Creating my first short film 3

Editing

Today I started to edit my team's clips. I learnt how to use Adobe Premier Pro CS6. For example, I learned how to cut my clips down (this had to be done a lot at the beginning and ends of clips and also when doing match on action). I also learned how to create titles, edit the sounds, and organize my clips into a film.

   I also learnt how to use the recording devices we had so that I could put the audio sound from that into my film rather than the low quality track recorded by the camera. This helped the film seem more realistic.

Re-Filming

   Inevitably we had to do some re-filming. For example, we had to refilm half of the conversation again as the focus was out on the shots of one of the subjects. Of course this was my fault as I had been filming and of course, it was insisted that someone else did the re filming. However, I have learnt from this experience. Note to self- Always check the camera is in focus.

   We encountered some problems when re filming. We did the re filming and editing days after the original filming so we were all wearing different clothes. We realised this would effect the films continuety so promptly decided to 'screw continuety' and one of the subjects wore glasses that he had not been wearing during the original shoot just for the sake of it. This taught us a lot about being prepared; we should have planned ahead and foreseen what was going to happen with clothing. We perhaps also should have made the dress code in the mise en scene more specific.

   In the end we kind of made the incontinuity work by making the film into a comedy.

Conclusion

I learnt a lot about film making during this exercise but have even more yet to learn. I can't wait till next time...