Today, we began re-editing our thriller sequence. We shortened the walking scenes, and discussed what else needed to be shot, such as cut aways and inserts.
We also added effects onto our title credit in order to make it appear more professional and authentic as a thriller.
However, there was not much else we could do without the reshoot material, therefore we must wait until after the 2 weeks holidays to truly change our sequence.
Friday 26 March 2010
Monday 22 March 2010
Thriller Feedback (Monday, 22/03/2010)
Today, we watched every group's thrillers and gave them feedback on the positives and negatives of their footage.
We decided we needed to: cut down the length of walking in the sequence, as it is too long and boring; add snippets of flash backs/forwards to add the 'thrill' it lacked; adjust the music to make it fit the tone of the sequence, for instance by using a different sound track when they go into the house, and re-shoot the last two scenes, as they are too ambiguous and confusing.
We have decided this filming will take part Wednesday, 14/04/2010, and then we shall be able to edit in Friday, 16/04/2010 lesson, and also any free periods.
This should hopefully boost our grade, as well as make the piece look more polished.
We decided we needed to: cut down the length of walking in the sequence, as it is too long and boring; add snippets of flash backs/forwards to add the 'thrill' it lacked; adjust the music to make it fit the tone of the sequence, for instance by using a different sound track when they go into the house, and re-shoot the last two scenes, as they are too ambiguous and confusing.
We have decided this filming will take part Wednesday, 14/04/2010, and then we shall be able to edit in Friday, 16/04/2010 lesson, and also any free periods.
This should hopefully boost our grade, as well as make the piece look more polished.
Friday 19 March 2010
Thriller Rough Draft (Friday, 19/03/2010)
This is our rough draft of our sequence 'The Assistant'
Postives:
I think we incorporated a large variety of angles and shots, which work well with the naturalistic style of the filming. I also think that the shots work well together with minimal editing, which flows naturally, as we wanted. Also, the use of silence at the end builds up tension, which I think is classic of the thriller genre and adds suspense.
Negative:
I don't believe that the soundtrack works quite as well with the piece as it should, and I feel it has too much of a 'techno' feel to be in a thriller piece. Also, I think the last two shots of the sequence have too many continuity errors and do not flow well with the piece, making it feel 'disjointed'. In addition, I do not believe the titles are 'interesting' enough and do not incorporate the eeriness of the film.
Monday 15 March 2010
Thriller Editing - (Monday, 15/03/2010)
Today, Shaun, Alex and I finished our editing by deciding on a final title ('The Assistant'), adding in the music credits and looking at the transitions of the title.
Next lesson, (Friday, 19/03/2010) is when our film has to be exported to AVI in order for it to be assessed and for feedback on it. I believe we will have to reshoot the last two scenes, as they were rushed and include some continuity errors, which are easily fixable with a reshoot.
Next lesson, (Friday, 19/03/2010) is when our film has to be exported to AVI in order for it to be assessed and for feedback on it. I believe we will have to reshoot the last two scenes, as they were rushed and include some continuity errors, which are easily fixable with a reshoot.
Friday 12 March 2010
Thriller Editing - (Friday, 12/03/2010)
Today, Shaun, Alex and I sorted through the five clips of music I researched and found, and decided upon using 'Shunned' by Derek R. Audette. I listened to the entire piece and noted down the most appropriate timings for the music.
We then imported it into Adobe Premier Pro CS4 and edited the music clip to the right point, before matching it up with the visuals. We then slowed down the clip from 100% to 70% in order to make it fit the mood of the sequence better, and made sure we ended the music clip at an appropriate point to build up suspense.
One problem we had was adjusting the volume, however this could be adjusted when on Youtube and when watching the clip.
We then imported it into Adobe Premier Pro CS4 and edited the music clip to the right point, before matching it up with the visuals. We then slowed down the clip from 100% to 70% in order to make it fit the mood of the sequence better, and made sure we ended the music clip at an appropriate point to build up suspense.
One problem we had was adjusting the volume, however this could be adjusted when on Youtube and when watching the clip.
Wednesday 10 March 2010
Thriller Editing - (Wednesday, 10/03/2010)
As most of the music sites were blocked on the college computers, I decided to do my own research into the music. I short-listed five different copyright free songs from
http://derekaudette.ottwaarts.com. I will present these songs to the rest of my group on Friday so that we can all choose appropriate incidental music to be the soundtrack to the entire clip.
http://derekaudette.ottwaarts.com. I will present these songs to the rest of my group on Friday so that we can all choose appropriate incidental music to be the soundtrack to the entire clip.
Monday 8 March 2010
Thriller Editing - (Monday, 08/03/2010)
Today, Shaun, Alex and I continued editing our sequence. Firstly, we showed Mr Mitchell our progression so far so that he could comment, and he suggested feedback, such as the last clip in the sequence looking too disjointed, which we intend to correct after the first draft.
