Before I joined this course my main focus was video editing. To begin with, I learnt the basics of Photography, i.e the rule of thirds and focusing. I then started to take photos in my spare time to practice using those methods. We got given our assignment the following week, I started to think up ideas for my project. I originally looked at photographing cars after a finding a few photographers I like. In terms of class work we looked at more background knowledge of photography as well as looking at darkroom work. After more development of my understanding we shot a 3-minute film, so we could test our filming and editing skills. In this time I decided I wanted to have my theme as the movement. This meant I could do we range of photos and videos, including my original ideas of taking photos of cars.
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I was originally going to film this outside but due to the cold weather, I decided to take it inside. This meant I could have more control over the situation, as I placed the ice into my bath meaning I could pour hot water around the ice to quicken up the process. This meant that you could see movement in 3 forms to finish the video off. One was, of course, the ice melting, the second was the water around the edges and finally, the steam from the hot water across the ice caused an extra visual touch. This completed the video with a nice fade out.
The final touch to the video was the soundtrack. As a musician, music always is the deciding factor in a lot of scenes for me. I had originally planned to use music from my band as I thought it would link well. However, I began to realise the music didn't flow with the visuals. Luckily my Dad is also a musician who has been working on a slow, dreamy instrumental song using guitars and synths. I tried applying this to the video and it fell hand in hand. It adding an extra dimension to the movement, flow and feel of my
I began my research into …show more content…
I was originally going to film this outside but due to the cold weather, I decided to take it inside. This meant I could have more control over the situation, as I placed the ice into my bath meaning I could pour hot water around the ice to quicken up the process. This meant that you could see movement in 3 forms to finish the video off. One was, of course, the ice melting, the second was the water around the edges and finally, the steam from the hot water across the ice caused an extra visual touch. This completed the video with a nice fade out.
The final touch to the video was the soundtrack. As a musician, music always is the deciding factor in a lot of scenes for me. I had originally planned to use music from my band as I thought it would link well. However, I began to realise the music didn't flow with the visuals. Luckily my Dad is also a musician who has been working on a slow, dreamy instrumental song using guitars and synths. I tried applying this to the video and it fell hand in hand. It adding an extra dimension to the movement, flow and feel of my