12/5 Now that I finished filming I'm moving onto the editing process. Today we are supposed to edit in class and already have our footage dumped. I finished my editing on iMovie so the process was quicker and smoother. I luckily already finished my editing although I want to edit more with special effects and etc. I think its good that I get experimental and try to put effects because not only does it make the video more diverse but it shows authenticity of the creator. If anything gets in my way and I'm unable to edit any special effect I will be okay with it because I got the basics down. I do need to add special transitions because I didn't add any. What I'm interested in adding is different effects such as, fade in and fade out, jump cuts, and dissolve. I have improved with my editing since the last film my group and I. Doing my music video alone has helped me because I can put my own editing ideas in my video without hassle. I'm interested in the filming process and I can't wait for more projects to come.
We will have more time in other classes as well. Today is the first day for editing and luckily I don't have to use the school's editing software. The one I use was faster and easier because I was able to access my footage from any other device as long as I signed in. I'm glad my editing process was quick and simple. I don't think I could ever handle using the school's editing software. It's a good software although it is too slow and we aren't given enough time. The school should at least change our devices for this class in specific. This class needs speed for these programs and should be given computers like the ones in photography class or comm tech. I shouldn't complain though because I have my own and it works clean. My video came out clean and easy.
Somethings I look forward to in this editing software is editing colors. I don't know what my next project will be although I would love to make a film that is very colorful. I want to edit it and see if there are any coloring options that will make the colors in my next film stick out. Hopefully, the next project we get is something where we can be creative like this music video. Something that is less forced like our commercial project although something creative like this one because then we can be able to put our mind to it. I'm nervous to see what it will be but I want my editing to improve. I want it to be a major improvement. I will definitely need to manage my time for this next project because I want to get a good grade in the mid-term. This next editing process needs to be quick but the best it can possibly be. Nothing is going to mess this up for me.
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Monday, December 2, 2019
Film Blog
12/2 My music video was finally completed over the Thanksgiving break. I took a day and filmed with all my actors. The theme was changed while shooting the video. My original theme was that I would be beaten up by life and I would seem to find happiness. Although the new theme is that I've been hurt but at the end, I would basically do something crazy that would kind of represent the rebirth of a new mindset. I didn't do a storyboard, but it came out better than I expected. I changed the setting of my phone camera that gave it a more smoother shot. If I were given more time I feel that I would have kept my original theme. One minute and fifteen seconds didn't seem like enough time. I understand that it would take longer for the teachers to grade it.
I'm proud I got to finish it filming and editing the whole video within one day. The editing wasn't hard although now that I'm done I want to experiment with other editing apps. All my actors were in place and did amazing acting. We had to do our little stunt with them multiple times although my stunt at the end was a one-time thing. My cameraman was great I told him how to do the camera movements and angle and he listened and did it amazing. The time that it was shot was amazing too but my lighting could've improved. On the contrary, it did give my film a more dark vibe to it. My plan was to make it seem dark at first because I would hear others' ideas and everyone had the same sort of vibe and I wanted mine to stand out. Everyone enjoyed filming with me and enjoyed my idea, but they thought it was a bit strange. I'm just excited it came out better than I expected.
I put a lot of commitment to this project and I was a bit annoying to my actors because I would constantly contact them to get a response to confirm if they were coming. I also would like to say that this film does not reflect on how I'm feeling I just enjoyed the song and I wanted some inspiration from the artist. The artist who created the song has a very slow and mellow vibe to most of their songs and music video. My video was mostly filmed at George English Park. I took care of my actor's ride so they were able to get there. I've wanted to film some sort of project like this so I was excited I was given the opportunity to do this. Also, I forgot to include that the project was filmed on Friday the 29th of November. I felt like the date should've been included. I want to do more projects like this with other people and do more extreme films. Some more films could be like mini-movies or more music videos.
I'm proud I got to finish it filming and editing the whole video within one day. The editing wasn't hard although now that I'm done I want to experiment with other editing apps. All my actors were in place and did amazing acting. We had to do our little stunt with them multiple times although my stunt at the end was a one-time thing. My cameraman was great I told him how to do the camera movements and angle and he listened and did it amazing. The time that it was shot was amazing too but my lighting could've improved. On the contrary, it did give my film a more dark vibe to it. My plan was to make it seem dark at first because I would hear others' ideas and everyone had the same sort of vibe and I wanted mine to stand out. Everyone enjoyed filming with me and enjoyed my idea, but they thought it was a bit strange. I'm just excited it came out better than I expected.
I put a lot of commitment to this project and I was a bit annoying to my actors because I would constantly contact them to get a response to confirm if they were coming. I also would like to say that this film does not reflect on how I'm feeling I just enjoyed the song and I wanted some inspiration from the artist. The artist who created the song has a very slow and mellow vibe to most of their songs and music video. My video was mostly filmed at George English Park. I took care of my actor's ride so they were able to get there. I've wanted to film some sort of project like this so I was excited I was given the opportunity to do this. Also, I forgot to include that the project was filmed on Friday the 29th of November. I felt like the date should've been included. I want to do more projects like this with other people and do more extreme films. Some more films could be like mini-movies or more music videos.
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