Thpe process in creating a mini video.

1. Planning & Filming
I created a storyboard that gave me a clear outline of what I
wanted to create during the filming stage, including camera
angles and proximity.
After I had decided on what I wanted to create, I used a
handheld camera and tri pod to film the scenes. I varied in
camera angles to empathise something and their importance. In
the conversation between Danielle and George I kept to the rule
of 180 degrees turn that is common in all TV shows and Movies;
switching to focus on the current speaker.

2. IMOVIE & Editing
To split a clip, you have to highlight the
part that you want to split and click on
‘clip’ at the top of the screen before
selecting ‘split clip’ to separate the bigger
clip into two smaller parts. This allows
you to mute parts of a clip, edit it and
change the brightness, speed etc.

3. If the diegetic sound is too quiet then voice
can be enchanced by clicking on audio
adjustments on the clip. Through this, you
can edit the sound to your liking. Audio
adjustment allows a person to reduce
background noise and/or increase/decrease
a particular sound.
The equalizer allows you to change certain
aspects of the sound (music, voice,
background etc) whilst the clip itself can be
changed through fade in’s and fade out’s.
These fade outs will mostly be used in low
action clips as it reflects a calm or
melancholy atmosphere.

4. To edit a clip’s visual aspect, you need
to click on the video adjustments,
allowing you to change the visuals to
suit your style of genre. If a clip is too
dark you can adjust the brightness to
make the clips more visible and the
objects within them. This prevents
viewers from becoming bored as they
will find it difficult seeing facial
expressions and body language
through dark clips.

5. The atmosphere in the clip
can also be manipulated by
clicking on ‘clip adjustment’
and then ‘video effect’.
Once in video effects, you
can change
The style of clip to reflect a
certain mood or to conform
to the stereotypical views of
a particular genre. Also,
effects can be used to hint or
foreshadow something. The
effect ‘dream’ hints that the
person is dreaming whilst
‘serpia’ reflects a more sci-fy
feel.