Juno Filming and Editing Task

Props

• Juice Carton
• Red Hoodie
• Tripod
• Camera

Location

Outside and around the grounds of Great Baddow High School.

Evaluation Questions

Overall, the filming for our Juno project went really well, we managed to get all of the shots that we needed and we also got the timings of each shot correct. In some shots, like the tree shot for example- the tree in our video lasts longer on the screen than it does in the original Juno video, we should try to improve our filming accuracy for next time.
I believe that my storyboard was accurate as we followed it throughout the whole of the filming and without it we wouldn't have been able to get any shots finished. Our storyboard had the timings on each part which really helped us when trying to get the timing correct for each shot.
In our group we were all very good at finding the correct locations to film and we was all very quick at getting the shots done therefore we didn't waste any time, this was one of our strengths. Another one of our strengths was getting the correct props prepared for the video, we managed to get a red hoodie which was exactly like the original Juno video and we also managed to get a juice carton which wasn't exactly the same as the original video but it was very similar which made our video better. With using the tripod, we could get a steady shot without having any shakiness which made the quality of our video much better. Without the correct props we wouldn't have been able to get the footage accurate.
One of our weaknesses was that in some shots we didn't make them last for the correct amount of time so when editing we had to stretch them out slightly which allowed us to make them the correct amount of time. Another one of our weaknesses was matching the setting to the video, for example we had to take some time to wait for a car to drive past to get the footage correct. Also, in some shots we didn't manage to match the timing correctly to the original Juno video which made our editing job a lot harder to do because we had to try and stretch some shots out so make them slower to try and make both the videos match at the best that we could.
We successfully managed to get all of the footage that we needed for our project, this then made it much easier for us to be able to upload our footage onto premiere, and then all we had to do was edit it, to make it match the original Juno.
With premiere I learnt how to add the 'find edges' effect onto my footage which I found was the best effect that matched the original Juno video effect. I also learnt how to blend it to a certain percentage so that it wasn't too black and white and so that the colour matched the original Juno video colours. Also with premiere, I learnt how to add in another video onto the footage that I have already imported, I had to add in the original Juno video into the corner of my Juno video so that it is easy to compare them both, this was tricky at first to get them both to play at the same time but once I managed to do it, it made my work look a lot better.
With the camera I learnt how to do a panning shot and I also learnt how to zoom in and out to get the effect that I wanted.
I think that most of the filming went well because we managed to get all of the footage we needed. I also think that my editing on premiere went well because I was able to add in the correct transitions and also add in the correct effects to try to match the original video as best as I could.
From doing this project I learnt many new skills on premiere such as how to add different effects in a and also how to make a shot last for longer, this was a very helpful skill to have as on one of my shots it didn't last for the same amount of time that the original Juno video lasted for, so then i had to try to make it last longer so that it matched the original video correctly.
For my next production, I will aim to make sure that every shot is done to the best that it can be and I will also make sure that it lasts for the correct amount of time that it is supposed to. I will also make sure that there is no unnecessary distractions in the background, for example in my first shot of my Juno video there is a member of the public going into his house in the background, and although this wasn't really a problem for us as a group, it still wasn't in the original Juno video so it therefore shouldn't be in my Juno video.