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8 Shot Journey Evaluation

This is my 8-Shot Journey Video.

For my first filming project, I had to film and direct an 8-Shot Journey, filming around the college campus, documenting someones journey from one place to another, in just 8 shots, as well as ensuring that all of the shots went together well.

First of all, as part as the pre-production process, we were all given storyboards to plan out what and where we were going to film, aswell as decide what type of shot sizes we were going to use for each shot. To try and get an idea of what places I wanted to film, I went around the college campus and wrote down the places I thought best for my 8-Shot Journey, once I had decided these places, aswell as the best shot size that would be appropriate for the shot, I completed the storyboard. I found this process overall quite easy and thought the pre-production process quite simple, although there were some difficulties when it came to the drawing aspect of it.

After I had completed the pre-production, I then went on to the actual production of the 8 Shot Journey. So, following what I had written on my storyboard, I then directed Abby into each shot, while making sure to write down how many times I had to film each particular shot. The overall process of the production had its difficulties, for example, more often than not, a shot had to be re-taken more than once, due to other people around the campus walking through the shots, although this can not be avoided, it did slow down the whole filming process.

The last and final stage of My 8-Shot Journey was Post-Production, which involved logging each shot onto the logging sheet, and then editing the correct shots together to complete the 8-Shot Journey. The logging of each shot was quite difficult, and took up alot of time, as I had to wait for a video camera, and then had trouble being able to play and stop each shot, so it took longer for me to log them. The actual editing of the video however, was a more less complicated process, and I found this quite simple to do. The final process was burning the video onto a DVD, which once I had found out how to use the program, was an unproblematic process.

In conclusion, I think the whole of My 8 Shot Journery went quite well, but it would have been better to have had more time, as the editing of the video was very rushed.

Pin Hole Photographs & Evaluation

The following photo's were created by me using pinhole photography.

The photo above this text was taken outside, with an exposure time of 20 seconds. I tried to capture the tree's using a low angle. This did not go aswell as I wanted too, as I had a few issues with being able to keep my camera still, due to it being circluar and unable to stand on its side by itself. If I were to try and do this image again, I would probably try to use a different shaped tin for the camera.

The photo's above was taken inside on the 2nd Floor Balcony, with a 10 minute exposure. With this picture, I wanted to be able to create the view through the balcony, this however did not go very well, as when I was holding the tin, I kept moving, causing the picture to become slightly blurred. Although the actual process of taking the picture did not go well, I think the slight blur effects made the picture look more interesting.

Overall, I think the process of taking the pictures on the pinhole camera's went well, although it did not come without its problems, for example in some cases there were problems with the actual pinholes in the cameras, aswell as problems with the amount of exposure the pictures were taken in.

Pinhole Camera's

Pinhole Cameras

A pinhole camera is an extremely simple form of camera, which has no lens, and a very small aperture (hole or opening). In simple terms, it is a light proof box with a small hole on one side. Light from a scene passes through this single point and projects an inverted image on the opposite side of the box. Cameras using small apertures, and the human eye in bright light both act like a pinhole camera.

This is a diagram of a pinhole camera.


The smaller the size of the hole, the sharper the image will be, but the dimmer the projected image will be. A common use for pinhole cameras is capturing the movement of the sun over a long period of time, this is called Solargraphy.

Pinhole cameras are usually handmade and made for a particular purpose. In its simplest form, the pinhole camera consists of a light-tight box with a pinhole on one end and a piece of photographic paper taped into the other end. A flap of cardboard is usually used as a shutter. The pinhole is usually punched or drilled using a sewing needle or small diameter bit through a piece of tinfoil or thin aluminum or brass sheet. This is then taped to the inside of thebox behind a hole cut through the box.

The f-number of the camera may be calculated by dividing the distance from the pinhole to the imaging plane (the focal length) by the diameter of the pinhole.

Welcome To My Blog

Hello and welcome to my blog.

My name is Hannah Dunbar, and I have created this blog in an attempt to showcase my work from my college course, "Media Nat Dip 1". The type of work which I will be showcasing, will include work I've done in Photography, Filming, and Audio Production.