Week 4 - Editing 3

The forth week was maybe the first biggest challenge for me and my group. After shooting last week, now we had to edit the rushes which weren't that professional. Our first problem was connected with uploading the files from the hard disc to a computer. Also one person of our group was missing so we have more work to do which on one side is better for our development skills but on the other it's not justly so I hope in future we will become more organized and hard-working. 

I learnt how to import my files on Avid, how to add subtitles, how to burn a DVD and also how to add a VT clock to my movies. Despite the difficulties, I am sure that this was one of the most important lesson we had so far not just because of the fact we used more recognizable tools for me but also because we will urgently need this things for our assessment. 

Week 3 - Camera 1

I have always thought that when it comes to filming there are no quite difficult aspects of doing it but i was totally wrong... Behind every single video or movie there are lots of not that easy things to do. What I learnt from the third week of my module was that even assembling the camera is a very big challenge. Firstly, we were in a different room and we had to make a group of 3-4, go to Hires and Loans and borrow an equipment. Before setting up the camera there were some technical aspects and settings that we have to bear in mind too. We learnt other essential things such as: the importance of juxtaposition, white balance, zooming, adjusting the height and setting up the driver. What my group found it difficult was not coming up with an idea and shooting it but setting up the camera itself. I believe in time this will be improved. 

Week 2 - Editing

The second week`s lesson started with revising our editing skills from the first week so I was able to refresh my memory and understand things that i couldn't. The main topic was connected to the editing as we were introduced the five major categories of edit types- Action, Screen Position, Form, Concept and Combined Edit. After that we moved on to audio editing and combining in video where one of the most important aspects are: cut, dissolve, wipe and fade. We used already recorded sounds, interviews and videos which I think was a very good practice. During the afternoon, we were working on our previous cuts and started putting effects. 

Week 1 - Introduction and Editing 1

The first week of the TV Location Module was very good. We were united in a group of maybe 20 students in a room. Firstly, there were an introduction of the module and assignment briefs. After we were faced with Editing. I have never thought how important is to edit your videos in order to evoke emotion, create impact, lead the viewer and cut out the boring bits. 

During the second part of the lesson our tutor - Olivia represented to us two programs which are really unfamiliar and new for me as I've never worked with editing tools - EditShare and Avid. Unfortunately, there was no free computer for me to log into my own directory but i hope next time this will be fixed.