Shooting the dialogue sequence.

The shooting of dialogue sequence:

I was in a group of four people, whereas all the other people had a group of three people. So it was easier for my group to be able to film the dialogue scene when two members of the group are director and camera operator. Our group was sent to our normal classroom as the location for the filming. During the filming of the sequence, we were using the following filming techniques: 1) the rule of thirds; 2) the 180-degree rule; 3) we also used " The Master and Coverage Technique". We also have used the skills that we have learned from the previous workshops, such as 1) setting up the camera; 2) setting up the microphone and connecting it to the camera; 3) how to set up the white balance; and4) how to focus camera. The only major problem we ran into is the space where we worked. It was pretty small, so in order to film some angles, such as one of the Over The Shoulder one's camera operator had to be standing very tight up to the wall. We did not really solve them, we were just working, not looking at the problems. If anything I think I should be ready to work in a tight space and with any group of people. The other thing that I think I need to be aware of for the next time is the fact that you need to give your actors little breaks in between numerous shots and that you do not need to pressurize any of the actors. 

Editing of dialogue sequence:

In order to edit the dialogue sequence, we used the same technique as we used in the editing of the first sequence that was made without sound.  I have used editing techniques that are called logging, moving rushes to bins. By using these small things, and by editing I have started to use and improve my skills of paying attention and especially close attention to the smaller details. Because when you are editing you need to pay close attention to what is going on the screen so that everything is connected nicely. When I was editing I faced the problem of the echoing of sound and I solved that problem by simply

unlinking the sound and the video, deleting the unneeded sound, and then saving the selected clip without the sound now.  Now when I had an opportunity of looking back at my footage I would most definitely improve the way our group applied the rule of thirds and the way in which we have done the over-the-shoulder shots. For the filming of my actual sequence, I will have to remember that there has to be one person who will be in charge of the camera, one in charge of the mic and etc. I will also remember that when you are editing sound you need to remember to unlink the sound from the video, and then most importantly do not forget to save it by pressing the combination of Command and S buttons.