This semester in USA has been a very rewarding experience. By the end of the semester, I will have produced 3 shorts in total from the projects we are assigned. They were my very first stop-motion video, scene recreation video, as well as music video; I’m really glad I did put my thoughts into actions and filmed those. I also partook in more of camera work in my videos; I’m not very good at it but I believe my keen interest will push me do better in the near future.
One of the great challenges I faced was definitely Project 3 on After Effects. It is my first time using the program and honestly speaking I did not like it as much as video-editing projects. After all, AE is a very useful program in producing title slates and special effects, and I’d had to get in touch with it sooner or later in life, so I’m glad I had the chance to play around with it now.
My favorite part of the class would be the fun projects and screening. We have always been allowed sufficient time to work on our projects, so I never feel rushed when doing them. Screening each other’s works is also important because then we can listen to different responses and improve next time.
If there was one assumption that changed through my experience in the class, I would say I used to think my T2i is less capable of producing “movie-like” videos because of quality restrictions.Using the F1.8 50mm lens definitely helped the shots achieve a (at least slightly) more cinematic look with the aperture, and after looking at some available plug-ins, there is actually a lot that can be done in post such as color correction.