Video & Photography Planning

PHOTOGRAPHY

The aim for photographing MOCs is to get a good variation of full body shots, action shots and close-ups - hopefully successfully portraying the range of articulation and basic build of the MOC, for viewers on YouTube who may want to build the MOC or parts of the MOC for their own. This variation should make for a more interesting video than if I just used full body shots or close-ups. This is comparable to in a film scene, in which the camera will cut to different angles or close shots in order to better portray what is going on within the scene.

I aim for each video to be 1 - 2 minutes in length, as in the past I have found that videos over 2 minutes tend to drag on too much, while videos under 1 minute generally don't give enough time to really get to know the MOC - unless the MOC is particularly small. This is generally enough time to fit all of the best photographs in, for which I should be shooting 50 - 100 initially. Any less than this  there generally aren't enough shots unless its a very short video, and any more is usually excessive. Going over 100 I tend to start shooting the same sort of picture multiple times -  usually progressively worse as I get more tired, and it becomes a waste of time. This is why I only photograph one MOC at a time, as the process is incredibly tiring, and after a certain point the photographs are generally subpar.

VIDEO

As mentioned earlier, the videos should be around 1 - 2 minutes in length. The song I use will have some influence on this, however this time around I would like to put more focus on editing the music, as this is something I have not done frequently before, and I want to take this opportunity to step out of my comfort zone. Another way I'd like to shake up the videos a little this time around is add some visual effects over the video. After working on my A2 Art: Coursework video last year, which was absolutely loaded with effects, I want to see where else some subtle effects could work. I have done this somewhat in the intro for the YouTube channel I'll be uploading these videos on, OZKABOT.

Towards the start, there is a slight glitch effect, so perhaps this is something I could bring into the rest of the video at certain points. It would be important not to use it excessively, as overuse would take away from the effect, making it an annoyance that impedes visibility of the MOC more than anything else.