An example of an 'e-portfolio' for Unit 3 - Digital Media Skills

1. Unit 3: Digital Media Skills Index
Opening statement:
The video product I have chosen to create is a short film with a monologue questioning
who we are if we don’t have memories of our lives.
My product holds the interest of 16-19 year-olds as the film is based on an ambiguous
character of a similar age that would intrigue teenagers as well as being interested by a
monologue which may raise questions that they haven’t thought of before.
The product is also original as I have created the character as well as creating the script
and storyboards.
I have made my film though-provoking as I have used different quotes which will raise
questions among a teenage audience and uses questions throughout the monologue.
In the brief it states that the product should puzzle, challenge, or intrigue and audience. I
beilve that my filmwould intrigue the audience with the ambiguity aspect of it as well as
having a character of a similar age for the audience to relate to. It could also be said to
puzzle the audience as many questions are left unanswered, such as how my character
ended up where she is, and it could make the audience question who they are due to the
memories and experiences they have.
Index Key:
SourcedAudioiPhone Audio:
Take 1 take one of my monologue
Take 2 take two of my monologue
Take 3 take three of monologue
Take 4 take four of my monologue
Take 5 take five of my monologue
SourcedSoundEffects:
Calm Winda royaltyfree windsoundeffectsourcedfromYouTube.
Forrest Background Nosie royaltyfree forestsoundeffectfromYouTube.
Quadcopter Drone Sound FX Royaltyfree drone soundeffectssourcedfrom YouTube
type writera royaltyfree shortenedtypewritersoundeffectsourcedfrom YouTube
TypewriterSound effecta royaltyfree longtype writersoundeffectsourcedfromYouTube
Sourced Music
05 – Strange Habit this is a song by July Talk which I recognise is not royalty free however if
this was the industry then I would seek permission from the artist and recording studio. I
chose this song has it has a mysterious vibe to it and thought it may fit my idea well.

2. Sourced Graphics:
4 Minutes - FILM BURNS - Experimental Super 8 Layer (Free Download) an overlay I may
use to make my filmhave an old look to it.
cctv security cam green screened a green screen overlay to make some footage look like a
cctv recording.
Old film 8mm scratches and Dirt Green Screen FREE FOOTAGE HD another overlay to make
footage have an old look to it.
Security Camera Filter to add to the cctv overlay and make the footage look like a cctv
recording.
Sourced fonts
Travelling-typewriter the font I will use in my title sequence
Sourced video
Time lapses
-Airport TL 1
-Airport TL 2
-Joe Close Up TL
-Joe Medium TL
-Leah Close Up TL
-Leah Close Up TL
-Leah Close Up TL
-Leah Medium TL
-Liv Close Up TL
Leah shots as my film is a monologue and
doesn’t really have scenes, I had to make
sure I had enough shots of Leah, who
plays my main character. So I filmed
different angles and shot types, to keep
the film looking interesting and engaging
to the viewer.
Leah 1
Leah 2
Leah 3
leah 4
Leah 5
Leah 6
Leah 7
Leah 8
Leah 9
Leah 10
Leah 11
Leah 12
Leah 13
Leah 14
Leah 14
Leah 15
Leah 16
Leah 17
Leah 18
Leah 19
Leah 20
Leah 21
Leah 22
Leah 23
Leah 24
Leah 25
Leah 26
Leah 27
Leah 28
Leah 29
Leah 30
Leah 31
Leah 32
Leah 33
Leah 34

3. Leah 35
Leah 36
Leah 37
Leah 38
Leah 39
Leah 40
Leah Cans 1
Leah Cans 2
Leah Hands 1
Leah Hands 2
Leah Hands 3
Leah Hands lake
Leah Lake 1
Leah Lake 2
Leah Lake 3
Leah Lake 4
Leah Lake 5
Leah Mouth 1
Leah Mouth 2
Leah Sat Down 1
Leah Sat Down 2
Leah Shoes 1
Leah Shoes 2
Leah Shoes 3
Leah Shoes 4
Leah Shoes Lake
Leah smile to sad
Leah Water Bottle 1
Leah Water Bottle 2
Cutaways
Cans Close up
I.D Close up
I.D 2
I.D 3
Lake 1
Lake 2
Lake 3
Lake 4
Lake Birds
Sky 1
Sky 2
Sleeping Bag
Trees 1
Trees 2
Trees 3
Trees 4
Trees 5
Trees 6
Trees 7
Trees 8
Trees 9
Trees 10
Trees 11
Trees 12
Trees 13
Trees Flower
Trees Flower 2
Other shots
Mom Smile 1
Mom Smile 2
Computer
Opening Tree