We also added in some editing transitions in order to choose the most appropriate for our sequence, and settled on two for the last two clips, as we thought the rest of the sequence looked naturalistic and flowing, therefore did not need effects or transitions.
Finally, we worked on the soundtrack to the sequence, including muting the ambient sound, as we found it was too 'fuzzed' and did not flow well. We attempted to find some copyright free music, however most of the sites were blocked, or did not include appropriate music, so I am going to try and find a few to present to the group by the next lesson (Friday, 12/03/2010).
We also added in some editing transitions in order to choose the most appropriate for our sequence, and settled on two for the last two clips, as we thought the rest of the sequence looked naturalistic and flowing, therefore did not need effects or transitions.
Finally, we worked on the soundtrack to the sequence, including muting the ambient sound, as we found it was too 'fuzzed' and did not flow well. We attempted to find some copyright free music, however most of the sites were blocked, or did not include appropriate music, so I am going to try and find a few to present to the group by the next lesson (Friday, 12/03/2010).
Friday 5 March 2010
Thriller Editing - (Friday, 05/03/2010)
Today, Shaun, Alex and I finished capturing and editing our sequence. We encountered some problems in capturing and watching our scenes, and opening our project on Adobe, however we got over these problems eventually.
We picked the most appropriate and our favourite scenes and put them into our project, editing where appropriate, and watching the sequence altogether. We noticed some needs for re-shooting, such as inside the house where the lighting is too yellow, and some continuity errors. However, now we have finished editing almost, we have more time to re-shoot if necessary.
Finally, we need to add in transitions and a soundtrack, however we shall complete this next lesson when there is more time to find appropriate free music.
We picked the most appropriate and our favourite scenes and put them into our project, editing where appropriate, and watching the sequence altogether. We noticed some needs for re-shooting, such as inside the house where the lighting is too yellow, and some continuity errors. However, now we have finished editing almost, we have more time to re-shoot if necessary.
Finally, we need to add in transitions and a soundtrack, however we shall complete this next lesson when there is more time to find appropriate free music.
Wednesday 3 March 2010
Thriller Filming (Wednesday, 03/03/2010)
Today, Shaun, Alex and I filmed the remaining scenes for our thriller. We shot the scenes outside Alex's house firstly after picking Natasha (one of the chosen actors) up. The problems with this included minimal space, traffic passing by the shots and bad angles to work with, however we took as many shots as possible.
We then shot the scenes up the driveway and inside Alex's house. These proved a problem as the light we took out was too bright and made the shots have a yellow-ish tinge. However, we tried to dim the light as best as we possibly could.
Finally, we transported the equipment to Natasha's house, where we filmed the 'rocking chair' scene on handheld camera and static camera. There were some safety issues with the light in this scene, and also the light was too bright again, therefore we had to test a range of methods to dim it.
We then shot the scenes up the driveway and inside Alex's house. These proved a problem as the light we took out was too bright and made the shots have a yellow-ish tinge. However, we tried to dim the light as best as we possibly could.
Finally, we transported the equipment to Natasha's house, where we filmed the 'rocking chair' scene on handheld camera and static camera. There were some safety issues with the light in this scene, and also the light was too bright again, therefore we had to test a range of methods to dim it.
Monday 1 March 2010
Thriller Editing - (Monday, 01/03/2010)
Today, Shaun, Alex and I began to edit together the scenes that we had already shot, including the establishing shot and the 'forest' scene. We used Adobe Premier Pro CS4, and although we had trouble initially, began to work swiftly through the editing.
We picked out the two best clips and added them to our project, cropping them at appropriate timings. We did this until the sequence flowed together well and we could move on to adding titles.
Adding titles was quite difficult to begin with, however we chose a suitable font style and size and added it to our clips. However, we noticed we need to add transitioning to the titles in order to make them flow. This will be done at the end of our editing process.
Finally, we polled some people by an opportunity sample to find out the best title for our thriller. After eliminating '(The) Client' (which was the most popular choice, however we were advised not to use it) and 'Negotiations', we eventually settled on '(The) Participant' and discussed where it would be placed in the sequence.
We picked out the two best clips and added them to our project, cropping them at appropriate timings. We did this until the sequence flowed together well and we could move on to adding titles.
Adding titles was quite difficult to begin with, however we chose a suitable font style and size and added it to our clips. However, we noticed we need to add transitioning to the titles in order to make them flow. This will be done at the end of our editing process.
Finally, we polled some people by an opportunity sample to find out the best title for our thriller. After eliminating '(The) Client' (which was the most popular choice, however we were advised not to use it) and 'Negotiations', we eventually settled on '(The) Participant' and discussed where it would be placed in the sequence.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)