Unit 16 part 2 workbook

Unit 16: Film and Video Editing Techniques

Author: Sally Pickford 2015

LEARNING OUTCOMES2. Be able to prepare moving image material for editing

3. Be able to edit moving image material.

L3 BTEC CertificateCreative Media Production [TV and Film]


Section 2 and 3 : Be able to prepare moving image material for editing and be able to edit moving image material.


Task 1: Rushes LogThis task will help you decide which clips will be most suitable to meet the clients brief. Rushes logs will show a full appreciation of the possibilities and limitations of shots. All paperwork will be clear and organised to a near-professional standard.

You must check each rush and offer a description of the action in each clip. In your description you MUST use camera specific terminology to describe the shot. You must then decide whether this clip could be used in the final construction and give a reason as to why you have made that decision.

Evidence will be the completed table.

CLIP DESCRIPTION DECISION REASON1.mp4 The rugby team Maybe Handheld and far to

shaky

000002.mp4Shot of cakes Probably Its slight shaky but

with a quick cut it would not be noticeable

000007.mp4 Teacher teaching No Because it would not be good for a promo video

000009.mp4 Clip of person of making a drink

No Its also would not be good for a promo because it need to catchy and entertainment.

00032.mp4 Person editing music Probably It is a still shot and shows off what the collage has to offer with the two monitors to help them with the editing.

00033(1).mp4 Student playing music that’s being edited

Don’t know Don’t now the flow of the clip that is going to be made.

00033.mp4 Top lounge area Maybe Depending on if any other clips flow and allows this clip to be shown

00034.mp4 Person being told what to be said

No There person is being told what to say and the clip does not flow because he had gapes and another person talking in the gaps.

00035.mp4 Another person being Maybe He is talking quite


told what to say loud but doesn’t seam to be speaking flowing

00008.mp4 Zoom in and out in Costa coffee

Yes It adversities what the collage has to offer

00032.mp4 Sciences students looking at a body

Maybe Its shows what they do in the lessons

00036.mp4 Another student being told what to say

Yes Speaking loud and clear

00038.mp4 A still of the library No It is a terrible shot00053.mp4 Female football No It is a terrible shot

and shaky00071.mp4 Rugby team Maybe It is shaky00078.mp4 Gym Yes Its shows off the gym00085.mp4 Person bench

pressingYes Shows off the gym in

use00087.mp4 Zoom in on the

entrancesYes It will be good to use

for a transition at the beginning

00088.mp4 Jacob terminology “Jiggle machine”

No No one know what it is and how to use it

00096.mp4 Arms work out No It is a terrible because it does not show off the collage

00100.mp4 Wood lathe Probably This shows off what the collage ahs to offer

00103.mp4 Looking up t the lathe Maybe It shows off what the collage can offer

00104.mp4 Looking down at the lathe

No It is just a terrible shot in general

00108.mp4 Wood lathe gain No It is just a terrible show in general again

00109.mp4 Pan down to the lathe Maybe It would be use full to have this shown and then revisers it to have it transition back out.

00113.mp4 Laser cuter Maybe This shows off what the collage ahs to offer and what equipment they have in the design department

00114.mp4 Zoom in and out on laser cuter

Maybe It shows the laser cuter in action

00117.m4 Steady zoom in, on the laser cuter

Yes It is a steady shot ha would be useful to use

00132.mp4 Showing students in No The camera keeps


the science lab getting moved so there is no constant shot

00146.mp4 Pan down on to the pillar drill

Yes It shows off more off the workshops the collage ahs to offer

00147.mp4 Over the shoulder vie of the pillar drill

Maybe It shows off the pillar drill in that department but it might not flow with the rest of the promo video

00149.mp4 Left side pan of the pillar drill

No It would not be use to use this in the promo video

1034.mp4 Pamo of the media room

No The shot is shaky and no focused all the way thought he video

Art.mp4 Zooms in and out on a picas of art

Maybe It shows off the collage has an art department but some of the video is shaky

Awards evening.mp4 Time laps of the awards evening and zoom out pan of the

main entrances

Yes It is a good clip that shows off some of the best bit of the collage in a very sot and snappy way

Capture4.mp4 Screen cap of the website

No The screen cap is terrible and not smooth.

Capture5.mp4 Another screen cap of the website


Capture6.mp4 Another screen cap of the website


MVI_1035.MOV Small pan of the few media student’s

No Shaky camera

MVI_1036.mp4 Zoom in on a media student

No Not focused and shaky

CorporateLogo.mp4 Animation of the key terms the collage wants it students

follow/ be inspired by

Yes It is good and will be catch to use

Costa.mp4 Pan down of the costa advert

No It would not look good in a promo because it is using adverts for advertisement

Costa2.mp4 Show of costa café No It would not look


good in an promoMVI_1044.MOV Media students Maybe It zooms in on media

students work but it is not focused

Lecture theatre.mp4 Pam of the lecture theatre.mp4

Maybe It shows off what the collage has to offer and how they use it

Libraray5.mp4 Pan down of the poster out side the library

No It does not shows the best bit of the collage not many people are interested by a library

