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My Slow Motion Weekend

June 7, 2016

 

Last week saw me complete week 3 of the Make Films course run by Xanthe Berkeley.  I now feel like things are slowly starting to fall into place. Slowly being the key word as this week filming was all about slow motion. However, I wasn’t slow at editing, if anything I was much quicker! I really enjoyed the whole editing process this week too. I think it helped that I knew what music I wanted to use as a soundtrack, therefore, I didn’t waste hours trying to find the right track.

 

As I mentioned earlier we were focussing on slow motion in our film making. I used my iPhone again, I love the fact that I can shoot really good quality films on my phone. This is perfect for me because I always have my phone on me and with a crazy threenager to control I don’t want to be lugging around anything extra like a big camera to film on. The weather has been mixed this week,  I would have liked bright sunshine but instead I was filming on some very grey days. However, the sun did come out on the Sunday and I made the most of this and tried to film as much as I could.

 

Film making reels

 

Xanthe explained that it is best to shoot in slow motion rather than slowing it down during the editing process. It is really easy to film in slow motion on the iPhone as this function is already set-up for you but you can make it even slower by going into the settings. In the slow motion film we were only supposed to use close-up or medium shots.  I really loved filming in slow motion because the film becomes all about the small details. You find yourself focussing on things that you might not have noticed if the film had been shot at regular speed.

 

Now we were supposed to put ourselves into the film this week and I went and forgot about that little detail – honest. However, I will aim to do better this week. The film was supposed to reflect “taking a moment” and as the film is a minute long I have tried to collate several examples of us all taking a moment over the weekend.

 

Here is our film of what we got up to over the weekend. As always it involved several trips to the park, biscuits and a car show all squeezed into a one minute film. I hope you enjoy it and I would love to know what you think 🙂

 

 

 

I hope that you had fun at the weekend. What did you get up to?

 

Mummascribbles

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  1. Sarah says

    June 7, 2016 at 9:36 am

    Love it! Am really enjoying your filming series! xx

    • islandliving365 says

      June 7, 2016 at 10:14 am

      Thanks!! 🙂 xx

  2. Becky at PinksCharming says

    June 7, 2016 at 9:46 am

    Ah this is a lovely little film! I had no idea you could play with the speed of the slow mo on an iPhone, thanks for the tip! #TwinklyTuesday

    • islandliving365 says

      June 7, 2016 at 10:15 am

      No problem, thanks for your comment 🙂 x

  3. Sarah - Mum & Mor says

    June 7, 2016 at 9:48 am

    A nice idea for a video. I really ought to try and make my own, but I don’t like the sound of my own voice. I could just put music over them like you have. As for my weekend, it was way too hot to do much. My poor little one couldn’t settle so we just spent the weekend at home relaxing. #TribalLove

    • islandliving365 says

      June 7, 2016 at 10:15 am

      No, I don’t like the sound of my voice either, hence the music 🙂 x

  4. Ky says

    June 7, 2016 at 9:56 am

    Oh I love this. What a lovely way of collecting memories. I love using the slo-mo option on my iPhone, I take little videos of Clem all the time but I’ve never thought about putting them all together. I really should, x

    • islandliving365 says

      June 7, 2016 at 10:16 am

      Thank you 🙂 and yes you really should have a go at putting your clips together 🙂 xx

  5. Mrs Tubbs says

    June 7, 2016 at 12:29 pm

    Love it! The bits where they’re running look like the opening credits of the Six Million Dollar Man. 🙂 Glad you had a lovely weekend

    • islandliving365 says

      June 9, 2016 at 12:45 pm

      Haha, thanks for comparing it to the opening credits of Six Dollar Man, very happy with that 🙂 xx

  6. Kelly Edwards says

    June 7, 2016 at 12:47 pm

    Love this! I need to find the slo-mo settings on my phone. Although it’d probably just be of Georgia picking her nose… and she already walks super slow… #twinklytuesday (#triballove)

    • islandliving365 says

      June 9, 2016 at 12:45 pm

      Haha, that made me laugh, thanks for your comment and making me laugh! 🙂

  7. Laura - dear bear and beany says

    June 7, 2016 at 1:30 pm

    Fab! You have done a great job. We had a busy weekend, making the most of the sunny weather after a grey week X #twinklytuesday

    • islandliving365 says

      June 9, 2016 at 12:46 pm

      Yes, more sunny weather this weekend please 🙂 x

  8. MouseMooMeToo says

    June 7, 2016 at 3:09 pm

    I love the merry-go-round! What a gorgeous way to capture things that may outwardly seem unremarkable but are actually quite beautiful.

    • islandliving365 says

      June 9, 2016 at 12:50 pm

      Thank you 🙂 x

  9. Sarah@teammomlife says

    June 7, 2016 at 3:44 pm

    That is such a cool video. You did a great job I had no idea you could do slow motion on a phone. I will definitely have to try it out. Can’t wait to see what you can do by the time the class is over #triballove

    • islandliving365 says

      June 9, 2016 at 12:51 pm

      Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it and thanks for commenting

  10. Jane Taylor says

    June 8, 2016 at 11:28 pm

    Who knew you could do this on an iphone…I mean I know it involves much more than pressing record but that’s good to know! Lovely, Slow motion is so effective. Isn’t it lovely to learn a new skill? Especially when it will compliment your writing and blogging. Exciting! Good times!

    • islandliving365 says

      June 9, 2016 at 1:05 pm

      I love how slow-motion can add meaning to the most normal of everyday scenes! Thanks for your comment 🙂 x

  11. Gemma Nuttall says

    June 9, 2016 at 12:28 pm

    I knew thr iPhone had slow motion but I had no idea you could change the settings of it! I’m going to have a tinker now!
    Such a super little video, made me feel very relaxed and chilled out! Great stuff.

    • islandliving365 says

      June 9, 2016 at 1:10 pm

      Enjoy tinkering! 🙂

  12. Gemma Nuttall says

    June 9, 2016 at 12:29 pm

    Forgot the #!! Doh! #twinklytuesday

  13. karen says

    June 10, 2016 at 11:58 pm

    Great tip on the slow motion I will have a play with this as I use my iphone too. I think it could have some really effective moments. I love the eating the ice cream moment in your video.. Here from #thislittlebiglife

    • islandliving365 says

      June 13, 2016 at 10:34 am

      Thanks, glad you found it useful!

  14. Sarah Rooftops says

    June 12, 2016 at 9:24 pm

    This is lovely! I like the hanging and twirling in the play park in particular.

    #ThisLittleBigLife

    • islandliving365 says

      June 13, 2016 at 10:49 am

      thank you xx

  15. Louise | Squished Blueberries says

    June 18, 2016 at 5:20 pm

    Oh this is lovely! I’ve never used the slow motion setting to shoot in before, I’ll have to have a little play with it now! Thanks for joining in #ThisLittleBigLife xx

    • islandliving365 says

      June 19, 2016 at 9:12 am

      Thank you for having me xx

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