Yesterday i edited and uploaded the garden art video i did.
i
found that the sound of the video on a whole was good and needed very
little editing, that said some of the sound clips had a lorry in the
background so i simply changed the sound of said clip with the sound
from another clip.
Some of the shots I had to crop, trim, change the speed of and colour correct.
I achieved what i wanted with this project which looks arty and abstract which is exactly what i aimed for.
you can view the video in full HD on the link below.
https://vimeo.com/70286684
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Sunday, 14 July 2013
Filming Garden Art
Today I decided that i would get my camera out and film with no real objective.
As it was a nice day i took my camera outside and decided that i would concentrate on plants and flowers. My focus was on getting arty close up shots with pulling focus or zooming in. i also used a lot of shots where i locked the camera off as there was movement in the plant due to a slight breeze.
I am going to edit together all the footage later in sort of a montage of clips style and possibly edited the sound where needed.
As it was a nice day i took my camera outside and decided that i would concentrate on plants and flowers. My focus was on getting arty close up shots with pulling focus or zooming in. i also used a lot of shots where i locked the camera off as there was movement in the plant due to a slight breeze.
I am going to edit together all the footage later in sort of a montage of clips style and possibly edited the sound where needed.
Saturday, 6 July 2013
Editing Existing Footage of The TV Show Banshee
Today I edited together some existing footage of the TV show Banshee.
I took episode one and edited it down to a 3 min extended trailer.
I kept the edit sharp and snappy by using quick cuts and shots that were full of action.
I am hoping to do more of these videos for more episodes in the series before finally doing a Season Trailer.
You can view this video on vimeo via the link below.
https://vimeo.com/69754190
I took episode one and edited it down to a 3 min extended trailer.
I kept the edit sharp and snappy by using quick cuts and shots that were full of action.
I am hoping to do more of these videos for more episodes in the series before finally doing a Season Trailer.
You can view this video on vimeo via the link below.
https://vimeo.com/69754190
Sunday, 2 June 2013
Editing/Colour Correcting Elite Training Video
I've found that as this video was filmed in a garage with no
additional lighting the natural light combined with the florescent bulbs
give everything a blue tint.
To correct this i have combined levels with RGB curves in Adobe Premiere Pro, adjusting the brightness and the blue levels of the clips.
This makes the clips look a lot more natural and makes the images seem sharper and clearer.
To correct this i have combined levels with RGB curves in Adobe Premiere Pro, adjusting the brightness and the blue levels of the clips.
This makes the clips look a lot more natural and makes the images seem sharper and clearer.
Before
After
Friday, 31 May 2013
Editing Elite Training Video
This project has been pretty straightforward editing i think this is
because i was very selective with the footage i was collecting on the
day of filming.
A couple of the shots had the sound ruined but i expected that as i was filming in a mechanics garage and for shots where i was really bothered about the sound i used lapel mics to pick up the speech of the person i was focusing on.
At the moment the project is all laid down in order on the time line in Premiere Pro, i need to sort out cut away shots and add titles as well as colour correct certain clips.
A couple of the shots had the sound ruined but i expected that as i was filming in a mechanics garage and for shots where i was really bothered about the sound i used lapel mics to pick up the speech of the person i was focusing on.
At the moment the project is all laid down in order on the time line in Premiere Pro, i need to sort out cut away shots and add titles as well as colour correct certain clips.
Thursday, 30 May 2013
Filming for Elite Training
today i filmed for elite training at a motor mechanics in Telford, i
filmed various shots of the people fixing a car including shots of;
tires being changed/pumped up, windscreen wipers being tested and blades
being changed, headlights being changed, oil being checked, break pads
being cleaned. among other things.
After filming them doing their activities i then filmed interviews with the 3 lads who are on work on work placement at the mechanics and before interviewing their supervisor at the garage and a company representative from Elite Training.
i am hoping to start editing to night as i am currently transferring footage from my memory card to my laptop.
i have arranged to deliver the video on DVD to the client next Wednesday. giving me a week to edit the entire project and get it burnt to DVD.
