Editing Blog: Putting It All Together

Last week we edited the majority of our footage. We did all the editing on the iMovie. Then, we had to figure out a plan because only one person could edit at a time. So, we decided to do a group FaceTime while one of our group mates edited the footage, while we also did some finishing touches in class. We decided on iMovie because our project does not include a lot of special effects, and iMovie works well for simple editing. So, we had to combine all of our footage for our peer edit. We did this by importing all the footage from one of our group member’s phone onto his computer. This was done by plugging in his phone to the computer, and then dragging the footage into a folder. After this, he went onto iMovie and imported all the footage onto iMovie. On iMovie, he was able to crop certain scenes that had extra acting we did not need. Then, he had to do more specific editing to certain scenes to make the whole project seem more put together. On this, we argued and discussed on FaceTime. We discussed issues like lighting, and order of some scenes. Fortunately, we all had a similar idea of what we wanted it to look like because of the planning we did prior to filming. One thing we took a risk on was dimming the lighting of the forest scenes so it created a more ominous effect. We were unsure of doing this because we did not want it to look too dark to where it was difficult to see and then score badly because of it. However, after reviewing it multiple times we saw that it was still viewable and it created a better mood then the bright sunny lighting. This along with the last scene were our 2 main problems. The other problem was deciding whether to include the last scene or not since it did not entirely match the previous ones. This is because we used a different actor, hoping no one would notice. We decided to include this scene, and overall it turned out a success.

Editing Blog: Peer Reveiw

Today in class we did a Peer Review Assignment. This Peer Assignment was created so that students in the class could get advice on their projects so far. This was done by groups randomly selecting other groups to review their project, and commenting on it during class. We were given a paper with certain requirements on it and other specific questions. So, we were told to watch the film from another group and mark off the requirements it met on the paper. The paper consists of questions about lighting, sound, different camera angles/movements/shots, time requirements, and overall quality. It also includes two questions on the backside where we list one thing we really like about the film and one thing we don't like. The group we assigned did an overall good job. Their movie was about a love story, and one of the characters gets kidnapped. Our group liked this plot and enjoyed that it was easy to follow. However, unlike most groups, they actually went over the time limit. We included this in our suggestions to them because it is a simple fix. Then, while they did not have all of them, they included many different camera angles and movements. Another suggestion we included was to use darker lighting at the beginning where they show a funeral scene. In addition to this, we mentioned that some of the scenes were a little choppy when being cut together. However, we concluded that their project was almost complete and looks sufficient. Then, when it came to another group editing our project it was more difficult. This was because we had to do last-minute editing so we had to make the other group wait for a little longer. Then, they reviewed our project and we had issues with time requirements, but overall it was good feedback. Now, after having our project reviewed we will go back for reshoots to adjust it a little.