1. I think that from making this product I’ve learnt
that lighting on camera compared to eyesight is
completely different and you need to compensate Seen as I’ve used my own camera to shoot the
when filming in a poorly lit area. In our clip with
scene, I’ve learnt a lot about it and how it
Ben meeting the Crime Lord we wanted the
lighting to be almost pitch black except for one
works. For example changing the focus point
bright white lamp just highlighting their faces. manually whilst filming which came in use
Unfortunately the lamp we had was not bright while filming the kitchen scene.
enough for the camera to pick up on the actors. So
we had to use the room light with a home-made
shade on it.
Cameras
Lighting
What have you learnt about
technologies from the
process of constructing this
product?
Sony Vegas
Photoshop
Sony Vegas is probably the technology I’ve learnt
the most about whilst producing this product.
Particularly editing and getting it to do exactly
I had great fun making my production logo, what I have in my head. Most of the editing was to
using Photoshop was really helpful with do with sound and getting the backing track to
making the logo look professional and exactly work well with what’s on the screen. I’ve also
how I wanted it. I needed some help and learnt a lot about how to manipulate the footage
pointers on where to find tools and how to go to make it fit, for example one of the clips we used
about using them but once I’d been shown, was actually an outtake and wasn’t meant to be
applying them to make my logo was easy. used however once we’d fiddled about with it we
managed to make it work.
