Final Movie

This is a short 5 minute movie about looking back at my memories of Paddling. I really wanted to have that memory feel to this film. So in this film I used some home videos, old footage, archives and some footage I shot myself. I wanted to create the feel of memory by using the old footage.

I really enjoyed the thought of memory and working with premiere. I wanted to tell the story of my journey and looking back at the achievements. Using a different range of shots including close ups, over the shoulder. I thought why not work with something I see most of the time which is paddling. 

I used small snippets of each footage to put together this film. I wanted my movie to have a real personal feel when I use a voice over of me. I talk about what I think and how I feel about the sport itself.

Soft type of instrumental I thought that would suit the tone of the video. A lot of this footage is owned by me except for some of my worlds footage that is featured in the movie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJvUql_6gNw

Extra Notes from Class

This is an interview with Curtis/Moa about the sport he plays gridiron. Unfortunately my footage is noisy which I'm not impressed with. I did try and use the RGB colour correction to set a common tone through out the video. This is a quick Minute and a half interview with Moa and what he enjoys about gridiron.

120 Seconds »Dörig« from Michael Philipp · LUXS on Vimeo.

Title: 120 Seconds

Source: Vimeo

Byline: About an Alpine Saddler named Roger Dorig.

Theme: The video is based on Roger Dorig's occupation as an Alpine Saddler and what it means to him.

Structure: The video is based on the character Roger Dorig who we are introduced to. Roger is an Alpine Saddler so he creates little decorations you see on belts and shoes. We are introduced to Roger's environment where he works with an awesome panning shot with the title 120 as it counts down and the sound of Roger tapping on a piece of metal. This also includes a lot of b rolls with Roger talking in the background.

I thought that the shot worked really well with the title. We see that the front of the workshop is in focus with all his tools and a little bit of blur at the back. They would of used maybe a higher f stop to create the look of this shot.

 This shot was a really nice use depth of field. We see that the two poles frame Roger which is a creative way of introducing the main character. I like how the two poles frame Roger himself which gives the audience a hint of who/what the focus is about.

 We see a lot of close-ups through out this short video. Looking at the detail of Roger working and his detail of his work. These shots work really well with Roger talking in the background. This shot would of used a low f stop because we can see that only the tools on the table are in focused everything else is blurred.

 I really liked this shot because it's not inside the shop. The maker has thought about what they want and has taken the shot from outside Roger's work shop looking inside. We see Roger working and close up of his hands and the window. The look of old rusted wood works well with the short video and colour.

 I like the close up of Rogers detail and we see him working with his tools. This would have used a low f stop maybe around 1.5 to get the fine detail of the piece that is going on the belt.

 We see what Roger has created and the final piece. Nice close up shot of Roger putting the belt around his waist. It works well because It's Roger's own creation and he wears it. Gives the audience a sense of pride Roger has for his work. This shot also tells a lot about his Occupation as a Alpine Saddler.

Nice Wide Shot of Roger in his environment looking at all his tools around his work shop gives it a nice ending. Gives the video a feel of completion as we look at Roger's work shop full of work and tools. I really like the use of space in this shot as well.

Gold Memory

In my memory video. I'm looking back at the time I represented New Zealand in 2012 for the biggest competition which was Out rigging Worlds in Calgary, Canada. I wanted to put something together to show my best memory I've had.

I used mainly close up shots of my medals. I really wanted to look at the detail of each specific medal because I loved the design that each medal had. They were all different and from different countries around the world.

I used a soft instrumental because I thought it went well with the topic. It almost was like a time to look back at the achievements that had been made in the past. So I wanted a soft tone to this video.

In this memory video I used archive videos from Maori television only because I didn't have footage of my own from my worlds experience. In those videos are videos of my team crossing the line in Canada. I thought that it would go well with the memory piece looking back at actual footage from the event. Just to give the audience a peek at what it was like in Canada.

Chocolate Video Editing

Learnt how to cut on action/movement to create a smoother transition between each scene.

The Photo Man from Ben Kitnick on Vimeo.


Title: The Photo Man

Source: Vimeo, Glen

Byline: Mark Kologi sells and collects a variety of images of personal forgotten pictures from strangers.

Theme: The video is based on memory and looking at images of peoples memories. Looking at his business of selling and his purpose. People sharing a bond with the images that Mark Kologi finds.

Structure: The video is based on memories. We are introduced to Mark Kologi who is the man that sells range of images from strangers. We take a look at his environment and where he sells his pictures. There are a couple of mid close up shots of Kologi talking about what he does and his thoughts. The video concentrates on the photos and memories that he collects and sells. The music is soft and works really well with the camera movement and the idea of the video.

Other Observations

I really like this camera shot and the depth of field as well. They focus deeply on this one image just to give the audience a sense of what they can expect from Marks photographs. I really like the depth of field used in this close up shot.

 Nice mid close up shot of Mark Kologi discussing his thoughts on photos and memories. They would of use a low f stop for this shot. We see that Mark is mainly in focus and the area around him is blurred out.

 I really like this long shot of Mark because we get to see him in his work environment. We see a range of images and stuff surround him which helps the audience to gain a sense of where he works.

Nice close up shot of the a small bunch of images that Mark collects maybe using a small aperture number. Mainly because we see the photos are in focus and everything else is a bit blurry.

This shot almost looks like a nice silhouette and its a nice back shot. We get to see outside. We see what mark has to look at everyday when he opens his garage door. It creates a nice intimate feel for the audience.