I feel that the video was successful in sharing the stories of two LGBT women living in Cheltenham. Considering it is a vast and important topic, I feel like a reasonable amount was covered in a short amount of time. I also think that visually it is more successful than the first video, and I managed to parallel the different clips by theme. I struggled to cut the video without it being too choppy but I think in the end it flowed well. I chose to use the song Bros by Wolf Alice in the background because it is relaxing and the vocals are not too distracting.
Category: Video
3 Minute Video Questions
There were questions that I asked in the 90 second video that I think got interesting responses but I did not manage to fit them all into the final edit so I asked those again.
They both were asked some different questions so I think that it won’t be as easy to parallel the clips as I at first thought because I was considering having the questions as text over the videos but now I do not think that would work. I should be able to group the clips thematically though.
I asked them both
3 Minute Interview, Chloe Thumbnails
I feel like the white balance is a vast improvement on the first interview.
3 Minute Video, Ellie Thumbnails
The memory card filled up whilst shooting so I changed over to another one, which is why the screenshots are on separate images. I intended to use natural lighting for this shoot but it was overcast so everything was underexposed and dull. I used lamps and warm lighting to try and make the video look cosy, which I think worked but the video subsequently came out pink.
90 Second Video thumbnails
The white balance was difficult to try and correct. I was going to include a cutaway of a candle (MVI_0689) but the lowkey lighting did not match the rest of the interview so I decided to cut it.
Cutting the Video
I’ve been struggling to cut the interviews again because a lot of the content was relevant and I could make two or three videos from the footage. The clips in which Ellie discusses her coming out story and also goes into depth about the LGBT+ community are quite long but very important, so I do not want to cut them even though they easily come to two minutes. to deal with this problem I have made list of what the clips are of and how long that they are so that I can decide what to cut out. The clips of Chloe’s are more concise and there are more of them. I also will probably rearrange the order of them, as I feel that it would be best to end on Chloe’s joke about the pros of being bisexual being “girls.”
First Jump- Phillip Yureyev
15 year old boy with acrophobia skydives for first time to overcome fear
It is not in English but is visually beautiful. There are English subtitles available on the video.
close up of hands
clips of him doing different things to overcome this fear with him as a voice over to narrate
a point of view shot from the camera.
Ideas development- 3 Minute Video
I originally wanted to film the interviews on black backgrounds because I have used them effectively in the past, but considering how much I struggled to get everyone into the studio for the stills project, I decided it was for the best to go to them and film in their homes. In the first video I think it was atmospheric and the shallow depth of field created a blur on the fairy lights that was aesthetically pleasing.
Final 90 Second Video
The password is the module code.
I am really happy with the content of the video, everything that she says has a clear point to it and I think that she is easy to understand. I also like the use of a shallow depth of field, especially in the cutaways to the objects in the room. I struggled slightly with the colour balancing, as everything kept coming out yellow. It is definitely an improvement on before, but I think that the colours could be better. Overall I am happy with the outcome, especially considering it is my first video shot on a DSLR.
My Target Audience
My target audience would be teenagers and young adults who are still learning about themselves. The aim of the video is primarily to show people that Chloe is a normal person and her sexuality does not change that. It is also partially to show young people that it is an option, and maybe make LGBT people not feel as though they are alone. I feel that although the target audience is young people, anyone could watch these and be interested.
On Assignment 