Editing Task - The first shoot

This was the video produced from the first film shoot.

 ("First Shoot End Video") - Link to Group Members Blog Page with First Cut
http://chelsea-wilsonn.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/continuity-task-first-shoot.html 

Teacher Feedback: After producing our first video, the teacher had a look over it and told us what was good, what was bad and how we could improve. The positives were that we kept to the 180 degree rule really well, and that our overall filming was rather good, however we found there was a few clipping issues within the clip. Another issue we had with the final video was that we used a dissolve transition for the Match on Action, we were told that this wasn't right and that it was an improper use of the transition and that it would be far better to use a quick cut between the three stages. We also were told we needed better movement tracking with the Match on Action, we were advised to change the final part of the match on action to the actors sitting down rather than them already seated. We were told this would create a better idea of passing time with cuts. This also lead us to the discovery of the mothers face being blocked by the child's. This meant she couldn't be seen and looked rather sloppy in camera work. The improvements that were suggested to us was to create an establishing shot before the entry of the actors, rather than having them come in straight away.

What I have learnt: From this first shoot I have learnt that the whole process is a case of trial and error. Shoots don't always go flawlessly and that its okay to re-shoot as many times as needed as long as we get the quality result we're aiming for. I also learnt that editing is espicially important during this post-production as there are so many ways to approach the raw footage and many different changes for different effects. Throughout the editing I found new ways and approaches to editing than I had known before and feel that it will be really beneficial for the Thriller film opening.