Eden's Blog

 Movie Opener Final Cut   After reviewing some comments made by my classmates, I edited my film opening. I re-shot some clips of individuals putting on masks and asked the actors to look more serious because I did receive a comment saying that the emotion of the shots in the first draft fit the tone. I think these ones look nicer and have the emotion that matches the film opening's overall tone, which is pretty somber and reflective. Additionally, some mentioned that I take a look at the audio. I re-did the audio to make sure that the backing music sounded good at all times and the voices of the actors counting down from 10 were loud enough to hear. I am thankful for those comments and think that they helped me improve the quality of my film opening. 

  I really appreciated all the feedback I got from my draft film opening! It made me feel a bit more confident about my project. The biggest takeaways were that some of my actors' emotions didn't necessarily match the tone of the opening and that there were some audio issues. I may reshoot some scenes to make sure that the actors match the tone of the film. I also will work on the audio a bit and make sure the music and any dialogue (the counting) fit at appropriate volumes. I plan on working on the audio this week and possibly re-filming some shots this weekend/next week. 

Film Opening Rough Draft

  Here is a screenshot of my editing. I recorded shots of individuals putting on a mask - somewhat solum which created a bit of a dramatic effect. A shot from last week (of a series of text messages discussing the changes going on once the coronavirus hit) transitions to a shot of the first individual (Lissa Mann) putting on a mask. I wasn't sure last week how it was going to work, but I like how the text is shown briefly over the next shot as they transition.    Here is the second screenshot of my editing screen from more filming that I was able to do this week. I'm not sure if I am going to add extra titles or not because I like the simplicity.  In my last post, I showed my title scene. This week I am going to work on implementing the big party scene and making sure those transitions go smoothly and work nicely. I also have been playing around on iMovie with audio. The party scene will have mostly diegetic sound and maybe some light music underneath. These scenes a...

  Here is a screenshot from when I was beginning to edit my film opening. I started using iMovie, however, it was lagging a bit so I might end up switching to Premiere Pro. Since I am working alone, I was the only person editing this week -- I may seek out advice from classmates and students who have taken this before to help me improve some techniques.  As of right now, I have this for my title. I might replace the black screen with a shot of the NYE party (which I am still working on the actual filming for), but am still deciding. I like the font of the text, and I edited the transition so the title comes as if it is being cut by scissors.  My big issue right now is that I am still lacking a lot of necessary or ideal shots for my film. I was able to get some more shots this weekend but still need more. This week I plan on working on getting more of those to make editing much easier for myself. I also plan on dedicating more time this week to my film opening, since last ...

This week I filmed more for my film opening. My film focuses on the events and chaos of 2020. A huge part of the year was how virtual everything became, so I wanted to include shots of people interacting over text messages, video calls, and the such. I set up my phone on a tripod ring light to get better lighting and used my camera to record the shots. I recorded quite a few shots this way and I think they will turn out pretty cool! I plan on filming more shots including other people and start editing in the upcoming week!!