Forced Editing

With little to edit, my group and I could not edit our video. There were a few refilming shots done. Those shots weren't ideal though. We also couldn't shoot everything we needed to. There are still car scenes that need to be done as well. With everything going on, I'm not sure when I will record again. Even worse, when we will leave our homes to film. The idea of filming now is impractical now. My guardian is not settling with the idea that I need to go outside, meet up with friends and film an opening sequence for school. I don't expect her to understand because she isn't taking the class. The other group members are having similar problems. That being said, I tried to edit with the footage we had. As I am editing, I realize that there is no way we can turn in this video. There are people in the background of our video. There were noises that needed to be blurred out. There is a need for better acting skills. When these elements are fulfilled, better editing will take place. I cannot fully edit an open sequence then and have defaults in the video still. Editing would be a waste of time because it is still not fitting. The only thing that needs to be done is a proper reshooting session then I will be able to re-edit to the best of my ability. 

Production process on a pause

There is a global pandemic going on at the moment. Many public places are now closed. Many schools are also because of the CoronaVirus. There has been a decrease in the amount of students attending school. I recently just found out that the broward county public school superintendent issued a statement that school will be closed early. That being said, teachers have to teach us virtually. Our Aice Media teacher has been contacting us to inform us on the latest news. The problem is, many of us cannot learn through our computer. My group and I have been contacting each other with pure frustration. There is no way we can film again with this virus. We are not sure which direction we should go either. We can not film because Broward County is in a state of emergency. We cannot get proper guidance due to there being no school and our teacher only contacting us virtually. My group and I learn better when we are in class. To add on, some of the characters needed in our video cannot leave their house. Due to their families' fear, we cannot refilm the other scenes we wish to.The only thing we have left to do is continue getting ideas. These ideas will fuel our imagination and enhance our acting skills. With high hopes, this will blow over. And with even high hopes will finish filming soon. 

Reshooting some scenes

Since we realized that we dislike our first couple of videos, we decided to reshoot. Our reshooting session was not as easy as expected. The members in the original footage were not available on certain days. On Top of that, the libraries are closing due to the coronavirus. That being said we had less time in the library than last time. Though it was empty, many people workers were on the edge which is understandable. While in the library, we did some filming but they did not come out exactly how we wanted them to be. There was also one person in our group that couldn't make it that day. The biggest challenge is getting the same angles again. Reshooting is just not the same. We have to wear the same clothes and basically look the same. Without intention, my hair was messy and I had to try my best to make sure my hair looked the same. The overall atmosphere was very different as well. We wanted the same feeling like the first time but with so much health scare it was impossible. Everyone’s biggest discomfort was touching books and being around and being in spots other people were. We tightened up a little and somewhat filmed but it like I said it wasn’t what we wanted to stop the filming process and start editing fully. As we proceeded, we realized that we were somewhat doing something different on our storyboard as well. Not completely different but the exact details weren’t the same. Another day of filming is necessary. With high hopes we will have one more refilming session then fully start editing our opening sequence. 

First Time Editing

Before editing started I had to narrow down on every video taken. There was over fifty footage to choose from. After choosing the videos, I had to convert them

From IMG to MP4. This was one of the hardest tasks and something I never look forward to. There are little to none websites that allow you to convert videos unless you have to pay or get a high definition. It was very tricky downloading over twenty videos and having to find other websites to convert these videos. This process took about an hour and a half. After they were done, I chose to edit in IMOVIE. This is the easiest program I’m aware of that gives me the abilities to properly edit my movies. Before inserting the videos, I rewatched every video to make sure they were what I needed and where I needed them to be. The cutting process was extremely easy. I chose not to do that much editing because I knew there would be more editing needed. While editing I realized I needed to reshoot a lot as well. That being said, my video was very choppy. The placement of everything is exactly how we want it though. I also added a title but not all the title. I just wanted to have an idea of what our video would be like. I plan on reshooting. After reshooting, I will add more titles and make sure the video is not choppy. The final editing will most likely be done after three more editing sessions. 

Peer Review for Opening Sequence

In this film I enjoyed the storyline of the girl. The girl walking through the house with confusion brings in interest. The audience is trying to figure out what was going to happen next. Seeing dead people on the floor brings in more suspense to the film as well. It explains why the knife had blood on it. In the film, the camera movements and angles were demonstrated well. The establishing shot made it known it was at her house. The different angles used for the audience to see what the cast was seeing was also well structured. The camera followed the members well(pan). We knew exactly where the actor was heading. 

For this film there was another member. The boy actor storyline was not straight. He just appeared in it. I believed there was an explanation needed and an idea if he is actually responsible for the killing. It just brings in more confusion than suspense. For example, why did this boy just come to the house then get back in after closing the door. If there was a flashback at the end it would make the opening sequence good. The flashback will include the boy’s involvement in the whole scene. Probably showing him killing the people upstairs and or watching the girl actor kill the people. All in all, the acting was good however, a better understanding of ones involvement is needed.