Filming the News Report

This was actually the first scene of my opening which I filmed and it went very smoothly. I started by setting up the green screen in our media classroom where there is a lot of natural light. Then I got a tripod and set up the camera to make sure the picture was steady.

I checked the white balance to make sure the colour was right and ensured the shot was in focus. Then we asked someone to hold a microphone up to the bottom of the desk, just out of shot, to make sure the dialogue was clearly picked up. This made the report seem more realistic and ensured the content of the report can be heard in the film opening.

Then we did several takes to get the tone of the news report right.

After it was filmed we uploaded it to final cut where we added a news background to the green screen. Then we searched online to find a news soundtrack to play underneath the dialogue, downloaded it and inputted it into final cut.

I am really happy with the final product, it looks very realistic so will work well when it's filmed on Emma's TV.