From the beginning of year 12 to beginning of year 13, I believe that I have made a great progression in Media Studies, especially when it comes to the filming and editing aspects of the subject. I feel I have really excelled, and I am very confident that the work I will produce will be of the highest quality.
At the beginning of year 12 we were given a Preliminary Task, and this was to film someone walking through a door and having a conversation with someone; we had to complete this in groups. Our group didn’t create a storyboard, however we then really realised the importance of this vital tool. We just went straight into filming, but I feel that we did a very good job of filming. We had a variety of shots, and we made the overall experience of watching something relatively boring, quite enjoyable. Our editing was at an adequate standard, and we completed the task which was set. We had a few outtakes where we encountered some difficulties with the props; however these were quite funny and amusing.
After completing this task, we went on to creating our coursework, which was to create the opening sequence of a Thriller genre film. This took a lot of time to complete, and we wanted ours to look as perfect and professional as possible, so a lot of work and effort went into making this opening sequence. Before storyboarding, or thinking about our opening sequence, we did a considerable amount of research on into the Thriller genre, and we found out what the key ingredients were in creating a successful opening sequence. Examples of opening sequences we watched were Brick, and Se7en. We also did a written analysis of each film so we fully understood the filming and editing techniques that went into them, and this was so we could incorporate these elements in or opening sequence, ensuring professionalism. After a vast amount of research we began storyboarding which was a great success, and then onto gathering everything we needed then filming. Filming took a few days to complete, but they were days well spent. Luckily for us, we filmed enough footage so we didn’t need to re-shoot anything, ensuring continuity. Editing was a bit of a disaster, due to the fact the Mac crashed and we lost some work, however we overcame this and managed to create a very successful opening sequence which one best opening sequence in our year.
Starting year 13, I felt very confident due to the sheer amount of high quality work in which I had completed in year 12. We was told that we had to create a music video, so initially we looked at other schools music videos, and we found out which elements are needed in order to create this. We saw many good and bad music videos, and this was only part of our research. Lip synching is a very important aspect of a music video, and this needs to be spot on. As a class, we went into groups and created a lip synching task of ‘In The Sun’ by She and Him. This was a very good exercise for us, so we were confident in front of the camera and our lip synching was spot on. I was very pleased with myself, and our little task was successful. In recreating this song as a whole class, I was assigned the position as one of the main dancers. On the day I was performing to the best of my ability, as I felt a lot more confident than I would have done in year 12, and I also assisted in filming a shot. Again, I felt a lot more confident in doing this than I would have in year 12. I feel that I have become a lot more confident in filming, performing in front of the camera and editing and I know that when I create my own music video in a group it will be very successful and professional. I feel that I have improved dramatically, and I feel that I will be successful in year 13 Media Studies.
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