Leah Carroll : April 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFB5aYwkiJg&feature=youtu.be This is a short video I edited to be projected onto the wall for when Lotte ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxoiYTu3sgI&feature=youtu.be

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZbFCFnmnuo This is a short test I done without editing in the back. It's a clip from a section of the in...

Grading! http://www.studica.com/blog/quick-color-correction-tip-for-premiere-pro-cs5 I found this post to help me make quick edits when it c...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgYT_HQycmw&feature=youtu.be In this clip I have tried to include the city within the croft. This is impo...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAoaEI8RdxM&feature=youtu.be In this video, i've tried to visualise Lotte's location and where he...

I recently attended the Introduction to Advanced Tools of Directing seminar, by Simon Philips. It was set up as part of the Directors Guil...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V86BJQrc5o8&feature=youtu.be Fancy going? Nah? The idea of this is to show the beauty through the tv scre...

I recently watched this short documentary and found it quite remarkable. I enjoyed the poetics visuals and how you c...

Lotte Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2006/mar/25/weekend7.weekend3

Lotte Research http://claireorange.wordpress.com/contemporary-practice-3/lotte-glob/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9LOdsWZCTQ&feature=youtu.be I have been trying to edit the opening of my documentary and seem to be find...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrrEVdrYQtw&feature=youtu.be To introduce the documentary I have decided to flip through a series of door...

Today was a windy day… terrible rain and wind and was impossible to get any shots as the tripod, camera, and possibly me (!) would blow away...

So today 21/04/13 I travelled to Laid to film at Lotte Glob’s croft for the final time. First time round I had good footage though the clips...

I have returned to take additional footage of Lotte’s surroundings and the croft up at Laid. The reasons for this return trip was ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOzI_j6Jpg0&feature=youtu.be Within this clip, I was hoping to create a quick, harsh juxtaposition to d...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQTyxAl70Js&feature=youtu.be Although the audio isn't mixed very well, I like this clip. The instru...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K6d-cH7d58&feature=youtu.be I have been having difficulty finding suitable audio for my clips. Initially...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9N9dtB_UfY&feature=youtu.be In this clip I was hoping to create the idea of the audience entering the ho...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruxQ24XwM-U I have been having some issues fixing the size of my workspace on Premiere Pro. It seems to chang...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPj6TlUyETk&feature=youtu.be I managed to rip the video from the Sony HDV camera I was using. I had gre...

I have been working with small chunks of video throughout my media tests. This is down to the fact it's easier to export them. I'm s...

One thing I have learned from this project is DON'T TAKE AS MUCH FOOTAGE AS YOU CAN! On my first trip up, I tried to get as much footag...

Don't overlook the power of audio!! The audio for a documentary, or any film, is extremely important. It's p...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hwmw5lCr6cU&feature=youtu.be I travelled to Tullybaccart in Dundee to find a small lochan where I could f...

I have had a problem when exporting my videos on Premiere Pro. It exports as a small square. I have changed the setup and composition, thoug...

The tutorial (link) A section I would like to include in the documentary is Lotte's story of arriving in Scotland on a cattle boat. She...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWWiNrZvzF4 I shot people walking around in Buchanan Street, Glasgow with the hope of combining it with oth...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRuBCs9gPM4&feature=youtu.be I have been trying to blend reality with a fictitious set. I had decided my ...

An area i've been struggling with is how to represent the city in a non-judgemental manner. I don't want people to view city life...

I have been working with lighting and trying to create different atmospheres and themes with the little town. I think this is important t...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ySL-vbVKgM&feature=youtu.be This is one of my earlier trials for combining the city with the paper set I...

As the lovely Scottish weather is far from lovely, I was attempting to project clouds on the background. What I discovered is it creates a...

Nichols explains the process of creating tone and mood with colour and spatial timing. This is extremely important when considering how to s...

I feel that travelling up north for the second time has really improved my camera skills. The firts trip, all footage gathered was too short...

Today I spent the day at the DCA print studio laser cutting my city set and Lotte set to go in the documentary. I have recently just had les...

I applied for the workshop the Network, as I have heard great reviews and it gives hands on industry experience. I have to propose my own tv...

I have been trying to create visual metaphors for my city to conjure up different emotions. I like the yellow glow behind the small flats...

Paste a Video URL I came across the film school section of Vimeo. It has great, informative tutorials on various areas of filmaking. The fir...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTrGnysS-5Q&feature=youtu.be By combining a beach shot with the ink, a surreal, abstract shot is create...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha4IOmAFa8o&feature=youtu.be Dropping ink into water can create a number of effects, depending on how eff...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRlsOLZBO6o&feature=youtu.be To carry on from my initial clip of a lightbulb, I was messing around with f...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng8l5KpV-Lg After watching the video A Finger, Two Dots Then Me, I decided to try a few tests shooting lightb...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcoMiGiDRjg Knowing what type of project i'm working on, a producer friend sent me this video and thought...

To make the city, I have to decide on what buildings, where, etc. While researching, I noticed how Glasgow uses light to highlight the archi...

I love the look of this laser cut city. I would love to try it at some point, though I don't think it's appropriate for this project...

I have the studio booked for four days time- it's all I can get before submissions, as people are panicking! I have to decide on what to...

Here's the beginning of my paper town. I have an idea to create a little city that I can help show different ideal and emotions throu...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5ZcT1THurA&feature=youtu.be

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-Y7UMv1Flg&feature=youtu.be This is a clip of the hands with some effects added. The raw footage was col...

I was trying to express creativity and the thing that kept coming to mind was, hands. I know creativity comes in man...

I'm working with ProTools to chop the interview with Lotte and construct a story. It's much more time consuming than I had hoped, an...

I have been trying to get clips of a city to include in my doc, though i've finally accepted that Dundee isn't busy enough.. so i...

I think i'm happy with how this final clip has turned out. It's extremely different from the initial idea an...

Further experimentation went into trying to achieve a suitable outcome combining the city and highland landscape. By...

By changing the opacity in the layers, a softer look was achieved. Immediately this was more aesthetically pleasing ...

I have been trying to combine the city and wilderness to allow the feel for both areas in one visually pleasing scen...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cooKgqN32VA&feature=youtu.be So the plan is, juxtaposing the north and the city. A lot of work to be done...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29ljIYkxSDw&feature=youtu.be I was trying to recreate the idea of a heartbeat using a more abstract appro...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daLFLM40lbg Found her!! Kara Walker's video 8 Possible Beginnings / the Creation of African America, is c...

http://viddy.it/WPVeRU I had been thinking of how to introduce the documentary and what to include on the opening scenes. I experimented w...

Lately I have been working on my dissertation. It has been a slow process and I have so much to research... it seems the project keeps evolv...

http://viddy.it/13zGxtn Personally, I believe there are two types of great shot. Observational and lengthy, or little bursts of thought. Her...

http://viddy.it/XZIkRt LINK^^ Click on the image for the video. As part of my research, I decided it would be an idea to have something grow...

http://viddy.it/XjOWzT LINK^^^ This is a clip from an observational video I took. I was hoping to somehow capture the moment of going home, ...

I have ordered my camera and hope to have it this week. I settled on the D5200 as it has a flip out screen- handy for filming! It's what...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jg4nvJFupqk&feature=youtu.be I have been studying Tarkovsky closely as I have become a fan of his work an...

For an element of animation within my documentary, I hope to use the projector and laser cutting, combined. I recently visited the Tate Mode...

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