Thursday, 19 November 2015
Colour Correction
After I completed my rough edit of the dance video, I had to colour correct a lot of the clips.
This was a result of us filming from so many different angles and at different times, so the light that fell on the dancers changed through the day, and some of the rushes were shot with different types of camera's.
Due to this I had to learn how to edit the footage so that each of the clips matched each other for skin tone and exposure etc.
I found that a lot of the clips had a green hue to them and used the basic tint control to add a pinker tint to counteract the green, and blue to help make the colour cooler.
This was a result of us filming from so many different angles and at different times, so the light that fell on the dancers changed through the day, and some of the rushes were shot with different types of camera's.
Due to this I had to learn how to edit the footage so that each of the clips matched each other for skin tone and exposure etc.
I found that a lot of the clips had a green hue to them and used the basic tint control to add a pinker tint to counteract the green, and blue to help make the colour cooler.
Backing Music
For my dance edit, I needed a backing track and I had to make sure there was either no copyright, or i had permission to use it.
I used a website called Mobygratis, which basically provides independant film makers with free music for short films that aren't commercial or make any profits.
You have to sign up and apply for the piece of music you want, giving your reasons and what you'll be using it for, then they'll get back to you with an email and a downloadable version of the piece of music you selected.
I used a website called Mobygratis, which basically provides independant film makers with free music for short films that aren't commercial or make any profits.
You have to sign up and apply for the piece of music you want, giving your reasons and what you'll be using it for, then they'll get back to you with an email and a downloadable version of the piece of music you selected.
The piece of music I chose is called 'The Violent Bear It Away'
Dance Shoot and Rushes
Two professional contemporary dancers came to our studio and performed a dance for us to shoot.
We spent the time with them going over different parts of the dance and trying out different angles and directions to shoot from.
It was interesting trying to experiment with the XF305 Canon camera properly for the day, and in different conditions that we had to adapt to.
For example, we were using two cameras at once which we hadn't had the opportunity to try before, and something we had to keep in mind when trying to get different shots was that we had to make sure that the other camera was out of shot. This became difficult at times as both halves of the team wanted to try different shots.
We spent the time with them going over different parts of the dance and trying out different angles and directions to shoot from.
It was interesting trying to experiment with the XF305 Canon camera properly for the day, and in different conditions that we had to adapt to.
For example, we were using two cameras at once which we hadn't had the opportunity to try before, and something we had to keep in mind when trying to get different shots was that we had to make sure that the other camera was out of shot. This became difficult at times as both halves of the team wanted to try different shots.
Tuesday, 3 November 2015
Dance Video Research
Sia - Chandelier
I used this video as a source of inspiration for my dance video because I really loved the way it was filmed using one continuous shot. I couldn't use this in my dance video as we were experimenting with different shots and angles and using the tripod, but I knew after watching this video I wanted a sense of progression in my final cut.
Sunday, 1 November 2015
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