Starting Footage

This is my starting footage for my short film "Nina". Here, we can see that it obviously isn't finished and is far from it, however I have started to film and edit and it is coming together. I am overall happy with the beginning with the title. To do this I left my camera (Sony NEX 7) to record the sky, I left it on a hard surface so prevent it moving. I then uploaded it to FinalCut Pro and modified the  speed by x8, to give me fast forward look of the sky. This fast motion was a must as I wanted it so it implied the time going by and the whole concept of my short film is the flash backs and initial idea of the time and what moment happened at what time (in her life). I have also decided on a house font, I have used a font called 'Condensed' which is available on FinalCut Pro. I feel that this font really suits my theme and my initial concept of my short film, as it is very sharp and bold getting straight to the point, however, I used the colour white to resemble her innocence. Overall, I am really proud and happy of the beginning of my short film as I feel all that I have incorporated has enabled it to look very professional.

On the other hand, I am not happy with some of the shots, for instance, when there is a pan of 'Nina' which follows into a tracking shot, I don't like the lighting presented as it does not match the rest of the other shots. The lighting was caused by the sun giving it a bright effect which is essentially not what I wanted. Therefore, to fix this problem i will arrange another shooting day with the actor and fix my problem. Furthermore, I have asked people for advice on the initial footage I have so far, and what most people picked up on the most was the 'text messages' and that they thought it was good except the second 'LOL', most thought it was not needed and 'looked silly'. Therefore, to fix this I am going to change it from 'LOL' to 'no wonder u hav no friends'. This casual text tone, for instance 'u' and 'hav' makes it more realistic as this is the language some people use in text messages.

Lastly, I have instrumental piano music over the top of my short film and I feel that it works really well, especially when the title appears on the screen as that is when we first hear the music. Without realising, it has created a bigger affect on my short film and the feedback from my friends was very positive as they said that it helped make it look more professional, which was my aim.