London

Ok so I haven't been blogging as I've gone along, to be honest I've been having too much fun!

On Monday I worked with the runners at The Quarry. I really enjoyed running and got to see exactly what this part of the industry is about. A lot of people might think that making coffees and getting lunches might seem a bit trivial but its the first step on the ladder and you get to see and learn so many things from the editors that work around you.

On Tuesday I spent half of the day with the runners and the afternoon with the Assistant editors. The assistants work on projects alongside the editors, basically..assisting them! They log footage and organise all of the media so that it is easy for the editors to do the actual editing. They also send a lot of emails! It was interesting to see what this job entails, as often you work as an assistant for 5 years before being promoted to an editor.

On Wednesday I spent the morning with the assistants again and spent the afternoon in one of the editors studios playing around with some footage from a Berroca advert, learning how to use the software Avid. I learnt on the first day that editing houses mainly use Avid to edit, so I decided that I will buy the software when I get home and teach myself how to edit with it while I'm doing my Masters. I think this will be a real advantage to me when I come to look for a job because universities don't teach Avid.

Today I'm going to be working with some more footage and continuing to play around with Avid.

Then tonight I'm going to be a tourist and go on the London Eye! Really loving it here in London, but to be honest I'm ready to go home and chill with the parents for abit!

Blogging in The Big City

I've decided that the best way to remember my work experience this week would be to blog while I'm there, so thats what I'm going to do! Every night I'll post about what I've done that day along with any photos I take, that way everyone can follow what I'm up to, and I can look back and remember it all!

So excited! :)

Work Experience 2013: The Quarry: London

In a few weeks time I will be heading down to London for a weeks work experience and I'm so excited! A family friend's brother in law works for the editing company 'The Quarry' and he put me in touch with the producer who organised for me to come down and work with them. I couldn't believe how easy it was to set up, I literally said I was looking for work experience and he said sure come on down.

I haven't been told a massive amount about what I'll be doing down there, just a rough itinerary that said I would be working with the runners on the first day and then do a few days with the editors and  few days on the production side. I am so excited to get a taste of what it will be like to work in London, for an editing company. It's literally a dream come true and I can't wait to get down there and learn about the industry and hopefully make a good impression of the guys down at The Quarry.

Below is a link to the companies website. I'll upload photos and give a more detailed account of my experience once I've got back!

http://www.the-quarry.co.uk

Showreel 2013

This is my current showreel, featured on my website www.hannah-saul.com

Showreel 2013 Video Link

Motion Editorial- Third Year final project

For my major project in my third year of uni I produced this motion editorial. A motion editorial is a tool used in the fashion industry as an alternative to a photoshoot to display their clothes. I took this idea and mixed it with a music video theme to create this gothic video.

Photography

During my university third year one module required us to create a Showreel of our work. I decided that I wanted to include some photography that I had done when I was 15, as I have always loved and been really proud of the photos. I used After Effects to create short videos to display the photos in an interesting way.


Photography_1 Video Link

Photography_2 Video Link

Photography_3 Video Link

Photography_4 Video Link

Third Year: Pre Visualisation

This was one of the first projects I have done that was all 3D. I was nervous at first because 3D isn't my specialty and I don't enjoy it as much as compositing and editing but after some really helpful classes with our 3D teacher I was a lot more comfortable with Maya and managed to produce something I was pleased with, as well as being more confident to work on future 3D projects.