I have done this montage to further my abilities in Premier Pro and to help me use different camera angles and editing to create the narrative moving forward.
- Shoot for continuity using montage to condense time and space
- Use speed to infer tension
- Use close ups to show reactions / expression of the person completing the task
- Shoot to edit at least one eye line match – significant object/person
- Edit in at least one match on action
- Use one interesting transition – fade in, wipe, dissolve etc…
This is also a good opportunity for me to look at the assessment criteria relating to filming and ensure that I take those into account during my planning and filming. They are:
1. Holding a shot steady
2. Framing a shot
3. (Shooting a) variety of shot distances
What we did well:
- Our transitions were good and does not distract people from the narrative.
- We used a variety of shot distances, like long shots, reactions shots and an eye line match.
- The music we used worked well with the montage as it helps create a happy tone and doesn’t seem to be out of place.
What we need to improve on:
- We didn’t add a lot of reactions shots or eye line match or match on action.
- For Reese’s reaction shot we could have slowed it down or used more angles as it didn’t feel long enough.
- We didn’t film from a lot of different angles which makes the montage lack in variety.