Re-edit: Finishing Touches

      After re-shooting, we of course had to re-edit our material. A lot of our material had to be cut out. This was somewhat difficult because while filming we were scared we wouldn't have enough footage so we elongated the take as much as we could. We ended up having to cut full scenes. This made our movie opening go from 3 to 2 characters. That doesn't seem like a big difference but because our film is only 2 minutes, everything is essential. Cutting these parts out made our movie make a little less sense but not by a lot. We ended up switching a lot of things around. This was in order to make it more seamless and perfected. It was really good and ended up being exactly 2 minutes long. This was the exact requirement!
      After perfecting the editing of the scenes, we then had to do music. We had to search for music that would not be copyrighted. This part was a little difficult. However, we eventually found music that fit the exact mood and atmosphere of our movie. It went with the suspense of the movie. It even added to the suspense, in my opinion. If I was watching it for the first time, I would definitely want to watch the rest. After editing in the music, we had to put in the titles. We didn't exactly know how we wanted to do it yet. We started brainstorming ideas for the font, color, size and other things important to adding in titles. We decided on a medium sized font and to do the first name in red and the last name in black.

Reshooting: Fixing the Problems

      Almost all of our footage was usable. This was one reason why we didn’t have much to reshoot. Also, in editing, we had to cut many scenes in order to meet the criteria for the length of our movie. We just had to reshoot one scene. There were voices in the back. We tried to get them out in editing. This didn’t work very well. It was the scene where savanna enters the office in order to get the polaroids. We had to make sure there was no people around. We also had to make sure no music or other background noise was playing. We took many reshoots. This was to ensure that we definitely got a usable shot. We reshot a few other scenes too. This wasn’t exactly necessary but it was just in case we needed it. Mainly, I was just there for additional help. Kelly filmed. Savanna was in the shot so she was acting. The reshoot actually came out better than the original. It was difficult getting it in the exactly same spot, but we made it work. Also, mimicking the lighting from day was also a little difficult.

Peer Review Time

For our peer review we were given numbers. Each group was assigned a number so, whichever number you got was the group film that you were reviewing. The one we got to review was actually very good. This was especially good because we haven’t had too much in class time to edit. Their camera work was very good. They included a tilt shot which was very clean. It was moving upwards. The camera seemed very sturdy. They had most of the required angles and shots. They were only missing a few. The camera work told a story. It was set in a house mostly. The shots showed a girl and a guy each getting ready to see each other and hang out. He seemed to have ulterior motives. The inference my group and I made while watching is that we was maybe going to kidnap her. Also, the editing of this film was very clean. The cuts weren’t chopping and the film flowed very well. The titles done were very good and original. The font matched their film genre and added to the plot. The titles sizes and color made them very clear to see for the audience. Overall, it was really good and it will probably improve with reshooting.

First Looks: Editing Blog

      Well, we had way too much footage. We had to cut out many scenes. We had to cut out the elevator scenes. We also had to cut out the first office scene. This makes our movie not as good but we are still working it out. Our movie right now is still too long. Also, some of the shots are not lined up correctly. We, as a group, still need to work on the editing process. We also have not included our titles yet. We want to do this once our scenes are editing to our liking. This way will be easier so we don’t have to edit where the titles are in the movie. We left a lot of the cuts as jump cuts for now just until we get the perfect amount of each scene into the movie. We want to finish out rough draft basically. We aren’t there yet though because we still have a few things to do. There are only a few scenes we might have to reshoot. We need to find out if we even need them first though. If we reshoot something and then end up not needing it, that would be a waste of time. Also, we still need to add in non-digetic sound. This would include background music. Some of the dialogue in our scenes was hard to hear because the music in the area was loud. To fix this, we may have to reshoot or edit in smooth voiceovers to cover this mistake. There isn’t too much dialogue in our movie so this should be too difficult.
     

We Filmed!: Filming Blog

      On Tuesday, my group and I finally filmed. We got everything done in about 2.5 hours. We followed our shooting and sound script as we were supposed to. It helped having those already made and made filming easier. We had a few extra ideas to enhance our film but other than that it was how it was expected to be. I acted in it but I was really only in it at the end. I mostly filmed throughout this process. We also had to let the manager of the building know that we had gotten permission to film there. We got many takes of each shot to make sure we got enough usable footage. I think we did really well.
      Also, while Savanna was acting in a particular scene, Kelly was filming. There was glare coming through a window that was messing up the shot. I had to hold me sweater up to cover it. This way, we fixed the lighting and got the shot perfectly. One thing we had to improvise was that there was no drawer in the table we were using. Instead we put the polaroids inside a book. This was a good idea because it was also interesting. Because we filmed right after school, the lighting in our outside scenes was also really good. It wasn’t to bright or too dark. Overall, our filming day was very successful.

It’s About to Happen: Filming blog

We still haven’t filmed. Although there is good news. We are filming tomorrow! We got permission from the location to film there. This way there are no problems. The location is very close to all of us which is convenient. We are going there after school. We had to bring our costumes and mis-en-scenes with us to school. This wasn’t very easy. We had to do it though because filming on the weekend is difficult. I’m excited to film. We’ve spent so much time planning. We want it to be perfect and easy. I also need to make sure my phone is fully charged for filming. If anything were to happen, which it won’t, we could always use Savanna’s iPhone. I think filming will be pretty easy. There is no wind or excess sounds inside a building. The only thing we need to worry about are people walking through. We could just wait for them to leave. Hopefully a swarm of people don’t show up when we’re there.

We Didn’t Film: Filming Blog

      Our group did not get to film this week. We have to schedule a time that we are all free. It is difficult because we are all busy with extracurriculars and jobs. As of now, we do not have an exact date that we are going to film. We are going to try to film next week. We want to film as soon as possible so that we can have enough time to edit and reshoot scenes. While storyboarding, we solidified our setting, characters, and mis en scenes. We have all of our props figures out, our cameras, and all of our scenes worked out. We need to ensure that the cliffhanger isn’t too dramatic as well.
      In the film, I am going to be an actor. I play the antagonist. I only come in at the end of the titles sequence. You barely see me. You mostly hear my footsteps which are diegetic. During the filming process I will probably also have to film scenes that I am not in. Filming will most likely take us a few hours. We need to ensure that we get enough shots of each scene so that if any of them have imperfections we have other options. We want to reshoot as little as possible. We will be filming on my iPhone 11. This more manageable than a camera so we can get a variety of angles.