After filming them doing their activities i then filmed interviews with the 3 lads who are on work on work placement at the mechanics and before interviewing their supervisor at the garage and a company representative from Elite Training.
i am hoping to start editing to night as i am currently transferring footage from my memory card to my laptop.
i have arranged to deliver the video on DVD to the client next Wednesday. giving me a week to edit the entire project and get it burnt to DVD.
Tuesday, 28 May 2013
experimenting with adobe soundbooth - Starting filming
Today i have been experimenting with Adobe Soundbooth. I have used
Soundbooth on several occasions in the past but thought it best to
familiarize myself with it a bit more as i am hoping to use it to record
a voice over for my up and coming project that i am doing for Elite
Training.
I have had a few test recordings in soundbooth making sure everything is running ok and playback is up to the standard i want, which it all is.
I am hoping to get the voice over recorded tonight. i will be taking my DSLR with lapel mics as a back up.
I start filming for this project tomorrow and hopefully will start editing either tomorrow night or Thursday.
I have had a few test recordings in soundbooth making sure everything is running ok and playback is up to the standard i want, which it all is.
I am hoping to get the voice over recorded tonight. i will be taking my DSLR with lapel mics as a back up.
I start filming for this project tomorrow and hopefully will start editing either tomorrow night or Thursday.
Speaking to Clients - Filming Wednesday
A couple of days ago I was approached by someone who had seen the
video that I had done for the County Council and they showed interest in
me doing a similar video for them.
So after several phone calls and emails the client and I have come to the agreement that start filming Wednesday and have the video back to him a week later.
The client wants a 20 - 30 minute video outlining the children on work placements, what they do, what they learn, what their employers think etc...
I feel that this is the perfect opportunity for me to gain more experience filming as well as more experience working to clients and meeting their briefs.
Wednesday I will be meeting the client at a mechanics in Telford where I will be filming.
I have decided that I will be filming the whole thing on my DSLR and that i will be using lapel mics for the interviews as they worked very well for the interviews that I did for the Art Gallery video and the video I did for the County Council.
I am really pleased for someone to have been impressed enough by work for them to want a video done by me. I am pleased that my video making skills have improved to the point where other people can see quality in the work I do.
So after several phone calls and emails the client and I have come to the agreement that start filming Wednesday and have the video back to him a week later.
The client wants a 20 - 30 minute video outlining the children on work placements, what they do, what they learn, what their employers think etc...
I feel that this is the perfect opportunity for me to gain more experience filming as well as more experience working to clients and meeting their briefs.
Wednesday I will be meeting the client at a mechanics in Telford where I will be filming.
I have decided that I will be filming the whole thing on my DSLR and that i will be using lapel mics for the interviews as they worked very well for the interviews that I did for the Art Gallery video and the video I did for the County Council.
I am really pleased for someone to have been impressed enough by work for them to want a video done by me. I am pleased that my video making skills have improved to the point where other people can see quality in the work I do.
Saturday, 25 May 2013
Using GoPro in non-action events.
Something i've been interested in for a while is the use of GoPro
Action Cams in dramas, music videos etc... i've previously seen shots in
things like Breaking Bad and have even used my own GoPro in my last drama for POV shots and low ground shots.
This morning i came across a music video by The D.O.T which is shot almost entirely on a GoPro Hero 3. the video consists of the two members of the group walking around the streets of Birmingham, videoing themselves singing along to the song and throwing the camera in the air. this gives a good view of the surroundings and is something very original. This has made me re-think the use of the GoPro and think of different ways i could use mine.
below are some screen shots from the music video. The whole thing can be watched here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqrliWEYIko
This morning i came across a music video by The D.O.T which is shot almost entirely on a GoPro Hero 3. the video consists of the two members of the group walking around the streets of Birmingham, videoing themselves singing along to the song and throwing the camera in the air. this gives a good view of the surroundings and is something very original. This has made me re-think the use of the GoPro and think of different ways i could use mine.
below are some screen shots from the music video. The whole thing can be watched here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqrliWEYIko
Colour Correcting Open Art Stills
I decided that the still images i had used in the open art video were
a little bit dull. so rather than editing them in photoshop which i
felt would be time consuming and would have the same effect of colour
correcting in premiere. I used RGB curves, i upped the brightness and
took down the green colouring as the back ground was a yellow colour,
this made the pictures stand out from the background.
