Week 1 : Location Research
Location Brainstorm Video Research
Week 2 : Location Research
Hamilton Gardens For this assignment I have decided I would like to explore the Hamilton Gardens as my chosen location. I have chosen this location because it is somewhere I have a lot of childhood memories as I grew up in Hamilton. The Hamilton Gardens displays a wide range of different types of garden designs.Continue reading “Week 2 : Location Research”
Week 3 : Location Research
Brainstorm & Ideas Wildlife/Nature Documentary Possible Interviews Inspirational Conservation Natural Environment Photographic Moodboard I have put together a photographic moodboard containing some of my photographs I have taken at the Hamilton Gardens. Video Research I found this video to be extremely helpful in demonstrating how to take small clips and edit them together to workContinue reading “Week 3 : Location Research”
Week 4 : Location Research
My Kitchen (Change Of Location) Due to the recent news of going back into level 3 lockdown, I have made the decision to change my location to my kitchen. I decided it would be easier to have a location I am able to access often and at this stage I am unsure when we willContinue reading “Week 4 : Location Research”
Week 5 : Location Proposal
Location Proposal Where is my location? I have chosen my kitchen as my location because its somewhere that is important to me in many ways. I love everything about cooking, but the main thing for me is the element of creativity and satisfaction that comes with creating something from scratch. I also recently started experimentingContinue reading “Week 5 : Location Proposal”
Week 6: Research & Filming
Stop Motion – Title Sequence Idea I came across this photo on Google Images that gave me inspiration to somehow incorporate a similar result using stop motion for my title sequence. I think this could be an effective way to introduce my film as the title sequence plays a vital part in immediately captivating theContinue reading “Week 6: Research & Filming”
Week 8: Experimentation & Filming
#2 Underwater filming – Reshoot This shows some of the footage I captured for my reshoot for the underwater footage I would like to have in my film. This time after doing further research into underwater product filming. I was able to capture much clearer results and eliminated as much of the reflection as IContinue reading “Week 8: Experimentation & Filming”
Week 9: Experimentation & Filming
Transitions Research – This week I did some further research into smooth transitions and learning how to make effective use of continuing camera movements to alleviate harsh cuts between related clips. This video covers some techniques I would like to experiment with when producing my film including zooming transition, panning transitions and using motion blurContinue reading “Week 9: Experimentation & Filming”
Week 10: Filming & Post Production
Handheld Filming Research As I had no prior experience in to handheld filming I decided to do research in to techniques and tips to improve stability and create smooth unique shots to further enhance my film. The three key points I took out of this video is to extend the camera out from your body,Continue reading “Week 10: Filming & Post Production”
Week 11: Post Production
Paint Brush Tutorial I chose to do some research into how to create a paint brush effect in After Effects so I can make my title sequence text be painted in, I chose to experiment with this style as it implies a sense of creativity as I want to portray in the kitchen. Title SequenceContinue reading “Week 11: Post Production”
Week 12: Post Production & Presentation
Presentation Above is my presentation for the class to briefly outline my goals, research, inspiration and the process that went into producing my first complete draft film. Please see the full presentation above. Colour Grading Colour grading has been a continuous process through out post production. This is a comparison between unedited and the finalContinue reading “Week 12: Post Production & Presentation”
Week 13 – Final Film & Reflection
Kitchen Creations – Final Film Reflection Overall I am very pleased with the final outcome of my video although there are things that I could improve on given the extra time. Some of these improvements would include changing my title sequence as I think the current one does not suit the film style as muchContinue reading “Week 13 – Final Film & Reflection”