I had several issues uploading my videos from the video camera. The cable was not working, so I had to do this in the beginning of class. I learned how to successfully import my video directly from my video camera into iMovie. I was unsure how to use the particular camera that was given to me to import my film, but I eventually figured out how to use the different settings. After importing each separate clip into iMovie, switched the format to Quicktime full quality. This was done after dragging the clips into the bottom editing section of the screen.
Troubleshooting was the main focus of class today. We learned that it was essential to uncheck the "Automatic DV Pillarboxing and Letterblocking" in the iMovie preferences in order to avoid the program crashing. This happened to several other people, and I was fortunate to catch this trick before I tried to compress my video.
I also learned that lighting has an even more profound affect on video than I had realized before. I feel as though my movie in particular would have been rather weak if not for the drastic change in lighting that occurred over the five minute span. I had not realized the change to this degree until I watched the footage in full while I was uploading it to iMovie. I realized today that I want to focus more on the light contrast in respect to weather. I am hoping that it snows when I am shooting footage for my final theme video.
Question of the week:
Is it important to learn to make contemplative videos?
I think that contemplative videos can be very simple, but are essential to understanding film and its various aspects. Contemplative videos force you to open yours eyes to everything that is occurring around you, from the beauty of the natural objects that surround you every day, to the change in pace of the people on campus. I really loved this contemplative video project because it allowed me to build off of little things that I notice while walking around campus.
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