What's cooking down under??

Mandy, Ed, Rachel and I have been asked to create a 3minute instructional cookery video. This had to be aimed at students, healthy and most importantly (especially to someone on my budget) CHEAP! We decided to film in my kitchen because it had a good layout to film in. Also, because I live in halls of residence we could relate it to a lot of students. We decided to cook a vegetable curry using the 'Feed your family for a fiver' from Sainsbury's which proved to be very cheap and yes, very tasty! We elected Rachel to be our presenter and, for comedic effect and also putting our presenter at ease in front of the camera, she opted for an Australian accent. It was quite difficult trying to keep a straight face while filming but was really enjoyable to be a part of. We decided to use two cameras, one wide angle to get good shots of the chef at work and one for the close-ups. Unfortunately one of the cameras was set to 16:9 and the other 4:3 which will be noticeable in the final edit. We must always remember to check! It was rather difficult managing our time. Usually there is a schedule to keep to but a few minor hiccups are allowable. However, when filming cooking you have to be very aware of your time scale because you don't want food being under or over-cooked.



Here is the final edited piece...


While watching through our cookery demonstrations with the class a number of errors were pointed out. We had quite a major issue with lighting and colour balance which is apparent when watching the edited piece. This is something we have to bare in mind for next time as something so simple can affect the outcome of the overall project. Also the voice over was a little out of sync at some points which can throw the audience off slightly. We also missed out an ingredient which we actually did not realise until watching it through with the class! This is something that really should have been checked.

There are a few errors we made which we all have learnt from. However, of all the cookery demonstrations ours was seen to be the most enjoyable to watch by a number of our classmates. I feel that we had fun filming and it really came through in the final piece.