Documenting The Doing #13: In The Third

I guess you could say that this production was the sister to In The First, which is the exact same concept but in the first person's perspective. The blog is available to read here:
http://strictlysavage.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/documenting-doing-12-in-first.html.

This production was handed to us in the perception of it has to be the same concept as our In The First project, except this time, it will be in the third person's perspective. I found that it was easier to shoot and produce within the third person perspective, than it was the first person's perspective. I think this is because it came from an outsiders point of view and the camera didn't have to keep switching to dramatically different places, it just had to be moved to a different angle.

The Third Person Perspective - an outsider looking in

Whilst we were filming our production, we found it went very successfully. We opted to use to boom mic again as this really improved the sound of our previous video, In The First. I feel like the interview went much better than the previous one, as this was more of a generic conversation between myself and my colleague, Naomi Doddridge. It was only when we came to editing the footage, we realised we were in serious trouble. As we filmed in the ceramics room, it was a very echoey environment. There was also another group filming behind us, and their production included a lot of noise and chair-scraping, which we found very hard to work with. We were on a time limit and couldn't think of anywhere else to go, as the corridor we filmed in before was a nightmare.

OUR FINAL PRODUCTION: In The Third

When it came to editing, as I stated before, the sound was just a no no. It was a complete disaster. You could hear the other group more than you could hear us, which was a real shame because I feel my acting skills had improved. 

Although our editing didn't go as well as planned, we have all, as a group, learnt from this. We have learnt to think about our environment more and plan our shooting locations, and if they will interact well with our props and more importantly, our recording equipment. I am gutted about how the footage turned out, but I guess not every video is going to be perfect!

BLOOPERS REEL: In The Third Interview

Once again, we made a few mistakes and there were a few moments of madness. I made a bloopers reel! Click the link above, but make sure your volume is turned up as it's pretty quiet due to the sound failure! 

I have learnt from my mistakes during this production and in future, I will remember these. For every problem, everyone must solutionate to have the best possible outcome in everything they do. 

Cheerio. :o)

- Olivia.