Throughout the progression towards my final product, I have learnt many things. Mainly avoiding mistakes that I made.
The main mistake that I kept making was not wearing the same costume throughout the filming and therefore, having to re-film certain parts all over again.
This mistake was overcome when I decided to carry my different clothes for the costumes inside my bag.
This meant that whenever I needed to, I could put on the appropriate costume.
The next mistake I kept making was shaking the camera while filming.
This meant that the footage looked very amateurish and un-polished. This mistake was often made because I would often place the tripod on uneven ground and therefore, cause it to shake.
I eventually fixed this by placing the tripod on a flat surface.
One major problem was not always following the storyboard without realising. After repeating this mistake many times, I decided to bring the storyboard with me so that I could keep checking it when I needed to.
Throughout many experiments, I was able to use professional camera techniques like panning, zooming, ground shots etc These techniques that I learnt helped me to take my time and avoid a lot of easy mistakes
From the preliminary task to the final product, I learned how to properly fit footage and cut it down to the right side. This was done on Final Cut Pro.
Also, I learnt how to properly save footage onto Final Cut Pro, without having to always plug in the cameras tape.
One major problem that I had with Final Cut Pro was the sound not working. I was never able to fix this because Final Cut Pro would always freeze and crash.