Before
After
Before
After
Before
After
I feel that the pictures are a lot brighter and alot easier on the eye when colour corrected.
Editing Over Exposed Background objects
Right this might seem like a bit of a bodge-job but it worked.
i had a shot that was fine in colour and lighting but was devalued by over exposed white boards in the back of the shot. i tried adjusting the brightness of the clip and colour correcting the clip both of which effected the subjects in the foreground to much making the clip look dull and lifeless.
i then decided that i would overlay the video with itself on the adobe timeline twice, i then cropped out everything except the board to the left applied the tool RGB Curves and adjusted the brightness and colours untill the board was no longer over exposed. i then repeated this technique for the second board.
Before
i had a shot that was fine in colour and lighting but was devalued by over exposed white boards in the back of the shot. i tried adjusting the brightness of the clip and colour correcting the clip both of which effected the subjects in the foreground to much making the clip look dull and lifeless.
i then decided that i would overlay the video with itself on the adobe timeline twice, i then cropped out everything except the board to the left applied the tool RGB Curves and adjusted the brightness and colours untill the board was no longer over exposed. i then repeated this technique for the second board.
Below
you can see the before and after images. This technique worked for me
as the moving foreground images did not at any point in the video cross
the overexposed background image if they had i would have not been able
to use this technique.
Before
After
Before
After
Friday, 24 May 2013
Editing Art Gallery Video - Burning DVDs
Today I had a meeting with my client from the art gallery. She was
pleased with the changes made and has advised on a few more changes that
i have taken on-board and have edited in today. hopefully this project
is nearly complete and after another viewing from the client i can burn
the DVD and it will be installed in the Shire Hall Art Gallery Stafford.
I also met with a client of which i did a project for a couple of months ago, i met him today to burn a final DVD something that he didn't feel he needed at the time when i completed the video but now feels it would benefit him to have a DVD copy of the video.
I also met with a client of which i did a project for a couple of months ago, i met him today to burn a final DVD something that he didn't feel he needed at the time when i completed the video but now feels it would benefit him to have a DVD copy of the video.
Thursday, 23 May 2013
Meeting Open Art - Folders in Premiere
Yesterday i met with my client from the Shire Hall Art Gallery in
Stafford so that she could view the first draft of the video i am doing
for the Open Art Exhibition.
We watched the video through together and decided to change a few things such as the title colour and change the order of the presentation evening so that the award is given and then followed by the interview of that winner, whereas before all the awards were given back to back followed by the interviews all being grouped together.
I have also found that creating folders in Adobe Premiere Pro is a brilliant way to group footage. as i've grouped all footage based on what day they were filmed on making it easier to find the footage i need when i need it.
Tomorrow i am meeting the client again for another viewing and hopefully the video will be up and displayed in the gallery come this Saturday.
We watched the video through together and decided to change a few things such as the title colour and change the order of the presentation evening so that the award is given and then followed by the interview of that winner, whereas before all the awards were given back to back followed by the interviews all being grouped together.
I have also found that creating folders in Adobe Premiere Pro is a brilliant way to group footage. as i've grouped all footage based on what day they were filmed on making it easier to find the footage i need when i need it.
Tomorrow i am meeting the client again for another viewing and hopefully the video will be up and displayed in the gallery come this Saturday.
Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Colour Correcting Open Art
Finished Editing the open art video for the Shire Hall Gallery in Stafford.
I Finished off by colour correcting the video making all shots look very natural as can be seen below.
I Finished off by colour correcting the video making all shots look very natural as can be seen below.
Before
After
Monday, 20 May 2013
Editing Open Art Interviews
Just a quick post as I have just had a revelation while editing.
I know it sounds quite stupid but I have only just realized how important single frames are, I say this because while editing the sound of this interview I realized that by trimming a few frames you can make it sound as though the interviewee, is just talking not answering a question. This is done by trimming the '"erm"s, "well"s and other starting's to sentences making a sentence "erm well I started painting in..." to "I started painting in..."
Simple but effective.
