Sonia's Television Blog

So today i finally i finished my Chair project, i really took my time with it as i wanted to add some effects into it such as brightness and Contrast and I also played around with the titles and transition. For my first short little project i am very proud of what i have done, i can finally say i feel very confident with using all the Sony cameras such as a PMW. I have only been using Adobe Premier Pro for a short while but i can also finally say i am very confident with it too! The possibilities are endless with these two. My chair project is very short but its about quality not quantity for me:) I also worked on the best exporting settings with Adobe Premier as i wanted my film not to be downgraded by its exporting settings. This is my final piece; 

A Story is a significant of what happens A Plot is what happens Story is something thrown in the air and catch it, if you don't catch it it's not a story.  All the characters should have big buts. The more moments the better, beginning middle and end . Audience needs to pay attention , needs to make the audience see what has happened so far in a different light. You have to make choices for your characters, make sure that you always have moments in your screenplay. The 180 degree Rule!  Where you position the camera in a scene is where you place the audience in the scene. Make the audience look at what you want them to look at, confuse and excite them. You can shoot the scene however you like! 

We had out first editing workshops and it was one of my favourite workshops ever, editing is one of my strongest points when it comes to this course and i absolutely love it. Fergus went through the basics of Premier Pro with us and i fell in love with the software, he also gave us some clips to edit together and evaluate. Fergus gave me some brilliant feedback for my short cut film giving me a great confidence boost! We did only get introduced to the basics but i wanted to do more, so i browsed around Premier and added some transitions and effects!

On Monday we were given our first mini challenge where we had to film and edit our first little short 'film', i've been working on this project since Monday trying to perfect it. I've been trying to use Adobe Premier Pro as it is more challenging and gives better results rather than FCPX. There is tonnes of special effects you can create with Adobe rather than Final Cut, so i'm really trying to get myself to get in the habit of using Premier Pro instead. I am still in the process of editing 'The Chair' and these are some of the screenshots i've taken while editing.

So today we had another great lecture from Steve Coombes and it was about how to make sure your audience is interested in your characters and their dialogue. Here are some key things he made sure we knew! Dialogue Things you shouldn't do in dialogue; Pointless dialogue - don't do it! Don't make your dialogue on the nose Characters rarely say the truth ; lies.  Too forward dialogue  Don't use a character’s names too much Different people speak in different ways  Don't make the dialogue too real  No empty chatter - if it's not moving the story or the character don't do it Not everything has to be dialogue  Don’t give information in dialogue I’m not in love – but you are Thing about what the characters can’t say Denial is great Characters You should know your characters in your script as well as you know your friends! If your character doesn’t have a flaw, it will be ...

A bored abandoned girl Chelsea strives to find her mother one day. Chelsea goes on a hunt to find her mother who left her at a very young age but does not realise she also has a long lost sister while looking for her mother. Chelsea finds out that her mother died in a accident and goes visits her grave after she finds out where she has been buried, when she visits the grave Laura shows up to the grave as its the anniversary of her mothers death. They both look in shock to why one another are there. Do not know each other, reason for the sister. Express it in the costumes etc.Searching for their mother so that's why they meet at the grave.  Characters: Chelsea - A 21 year old girl who looks ruff and lonely, hasn't has any opportunities in her life time and in deep need of a family bond.  Laura - A 19 year old girl who is well groomed and brought up well, has no idea she has been adopted and has been living as an only child ever since.  Location: Graveyar...

I wanted to share with you all my previous work that i have uploaded onto my youtube channel a few years back; https://www.youtube.com/user/SoniaTheSuperStar