Library2.mp43 Students getting a book out of the library

No It is a steady shot but not good for a promo

Library3.mp4 Showing off the books the library has to offer

Maybe It maybe good for a promo but depends on the structure of it

Library4.mp4 Zoom in on two students in the library

No It is a shaky shot that is not good for a promo video

MVI_1045.MOV Two media students doing work

Maybe It is a good clip shows off what the students do at the collage in media lessons

MVI_1046.MOV Interview with a media student

No It is two long for a promo video

Shutterstock_v218346.mp4 Animated clips

Yes It will be good to use for the intro of an out to the promo because it is catchy

MVI_1047.MOV Interview with two media students

No It is not good structure there is unwanted sound in-between answer and question with them laughing

Student help4.mp4 Student help Maybe It is a quick clip showing a 1-1 with a student witch would be good for a promo

Student help 4.mp4 Zoom out of building my skills poster

Maybe It might work well it I is put with a student help clips

Student help1.mp4 Zoom out of the poster with the head staff members on

No It is terrible shot that has no promo value

Student help3.mp4 Anther clip of student help

No It would not work well in a promo clip

Student hlep4.mp4 Over the shoulder vie of student help

maybe It shows of 1-1 but might not work well


in a promoMVI_1048.MOV Interview

with two media students

Maybe bits Its far two long for he promo when it need to be between 2-3 mins

Video test2.mp4 Collage intro Yes It would be good for the intro to the promo

MVI_1068.MOV Video of the floor then the it showed group work

No It does not suit the style of a promo

MVI_1057.MOV Clip of group work Maybe The first but can be used but it shows people wiring out door coats which aunt aloud in collage

MVI_1067.MOV Still shot looking down the bench o students

Maybe It shows off students working witch would be good for a promo because they look like they are enjoying

MVI_1068.MOV Pan of production work of 2015 sowing what work they have done

Maybe It shows of what the collage has done which is good for a promo

MVI_1085.MOV Steady shot of students.

No It does not shows how fun the collage be its just a still shot of some students

MVI_1086.MOV Shot interview with a student

Maybe Some bits can be useful but not all because its 30seconds that is 1/6 of the max length of the promo

MVI_1088.MOV Very shot interview with a student in focus

Yes It shows his excitement for the course

MVI_1089.MOV 15 second interview with student in full frame focus

Bits Combined different interviews to make a short nappy one would include all interviews and more people showing off more of the collage experiences

MVI_1101.MOV Filming of student interviewing

Maybe Shows off what the collage does witch is good for a promo but there is no sound witch is not a


problem because there probably be music over it any way

Task 2: Marking up a script




Task 3: Edit decision list



Task 4: C larifying the purpose of the work with a client or director 1. What is your company mission/objective?

Creating a promotional video that would represent the college to potential students, this will include showing off the subjects that the college offers (including clips of current students).

1. What are the specific services or products you offer?

Visual examples of a journey through the college along with voices overs that talks the viewer thought the video while they are watching.

2. Who is your target market?

Potential students and their parents that are looking at what college they are sending their children to.

3. Who are your competitors, and how are you unique among them?

My competitors are other filmmakers that. Stuff that makes me unique from them it that I went and gathered more clips to add to the promo video.

5. How long should the video be?

The video should be between two and three minutes.

6.What type of shot would you like to see in the promo video?

A wide range of shots including establishing shots of the outside and inside of the college and its entrance! Long and mid shots of students carrying out lessons and extra curricular activities. Close ups of students talking to the camera about their college experiences. Time lapses to condense longer shots to fit into the short promotional video and not bore or distract the audience!

7.Where would the logo be placed?

At both the beginning and the end of the promotional video to reinforce the positive message the college is trying to provide!

8.What style/ tone of music would you like to see in the video?


Upbeat and bouncy music to fit with the pace of editing in the video, this will keep audiences engaged throughout their viewing of the video!

9. Would you like to see any text or comments about the college within the video?

Yes, students names when they are speaking to the camera as well as the titles of each subject.

10. Which subjects would you most like to see incorporated in the promotional video?

Most subjects so it gives a wide variety of what the college has to offe


Task 6: PRODUCTION DIARY

In this task you will update the progress of your edit EACH LESSON. As well as discussion of progress, you should also include screen shots as evidence to show how you have used preparation techniques (as listed above) to help construct your product.

Save regular rough cuts of your promotional video and gather further feedback from client and target audience.

Date Progress Review Areas to improveNovember 2015

Created a rushes log after viewing and critiquing which shots would possibly be incorporated into my video.

The shots I selected I made a note off so It would speed up the pace of my editing.

Edit decision list

Nov 2015 I felt there was a lack of student engagement shots and interviews with students therefore I sourced a camera and tripod and went around the college shooting extra footage for my promotional video.

Sort through new footage and decide which shots would e used in my promo video.

Nov 2015 Interviewed client and gained information about how he wanted the video to flow and look like.

Look at the answers from the client and figure out how I could meet the client’s needs!

Dec 2015 Editing re-commenced. Combined clips to see what flowed and didn’t work together on screen.

Should make a editors designs list so I could follow a plan

Dec 2015 Edited combining clips to see how they work together.

Choose and add music to edit.

Dec 2015 Edited combining clips to see how they work together from previous lessons and added music and time lapse.

See where sound track fit within the edit.

Dec 2015 Added captions to each student’s Fine tune the edit and


interview and each subject area. voiceover making sure there were no gaps in the time line.

Unit 16 part 2 workbook

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