I’m not sure who my character is, or where they’re going, but it’s doesn’t sound great.
I took the original video in 4k, but YouTube hates 4k and never processes it properly. Either way, I put a filter on it and added some creepy apocalyptic-sounding sound effects to the video. I tried to overlay them the best I could without one going over the other.
“For this assignment, take a video no longer than 90 seconds from the point of view of your character. Make sure to weave it into the story you are telling and include actions/materials that your character would use. Also, you could edit it in iMovie and add music.”
So this is just what the assignment said. A 90-second point of view of one of the characters from what I think will be my final project. I filmed this in our very own UMW library and edited it on iMovie. Please do not judge the effects too harshly, iMovie does not have a lot of ‘magical effects emanating from a book’ features, so I tried my best.
The sound is from an earlier project of mine, a bit of the Idea Outline Post, specifically the audio portion. When I plugged it in here, it actually worked surprisingly well. I was very pleased it didn’t take too much tinkering to figure out.
The goal of this video was to be intriguing and slightly befuddling, but fear not, there are some form of answers.
For my final video project of the week, I completed a project where I had to make a video entirely from my own point of view. Since I knew I would be going to Target today, my plan was to take a video of me going in to the store, shoot a clip of me grabbing everything I was buying, and then one more when I had everything back in my dorm. Unfortunately, I forgot to carry out this plan while I was at Target, so I instead chose to take a few short videos as I walked to class today.
When I was taking the videos, I tried to look through the screen, rather then look around it. In doing so, I hoped that the footage would provide a more authentic first person experience. This did not prove to be much of an obstacle while filming, as I could still use my peripheral vision to understand my general location and not bump into anything. The only times I stopped filming were when I would end up focusing my camera on one person too long and when I crossed the street. This was just for safety and privacy concerns.
When editing the clips together, I used a lot of cross dissolves. This helped the motion from one shot carry over into the next without transition between them being too jarring. I also made sure that most of the clips ended on a focal point that was far away, but would become significantly closer in the next shot (this is best seen with the trash can).
As for Music, I browsed the IMovie music library until I found a piece that I felt fit the atmosphere I wanted to achieve. The song was a little shorter than the final video I had edited together, so I ended up cutting one of my shots entirely.
If I were to do this again, I think I would try and execute my original idea. It would be quick, snappy, and tell a complete narrative. The final project I completed still tells its own story, but I just think my first idea was better.
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For this assignment, take a video no longer than 90 seconds from the point of view of your character. Make sure to weave it into the story you are telling and include actions/materials that your character would use. Also, you could edit it in iMovie and add music.
On the other hand, if this is not for your character, then you could still complete this assignment by compiling short videos of your day told through your point of view and edit them together in iMovie, or any other video editing software.
