Issues That We Faced

Editing-
We used the Apple MACS to do our editing and used a software called iMovie HD. Our group was assigned a certain laptop where all our video clips and what we had edited was saved. At our school there are two media classes and the other class also had a group that was assigned this laptop. This meant that very often, our group had to defend our corner and justify why we should be given the laptop over the other group. Tensions between my group and the other group arose and arguments began to form which only put a further strain on the stresses of getting the work completed. This meant that the amount of time we would have spent editing was cut because we only had some of this time with the MAC. This was unfortunate and jeopardized our chances of succeeding as we now had to rush to get our work complete, rather than spend as much time as we needed, where we could consider each aspect. We were often rushed to the editing complete because of the lack of time we were granted with the laptop.

How we resolved this:
We spoke to the teachers to try and figure out set times when we could have the macs to edit. As students we were more respectful of the teachers opinion and authority and therefore, allowed them to have input in who got the mac at what time, as impartial parties, they would be more fair and allow us both equal time to edit.

Our lack of experience using the software was not an issue, but was definitely something that hindered our abilities. We were learning in the process of our production and therefore this was a time constraint on our work. If there was something we were unsure of how to do, we had to look it up etc which took up time that was very precious to us as our time with the MAC was limited.
How we resolved this:
We often asked Natasha to bring in her MAC so that she could use the internet to Google any technicalities we may have needed to question. Also I prepared everything that I was going to edit and therefore would spend time before the lesson trying to find information on how to do whatever it was that I wanted. For example, I wanted to add flashes to the flash back scene. I did not know how to do this, and therefore before the lesson, I spent some time at home researching guides and tutorials online to find out how I would manage this.

Youtube-
When we uploaded our video, something went wrong with the compression and therefore the video altered in the process and when played in Youtube is now out of time, although we had not edited it this way. A technical fault we were unable to find a way around.
How we resolved this:
In the end, after consulting our schools technicians we decided to burn our video onto a disc as this would then be able to play in time though this medium.

Cameras-
When filming our footage for the music video, we often left the school site to film in other locations, mine or Kerstin’s house, a field etc. We packed up the equipment and took it on location with us, however on a number of occasions we found that the school had not charged the camera for us and we therefore were unable to film as the camera was out of battery. Another issue like this was when they and forgotten to put the memory card in our camera and so we got to Kerstin’s house and realised we had to turn back round as we were unable to film without a memory card. As we were limited with time as it was, this was a huge time constraint that we could not afford, and had to rush around to catch up with. IT was usually a problem when working with the actors as I often felt we had to waste even more of their time as they were waiting around for us to gather sufficient and working equipment. They did not complain but it did add pressure on us to get it done quickly so that we were not affecting their free time too much. However, we could have done with this extra time as we often felt rushed when filming, which is not productive. It would be nice to see how different the filming would have turned out, had we not had these issues with the cameras.
How we dealt with this:
To resolve this issue, we decided that we would need to bring out a spare camera on all occasions so that if the school camera was not working, we had a back up and our day of filming would not be wasted.

Uploading-
As we did not have a working camera to use on a number of occasions, Natasha began to bring her camera out as a back-up. On one occasion we needed to use her camera, we were unaware of the problems this would later cause when uploading the video footage. We were approaching our deadline and so time was precious, and therefore we needed to upload and begin editing as soon as possible. When we came to upload the clips we had taken on Natasha’s camera, we became aware that as they were filmed in a different format, we would need specialist software to be able to upload these clips. This meant, that with our capabilities, we would not be able to upload the footage and it had therefore been lost.
How we resolved this:
We needed to find a way to get the video footage as it was important that we got these clips so that we could begin editing. Our only option was to consult with the IT Technicians at our school and see if there was anything at all that they would be able to do to get the video footage uploaded. After they played around with the mc for a little while, they told us that it would cost money to get the entirety of the clips uploaded, however we would be able to get the first 20 seconds of each clip. This would have to suffice, as there was no other option for us. Thankfully, we had taken enough footage in other location on the other camera that we always had enough clips to fill any gaps we may have and therefore losing part of each clip we had filmed was not entirely detrimental to our video as we had other clips to use.