I know it sounds quite stupid but I have only just realized how important single frames are, I say this because while editing the sound of this interview I realized that by trimming a few frames you can make it sound as though the interviewee, is just talking not answering a question. This is done by trimming the '"erm"s, "well"s and other starting's to sentences making a sentence "erm well I started painting in..." to "I started painting in..."
Simple but effective.
Sunday, 19 May 2013
Editing Open Art
Yesterday I started editing all of the footage from the Open Art Evening at the Shire Hall Gallery.
I went through all the footage selecting the best shots, I then synced all of the audio to match the best shots with the best sound.
I then edited more of the earlier footage I had collected, trimming down clips and in some cases removing clips completely to make room for more important footage from the Evening exhibition.
This morning I have picked up where I left off last night, chopping up the footage of the presenting side of the open art evening, and adding some cut away shots.
I am now going to spend the afternoon editing the winners interviews.
I went through all the footage selecting the best shots, I then synced all of the audio to match the best shots with the best sound.
I then edited more of the earlier footage I had collected, trimming down clips and in some cases removing clips completely to make room for more important footage from the Evening exhibition.
This morning I have picked up where I left off last night, chopping up the footage of the presenting side of the open art evening, and adding some cut away shots.
I am now going to spend the afternoon editing the winners interviews.
Saturday, 18 May 2013
Open Art
Last night was the final night of filming for the open art exhibition at The Shire Hall Gallery in Stafford.
we collected shots of the art as well as interviews with the winning artists and covered the presentation from start to finish.
This morning i have been going over the footage collected last night and have also been editing clips that i had collected previously to fit around the new footage.
I have also sped up a few clips of the hanging process of the art to give a time lapse from and empty wall to a wall full of art. Something that i think works very well.
Music has also now been added to accompany the footage. The artist that has done the music for me followed my instruction and has come up with a very fitting short piece.
we collected shots of the art as well as interviews with the winning artists and covered the presentation from start to finish.
This morning i have been going over the footage collected last night and have also been editing clips that i had collected previously to fit around the new footage.
I have also sped up a few clips of the hanging process of the art to give a time lapse from and empty wall to a wall full of art. Something that i think works very well.
Music has also now been added to accompany the footage. The artist that has done the music for me followed my instruction and has come up with a very fitting short piece.
Saturday, 11 May 2013
Filming Drama
Yesterday i filmed the last scene for my drama.
Filming was a success as i got all the footage i needed quickly and efficiently.
I used my Gopro camera again for Point of view shots something that it is perfect for.
i also played about with pulling focus during shots, this is something that i have been cautious of doing before as i have been worried of messing it up but after a couple of attempts i succeeded with the shot which i am very pleased about.
since then i have edited all the footage together. i had a few minor issues with sound which i sorted through splicing together bits of sound from other clips. i then colour corrected the entire project, some shots were very dark but through some minor adjustments the problem was sorted.
Filming was a success as i got all the footage i needed quickly and efficiently.
I used my Gopro camera again for Point of view shots something that it is perfect for.
i also played about with pulling focus during shots, this is something that i have been cautious of doing before as i have been worried of messing it up but after a couple of attempts i succeeded with the shot which i am very pleased about.
since then i have edited all the footage together. i had a few minor issues with sound which i sorted through splicing together bits of sound from other clips. i then colour corrected the entire project, some shots were very dark but through some minor adjustments the problem was sorted.
Before
After 
Thursday, 9 May 2013
Multi-Camera Production
Today and yesterday i have been doing a Multi-Camera production at Staffordshire university.
i performed various jobs such as operating the autocue, setting up lighting alongside the lighting director and the director and i even directed the camera operators while i was operating the autocue.
i performed various jobs such as operating the autocue, setting up lighting alongside the lighting director and the director and i even directed the camera operators while i was operating the autocue.
Tuesday, 30 April 2013
Art Gallery Video
Yesterday I filmed at The Shire Hall Gallery again. I filmed the
whole of the judging of the competition from 9:00am till 1:00pm and then
interviewed the judges in the afternoon.
This morning I have captured all of the footage to my laptop and I am currently previewing the footage and organizing it ready to edit it which i will hopefully start tonight.
