Lesson on iMovie

When using iMovie i have learnt how to upload and import video files into iMovie (off the camera), how to crreate new projects, crop footage i already have to make the image smaller and more focused or to get rid of anything i dont want to be seen in the final footage, add title scenes and to use transitions to go between scenes so it is not just a plain cut from scene to scene (i.e fade from one scene to the next), I also learnt how to order my footage so it is in the correct order and not just jumbled up in a random order and also how to add other types of file to imovie, such as garageband files or other music/sound/effects or media files. I think i need to practice more on cutting my footage so it flows more nicely and to cut at the right time, for example so there is not so much of a gap between to people saying a sentance and goes straight to the next person talking.

The Breakfast Club Activity

When we filmed our own version of the breakfast club as a class, we learnt that when we start filming we swhould let the camera roll for about 5 seconds so that we have room to cut the footage and to make sure you dont accidently miss out any of what you are filming. We also learnt about the 180 degree rule which is where you cant film both sides of a persons face because it doesnt look right when you edit it together. (example in the prelimary task). I also learnt that while filming from a distance, you must keep an eye out for mis en scen that may divert the viewers attention away from the actual action in the footage which is bad. I also found when it did come to the editing because we allowed for the 5 second rolling time it was easy to cut film and it didnt miss any of the action. As well as that i found that if there was some mis en scen in the fottage because we filmed from a distance it was possibly just to crop the fottage to not include what we didnt want to be seen.