Blog Post #43 - Finishing Montage Recordings (First Scene)

 In my last blog post, I wrote about my first recording session with Fern and Ethan, and how we got the first few shots of the montage done. In this blog post, I will recap another session we did, the new shots we recorded during it, and how we improved on a previous shot.


Checklist from my previous post



I will need to record more shots of just Fern sitting there, Fern drinking coffee, Fern playing with a pen, and rerecord Fern reading the news and the shot of the news.

Shots

Fern Reading the News—

This shot will be used to transition into the over-the-shoulder shot shown in the last post.



This shot will help to transition from a wider shot to the shot where it closes in on the laptop screen. I will have to trim out the beginning and end of the shot, but I may be able to use it in my final cut for my project. The focus in this shot isn't really focused on anything for a big chunk of it, as far as I can tell, and it is a bit shaky— but I can make it work.

Showing Fern—




These shots help to show Fern's character within the project, one of which being a closer shot, and the other being a mid-shot distance, respectively. The second shot is farther away and helps to emphasize the spinning of the pen, and the showing of Fern's face. For this reason, I prefer the second shot and will be using it at the start of my project.

Coffee Drinking-



This shot is a close-up tracking shot that follows the mug of coffee to Fern's face as he picks it up. This shot helps to show Fern's focus on reading the news and helps to give the scene more life. I like this shot due to its relative smoothness of following the mug as it moves, and how the mug comes into focus as it nears Fern's face. I am set on using this shot in my final cut, as part of my montage.

Improving SKBD News' Presentation-



This shot is similar to the previous iteration of it (in my last blog post), an over-the-shoulder shot that moves into a close-up of the laptop's screen. This shot moves more smoothly, although it is still a bit shaky overall. It improves on showing the movement of the mouse's cursor, and overall I like it, although the shakiness brings it down a bit. I may consider reshooting this shot, but for now, this shot works for me.

Conclusion—


I am done with the filming (for now at least), of the first sequence of my project, and will continue to record the rest of my scenes in the next week, before starting post-production on my project. I am satisfied with the results of the sessions of recording these scenes, and will be editing them together to create a montage in my final cut.

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