This morning I have captured all of the footage to my laptop and I am currently previewing the footage and organizing it ready to edit it which i will hopefully start tonight.
Sunday, 28 April 2013
Filming Drama
Got up at 6am this morning to prepare for filming my drama as part of my course.
I am using a cast and crew of 4 people and filming it over 3 separate days. I am using my Canon D600 for most shots and my GoPro camera with head, chest and wrist attachments.
I filmed the whole first scene of my Drama and have collected some very good shots although I may have to return to the location to get some more establishing shots of the location.
I am using a cast and crew of 4 people and filming it over 3 separate days. I am using my Canon D600 for most shots and my GoPro camera with head, chest and wrist attachments.
I filmed the whole first scene of my Drama and have collected some very good shots although I may have to return to the location to get some more establishing shots of the location.
Saturday, 27 April 2013
Open Art at the Shire Hall Art Gallery
Yesterday I started filming for the Shire Hall Art gallery in Stafford.
I will be filming the whole art exhibition from start to finish. This includes the handing in of the art, the judging of the art, the hanging of the art and the viewing evening.
Both yesterday morning and this morning I filmed the handing in of the art.
I am filming the whole project on Canon DSLR's in full HD.
I will be filming the whole art exhibition from start to finish. This includes the handing in of the art, the judging of the art, the hanging of the art and the viewing evening.
Both yesterday morning and this morning I filmed the handing in of the art.
I am filming the whole project on Canon DSLR's in full HD.
Friday, 26 April 2013
Meeting for Art Gallery Video
Today I met with the client from the art gallery for the first time.
We sat down and spoke about what she wanted from the video, which was that she wanted a video that documented the Open Art Exhibition from start to finish. The Open Art Exhibition is split into sections which are; Handing in, Judging, Installation of winners in the gallery and the Prize giving evening when the winners are given their prizes and get a chance to look at all the new art hanging in the gallery.
The client has stated that she wants the video to be between 5 and 8 minutes long.
Based on my research I feel that this video would work well accompanied with some original music for the bits of the video where the sound of the video is not important. luckily i know some musicians so it should quite easy to find someone that is willing to do the music for me.
I feel that the handing in and the installation of the art in the gallery will be the 2 shortest parts of the video as i feel they may become boring, so i have decided to concentrate on the judging and the prize giving evening.
I will also interview the judges and winners of prizes to mix the video up a bit and make it more interesting for viewers.
We sat down and spoke about what she wanted from the video, which was that she wanted a video that documented the Open Art Exhibition from start to finish. The Open Art Exhibition is split into sections which are; Handing in, Judging, Installation of winners in the gallery and the Prize giving evening when the winners are given their prizes and get a chance to look at all the new art hanging in the gallery.
The client has stated that she wants the video to be between 5 and 8 minutes long.
Based on my research I feel that this video would work well accompanied with some original music for the bits of the video where the sound of the video is not important. luckily i know some musicians so it should quite easy to find someone that is willing to do the music for me.
I feel that the handing in and the installation of the art in the gallery will be the 2 shortest parts of the video as i feel they may become boring, so i have decided to concentrate on the judging and the prize giving evening.
I will also interview the judges and winners of prizes to mix the video up a bit and make it more interesting for viewers.
Wednesday, 24 April 2013
DVD Menu for Foundations to Employment
Today I authored a DVD menu for the Foundations to Employment video
that I am doing for Staffordshire County Council, I used Adobe Photoshop
to design the menu and then used Adobe Encore to author the DVD and
burn it to disc.
My DVD is complete with Working links for different videos that I have done for the council and can be seen below.
My DVD is complete with Working links for different videos that I have done for the council and can be seen below.
Monday, 22 April 2013
DVD Cover
Today I have been creating a DVD cover for the Foundations to Employment project i have been working on.
I created the DVD cover using Adobe Photoshop and used images that i have used in the video. one of the most useful things i used when doing this DVD cover was the guides to make sure all pictures and text were in line.
I took my inspiration from from other DVD cover such as the DVD cover for the film Samsara and a couple of David Attenborough DVDs, i chose these as inspiration as they are both informative, non-fiction style DVDs and i thought it would be fitting for my DVD cover to look similar to them as the DVD cover I am creating is for a factual documentary style program.
