First edit of continuity film

Our group went out and began filming for our continuity film. We decided to film a range of shots to allow us to see which ones we thought would suit the piece the best. We used the school as the location for the piece as we felt as though it suited our storyline very much. We filmed a range of shots in many different classrooms and we also used outside locations to add some variety into the film. We tried a range of different shots using numerous different camera angles to try to make the piece seem that littkle bit more interesting.

We went down to the collage to begin editing the piece together as the software that they have is far better than that of the school. Using this different software will allow our films to be as professional and polished as they can be. We used the entire day to edit as we were all new to using the software.We were given a small tutorial by one of the experienced members of staff at the collage which really helped us to build on and develop our skills whilst using this new software.

Once we had completed the first edit of our piece, our teacher gave us some feedback on what we had put together. She complimented us on many of the shots but in particular she said she liked the high angle shot of Josh walking that we shot through the window. She said that it really helped to break up our piece and helped to make it more interesting. She also gave us some feedback on how we can improve to make our film as good as it can be. We decided that the shots at the beginning of our film need to be cut a bit shorter as they are too long and focus too much upon just one element of the piece that really isnt needed. We have also decided that we need to cut down the shot of josh opening the door as it is currently too slow. We will also speed this clip up to help to improve this also.

We are planning to vist the collage one more time to allow us to complete one final edit of our films. Whilst we are there, we will focus on cutting down some of the clips that we currently have in place to make our film run more smoothly.