Better camera work & editing was achieved with The Steps particularly in comparison to the preliminary task. This time instead of being hand held, a tripod was used to help keep the shot steady. A completely new tape was bought which made the film outcome from tape of a much higher quality than the original tape that was borrowed, and with much practice using iMovie HD how to use different editing techniques was learned.
There was much better organisation and time-keeping for the shoot of The Steps, having learnt from the last time. In finding time in our often conflicting schedules within the group, a solution was found by using Excel to create a table of when our free periods within school would correspond which helped us to meet up in our free time to work on our film together.
A film schedule was drawn out by the organiser to ensure that the day of the shoot would run smoothly as planned along with a risk assessment, so that we knew what to film when and wouldn’t waste time later deciding that.
Location shots were taken beforehand of different locations to decide which would be the best place to shoot rather than just choosing one at random. The group also learned to arrive before the cast and scope out the location of the shoot, and preparing the set before the cast arrived to save time and have a quicker shoot.
Another thing learnt from the preliminary task which was practiced in the post production of The Steps opening was valuing screen time and learning to cut out anything which was unnecessary for the story e.g. Extended footage of stock such as the sky and the foliage shots of the group from the killer – we learned to make every minute of the film count and add to our story.
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