Production Blog: Editing the video

-

    


Hello Cambridge people! Today we started doing the editing. We first needed to move the videos we took on a phone onto a computer. Unfortunately we had trouble transferring them because the Wi-Fi was acting up. We also thought that the file we were trying to airdrop was too large, as we put all of the videos on one file. We kept trying to upload it but it still wouldn't work. Finally, we put it into smaller files and were able to successfully upload the videos and were able to start editing. The next order of business was to choose the takes we wanted to keep. We were able to agree on most of the videos, but there were a couple we couldn't decide on. Specifically, we couldn't decide on the video we wanted to use for the cereal scene. Samantha wanted to use one where she didn't slam her head into the bowl, but I felt that these were a bit too fake looking. She clearly slows down before her head hits the bowl so that she didn't hurt her head. While this is fine for her health, it doesn't really look good for looking depressed. Finally, she relented and we were able to continue.

    Once we had added all of the videos, we had around 50 seconds of video, without any of the inserts or the actual video of us playing. We then started cutting down the ending bits of the videos where we stopped acting but hadn't stopped recording. After this, we had around 45 seconds, with still the inserts and the music parts to add. We then started editing down the music to fit the video better, because the chorus doesn't even start until 1:15 into the song, which is not good for the music video. We had recorded parts with the chorus and the bridge in mind, so we would need to make sever edits to make the song fit with the video. However, at this point I had to go home because my mom had arrived. So, I can't wait to finish the editing later!

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Genre Research: Horror

-
  Common camera angles, camera movement, camera shots, in horror: • Point of view • Handheld • Dutch Angle • Tracking shots • Wide shot • Extreme close-ups. Common Mis-En-Scene in horror: • Rural, isolated/deserted locations • Dark lighting and lights flickering • Props such as weapons like knives, axes, chainsaws • Make up like splattered blood • Costumes like torn up clothes Common Editing in horror: • Transitional cuts • Blur Common Sound in horror: • Diegetic sound like heavy breathing, footsteps, stabbing sounds, monster vocalizations • Non-diegetic sounds like eerie music in minor keys, dissonance • Ambient sounds like creaky floorboards, insects buzzing Examples of horror movies: • The Silence of the Lambs • The Shining • Scream • A Quiet Place • A Nightmare on Elm Street Elements of horror movies I like: • I like the suspense of most horror movies, as well as the background stories behind all the gore. Elements of horror movies I dislike: • I am pretty squeamish so I dislik...
Read more

Peer Review: Editing and Almost Done!

-
Image
      Welcome back, Cambridge, to the final blog before you can see the actual project. The only thing we have left is to edit the changes suggested by our peer, and then we will have a finished movie. The first thing we had to do was to make the text more visible. This was more difficult than expected because the backgrounds that the credits were on changed a lot. This meant that we couldn't simply make it one color because basically any color we chose to stick out in one scene would blend in at another scene. We also wanted to make sure the credits were uniform to appear more professional, and as to not shock the viewer with different text colors. Its also a bad idea to change something like that without a narrative reason, and we didn't have any reason to change the colors other than needing the text to stand out. We decided to have the text that appears with a paper background be black with a black outline, and the rest of the text to be white with a red background. I...
Read more

Genre Research: Romantic Comedy

-
Common Camera angles, movements, and shots: Close up Long shot Establishing shot Medium shot Two shot High angle Low angle Common Mis-en-Scene: Normal clothes for costumes Bright, cheery lighting They leads act nervous around each other Plain makeup to simulate normal life Props could be a wedding ring, flowers, or a love letter Set in a big city. Common Editing Insert Fade in and Fade out Shot Reverse Shot Cross cut Split Screen Common Sound: Diegetic sound Non-Diegetic sound Sound Motif Sound Bridge Dialogue Voiceover Example Films: Heartstopper 13 Going On 30 How to Lose a Guy in 10 days Clueless Flipped To All the Boys I love Before I like the sound motifs for a character or emotion in the film, along with the voiceovers to explain a character's feelings. I also like the close ups and two shots, as they can effectively create meaning in very simple ways. I do not like the plain costumes and makeup, because it feels boring and uncreative. I also do not like the awkward acting, b...
Read more