Sharing a skill

 

A video we made and edited together.

 

The process of writing, shooting and editing.

After recently finishing a film class, I decided to share some skills I learnt/ already knew with my sister. She wasn't willing at first, but as soon as it got going, she started to eventually love it.

 

First we wrote part of a screenplay. I showed her how to create one. Starting with the scene header, this explains where the camera is situated, and what is in the scene, and in this case it was a garden. Then I asked her to include an action 'walks out', then we included a character (dialogue) and finally a shot. It was a steady progression, I told her to visualize the scene , how would you see it come to life on camera?

 

 

 

 

 

Next we went outside and wrote up a list of camera angles. I then set up the tripod and one by one I showed her how they were set up and some she even knew herself. I liked pointing out the ones she did not know because I was truly sharing a valuable skill.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next once all the footage was taken, we went inside and started putting the clips together. I let her create the title, showed her how to use transitions and showed her how to include royalty free music and explained the importance of it. Overall, sharing a skill (or many in one) was a great experience and we were both reminded of what it takes to produce, write and create a moving image.