Shoot day 11/01/20

What did you do?

Edit day was today, and so it was an extremely crucial part of  the film making process, as how today went would affect the whole film, and we only had a limited time  frame to do so.

While our editor was doing all the heavy lifting, with the director’s advice, me and the script writer were forming the credits. This included hours being spent trying to find a good song, to use for the credits, that wasn’t copyrighted. Meanwhile also trying to make the credits interesting instead of just black, which I believe was done effectively, with the use of the graffiti background from one of our shots for the last scene of the film.  

What have you learnt?

I have learnt today how difficult the editing process can be, as well as time consuming. Another main thing is that you must save your work as regularly as possible, as we had a few mishaps where our computer would shut down, or not respond. A final thing being, to have a plan, and to set your goal, to have made all the cuts and to have your shots and scenes in chronological order by half the time is up. This was, so that we had all the crucial part done before lunch break, so that the editor could mess around with effects and transitions and all the other superficial things, with the left over time.

How have you worked well with others?

I believe that we were all well prepared for today, as we had a plan ready and we executed it well. Another thing would be splitting the actual film and credits between smaller groups, so that both could be done at the same time, further adding to our effective method. This technique involved teamwork, and communication which was crucial to making sure that the day went well and everything was completed to the best of our abilities.

What do you need to develop?

The main thing would have been that on shoot day, we filmed extra transition shots, so that the scenes would have flowed better. A final thing would have been for our editor to have, had better cuts, during conversation, as I felt that it seemed a little fast and jumpy.