4. Activity 1
I filmedmyfootage inKingsburyWaterpark,alocal nature reserve,withacrew that consistedof
Myself andtwo runners.Ifilmedinthislocationasithas loadsof forestareaswhichwouldhelpgive
the reserved,isolatedfeel Iwantedtoachieve. Thisaddstothe meaningof myfilmbeingabouta
girl whois alone anddoesn’trememberwhoshe is. Iusedmy Canon760D and a tripodto record
footage as smoothlyaspossible. Ialsousedan LED lightforareas that may have beentoodark,
makingsure that the footage waswell litandmatched. On thisday I alsorecordeda time-lapse,
usingmyCanon and tripod, of Livto use in the start of my film.
For my othertime-lapse of Joe,Ifilmedinmygardenona differentday,usingthe same setupas the
one I usedfor Liv. Thisenabledme tomatch the qualityof the time lapse’s. onthisdayI alsofilmed
the shotsof my momsmiling. Ifilmedthisinahome environmentasIwanteda homelyfeel toit.
To record mymonologue,Iusedmy Shure MV88 Motivmic and recordeditusingthe compatible
app on myphone. Iusedthismic as I am familiarwithhow touse it andlike the soundqualityit
produces. I recorded5 differenttakestoachieve the bestaudiopossible,Iendedupbeinghappy
withthe lasttake I recorded.

5. Activity 2
I started the editing stage by loading in my assets and looked through them to check that I
had them all before I started. I then began to make my title screen and loaded in my
opening shot.
I then selected new title and added “who?” in the font and colouring I wanted. I chose a
typewriter font as I like the aesthetic of it and thought it suited the type of film I made.
I then animated the title to make the letters appear as if they are being typed. I did this by
adding a crop effect and putting a hold so that each letter appeared separately.

6. I then added a typing sound effect in time with when the letters appear. I thought that by
having an animated title instead of fade in would engage the audience more as it looks
more professional meaning it keeps the audience’s attention.
I then loaded in my audio, my monologue and forest background noise, so that I could edit
around them. I chose take 5 of my monologue as it sounded the clearest and well spoken. I
also thought that a forest sound track would be better suited than the song I had originally
planned to use, so used it instead.
The first clip I used was of my character’s eyes. I used this as my opening shot as it is
intriguing and the audience would want to find out who she is and what is happening.
To make some parts of my filmlook like a
memory/dream I used an overlay which made
the footage look like old 8mm film. I used this
on the parts where my character talks about her
mother, to distinguish it from the rest of the
film.

7. I added a warp stabiliser to some hand held shots to make them smoother. By adding this it
would appeal to the audience more as they wouldn’t be put off by shaky camera work.
I added additive dissolve to transition between the
“memory” shots and my main character. This was to
make it look more like a flash back and would make it
easier for the audience to see the difference.
I then adjusted the brightness of some shots so that the footage matched. This is so that
shots didn’t look out of place and looked more aesthetically pleasing to the audience.

8. To edit the ending, I
adjusted the scale and
position so that the
computer screen slowly
zoomed outwards until
its original size. I did
this first so that I could
then match up the
footage of my character
after.
I added an inverted mask so that the footage
would show through the computer screen and
would be the correct size.
After that, I added in my footage of my character
and redid the effect of it zooming outwards using
the scale and position. I also had to adjust angle
of it so had to change the rotation.

9. I used fast colour corrector so that I
could fade the saturation to black
and white. The fade is in time with
the zooming out so that as it comes
out of the computer it becomes
black and white. This it to make it
look more realistic and like security
footage.
I then added a black and white effect to the
rest of the footage being played through the
computer
To add the overlays, I changed the position, scale
and rotation so that it matched the footage of the
computer and my character.
I did the same thing for the other
overlay so they both zoomed out at
the same rate.
I chose to put overlays over the
footage as it would look more realistic
to the audience, making it more
appealing.

10. Once I was happy with the edit I used a non-
red key to cut out the green and make the
overlays see through.
Lastly I added letter boxes to my
video to make the film look more
professional and aesthetically
pleasing to the viewer, making it
more appealing to an audience.
To do this I simply added a title
and drew to boxes at the top and
bottom of the footage. Then I
put it over all of my footage.