film isn't too bogged down in editing.

Further Filming Practice

On the way back from Rave on Monday I decided to carry out a few more filming tests on my personal camera, to see if the settings to create a night-time scene were still up to a high standard. I think I captured the tone very well but the scenery could still be darkened. Hopefully that can be fixed in Premiere Pro.