Me Vid Evaluation

For this section of the unit, we were allocated a task that was to create a 2 minute Me-Video. We had 2 weeks to complete the whole section including the filming and editing process, this was followed by needing the video to be uploaded on to youtube by Friday the 18th. I was able to expand my camera/editing skills during the time that was allocated to complete the video, which will most certainly become advantageous in the future.

Pre-Production...
To structure and use a starting point, I had created a shooting script which based all the information I needed to know what I would want my video to look like when completed. Without a shooting script, I wouldn't of known how long my video would of been and the pieces I needed to make a video. The shooting script told me exactly what to do and how it was meant to be done as it had displayed guidelines consisting of what shot types/angles/movements I wanted to receive, the number of shots I had in total, the location/actors I wanted to include, the duration of the shots, a description of action to know what was happening in the particular shot, and the type of music. Having these guidelines benefited massively as I didn't have to waste time in camera and editing process as I knew what I was doing. For future productions, I would take into count the shooting script method as it helped a lot and was time worthy as it set me straight into what I was aiming for, even though it was time consuming as it took me a while to make up 50 odd shots. The image below is the example of my Shooting Script I made...

Production Skills...
During the shooting of my Me-Vid, my original plan was to film myself in my bedroom. I found the filming by myself hard as it didn't look consistent and clean, so I had a change of plan and decided to film at school where my two media friends, Prinul and Taylor, helped out by doing the filming. The main shot types I used were long shot and mid shot because all I was doing was saying a short amount of speech in each shot. Along with that, I changed my location in some shots to not keep it simple throughout the whole of the video. For the first time, I used the green screen for my production. It was uncomplicated and manageable. The whole idea of having the green screen for my video was to make it seem as if I was doing a presentation of my favourite films and pointing to the 'pictures' of the films. When it came to the editing, I had inserted the images of Beauty and the Beast, Hairspray and Shrek. I had to make sure I had enough footage before and after the dialogue so when it came to the editing process, it made it effortless for me to cut and fit shots together, enabling the video to stream nicely.

Green Screen

Green Screen in my Me-Vid

Post Production...

During post-production, I used the programme iMovie. Using iMovie was a bonus as I had recently used the software for the previous task (The Encounter), which I picked up on rapidly. As I was familiar with the tools and effects, the editing process was unchallenging and on point. There was one tool that I wasn't too sure on which was adding in the green screen footage, which was fairly straight forward. Using the green screen made the Me-Vid seem more compelling and captivating as it added a different effect.

The software, iMovie, I used

For the duration of my Me-Vid, the skills I have learnt throughout the pre production and the production stages will most likely be used for future preferences and other productions such as the music video. As we work in groups for the music video, our video will have to produce more camera angles/movements/effects, and shots in general. The me-vid was an insight into what will be wanted for the music video, as we were pressurised to get this done in the time allocated and to make it look more productive. The iMovie software is something I am now comfortable with to work with for future productions and tasks. The green screen method will probably be used for the music production, so having a headstart in using it for my me-vid was a bonus as I know how to add the video into iMovie.