SUMMARY
Role
Editor
Intention (SMART Goal)
By May 10th, as a part of team 5, I will have practiced the art of visual story telling through well placed cuts and edits by studying Chris Dickens carefully placed cuts and where he prolongs cut.
PRE-PRODUCTION – INQUIRY
Leader(s) in the Field / Exemplary Work(s)
Chris Dickens is a film and television editor who is popular for his films such as Shaun of The Dead, Hot Fuzz and Slumdog millionaire, a movie that he won an academy, BAFTA and American Cinema Editors award for best film editing. He went to Hailsham Community College, then graduated from the Arts University of Bournemouth. His use of editing and his placement of cuts amplify the comedy while also efficiently leading us through the story in a fun way.
Training Source(s)
| Time Stamp | Notes |
| 1:30 2:30 2:53 3:10 3:30 7:30 | press c -> Cut in premiere Watch your clip over and over again and be highly critical of it and be honest with yourself Make sure your audience understands your editing/ cutting Position and scale: Direct the focus of viewer through editing Added motion blur can add to the smoothness Every cut should be purposeful, and should direct the viewer in the direction you want them to see. Transitions: How you get from a to b is very important (pacing) |
Project Timeline
Pre-production
- Brainstorm ideas
- Create storyboard
- Create slideshow and share with all team members
- Write screenplay
- Decide on location and character roles
- Gather/make props, costumes, equipment
Production
- Set up shots
- Prepare blocking for each scene
- Film all scenes
- Record all sounds/dialogue and create music
Post Production
- Put all recordings for audio and video in shared Google Drive folder
- Label final shots
- Decide which scenes to keep, get rid of, or re-shoot
- Transfer audio and clips into Premiere Pro
- Put clips in order and make all edits
- Put audio in and sync up to video
- Make all finishing touches
- Export final film
- Add evidence to slideshow
- Present film and slideshow to the class and receive feedback
Proposed Budget
Nothing, under paying our crew is the essence of filmmaking.
PRODUCTION – ACTION
The (FILM, SOUND, or GAME Creation)
Skills Commentary
My role for this film was as editor, my evidence is in the slideshow
POST-PRODUCTION – REFLECTION
21st Century Skills
Ways of Thinking (Creativity, Innovation, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)
During this session, a problem we faced was with how we would film in POV. One of the issues we thought about was how consistent we wanted the perspective to be, since staying in POV would lock us in with the scenes we could shoot, while breaking POV would give us more options, but at the expense of immersion. In the end we decided to lock ourselves into POV, which in the end went very well. Another thing that went in hand with filming in POV was creating an experience that felt like the perspective of a person, like the shaking of the head to show the nervousness of the character or various speeds of moving the camera to express other emotions.
Ways of Working (Communication & Collaboration)
An issue we faced near the end of production was how our editor(me) got covid the week of finishing the recording, and I was unavailable and unable to edit remotely from home. I communicated with the group with my predicament and was able to have another team mate take on editing while I was gone, then I would overlook the editing after I got back.
Tools for Working (Info & Media Literacy)
For this film, the editing was done in Adobe Premiere. I used many sources to learn about editing, the primary one I used was “How to Edit: Ultimate Beginner’s Guide” by Finzar.
Ways of Living in the World (Life & Career)
When creating a film for a project in a team, in times where you can’t and aren’t able to work; you realize that it’s not always about you, and sometimes you need to sacrifice your own growth for the better of the film.
Reactions to the Final Version
“Good work on so many levels, good work” – James
Self-Evaluation of Final Version
I think our film was successful because it is Simple, Unexpected, Concrete and Emotional. To start, the premise of our film was very simple and easy to understand and the twist that the school was messed up didn’t come to much of a surprise, but was well executed with the music and well placed sound effects, while The strictly POV perspective of the film creates a sense of immersion and ties the film all together.
Grammar and Spelling
Grammarly
Editor
Merja