Rejected Clips

Video showing rejected clips, placed into 3 categories:

Above is a video I have put together using iMovie which shows my rejected clips. These are clips we filmed in Manchester, however are somehow flawed. This could be due to camerawork being faulty, for example bad focusing, shaky hand held camera, or wrong camera angles. Other flaws could be found with the audio of some clips, for example background noise being too loud, or dialogue being too quiet or unclear. Other problems with filming can be due to human error, such as one of the cast/crew accidentally being featured in the shot, or a camera being caught in the mise en scene, making the scene unrealistic. Additional problems can be actors laughing, making mistakes with their lines or actions, and also accidentally looking into the camera lens, also making the scene less realistic.



Breakdown of clips on the above video...


CAMERAWORK
In clips 2 and 3, the flaws are due to the focusing of the camera. Clip 2 would have been a nice shot of a couple walking together, however the camera moves in and out of focus which makes the clip confusing and frustracting to watch.
Clip 3 shows my first attempt at a pull focus on the knife. I feel the transition of focus is too slow and therefore I tried a second attempt which I will be using in my final piece.
Clip 1 is too shaky which could suggest that hand held camera work needs more care or a tripod should be used for certain scenes.

AUDIO
All of the clips in the sound category of my video are problematic because of background noise which drowns out the dialogue and can make it difficult to understand the words that are being spoken. It also makes the clip sound less proffessional as real trailers have crisp, professionally recorded dialogue with no background noise which makes it more tense or dramatic. Background noise problems in our videos clips incluse loud sounds from the nearby fountains, wind, crew members talking behind the camera, and general public murmur. This can often not be avoided, however there is one example of a conversation which I decided would be better to film inside where it was quieter, so was able to improve the audio quality.

HUMAN ERROR
All of the clips in the human error category of my video are flawed because members of our crew have accidentally featured in the mise en scene. This also applies to cameras. When attempting to film two different camera angles of the same scene, we often caught glimpses of the other camera in the frame. This was a learning curve as we discovered that filming different angles is effective; however it is better to film the same scene twice from different angles to avoid catching the other camera in shot.