Evaluation- 2. What have you learnt from participating in each of the prelim tasks?

Audition:

The audition was the first experience which I have had involving lip syncing, I feel that although the lip syncing in my initial video was weak, the exercises in the workshop in preparation for the actual shoot helped me to improve my lip syncing and confidence in performance. Although I didn't have to lip sync for the shoot, the audition helped me to improve my performance skills and confidence on camera.

Costume:

As this was my first experience of a professional style shoot, I was surprised to learn how much time and effort is involved in coordinating and creating costumes for the cast. I learnt that it is often necessary to have a selection of costumes at the ready, and chose those which provide the most effective image in front of the camera. In order for this to work, it is also down to the cast to bring in any clothing that they have which could be used in the shoot- for us, the costumes were  provided by ourselves, borrowing and buying essential items from other sources in order to effectively replicate the original video.

Me and the bike band performing on set

Rehearsal:

The rehearsal helped me to see how the shoot is structured, with the different cast members for different sets rehearsing together in order to ensure coordination and professional performance on set.The rehearsal in the Seward studio gave me awareness of the space we were performing in and how i should stand in front of the camera- boosting my confidence and quality of performance. 

Shoot:

The shoot helped me reflect on how complex a professional shoot is- with a large team necessary in order to ensure efficiency and the high standard is upheld. Spending time shadowing make up artists, the sound and lighting desk and also the director gave me an insight into the importance of individual roles and what they do.

The set up for the photography scenes

Lighting directors moving equipment into position

Editing:

Although I have previous experience of editing with Premiere Pro, I learnt a multitude of new editing techniques- such as syncing video and audio, and also using brightness changes within frames to give the effect of a camera flash.

This shows how my edit is in sync with the original

This shows how I have created camera flashes similar to those in the original