Today I will go further into the production of my short film. The focus will be discussing roles in the film. As with every film, different roles are given to everyone for different purposes. The main and most common role is the actor. An actor's goal is to portray a message using emotions and words. For the short film, I will likely continue acting in it along with my group mates. Another role that often gets overlooked is the editor. For this film, Jeni will be editing the scenes once we finished filming. The app to edit will likely be iMovie as it has been used in past projects of ours and is free. Editing means stitching, adding music, cutting clips, etc, which helps in making the short film transition smoother and adds flavor to the scenes. One other role not mentioned yet is the camera holder. While this seems like an easy job at first, being steady yet quick with camera movements can be difficult to get down. Additionally, if the camera person messes up, everyone will have ...
We decided to refilm based on the critics my group received last time. This was a complex arrangement but it was necessary. I wanted this done as the criticism we received was big enough to warrant some significant changes. My group met back up at the mall to begin filming. This time I was more prepared to film. I had a clearer vision of what I wanted to be done. I also knew what I needed to do in order for the shots to make sense. Firstly, I wanted the dialogue to be cleaner. The scenes we had included poor audio quality that made it hard to follow along. This was an easy change to correct by speaking louder with cleaner articulation. Nextly, I wanted to have smoother transitions for the scenes. As I wasn't the cameraman, I just informed my groupmate to be steady and follow again smoother while we walk. Luckily, this was another simple fix. Lastly, I wanted to add a bit more substance to the film. I decided on improving/correcting some lines that sounded a bit off in the film. My ...
Today I will be discussing the editing methods used in the short film. Editing is often an underappreciated topic. The most well-known edit is a simple yet crucial one. This edit is known as cropping. Cropping is the trimming of clips and adjusting them accordingly to the project. This can include making scenes shorter that had extra fluff in them. Another important edit was stitching the scenes together. While this is another simple edit, it is required as the scenes need to flow together smoothly into one another. In addition to this, an important edit is the inclusion of music. Music can often set the tone/atmosphere really well. Music can also help spice the film up rather than dead silence with occasional dialogue. Some films may require silence for tone, but I find that boring most times. Audio mixing is also a job done by the editor(s). This means balancing the audio in the film such as bringing out or lowering someone's voice. As previously mentioned, music can be included ...
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