Our first official video assignment was assigned to us a few days ago. It is called the "one word film". In pairs, we were given a single word, and we had to make a one minute to a minute and a half film representing that word in a story. We had to incorporate camera and editing techniques we learned in class. We couldn't use any dialogue, only instrumental music. My partner and I were assigned the word "hateful".
Our first phase of the project was to brainstorm. We started discussing characters, settings, and tone. After thinking of a story we created a shot list and a story board to help the visualization.
The story board was very useful. It helped my partner and I to be on the same page, and to make sure we were visualizing the same thing. It was also vital to the organization and post production process. We ended up tweaking and changing the final product from the storyboard, but it was useful regardless. We utilized Adobe Premier Pro for the editing process.
Overall, for a first video assignment I think we did pretty well. I enjoyed the quality of our footage and editing. We struggled to create a story that reflected "hateful" but in the end we had a strong storyline. I think for next time we can focus on the continuity of our story, and have better cinematography.
OWF project: