The making of "The Culture Show" // Sebb, Orla & Claire.

When I was making "The Culture Show" I found out many different techniques and many different ways of creating a unique video. For example, I had never used Final Cut Pro in my life so I had to learn the basics "on the job!"We were also filming on cameras called Sony A1E which are usually used on a professional basis. We all felt very privileged to have the opportunity to use this software and equipment!


When we were editing, we were asked to incorporate Motion and Soundtrack Pro. 

I really enjoyed using Motion. It allowed me to create beautiful looking titles with complete ease. We made a title with different lines which was simple yet effective and fit in perfectly with the topic, Culture. I look forward to using Motion a lot more in the near future as I feel it could be a great aspect of my college course and allow me to take videos to the next level.


Soundtrack however was great piece of software and suitable if you need to make a sound track for a film or song but it wasn't suitable for this short video. The interface seemed a bit too complicated for my liking but Im sure after a few tests I could work out the basics and create some simple soundtracks.


Editing was my favorite part as I worked out how to do simple transitions as well as some faint Colour Correction... It made our video stand out and looked much better quality. 


As I said, the camera that we used was called Sony A1E which stands for Sony Alpha.  
This camera allowed us to do the following:

• Use a range of focusing techniques such as Tele Macro
• Use the "Rule of Thirds" technique when shooting subject on the offset of the centre frame
• White balance and Exposure played a big part in our short film as this allowed us to shoot video in real life colours so that the frame didn't look either "washed out" or bland
• Zooming allowed me to take the Rule of Thirds technique to the next level allowing me to use close ups or mid shots in my composition. 
• Angles. I used these to just make the video less ordinary with high angles or slightly low. This wasn't to change the status of the subject in shot but to create a different mood and approach to filming. 

I really enjoyed our first project of creating a short film on "The Culture Show." I cant wait for  our next task as I am more familiar with the software we are now using :)

Below I have embedded the final render of "The Culture Show" to show you the overall piece I have talked about in this post.

Final Video: