What A Surprise!

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My next task was to create a short video which showed someone giving someone a gift which causes them to exclaim " what a surprise!" The video had to begin with the character who gives the gift entering the room. I wanted to learn how to use a 3-axis stabiliser and i saw this as the perfect opportunity to do so. My aim at the start was to create a long take of the gift giver walking down the stairs and through a corridor. It took a few tries to get used to the stabiliser but after a few takes I managed to get the shot I desired. I had pre-written the script with my group the day before so we had a plan of action. Once the two people began talking I used a shot- reverse shot to film the conversation making sure to use the 180 degree rule as to not disorientate the viewer. To create the effect of the book appearing in the gift givers hand we used two shots (one with the book and one without) and then merged then to gather using the flash transition, to make it appear as if the book had appeared out of nowhere in a flash of light. I also used this technique to create the effect of the gift giver disappearing at the end. The main issue with the video was the audio. We used the built-in microphone on my camera. This microphone picked up the audio, however it also picked up the sound of the projector which created a quiet but still noticeable humming sound throughout the video. To combat this issue I added a score throughout the video. The score in question was To You All Kids Will Come… (Metamorphosis Complete) by Cristobal Tapia de Veer from the soundtrack to Utopia Season 2. I used this soundtrack because it features a choir in the background which helps lend to the religion theme in the video.

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