A Day In The Life Of Evaluation

In the process of making my one minute video I learnt a lot of new skills and vital information which will play a key part in my final coursework piece.

The most important thing that I learnt was that I need to be organised and give myself as much time as possible. I decided on my idea about a week before the deadline and so it was a mad panic to get all the filming and editing done in time. Allowing myself to repeat this when making my short film or music video would end up in a complete and utter disaster. Therefore I need to brainstorm all of my ideas early on and get them down to my best one very early on. This way I will have plenty of time to make several drafts and refilm any alterations and improvements that I come up with along the way. I'll also have more time to edit in a lot more detail and fine comb my filming to make it to the highest possible standard.

I learnt how to film using a camera which is something I've never done before. I found it quite intimidating at the beginning as I didn't know how to set the camera up or where to position it to get the best shots. I own a tripod so I used that in order to stabilise my camera and steer clear of wobbly hand syndrome whilst filming. I stuck to basic angles and shots for this video but when it comes to my coursework filming I'm going to push myself to experiment to make my filming as unique and interesting as possible. I used a Fujifilm JX500 to do my filming which is not made for taking high quality videos. I'm hoping to use either a Canon or an Olympus when I film my coursework so that my video looks more professional and is to a much higher standard.

To edit my video I used Final Cut Pro which I've never used before and so it was something else that I learnt how to do. It more straight forward than I was expecting but my editing was pretty basic for my video as I was getting to grips with the programme. I'm definitely going to try out some of the more interesting techniques in my coursework so that my video has a different level to it and would be more appealing for the audience to watch. 

Overall I would say that I'm pleased with my video as I got the effect I wanted, especially seeing as I didn't leave myself much time in which to complete it. In order to improve it I would give myself longer to film, use a better camera and be more creative when it comes to editing. I've learnt new skills which will be beneficial when it comes to my coursework and I know what I want to try and test.