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Diary Entry Three - 10.10.2017

Todays session was again focused on the use of cutaways to create a sequence in a news package.

Before the practical task started, I had plenty of ideas of where to film and the kind of cutaways and overlays that I wanted to obtain. I didn’t get enough footage to be able to make sufficent sequences in post production,  however the content that  I did manage to shoot,  I feel were good shots and relevent to some parts of the voiceover. I know that if I had just a little more time then I could have executed this task to a far better standard.

I found iMovie simple to navigate around, and fairly simple to use. I got the hang of how to upload videos onto the app, and how to split and delete shots. It can be a bit fiddly at times which became a little frustrating when trying to move footage around the timeline, but nothing so difficult that it stopped me from completing the task. I think it's one of those things that I will have to keep working with to eventually get the hang of. 

Feedback: 

I was praised on my interview shot; the composition, angles, subject position, focus and brightness were all good.  


I need to work on the content of the cutaways that I use. I need to make sure they support what is being said e.g. When introducing someone, cutaways can include candid shots of the subject rather than random shots of signs. I also need to make sure I collect shots that contain some sort of energy within them, as the shots I have been getting have been very lifeless and give off the effect of a still shot rather than a moving picture.  


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