Year 2, Semester 2, 23rd April, practical

In todays practical we went through everything on Avid just to recap and also we went over to the green room where we where shown how to burn our final films onto DVD. We were also given back our essays with feedback on what we did right and wrong.

Year 2, Semester 2, 16th April, Practical

Todays practical was cancelled.

Year 2, Semester 2, 16th April, Lecture

Todays class was the first back from the mid term break, In the opening half hour Maggie Jury and Jessie Doyle were asked how they got on during there work experience over the break and the feedback was mainly positive. We were then given a handout on the post production process Overview. We went through the hanout and looked at an animation in which we looked at last year. It was the making of the animation and showed how they aplied the different sounds and dialogue onto the picture which was interesting.

Year 2, Semester 2, Week 8, Practical

There was no practical class today because there was a bank holiday.

Year 2, Semester 2, Week 8, Lecture

There was no Lecture today because it was a Bank Holiday.

Year 2, Semester 2, Week 7, Practical

In todays practical we went through what we had gone through in previous weks just to recap and refresh peoples minds. We were all individually asked to do a task using AVID in preparation for future projects in which we will be using the system. I was asked to mark in and out a section of the film in order to splice it out and replace the gap provided with other piece of footage. In order to fully learn about AVID you would porbaly need to spend a day or day at it just to familarise yourself with the different functions and icons.

Year 2, Semester 2, Week 7, Lecture

in todays lecture we looked at a handout on Michael Kahn. He began his career on tv where he worked on the sitcom 'Hogans Heroes' which rabn for 6 years. He is one of the few remaining directors to still edit on film. He has worked with Steven Spielberg on his films since 1977 and he has won three academy awards for editing, Raiders of the lost ark (1981), Schindlers List(1993) and Saving Private Ryan (1998, all directed by Steven Spielberg. Other notable films in which he has edited include Catch Me If You Can (2002), Fatal attraction (1987) and The Colour Purple (1985)and will be soon working on three Steven Spielberg films Lincoln, Intersteller and the fourth installment of Indiana Jones.

Year 2, Semester 2, Week 6, Practical.

Year 2, Semester 2, Week 6, Lecture.

Year 2, Semester 2, Week 5, Practical.

In todays practical we put into use what we had learned in the previous week about Avid. We were all given the opportunity to use Avid on our own to practice creating and naming new bins, importing footage and familarising yourself to it for future use in assignments.

Year 2, Semester 2, Week 5, Lecture

In todays Lecture we went through a handout were we looked at RTE delivery requirements. We looked at the RTE independent productions delivery check list which must be filled out before a programme is broadcast on RTE. We also looked at the other paperwork that must be filled in before the programme is broadcast and it was interesting to see the different sheets on funding and copyright return. In comparison to Channel 4 it is quite a small amount of paperwork. It was also interesting to learn how subtitles and Aertal work and also it was interesting to know how the archives operate.

Year 2, Semester 2, Week 4, Practical

In Todays Practical I began to learn about using Avid. Sarah spent the first hour showing us the differnt functions in using Avid. Sarah showed us showed us first of all how to tranfer your footage into Avid manually by simply clicking on the record icon and clicking it again when you want it to stop, or you can make an in point and an out point and click record and it will rewind and record your selection. Sarah also showed us how the to create bins and name them for your different shot types CU, MS and LS and also to name each shot in order to keep organised. In each bin the frame icon was selected as it gives a thumbnail picture of your shot so that it is easier to access. I then started to use Avid by myself and began by importing the footage Denise and I shot around the college on car clamping. I found Avid easy to use compared to Media 100 and am looking forward to using it in the future.

Year 2, Semester 2, Week 4, Lecture

In todays Lecture we looked at Digital Masters. In the handout given in class we went through what is the difference between Project and Media files, the difference between offline and online editing. I learned about mastering to tape e.g chosen post production house performs colour corrections, titles, effects, etc, then masters to tape. I also learned that sprokit(probaly spelt wrong) holes are on just one side on super16mm and are on both sides on 16mm. Also in todays lecture i learned that RTE programmes must be shot on a professional format such as Digibeta, Beta SX, DVC Pro 50 or DVC Pro 25 and that Mini DV is only acceptable in certain acces or diary-type programming. We also didd a recap on Aspect ratios where we looked at the two different ways to record a 16:9 picture on a 4:3 tape using Letterbox or 16:9 Anamorphoric and how in RTE the programmes must be delivered on 16:9 full height only. In the Lecture I also learned about the different RTE technical specifications.

Year 2, Semester 2, Week 3, Practical

Todays practical was cancelled

Year 2, Semester 2, Week 3, Lecture

In this mornings lecture I learned about the different Digital Editing Systems. In the handout we first looked at Media 100 which aimed to take some of Avids market and was considered a cheaper but high-quality platform. Lightworks which was founded in 1989, during the mid-late 90s, fought for a market place against Avid, but in 1998 production was stopped for a period. Then under new ownership, production resumed with 2 main ranges Lightworks Touch and Lightworks Alacrity but both have lost large % of market to Avid. We then looked at the difference between HD and SD, the difference being HD has a collection of digital formats that offer higher resolution images and frame rates, also employs a 16:9 AR which gives a cinematic look. SD includes all analog video formats from consumer hi-8 video to professional BetaSP. We also then looked at Editing Files and remembering to date your first, second and final cuts to allow you to move back to a previous cut that you where happy with. In the conclusion of the lecture we had a recap on Timecode.

Year 2, Semester 2, Week 2, Practical

In todays practical we were put into pairs to go outside around the college and film various shots for a informational video about the issues surrounding car parking in DKIT in advance of next week's clampdown on illegal parking. Denise Fogarty and myself were paired and we went outside around the college to shoot various shots which had to include a time lapse shot, a pull focus shot, a shot demonstrating fast shutter speed, a shot demonstrating slow shutter speed, a jump cut sequence, a high angle shot and a low angle shot. We got all these and a few other differnent shots and we will be editing what we filmed on AVID over the coming weeks.

Year 2, Semester 2, Week 1, Lecture

Today was the first day of the new semester and we were all given a handout outlining what is coming up in the new year for Digal Editing. We went hrough what will be covered in Lectures, Workshops where we will be using AVID editing software along with DVD studio Pro. We also covered what is coming up for Continuous Assessment and given a brief summary on each assignment, also assessment regulations were covered.

Year 2, Semester 2, Week 1, Practical

In todays practical class we got together in our studio groups to receive feedback from our studio assignment from Christmas. we were all asked about our individual roles and what we did right and what we did wrong. we where then given back our results from the studio assignment.

Year 2, Semester 2, Week 2, Lecture

In today's class we were given a brief outlining our essay worth 30% and our Learning Blog worth 15%. We went through the handout given to ensure that everyone fully understood what they had to do. We were also given a handout outlining the Harvard style of referencing. In addition to this we were also given a 2 page handout on Digital Editing Systems Overview with some info on AVID, Final Cut, Adobe and EDL.