Final cut pro.

Final cut pro is a professional non linear editing software application developed by Apple ink. I had previously never used final cut pro and even though we hardly explored into the mechanics of the program in depth; what we did look at, was fairly simple to me. We learnt how to create a log bin and sift and sort your material. The log bin is essentially a folder where you keep your best shots. Because we had to follow a set story board, my group’s creativity was stifled slightly, but we were allowed to add certain shots and actions that were not from the story board.
One we had cut and sorted your best clips into the log bin. We had to stick them together, recognising the fact that the final piece had to make sense chronologically, and even the slightest time over lap could help destroy the illusion.
We then went through the piece and changed any thing that we thought didn’t look right. We then also discovered that the microphone when filming, wasn’t working so we had to overlap our actors’ dialogue with our own voices. We also needed to delete any unwanted noises especially from the background.

Preliminary task evaluation.


For our preliminary task, we were given a location, camera, lighting and several props. The rest was down to us including locating two actors for the piece. The location was a media class room cleared out with a table in the middle. The simplicity of the set led to the idea of making it a police interrogation room. We all shared an equal role in filming though at the beginning I personally focused more on directing the actors then working the camera.

The piece is quite dark due to the lighting we used. We thought this was important to add a sinister feel to the piece which connects to the theme of the paradigm. I thought the lighting was effective, especially the placement of the smaller light which lit up Mr A, and nothing else.

There are many technicalities involved with filming. Apart from setting up the camera correctly, we had to check the tripod was level at each point, check the focus, the shutter speed, the exposure and the lighting. The shot would also have to be framed correctly each time. One of the most important factors for our group would be that we conformed to the 180 degree rule. Because the characters were close to a wall: it wasn’t hard to follow. In a previous lesson, we were introduced to the appropriate terminology to use when on the set. This helped give everyone the same sense of understanding to what was going on.

I learnt that shooting even the simplest sequence must be done with several takes and from a variety of angles to reach acquired standards.