Tuesday, 10 November 2009
Nearly there..
Alice here again. So the Uncommon Shorts Film 2 is nearly complete, with just a few post production processes to be carried out. This is a really exciting time in the production of a film becuase it is where you get to see all your hard work pay off, and something completely new that you have had a hand in creating materialise. I can't wait to see the finished product!
Monday, 9 November 2009
''It's the final countdown''
With all the filming done, and the editing under way, we were all pretty excited to see the rough edit today, and I think we speak for everyone when we say that we were all quite impressed by it, and it was definitely just what we expected it would be.
We managed to catch a few minutes with Maria, the queen of little star, to ask her about the filming and editing done on the film, for which she used the programme ''final cut pro''
She told us that it took her about two days to edit the whole film together, which she told us is ''not too bad'' for a film. She said that the things that took her the longest were the street scene, which ''took time'' and the you tube clips, which she said she had trouble with, as the programmes she was trying were failing, so it took her a whole one and a half days to use her ''lateral thinking'' and come up with the idea of setting up the camera in her office and filming it that way.
When we asked her if she thought, compared to the other films she has edited, whether this was easy or hard, and she told us, ''it was quite easy, because of all the preparation we did, and all the time we took planning the segments and all the emotional development.
She said to us that ''the filming in the street wad diccicult because of the horrendous street bustle and distractions, however, the two actors pulled it off. But it does need quite a lot of lifting and needs more layers, music and colour balancing, for this we will use the apple programme ''color.'' Also, we need to edit about one minute of the film editing out, as it's too long.''
She also said that this is a completely new genre of film for her to make, as she has never done a ''rom-com'' before. She also told us that ''the creative process was enjoyable and so was watching it blossom from the first day when we were just coming up with words to now , when we have a film with a structure and storyline.
So that's all for now guys, we only have a few more bits of editing to do now, credits and titles, and hopefully we will have more updates for you soon.
Zoe T. Carter and Rebekah Nightingale :)
We managed to catch a few minutes with Maria, the queen of little star, to ask her about the filming and editing done on the film, for which she used the programme ''final cut pro''
She told us that it took her about two days to edit the whole film together, which she told us is ''not too bad'' for a film. She said that the things that took her the longest were the street scene, which ''took time'' and the you tube clips, which she said she had trouble with, as the programmes she was trying were failing, so it took her a whole one and a half days to use her ''lateral thinking'' and come up with the idea of setting up the camera in her office and filming it that way.
When we asked her if she thought, compared to the other films she has edited, whether this was easy or hard, and she told us, ''it was quite easy, because of all the preparation we did, and all the time we took planning the segments and all the emotional development.
She said to us that ''the filming in the street wad diccicult because of the horrendous street bustle and distractions, however, the two actors pulled it off. But it does need quite a lot of lifting and needs more layers, music and colour balancing, for this we will use the apple programme ''color.'' Also, we need to edit about one minute of the film editing out, as it's too long.''
She also said that this is a completely new genre of film for her to make, as she has never done a ''rom-com'' before. She also told us that ''the creative process was enjoyable and so was watching it blossom from the first day when we were just coming up with words to now , when we have a film with a structure and storyline.
So that's all for now guys, we only have a few more bits of editing to do now, credits and titles, and hopefully we will have more updates for you soon.
Zoe T. Carter and Rebekah Nightingale :)
watching the film!!
Hey guys, its Jayne and Saima here :)
We asked Maria how the editing and the whole experience was. She found it quite easy, as we had already choreographed scenes and worked out the dialogue. The film had already been structured, which made editing much easier to put together. Maria`s hardest part of the filming was filming outside. This was because there were background noises such as aeroplanes which drowned out the dialogue.However, the patience of everyone helped, as well as the different takes, such as closeups and wide shots.There were hardly any difficulties during editing due to the shot list and the clapper board. The most difficult part for Maria was working out where to put the youtube video parts into the film.
The acting was vey good, making it much easier with the editing. However, at the moment the film still needs a lot of work, especially with the background music and sound. The film had been well planned, and everyone worked well together. The best part of this project, for Maria, was when the group wrote reviews and did roleplay. She found it very humourous and it was very well written, on the whole better than filming. Maria is making another film with a different group of young people next year, which will be shown at the Cornerhouse along with our film in the spring. Today, we watched the rough cut of the film we made, about an obsessed gamer searching for true love. It was worth all the hard work , time and effort spent working on this amazing project!!
