Evaluation

At the start of Comm tech 2, I set out to get the most out of my new camera, a journey which took me down many roads. I started out with a Canon 500d, and after using a Sony vx2100e it was a massive change, first of all the huge decrease in size after all the Canon is a Digital SLR camera designed for taking photographs,But also possesses full high definition recording, this is the feature that drew me in with the camera, after researching thoroughly the quality of production this camera is capable of, I decided to go ahead an make the purchase.

So heading straight back to college we got briefed in Comm tech 2, Which was essentially go and learn a new way of working and the fact I had this brand new camera was a perfect opportunity for me to experiment. So my comm tech project is almost a piece by piece journey of me learning to use my new camera. Hopefully my blog and work show this.

Also on this project I gained the knowledge of what a fantastic “arsenal” of camera kit the college has. Through this module I have gotten to know Matt downstairs and he has really helped me in the fact of I can talk to him and he just seems to be able to help with anything, he also introduced me to the Merlin steady cam, which suffice to say I failed in learning how to use but give a few more tests and time and I should be able to get to grips with it.

As the project went on I found myself getting more comfortable with what I was learning, finding out that there was a whole community on the internet who specialise in DSLR moviemaking, and the help was out there whether it be in forum or video form.

Over the course of the module I found myself submerged into looking deeper into the technical side of film making like working with editing software properly and this was definitely one of the most important things I learnt over comm tech, it has redefined the outcomes of my work and I am really glad that comm tech helped me to overcome the uploading problems I had before.

However, I also stated that I wanted to learn basic editing in After effects, I suppose I could say I got so submerged in editing in premier that I completely overlooked after effects, this is one of the downfalls of my project as I think this software will be really useful to me in future, so I aim going to sit down and learn the basic principals of this software in my own time.

Overall, I if could do this project again I would certainly make more time for different aspects of film making, such as lighting and studio shooting. Multi camera shoots and working with a crew, I would also like to look into sound production and recording.

Other than that I found Comm tech 2 was an excellent insight of where my journey through Viscom is headed.