Edit Workshop Evaluation

I had to make a short video with the following shots; 180 degree rule, rule of thirds, match on action and shot-reverse-shot. Rule of thirds was used throughout the Continuity editing exercise. 180 degree rule was used during the conversation between both the characters. I first showed a shot of Priya talking to Rachel then switched to a shot of Rachel to see her reaction and then went back to the first shot of Priya. 

 



 In these shots, I have also followed shot-reverse. The 180 degree rule as I made sure that the camera was on one side of both the actors and I didn't start filming on the other side as the audience would get confused and it could break the rule.

 

Rule of thirds. During filming I made sure that the actor's eyes are a third way down the screen to follow this rule.

During the production the challenges I faced were to make sure the camera was in the right position so I could get the right shots. If I made the film again I would make sure I shot all the angles properly and that the rule of thirds applies to all the shots. In the post production I found it a bit difficult to edit because the software I used was a new version of Imovie. I have had some experience with using the old Imovie but the layout and different techniques of editing had change which made my work a bit harder. If I edited again I would add a few more better transitions and cut the shots a bit shorter so the whole video is not longer than a minute as the maximum seconds was 60. 

My overall strengths would be digital technology as I knew what I was doing.  During the post production and I did have help with using the new software. I also knew how to use the HD video camera and the tripod. The weakness I had was in the planning was deciding what shots to have and where to have them in the video. I also had to include the certain shots required (both the rules, match on action and shot-reverse-shot).

Shot-reverse-shot ----->

The main improvement I would give would be to make would be the production. The shots weren't as good as I wanted them to be and they needed improvement.