Test Footage

This lesson we spent some time testing iStop Motion and the different conditions we would need to consider. This was a very useful task as we feel we are now much more prepared to film our video. We have uploaded the videos as shown below.














Overall, we have learnt a number of things that will help to make our video a success. We learnt that zooming in with the camera does not work, an the camera automatically zooms out by itself. Although we might be able to change the settings, we found that holding the camera manually and moving in closer to the object makes it a lot easier and it flows better. The other thing we learnt that would make our video flow better was by capturing the images faster, and moving the objects slower within the frame. This stops the objects from jumping too far and confusing the audience. Another problem that arose was shadows. We need to be sure that all shadows are out of the frame before taking the still because this makes it looks unprofessional and focus is taken off of the objects in the video. Another problem we experienced was the backdrop falling over and having to set up our objects over and over. To prevent this we will have to make sure that all equipment is in place and sturdy before filming. We all hope that will have enough patience and understand that it will take time to make it look as effective as we would like it to. We will make sure to set aside enough time in order to be able to pay great detail to what we are filming.