Production Skills #9

We were going to film a little bit with the Super 8 cameras this week, however, the level 5's had most of the cameras and light metre out so we are now doing it next week. Note to self: dress nice.

We did a bit more editing techniques today including more about transitions, audio and key frames.

Key frames are key points of action in the film (which originated from animation where one frame was drawn an other animators drew what went in between). The 'k' key on the keyboard puts a new key frame in the clip, which appears as a black triangle in the audio. Hold the alt key to move it forward or backwards. Just clicking on it without the alt moves it up and down but not back or forward as a safety measure. 

If I ever select the pan option in the audio menu, the left headphone/speaker is the top of the audio track, the right is the bottom. The clip gain option increases the volume. Be sure to bring up the audio tool (should be in the tool drop down menu) to check levels! Audio should be in the 6-12 but NEVER go in the red. The cinema will break (Lee told us this actually happened, so it is a fact.)

http://imgur.com/gallery/cUITkxn

When dragging more than one effect on, be sure to double click the visual on the timeline until the original one is not left (it's like layers).

http://www.gardenoflittlemonsters.com/?p=136

Also make sure to check that the clip is in green (green for good). But if it is blue, you will have to render it (go to the clip drop down menu).