Editing 08/05

Today I finished the picture edit for the film. It surprisingly hasn't taken very long - possibly because I have not synced the sound. I have however left on the original sound so make it easier for Fiona and Peter as they sync it this Wednesday and Thursday.
What I have done:

• Added the title:

• Formed a nice 'cross dissolve' transition into the dream sequence:

•  Because we only had one long shot of the couple chasing each other for the dream sequence, I have split it into three sections and deleted a couple of seconds of footage in between each. I have then inserted a cross dissolve in between these shots. I think that this formed an interesting effect and has solved the problem of having such a long shot:

• Cut the phone call sequence:

• Finished editing the rest of the film.

I haven't included many 'fancy' editing effects onto this film because of it's genre. I wanted to keep it simple and I think Alli did too. She seems very happy with the picture's end result and has not asked me to change anything.

I have been using the script as a guide throughout the editing process to help me piece together the footage in the right order.

Editing 07/05

  When editing the Drama piece, I have been using the majority of Monday's footage and done my best to keep the pace and display a smooth cutting between shots. I have however found some aspects frustrating as there is a number of brilliant shots that would work well, but only the first line of what would be a paragraph in the script has been filmed. This has in turn limited the shots I can use as I cannot use them all without cutting four times in one sentence.
  I have added effects on the dream sequence (scene 2), such as 'Glow' and 'Bloom' to display softer edges on the subjects and make it a little over exposed. I am relying upon the sound crew to make this appear more like a 'dream'.

  There has been a couple of shots that are quite under-exposed, I have therefore had to colour correct these to the best of my ability to ensure that they flow well enough with the rest of the video.

I understand that the lightened image on the second still displayed above looks washed out. However, as this is part of the dream sequence, it fits well with the overall style of that sequence well.

Editing 03/05

Today, I completed the sequence for scene 5 of the film in preparation for tomorrows tutorial. I wanted to have something to show Dom in order to gain some constructive feedback on how well it worked.

Me and Alli also organised all of the footage to enable a smoother editing process:

Post-Production

Throughout the editing process, I plan to complete the majority Myself and contact Alli to come in and give me some input throughout. We have planned to meet up on Tuesday to begin. I have already converted the footage using MPEG Streamclip to ensure that it is compatible with Final Cut as we have filmed using a DLSR camera.

Equipment:

The Equipment used on the day included:

• Canon 550D (and lenses) X2
• Tripod
• Marantz 660
• Rifle Microphone
• Boom Pole
• Extra Long XLR Cable
• Clapperboard
• Reflector Board

Filming 30/04

  Today we filmed the Drama Project. We managed to complete it all within around 5 hours. Thankfully we had great sunny weather that complimented the style of our piece. We shot the film at Endcliffe Park in Sheffield (thus only one of the maximum 3 locations allowable in the brief). I think that this setting fit very well with how I imagine our finished film to look.

  We planned to meet our actors at 12 although they we're fairly late. This did however give us time to scout for various locations within the park that we felt would fit with each scene. When they arrived, we initially went through the script with them and gave them more chance to familiarise themselves with it.
  Because I will be editing the piece, my job was more to help out with anything needed - for example, I would often hold the reflector board or sub the actors their lines if they were finding it hard to remember. To be honest, I would have preferred to have a greater role in today's production, as I think my best qualities are directing or producing. I therefore found it hard to step back if i didn't agree with something. Towards the end of the shoot, I tried to push the need for some establishing shots, if not only as a back up if needed, however Poppy seemed to think we had enough footage and so we left it at that.
  A problem on set would have to be the lack of a call sheet. Because the producer did not make one of these, we were left to organise ourselves when to meet up and this took some time. Had we had some more direction I think then day wouldn't have gotten off to such a slow start. We also did not have a base on the day, and this meant that all equipment/bags/coats had to be in sight of the set. If we had a designated set this could have been avoided.

  I think that we all worked well together whilst filming, and this is probably the reason why today ran so smoothly. Here are some photographs of the production team from today: