Pre-lim Filming

To gain a better understanding of the tasks that are ahead of us, we decided to experiment with filming techniques and genre. We took the camera out and tried some of our planned shots to see what was effective. We really liked the camera shot at 0:42 using a POV shot, created by a hand-held technique, because it makes it feel more personal for the audience, as if they are there, creating empathy for the characters. We developed this idea by maintaining eye contact with the camera which ultimately creates a relationship between the character and audience. We experimented with editing once we had filmed some ideas, by uploading the footage to iMovie. This really helped us gain an insight into how to use the program which will be invaluable when it comes to editing our final video. We found some techniques to be really effective, such as slow motion, as it captures the dazed aura of romance. In contrast, we tried speeding up some of the film to portray the adrenaline rush felt when in love. We also included fade transitions to make film flow smoothly. To get a feel for what our final video might be like, we added the music we're going to use, to the footage which we felt lifted the whole vibe of the film due to the added dimension of the audio. Although this is only the early stages of pre-lim filming and we know that our video will be of a much higher standard, this has still been a constructive task as it's given us more confidence and skills for our future filming.