Since I had never worked with a camera before this, I had fun experimenting with it. I enjoyed learning how to zoom. I also liked working with Final Cut Pro to edit my film and add music. I have previously worked with iMovie, so I knew a bit about Final Cut. Something I want to get better at is holding the camera steady. I wish that some of my shots were longer so I could have worked with more film. I enjoyed adding music to the end of my film and giving my plushie a story. Something I wish I did was take more of a variety of shots, instead of all of the same sort of shots that were at a stand still. Next time, I want to give my plushie a story line. 

For this video, I decided to make a connecting love story to my first plushie. I tried to keep the camera steadier and role for a longer period of time. I also tried to take a variety of shots from different angels and not just having the camera be still the whole time. I learned where the start/stop button was and the difference of how to take a picture. I feel like the lighting is a little weird on this film and if I had more time I would have played around with the lighting a bit more. Something I want to do differently for next time try using some sort of stand where I can steady the camera and make sure it is not at a tilt. I would also try to get even more shots so that I have the maximum amount of film to use. This film also helped me understand how to upload a video to vimeo and use Final Cut Pro.

Vocab:

Brian Gawlik - Brian Gawlik is the man who started the Gawliks. He was also the starter of the cinema program at BBA. 

Gawlik Room - The Gawlik room is a room passed the green screen room, where teams can go plan or write a script. It's a tucked away room that people can work on stuff when they need a space to really focus. 

Canon Vixia - Canon Vixia is the first camera that we used to make the Plushies film. 

Clip - A video segment. 

Editing - The step between raw footage and a final project. How you personalize a film, make it into the final piece. 

Event (in FCPX) - A place where you media gets put in to.

Final Cut Pro X (FCPX) - The editing program that is a really great program that is used to make films.

“Fix it in Post” - Fix or edit something after the filming phase. 

Initializing SD Card in Canon Vixia - Make the SD card hold data. 

Jonathon Levin - Jonathon Levin had rich parents and he was held for ransom and was killed. Lots of money was donated to the cinematography program at BBA in his name after he died. 

Library (in FCPX) - A place that holds the events. 

“Lock it down / or lock it up” - A term that means to be silent, figure out what is going on and not move. 

BBA News Room - The BBA News Room the cinematography room back in the day. 

Pre-production - Before a film

Post-production - After a film

Project (in FCPX) - What is inside an event. 

Scene - A shot from start to finish in a film. 

Notes:

1/19/18 - Edited plushie 2

1/18/18 - Filmed Plushie 2

1/17/18 - Worked on storyboard

1/16/18 - Out sick