The above image is of my completed DVD cover with guides.
I created the DVD cover using Adobe Photoshop and used images that i have used in the video. one of the most useful things i used when doing this DVD cover was the guides to make sure all pictures and text were in line.
I took my inspiration from from other DVD cover such as the DVD cover for the film Samsara and a couple of David Attenborough DVDs, i chose these as inspiration as they are both informative, non-fiction style DVDs and i thought it would be fitting for my DVD cover to look similar to them as the DVD cover I am creating is for a factual documentary style program.
The above image is of my completed DVD cover with guides.
Saturday, 16 March 2013
Showreel/Progress
I've decided to start collecting footage for a showreel from past
projects that I have done. I have found footage that shows both my skill
with the camera and my directing skills.
Another thing I have noticed is how much my camera skills and editing skills have improved since last year. My most recent projects contain no camera jerks and the composition of my shots has improved a lot. Editing wise colour correcting has made a big improvement to the quality of my projects. In addition to this I have also improved from 3 years ago in the sense of using After Effects which i have used when necessary this last year and a half.
I now am also more capable of setting up and checking equipment something that has let me down when I first started studying video production. I noticed this as in a video a made 3 years ago the footage was glitchy due to the camera having dirty tape heads when filming and capturing.
Overall I didn't realize how much all aspects of my video production have improved the last 3 years due to experience and what I have learned from college/university.
Another thing I have noticed is how much my camera skills and editing skills have improved since last year. My most recent projects contain no camera jerks and the composition of my shots has improved a lot. Editing wise colour correcting has made a big improvement to the quality of my projects. In addition to this I have also improved from 3 years ago in the sense of using After Effects which i have used when necessary this last year and a half.
I now am also more capable of setting up and checking equipment something that has let me down when I first started studying video production. I noticed this as in a video a made 3 years ago the footage was glitchy due to the camera having dirty tape heads when filming and capturing.
Overall I didn't realize how much all aspects of my video production have improved the last 3 years due to experience and what I have learned from college/university.
Friday, 15 March 2013
Editing foundations to employment
I have now done everything that i can with the audio. I found that
the best solution was for me to lower the volume of the clip and put a
constant grain sound on the clip which masks the annoying background
noise.
Another thing that i have found very useful which I had not used before is the RGB Curves tool in Premiere Pro for colour correcting. A tool i will be using again in future with the Levels tool.
Below are before and after pictures of the colour correcting I have done.
As you can see in the second picture the shadows on the subjects face and background have been reduced and the light in whole looks a lot more natural.
Another thing that i have found very useful which I had not used before is the RGB Curves tool in Premiere Pro for colour correcting. A tool i will be using again in future with the Levels tool.
Below are before and after pictures of the colour correcting I have done.
Before
After
As you can see in the second picture the shadows on the subjects face and background have been reduced and the light in whole looks a lot more natural.
Thursday, 14 March 2013
Editing (foundations to employment)
My Edit for Staffordshire County Coucil's Foundations to Employment is nearly complete
one thing I am tampering is editing the sound in Soundbooth as there is an annoying dog barking sound in the background. unfortunately isolating the sound and deleting it leaves me with choppy unsynced footage.
one thing I am tampering is editing the sound in Soundbooth as there is an annoying dog barking sound in the background. unfortunately isolating the sound and deleting it leaves me with choppy unsynced footage.
Wednesday, 6 March 2013
Filming for Staffordshire County Council
Today I have filmed at a children's nursery in Oldbury, an Equestrian
center in Tamworth and a car mechanics in Hednesford, this was for the
project I am doing for Staffordshire County Council's Foundations to
Employment program.
Below are some pictures of both me and Ashley taken throughout the day including pictures of us setting up equipment and filming.
Below are some pictures of both me and Ashley taken throughout the day including pictures of us setting up equipment and filming.
Wednesday, 27 February 2013
Pre-Production (Foundations to Employment)
Finished pre production including proposal and shooting schedule. In
addition to this i have researched corporate videos online which I want
this project to look like, to give me more of an insight in to how I
want to go about production and different shots that I may want to use.
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