The film is going to be shown at the BBC, due to Dave Mee, who starred in the film, having a good relationship with them, which is very exciting.We are also hoping to enter it it into several film festivals. Although at certain points during the project we were hoping that we were still in bed, like most of our friends during half term, all the work was worth it!!
Peace,
Jayne and Saima
WOW! The Finished Edit
Hey guys! It's Farhana and Aqsa here. We came back to watch the finished edit of the film, our thoughts on the film were that:
Farhana: The film was the way we had expected it to be. It was pretty good.
Aqsa: I thought it was good and its self explanatory so the viewers will not be confused on what is happening.
We had interviewed Maria (the editor/director) :
Was it hard to edit?
I thought it was quite easy as the film crew had done a roleplay of what the film could possibly look like and the time spent planning the shotlist really it made it alot easier. So yeah, im very happy
Has the film turned out the way you wanted it?
Yes, I do think that we were really lucky with the actors you had played the characters, down to everyone being prepared and comfortable with eachother and with the equipment.
How will you cope cutting out the film by a minute or so?
Its going to be hard because i don't want to cut out anything, definitely not the scene where David and Marian had met on the street. But i am going to have to cut out a minute as its nearly 12 minutes and that's without the credits!
What sort of music are you going to use for the background?
At the moment it's quite silent, so we will be putting music created by a guy who made it a few months ago, but it will have to be quite faint. The music in the background will give it more depth and would add a layer to it, this will give it more atmosphere.
Do you think the viewers will understand what the film is about?
I think that people will understand it, the people i have shown it to already, found it funny. It's quite subtle and mature in that respect. The film was well planned and we won't have to go back to film anything again.
When will the film be fully edited and ready to watch?
It will be finished within a week and then be shown to the BBC, which will be quite exciting! We will have a day when it will be shown to The CornerHouse along with 2 other films and invite councilors. It will also be put on Youtube and the MYVP website.
Are there any suggestions of a name for the film?
Yes, we have already got one! (haha) 'Dave, David and Marian.' The three names of the characters involved in the film.
There's one more film to make and then I'll be on a break! =)
That's it. The film will soon be finished, all you guys will be able to watch it!! :)
Byee 4 Noww :P xxx
Farhana: The film was the way we had expected it to be. It was pretty good.
Aqsa: I thought it was good and its self explanatory so the viewers will not be confused on what is happening.
We had interviewed Maria (the editor/director) :
Was it hard to edit?
I thought it was quite easy as the film crew had done a roleplay of what the film could possibly look like and the time spent planning the shotlist really it made it alot easier. So yeah, im very happy
Has the film turned out the way you wanted it?
Yes, I do think that we were really lucky with the actors you had played the characters, down to everyone being prepared and comfortable with eachother and with the equipment.
How will you cope cutting out the film by a minute or so?
Its going to be hard because i don't want to cut out anything, definitely not the scene where David and Marian had met on the street. But i am going to have to cut out a minute as its nearly 12 minutes and that's without the credits!
What sort of music are you going to use for the background?
At the moment it's quite silent, so we will be putting music created by a guy who made it a few months ago, but it will have to be quite faint. The music in the background will give it more depth and would add a layer to it, this will give it more atmosphere.
Do you think the viewers will understand what the film is about?
I think that people will understand it, the people i have shown it to already, found it funny. It's quite subtle and mature in that respect. The film was well planned and we won't have to go back to film anything again.
When will the film be fully edited and ready to watch?
It will be finished within a week and then be shown to the BBC, which will be quite exciting! We will have a day when it will be shown to The CornerHouse along with 2 other films and invite councilors. It will also be put on Youtube and the MYVP website.
Are there any suggestions of a name for the film?
Yes, we have already got one! (haha) 'Dave, David and Marian.' The three names of the characters involved in the film.
There's one more film to make and then I'll be on a break! =)
That's it. The film will soon be finished, all you guys will be able to watch it!! :)
Byee 4 Noww :P xxx
Monday, 2 November 2009
On your marks, get set, EDIT!
Last week the production crew came down to Cornerhouse to learn some editing skills using Final Cut Express. We intended to have a crack at editing the footage that had been filmed during the shoot but unfortunately (as always in edit land) we had some HD compatibility issues. So instead the group were given footage from Vacant no. 21 to test their edit skills with.
Each edit is quite different so let's see your comments. :)
Each edit is quite different so let's see your comments. :)
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