Construction Post 9: My technical learning curve (production and post-production)

As somebody with relatively little experience with shooting or editing using digital technology, I believe my technical knowledge has increased massively over the filming and editing process. The pre-lim had given me a small amount of knowledge about how the camera worked, but my first real tie using it to film with a tripod and sound connected was in the test shoot. I never found the camera or tripod particularly difficult or complicated to use, and would say I can now confidently use both.

Editing was slightly harder to get used to, as I had only ever edited very simplistic shots together on software such as 'Windows Movie Maker', so it was quite a big step up to start using more professional, complex software. That said, I didn't find it particularly difficult to start editing using 'Adobe Premiere', largely thanks to the software's clear menus. I found it simple to drag and drop footage, audio and titles onto the tracks, and also very simple to cut down the footage to the times I needed by simply dragging the end of the footage to where I wanted it.

Grading and audio work was more challenging, and I required the technician to show me how to change volume and to start the grading process, but once she had done this I was able to easily do both of these things. As with the camera I feel as if I can now confidently use this software.

Overall, I believe I have become far more experienced with both the hardware and software that we used, and I would be able to competently use it again with little worry or struggle.