Final Reflection
This course was very useful to me as a communication and creative professional. I learned how to work outside-of-the-box for numerous projects due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I had to think on my feet and use tools around me that were not necessarily tools that I would have used during a normal semester.
There are no right and wrongs in the art of moving pictures, but there are techniques and skills that help tell stories more effectively. Being able to take criticism will also help to grow as an artist.
J Cuts
Here is an example.
In this scene, the jump cut occurs at 0:14 seconds. A jump cut happens when there is an abrupt transition from one scene to another.
L Cuts
An L cut is a film editing technique where the audio from a scene precedes the actual video footage. Here is an example.
In Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, the teacher calls roll and the camera jumps to the next shot of the desk chair. The teacher’s audio is still playing in the next shot. Another L cut happens in the same shot when the classmate starts talking while the shot is still on the desk.
Final Project
In this final project, I interviewed my friend Sara MacDonough-Civitello. She is an athletic trainer at Quinnipiac University for the men’s basketball team. I interviewed her about the day the sports world stood still (when all collegiate sports were cancelled due to COVID-19).
The b-roll is from Quinnipiac’s main campus and York Hill campus. All footage was filmed by me.
MAGGIE PRUITT 