Preliminary Breif - Soap Opera Trailer From Comic Strip

• The first skill I gained from constructing this trailer was learning to use the digital video cameras. When I began shooting, I did a run through of my soap in order to get used to using the camera. Learning to use the zoom function and remembering to pause between shots was paramount. There is a point in the trailer when the camera zooms in too far and the image goes out of focus. Things like this can be improved on in my final soap.
• Throughout the trailer, I used d different shots. For the establishing shot, I used a slow zoom out to allow the audience to see the title of the soap before panning across the shot. Because most of the comic strip boxes were taller or wider than the lens on the camera, I was required to use a lot of upwards and sideways pans.
  
• For the edit between the 5th and 6th shots, I used a zoom before fading into the 6th shot. This created an effect of going 'through' the door in the picture.



• My trailer meets soap opera conventions in three main ways. Because we filmed the comic strips off the computer, lighting was not an issue. However, in the storyline there was a cliffhanger.



• When I came to edit the footage into a trailer, I had to mute the diegetic audio from the classroom in the background of the filming because I was making the trailer and not an episode. I then overlayed a score from Adobe's preset sound clips which can be heard throughout the trailer. I chose the 'metal' clip because it characterised Betty well.



• If I were to shoot the footage again, I would take more time and care with the camerawork, ensuring that none of the computer could be seen and that the tripod was set up to allow the camera to move smoothly. I would also record the audio separately in order to reduce the background noise, allowing the dialogue to be much clearer



• During the filming and production of this trailer I learned how to use the video cameras properly, how to upload the footage off the camera into Adobe elements and how to use Adobe Elements to edit the footage into a trailer. I alos learned how to upload the finished project file as a video to my YouTube account straight from the program.



• In order to upload the video to YouTube, I was able to go into Premiere Elements and enter my YouTube account details. After selecting the correct ratio and definition, I was able to upload and process the video to my YouTube account.