AS review and A2 planning

For year 12 coursework I created a a horror opening sequence called "Redwood". This was my first experience involving a camera and producing a media product. As a result the final product was not how I anticipated it to be. I had lots of creative ideas that I wanted to implement to our opening sequence but we only had limited resources and so some of the ideas had to be modified or abandoned.

I wanted to include more shots such as high angle as well as have better quality. When recording I found it hard to keep the camera steady and so I had to repeat some shots to ensure the quality was the best. This was because we did not have access to a stabilizer as we are only amateur film makers. However, from this I have learnt to be more creative in my shots rather then relying on conventional ones. This will not only make more quality shots but it will also have a diverse aspect to it which will attract our target audience of 16-22.

As well, I was unfamiliar our editing software Final Cut Pro. I could only use the basic features such as the Blade tool and the zoom but this year for my music video I want to challenge this and attempt to use a wider range of aspects of Final Cut Pro, adding a filer for instance. This will boost the appearance of the music video as it will add another dimension to it. I could use a darker filter to convey a saddening time for a character and the opposite for a brighter moment. The reason for including this is that the music will match what can been visually seen by the audience.

I want to challenge myself at A2 with my coursework as I believe I can achieve a higher grade now with the experience and key knowledge of producing a media product.