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Final Project. Recording and Editing using Filmic pro and KineMaster

*image by* ungdung ngon. photo showing the kinemaster app

For the final project I took all my shots using Filmicpro app. This project is about the Levy place on coffee cups in Ireland. I did three major interviews for this project. I took a video of a student at Griffith college who takes coffee daily, also took of a coffee shop owner while she was making coffee and lastly, I did an interview with an expert who campaigns against composable cups, who made some interesting points. To take the shots I turned my phone horizontally to take the shots.

To use the app, I dragged the focus bar around their faces and clicked down to keep the focus locked and I also did the same with the exposure. Thereby getting the desired focus and light needed to start the video. I also locked in the white balance so that the image doesn’t flicker nor loose light when filming.

To take the video I had to lock in my arms beside my body to keep the camera steady and firm. I framed my shot by giving enough head roll while filming them. I made sure they were in the centre of my frame when I was shooting. I also made sure they fit perfectly in the frame and the focus was on them. For this project I mostly used medium shots as they are the best shot to take to tell the story. I also took close up shots of the coffee cups.

To edit I used Kinemaster the editing app. I used layers to add text, media and B-roll into the video. I used the trim tool to edit the video and cut away things I do not need and audio for the music. I was done with the video, I had to export it to be able to save it and submit.

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Recording using Filmic Pro and editing using KineMaster

In this segement on MOJO I made a video of my friend making Sticky Chiken and Mango Salsa. If you are a foodie then this is the right place to be as she will be teaching you how to make the chicken in simple steps.

flickr, image by France. Picture of Grilled sticky chicken

For the sequence video I took shots of a friend of mine using Filmicpro app who is making Sticky Chicken Mango Salsa. To take the shots I turned my phone horizontally to take the shots. I had to use the artificial light because it got dark early on the day I was taking the video.

To use the app, I dragged the focus bar around her face and clicked down on it to keep the focus locked on her face and I also did the same with the exposure. Thereby getting the desired focus and light needed to start the video. I also locked in the white balance so that the image doesn’t flicker nor loose light when filming.

To take the video I had to lock in my arms beside my body to keep the camera steady and firm. I framed my shot by giving enough head roll while filming her. I made sure she was in the centre of my frame when I was shooting. I also made sure she fits perfectly in the frame and the focus was on her. I took lots of shots of her, I took close-up shots of her cutting chicken, garlic, mixing the ingredients etc. and medium shots of her talking and introducing what she is doing,

To edit I had to use Kinemaster the editing app. I used layers to add text, media and B-roll into the video. I used the trim tool to edit the video and cut away things I do not need and audio for the music.

I took mostly medium shots and close-up shots because I had to go close to her, to properly capture what she was saying. When I was done with the video, I had to export it to be able to save it and submit.

To watch this Video click the play button below

Making Interview using Filmic Pro

In this episode on MOJO I made an interview of my friend testing my interview skills.

Getting a place to rent in Ireland today is very hard. That is why for this video I decided to interview my ex-roommate Blessing Ezike who has been looking for a single room for the past few months and finally got one last week.

I asked her how hard it was for her to get a place that is suitable for her budget, and I also asked her how she feels now that she has a room to herself and doesn’t have to share.

To take the video I asked her to sit on a chair so that she can feel calm and comfortable while talking to the camera. Opposite where she sat is a big transparent door which allows light to come into the room. To make sure that she did not look dark I asked her to sit opposite the lightening.

To take the video I put the app on and turned my phone horizontally and focused my shoot on her, I also adjusted the lightening to suite the environment. I took close-up shots of her because the audio quality of my phone is not too good. I have two takes of the video, the first was with the main microphone which came out low, so I had to take the new one with the camera’s microphone and I told her to speak up.

Click here to my video, asking my friend some questions.

Using FilMic Pro for making Mobile Journalism video

Flickr *Photo credit rastAsia.* Image showing Filmic pro app being opened

First video I will be posting is on the MOJO Series will be on focusing.

This was the first thing I tried with the Filmic pro app was focusing my shots. Follow me on my journey to becoming a mobile journalist expert.

The link to the video attached on the Moodle is a random video of the O’Connell street. I focused the video on a friend of mine, who is pressing her phone vigorously while waiting for a friend. The day looks dull and cloudy and the shot was taken in the evening.

I had to expose the image properly so that the video is not overly exposed. To take the shot I had to put on the app and turned my phone horizontally and focused my shoot on her, I also adjusted the lightening to suite the environment. I took various shots of her. I took full, medium, and closeup shots.

To use the app, I dragged the focus bar around her face and clicked down on it to keep the focus locked on her face and I also did the same with the lightening bar. Thereby getting the desired focus and light needed to start the video. I also locked in the white balance so that the image doesn’t flicker nor loose light when filming. To take the video I had to lock in my arms beside my body to keep the camera steady and firm. I framed my shot by giving enough head roll while filming her. I made sure she was in the centre of my frame when I was shooting. I also made sure she fits perfectly in the frame and the focus was on her. Even when I was taking shots of my surrounding, I made sure they were in the right frame (that is the individual were in the centre and enough head roll was given to them).

Click here to the link to my first video on YouTube.