Video Lab 1

Task

A short film is to be used to promote the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow (GOMA). A TV company can only show 1 minute of footage. The original footage obtained (in the supplied file) is unfortunately too long and must be edited to be only 60s in length. Using Moviemaker or another video editor of your choice, perform edits to show a smooth walk-through of the gallery.

The reason why I took the part that I did was because that the pan shot of the Gallery is a really good intro and using that piece and using the next clip of walking in and looking at the two marionette puppets was exactly what I wanted. The music I used fits to the 'scene' as, in my opinion, the two puppets are somewhat creepy and the eery music I used conveys to the viewer that there is something just slightly peculiar about them. I tried to get the main part of the soundtrack to  come in when the two puppets were the focus as the film. At the very end of the piece I used a fade out effect to let the viewer know that it was the end of the piece. With a little bit of precise timing I managed to get the music to stop just as the fade out begins. 

The software itself isn't too challenging to use to be honest. It is a good solid simple piece of software that I think anyone can really pick up within minutes of using. The only bad points I could think of aren't really bad points as the software is free and is basic but there are big limitations to what you can do with movie maker compared to other softwares I have used in the past.

If I was to do this again I might want to use a different software and change my approach to the editing. I'd use similar music but I would have used a few more effects that would perhaps slow down the film and blur out the surroundings to focus in on one particular point but other than that I think it'd stay much the same as it is.

Here is the link to the video

http://youtu.be/eRjxbBuKmtQ