editing and editing
I’ve done a lot of editing this week. Color correction has been a little challenging on some parts, the parts that I filmed at Byron’s house turned out with really weird levels. I think the sun kept going behind a cloud because in a lot of the shots the exposure will start out fine but then gets too dark by the end. So basically I’ve been hacking the clips up into tiny parts and color correcting for the changes as they happen. Which is very time consuming. Also, I don’t know where the last shot of the film went so I’m going to have to look on the tapes for it and if I can’t find it I guess I’ll just have to reshoot it. I’m not too worried about it because it’s a pretty short and uncomplicated little two second blip, but I do need it. Next week I’m going to finish the narration and put it into the edit. I also need to find some tango music for the second half. I’ve been looking on royalty free websites but a lot of them are expensive and I haven’t found a track I’m in love with yet. Last week’s affinity group meeting went well. We discussed progress in our projects, Ben read his narration, and we watched American Movie. I’m hoping to bring a rough cut next Thursday. Overall I’d say I’m on track to finishing the project. I should have a rough cut done by at least Friday and I can’t really see the final edit taking much longer since I’ve already done so much work with color correction for the rough cut. The project is really coming along, I’m just really excited to see what it’s like with the narration because it’s going to give it a lot different of a feel than the footage without audio I have right now. That’s all for today, and good luck with your projects, mediaworkers!
oh boy, things are going well!
Wow, I can’t believe I’ve actually gotten so much done this week. Filming has been going great and I’m almost done. I’m still having a little trouble with the last scene though, because I need to put someone behind the cash register in a store that looks like it could sell a ball and it’s proving a bit difficult. Luckily it’s only one short scene and it’s all I have left shooting wise.
I’m feeling really positive about the project so far. I set out to make a film about community bonding and connection and I was a little concerned about asking the favor of participation from people that I wouldn’t normally count on. One of the most uncomfortable aspects about film for me is that it’s so reliant on other peoples’ time and help and dedication and lets face it- sometimes they don’t always come through. I’m also just still somewhat shy about asking anything of anyone making a film, right down to “Would it be okay if I filmed here?” If it wouldn’t make such a boring film I would be just as happy to get lost behind Evergreen filming long stills of trees all day long. This project is helping me overcome that a little, though. I have asked the help of people that I would normally never think of asking favors from, like a student at my dojo I don’t have class with so I don’t talk to much, and the woman I tutor, and my cousin I haven’t really talked to since he had a kid six years ago. I thought maybe one of those three would reluctantly agree to be in my film, but all of them were completely onboard with the project and overwhelmingly happy- even excited, to help me. The process of making this film has turned out to be exactly what the film is about in the first place, people of diverse backgrounds being connected and coming together, and I really couldn’t be happier about it.
significantly less to do, also, the origin story
- Confirm store
- Confirm shooting times
- Confirm with Byron, Cailin
- Email Aiye with specifics
Done and Less Done
okey dokey. So, I’m feeling a little overwhelmed at the moment and like I don’t really have time for a blog post, but that’s probably because I need to do some planning… on my blog post. Let’s start with what I’ve done:
- Budget
- Activity grant application form
- Proposal narrative
- Production schedule
- Media request form
- Shot list
- More general plans
- Booked Maria’s time
- Booked Aiye’s time
- Booked dad’s time
- Asked dad to find me a store
Now I need to:
- Finish annotated bibliography
- Ask two classmates to be in my film
- Ask classmates to help me crew
- Confirm store
- Confirm shooting times
- Confirm with Byron, Cailin, 2 classmates
- Email Aiye with specifics
- Help Maria with her 15 facts
- Put in an aps form
- Go to my project proposal meeting tomorrow
- Email Marilyn this url
- Ask the library if I can film there
- Find at least one person that can crew for me at the library and for Aiye’s part
That’s all for now, I have to get back to writing the bibliography.
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