I filmed and edited my video last week. It went easier than expected but I did do a bit of editing because Zelda (the rat in the film) was very keen on exploring and spent a lot of the time I was filming wondering around the table and not doing what I had intended for her to do, but she did in the end so it was fine to edit the film down and compact it from 5 minutes to 2 and a bit. She decided to eat her treat in the box I had placed on the table which meant I got some great shots of her eating in the box. She was very well behaved and I'm glad I chose her to star in my film!
I wrote a small program in C# which was straightforward as it only used a few commands. The program displays the 'translations' in order. I decided to go for the look of a computer terminal to add to the 'sciencey' or 'technical' feel of the film.
Editing the film was fairly straightforward, apart from getting used to the software. I used screencasting software to capture my screen and used the captured footage to display the 'translations', which worked well and seems to be a bit more streamlined than if I was to have had the computer and program running and on the table.
The video / project is now viewable at http://christabriggs.co.uk/animaltranslator/animaltranslator.html
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