Dialouge Workshops

 Dialogue Workshops

Today, we worked on filming a shot sequence within a group of four classmates in order to learn and practice filming dialogue and shots scenes. In order to do this, we took everything we learned from previous workshops and online classes. So we ensured to look specifically at the 180-degree rule, and the composition of our shots according to the rule of three. These previous workshops really helped us create a profesional looking scene, as we ensured to check white balance, "bubble" the tripod, keep the lens at eye level and create a profesional filming enviorment by usinge words like "Mine-yours" or following filming ettiqute with "Roll camera", "Standby" and "Action" ect.

We ran into a few problems, maintaining time management, and figuring out how to film with the 180 degree rule when it came to inserts, or there was something in the way of a shot, Eg: a wall. In order to fix this, I think in future we know to be more organised, this is when things like a shot list and a shooting scedule really come in handy, because we are able to really ensure we stay on time, and get every take we wanted to take. I think it would've also been cool to film something a little longer, becuase in the editing process I found I was cutting quickly because I wanted to use all of the shots we filmed, and there just wasn't enought time to make the shot also look coherent. 

More than anything, this experience has made me really look forward to getting behind the camera during out actuall shooting day, but remembering to stay organized, and no be afraid to take risks with filming. As we did this time, when Tegan filmed one of the shots handheld, someting we've never done before.

Here's some of the things I learned:

Audio editing:

When the clips are dragged down:

• Step one: Right-click on the clip

• Step two: Unlink the tracks by clicking the unlink button in  the drop-down menu

• Step three: Delete bottom must track, (It's not needed)

• Step four: Select the track and picture and make sure to link again to ensure there’s no delay. 

To change the audio level:

Go to studio effects and ongoing under the audio.

Then, change the volume from there, which will change the audio level.

In order to zoom in or out on the audio, click the + or - key on your keyboard

To click the razor tool, click C to cut and chop the audio, and click V to get back to the arrow

Sound bridge:

Using audio to create a smoother transition between the cut shots

This allows us to cut between dialogue and reaction shots that create a more human response and gauge the reactions from the actors onscreen

During the editing of this sequence we were able to use our past experience to edit, we created log bins, and re-named all of out rushes, but the audio definitley created a new dynamic, as we tried to ensure all the lines of dialouge matched up from one to the other. We made a few mistakes, having to rename rushes every so often, becuase we'd accidentally made duplicates, or forgetting to input and output takes before draging them to be edited. But overall I think we did a pretty decent job, and created something which looked professionally done, which is always the end goal. 

In out actual sequence, we have a fight between the two actors, rather than a normal conversation, so I would like to make the shot lenght quicker and more fast paced. I also would've like to play with angles a bit more, perhaps imply a power dynamic between the two. Something I really enjoyed was filming inserts, so I think we as a group are going to add a few to out shot list, so we can have them as and option in our Final Sequence.