Sequencing and Editing.

In Final Cut Express I edited some shots of cars, to get these shots I went into the browser which is used to store footage and sequences which is where I got this footage from, viewer is for raw footage. I cut pieces of the sequences I wanted and placed them onto the timeline below which that is where most of the editing takes place, I used the tool razor blade on the timeline on bits of footage that I did not want and to make a cut to separate it from the rest of the shot which through that other images can be placed in-between them. Effects I used on this were such as fade to black which are good to use when ending a scene or the video in the case I did, others where things such as cross dissolve which work good when moving from one shot to another on a different location. Some effects that I placed between shots did not work, but to make this easier I should record a few seconds before the clip I want and after which allows the effects to work.

Capturing Digital Footage.

I set up a scratch disc on the computer that I use to capture and edit, to do this I had to create a folder and give it a distinctive name which then each time I opened Final Cut Express I had to select this file so that any work that I do on the sequences are all saved to one storage place this means that no work gets lost or tampered with. To capture footage from my tape to Final Cut Express I had to open Final Cut Express and then go to file then capture with the camera being plugged in set the camera to play/ edit mode which from there the footage is captured. Problems that occurred was with plugging the camera in whilst Final Cut Express was open which it is meant to be done while it is closed but this could make this easier is for me to remember to have Final Cut Express closed first.

Continuity filming.

Through the process of preparing and making a short film I had to do a lot of preparation such as coming up with an idea which was possible to film, storyboarding my idea was relatively fun and easy, to do my storyboard I just broke down my idea/ story shot by shot to make it easier to film and get each shot that is needed to make the film understandable. I used cinematography such as panning movement’s being slow to show the mood of being sad and to make an energetic scene the panning movement would be fast with lots of movement. Editing choices I have choose are to have each shot flow with each other and each cut to work with the mood of the scene and also in time with the background music. The camera was handled on a tripod instead of hand held or using a crane or track, using the tripod made it easier to make shots steady and not unsettled, also it gives you chance to be able to shoot steady smooth panning shots. Problems that occurred was the storyboard had too much to do where as we did not have enough time to do all that was written down, so we just took stuff out of the storyboard an made it shorter. Things I would do again to improve would be getting the shots exactly right and timed right so that editing and piecing it together would be made easier.