Evaluation - Juno

What did I learn about filming and editing?
I learned that it is better to overshoot than to just shoot as much as I think I need; it's better to have too much footage which you can cut than to have misjudged timing and not have enough. Also if you have multiple shots you can choose which is the best. I learned that it is best to use something like a trolley to create smooth tracking shots rather than to just walk along.

Did I find/use any premiere effects? If so, which one and what was the effect?
We wanted to find an effect that was similar to the one used in the real Juno opening. We couldn't find one that was the same but the closest we found was called Posterize. This effect went on after the actor playing Juno passed the tree, just like the opening, and gave an almost animated effect.

What went well in the filming and editing?
We overshot a lot and did several tries on different shots so we could choose the best one. We also kept referring to the real video so we could see how different shots should be executed. During editing we all had a chance to edit and we found almost exact replicas of the video transitions used in the real Juno opening, for example Push.

What could have gone better in the filming and editing?
We could have used a smooth tracking device e.g. a trolley - we did attempt this but when on grass the shot was bumpy and uneven and often went off track, so we decided on just walking with a camera and hoping it would be smooth. In the first shot, 'Juno' (me) walks a lot faster than the original, so that could have been slowed down. We weren't skilled enough at editing to make a smooth transition from the normal camera to the animated effect so it looks a little bit jumpy.