Media Studies 2026

Editing 1 For the titles and fonts, we chose a simple, clean font that looked serious and emotional instead of dramatic, and we kept the colors neutral to match the tone. For video effects, we adjusted the brightness and contrast to make certain scenes slightly darker and more realistic, and we did light color correction to keep everything consistent. We mainly used slow fade and cross dissolve transitions so the scenes flowed smoothly. For audio we added soft background music lowered background noise. Some problems we encountered were uneven lighting, awkward cuts, and distracting background noise, but we fixed them by trimming clips more carefully, recording scenes again, and adjusting camera levels. It's taking a bit of time editing everyone helped brainstorm ideas while I mainly handled cutting clips and adding effects. We also did a small amount of additional filming to improve one scene that didn’t look natural the first time.

  Peer Reviews of Initial Draft I recently looked at the feedback for my movie opener, and I realized I need to improve my technical skills to make my work look more professional. The two main problems people noticed were the shaky camera and the choppy transitions  that distracted people from the story. To fix this in my practice film about two girls being bullied, we are going to be much more careful with how we shoot. First we will use a tripod for still shots to show how the girls feel trapped or isolated. Keeping the camera still so it helps the audience focus more on the emotions instead of the shaky camera. Second we plan to use match cuts to make the transitions smoother. For example, we can cut from a bully slamming a locker to a girl slamming a book shut which connects the scenes much better. Finally we will make sure any camera movement is followed meaning the camera only moves if it is actually following a character. By focusing on these simple but important cha...