Re-Shoot Blog

Our plans to reshoot a couple of our scenes have been canceled. This is due to the Coronavirus or COVID-19. The pandemic has shut down the world. We've been told to stay indoors and quarantine. We also can't reschedule because we aren't sure when we'll be allowed to go outside. It's unfortunate especially since the Cambridge exams have been canceled. Maybe if this doesn't last long we'll be able to re-shoot some scenes. Until then, the only thing we can do now is makes edits on the content that we've already recorded. If we look hard enough we can find things to edit and change. This really does affect the end product. We'll simply have to settle for what we have.

The Coronavirus has had a toll on everyone. No matter where you are in the world you have to stay inside for your own safety. This is also going to heavily affect the school year and how proceeding to the next grade or graduating will happen. Cambridge grading will also be edited. Students weren't able to complete the school year in the traditional way. An effective solution is going to have to be made for this situation. That also applies to schools worldwide. This definitely wasn't expected to happen and it's going to be a difficult outcome. Even after the pandemic is over, getting back to regular everyday society might be different than before. Although eventually, everything is most likely be back to normal.

Editing Blog

We messed up how the titles were supposed to be in the film. During the peer review, when we self-evaluated ourselves we realized that the titles weren't spaced out like they were supposed to be. When Aridsondez edited it, he only put them in the first half. So for the re-edit, that's what he mainly focused on. He spaced them out throughout the film. There were also some titles that he combined thinking it was supposed to be like that. So he made sure he fixed that as well. If we didn't have the peer review assignment, the placement of the titles would have cost us points. We only noticed because the group we peer-reviewed had their titles spread out. After spacing out the titles, he also put them in order. Meaning based on the titles in order of reviewing them he put them how they're listed. Just for reassurance that everything is correct.

He additionally just went back to add touch-ups. Fixing or altering the sounds to the picture. Creating a new voice over. Adding or removing scenes to really display the story. Making sure the story of the beginning of the film is essential. The film as to be the beginning of a movie, not a trailer. Making actual events occur is a must. There's a fighting scene that didn't make the cut of the movie because it wasn't necessary. Making the text on the screen was legible is also something that he might've touched on. All the simple things that are needed to make our film look as presentable as can be is the goal.

Editing Blog

The editing for the short film was done by Aridsondez. I know he used the DaVinchi Resolve to edit the movie. Other than that I'm not sure what he did to edit the film. I am aware of what the clips looked like before editing since I recorded most of the movie. I think he did the best in the editing than any of our previous productions. To me, he captured the "purgatory" effect well. He used some sort of filter to make the colors negative or inverted them. Throughout the film, he did that to capture the creepy aspect that purgatory has. He also edited it to keep the audience on the edge of their seats but creating slight panic. Whenever the time came, the voice-overs were there.

While editing the movie, he'd update Quincy and me. It'd be interesting to see the actual process. I'd probably be able to add to the movie since I have a fairly creative mind. Maybe I'll be able to edit the re-edited film. Arisondez he a really good job with the edits. He had a lot of jump-cuts with slight transitions. That's because he used if not all, the majority of the recorded clips. Especially at the beginning, he's establishing the area with a ton of different shots. It was a smart idea to do that because he then incorporated the scary scenes in between them. The process didn't take very long either because he was done editing that same night. 

Filming Blog

We finally started filming after days of rescheduling. We started filming around four pm so we'd have enough time to film everything needed. I had my doubts but we actually started and completed the entire film. The entire time we were focused on getting it done and it happened. The actual filming process was quite fun. We finally got to see how the film would come together following the storyboard. One aspect we had to make sure the film had was the "purgatory" effect. Meaning only the characters in the film would be shown. So we'd have to make sure there were no moving cars or people in the background. So if we messed up we'd have to reshoot that film.

We realized that we'd have to reshoot them after recording the second scene then we remembered. Filming took the effort of all three of us to get the best visual for each scene. We also had to remember a couple lines each but nothing too intense. While recording the sun was going down but we needed dark scenes in our film. There was one scene where I had to slap Quincy but I didn't want to actually slap him so Aridsondez edited my hand hitting his face at a faster speed. It's noticeable but we'll be able to fix it in the reshoot. The filming went so well we probably won't need to do much reshooting anyways. Maybe a little re-editing as well but that's it. For recording our entire film in one session, it came out a lot better than expected. Although I knew we'd be able to do it.

Peer Review

The peer review was a lot more fun and interesting than first anticipated. I didn't think if was going to be fun in the first place. I was also nervous to let another group look at our film and give us feedback. Our film turned out good but it's still nerve wracking. The fun part was reviewing another group's film. The group we review was #2 and was called The Chase. It was interesting to see how another group went about making their film. Overall it was what the beginning of a movie would have. Although it does seem like it was a bit rushed but since she was captured so fast. They did include everything that was needed for a movie.

There first scene was an establishing shot of the first couple of scenes. You can clearly follow the story that they created. The girl was getting ready for an event she had planned. Then in between her getting ready they show another girl we was stalking her Instagram page. Then the first girl gets in her to get to the place, but on the way there her car broke down. The "stalker" walks to the girl in the broke down car to offer her a ride. And she agrees and they continue on the road. They stopped at a gas station and the girl realized that the stalker was stalking her. While the stalker was inside, she got out the car to run away. But after a couple seconds, the stalker was already there behind her.