Media Studies 2009-2011

Good point(s)

• The demonstration contains all the required shots.
• It uses close ups and match-on-actions.

Bad Point(s)

• Too much headroom - Too much headroom makes the clip seem unbalanced and includes alot of Unneccesary scenery.
• Breaks the 180 rule - By breaking this rule it gives the illusion of the characters swapping seats mid-shot, this gives it the unproffesional look.
• Some clips do not sync - When Mr Mannix places the package on the table he is leaning forwards, however when the  angle has been changed he is leaning back.

Here are some of the most commonly used tools when working with adobe premiere. Most of there have keyboard shortcut which enable the user to edit faster than individually clicking on each button everytime a new tool is needed.

Selection Tool - This tool is auto-activated from startup, it can be used to drag and drop segments along the timetable. It has the same functions as most other mouse pointers, such as selecting multiple clips.

Track Select Tool - This tool is used when importing a media file onto the timeline, when this pointer is shown the location that you click on is the starting point of this media file.

Ripple Edit - This tool is used when editing clips on the timeline, when a clip is moved on the timeline the rest of them move with it to compensate, instead of overrighting the next clip.

Rolling Edit Tool - This is the opposite of Ripple Edit, when you edit clips on the timeline the rest of the clips stay where they are, and may get overrighted.

Rate Stretch - This tool is used to edit the length of the selected clip, this changes the speed. If an audio clip is too long it can be shortened to fit the video clip.

Razor Tool - This turns the selected clip [on the timeline] into segments on click. This is used to edit where the scene is on a timeline.

Slide Edit - this tool is used to move clips along the timeline, without changing the lengths.

Slip Tool - This changes the start and ending of a timeline clip.

Hand Tool - Change the viewpoint on the timetable

Zoom Tool - Zooms into an area on the timeline, giving more precise times.

Adobe premiere is a video editing software, it is easy to use and can give videos a proffesional look.

With it you can make videos using the following tools.

1. Importing Video,sound and animations into the video
2. Modify the imported clips
3. Add special effects, titles transitions.
4. Export into several movie formats.

Extreme Wide shot [EWS] - This is mostly used as an establishing shot, its shows the viewer where the scene is taking place.

Wide Shot [WS] - This is to show one of the people in this scene, usually shows the whole person without cutting off any other parts for balance.

Mid Shot [MS] - Shows the person usually from the waist up, showing facial expressions.

Med Close Up [MCU] - Shows the person from the chest up.

Close Up [CU] - The persons face usually takes up the whole screen, used to show visual expressions.

Extreme Close Up [ECU] - Shows the person in high detail.

Cut Away [CA] - Breaks up longer scenes, the scene diverts into something else. For Example in an action scene instead of just staying on the main characters, it cuts away to an explosion.

Cut In - Shows a specific thing on the target, such as if somebody pulls out an conceals a knife the camera will show the target sliding his hand into his jacket and pulling out the knife.

Two Shot - Similar to the mid shot, but contains two people instead of one.

Over The Shoulder Shot [OSS] - The camera shows a person over the shoulder of the person he is talking to, this is to show the reaction of the person.

Noddy Shot - Shows the interviewer reacting to the answer given from the person who he/she is questioning.

Point Of View [POV] - Shows the scene through the targets eyes, to show what he/she is looking at and what they are doing.

Weather Shot - This is to show the current weather, usually the sky. If its a horror movie the camera could point up to the sky to show big black clouds rolling in.

Video Cameras contain several functions most of which are automated [Focus, anti-shake]

Focus - Every camera needs to focus, sometimes it isn’t visable because it is automated. A video camera can be manually focused by a ring on the lens cover.

White Balance - Means the colour balance, most video cameras automatically use this function however every video camera has the white balance button, this is mainly used when moving from Outdoors to Indoors. [or Indoors to Outdoors]

Planning is the most important stage to developing a media product, this includes location, cast and script. The script will have to have been created before the location or cast can be decided, mainly because it is the media product. It contains the Locations and the characters.

The locations are visually important, they can be real places or CGI and shown by using a Green Screen.

Storyboarding is laying out a scene in segments. The scene may be from a movie, short film or from a media product in production. A storyboard will have shot titles, a shot description [This will include the camera techniques] and what the shot is trying to show [A story perhaps].

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