Above you can see my 8 Shot Journey. An 8 Shot Journey is simply a subject (person) getting from point A (shot 1) to point B (shot 2). Throughout this blog entry I will explain to you how I captured, made and finalized my 8 Shot Journey as well as a full evaluation of my personal film.
We began our 8 Shot Journey by creating a storyboard and blacking our tapes, blacking or striping is the process of leaving a camera on record to go through all the film, this ensures time codes will be set. Whilst the tape was striping I began on my storyboard, I wanted to do something a little different and mysterious, the plot of the journey was someone who was very scared running away and finally escaping. To create tension I used strange camera angles such as high angle shots and close ups this makes the entire journey rather fast moving giving the impression the subject is in much panic. Once the tape was finished stripping i rewound it to time code 00:00:00:00 (the start of the tape) for all of my shots I had to leave 10 second handles to make editing easier on final cut pro. After filming all my shots i created a log sheet, a log sheet is where all the shots time codes are precise for the editing stage that way the editor knows where to crop the clips along with this ticks and crosses are added to show which clips are to be used, comments are another useful feature on the log sheet these highlight problems in the shot so that hopefully problems can be avoided in the future. Finally I edited my 8 Shot Journey in Final Cut Pro, I used a fire wire cable to link my camera to the apple mac and extract data from my tape to the computer. Once my 8 Shot Journey was loaded up I began logging and capturing the required shots. After gather all my shots i assembled them in the timeline and exported my video as a Quicktime.mov file.
So as you can see it is rather complex to create a short film let alone a feature length, however despite this i very much enjoyed the process of directing, filming and editing as it is a great feeling to see your video finally come together at the end. If i could change anything about my 8 Shot Journey I would most likely work on my camera skills i feel as though some of the shots could have been tweaked and improved. However this is my first film task and you only learn from your mistake my next video exercise i shall work harder on camera shots, angles and maneuvers. However all in all my 8 Shot Journey was a success and i very much look forward to working in film again in the near future.
Below you can veiw my Storyboard and Log Sheet. A storyboard makes it easier for the camera man by using a storyboard he will instantly know how to set up the camera in order for the best possible shot. Log Sheets on the other hand come in the editing process the editors can read through the log sheet so that they know what parts of the film to keep in editing and which to dipose of. So as you can see these two things are a very important element of the filming process without these creating a film would be even more complex and hectic.
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