Progress since the start of my coursework

Since the start of my coursework I have progressed significantly, however at the beginning of our coursework my progress was limited. This was due to the programme which we used to film, frame by frame, which I was unfamiliar with and therefore it took me a long time to develop my skills. Although after completing advert 1 I now have a greater understanding using different programmes such as frame by frame, adobe premiere and adobe flash which will help decrease the amount of time it takes to complete advert 2 and 3 as I feel I have mastered them. In addition to this, I have also learnt which angles the lamps need to be in order for shadows not to be visible as well as setting up the camera to the Mac, using the Mac to capture footage. However, I believe my progress would be more effective if our organisation was better as I feel we do not follow our shooting schedule enough. I have also learnt that I would work better individually as then the whole of my work would be my responsibility. In the future I will be more organised and follow the shooting schedule enabling me to progress quicker.

advert 1

I have now finished advert 1, however I am having difficulty uploading the file. We again didn't meet the deadline for advert 2 as I feel we don't follow the shooting schedule enough. In addition to this, I have also taken all of the equipment home to enable me more time to focus on the adverts instead of just completing it at school.

Problems

Due to a shortage in macs and cameras we have found it hard to film advert 1 and 2. However, now we have the equipment instead of Kelsey and I using different macs we are going to share allowing us to deffinately have a mac when needed. I don't believe that we will meet Mr Michie's deadline for the second advert, however over the half term we will shoot the rest of advert 2, receive Mr Michie's feedback and then re-shoot and change any clips that is needed.

Shooting Schedule: February- March