Master Shot Editing

My group got together and edited the rough cut of our project on Wednesday. Most of the shots came out nice, but some cuts were a little jarring so we are trying to make the transitions smoother. Some of our shots didn't really work out, such as our close up of the phone. Unfortunately, we found out the camera and the H4N didn't stop recording at the same time, therefore the sound will be pretty hard for our sound editor, Adam, to sync up. We had to switch up a few shots because they didn't sequence very well, but we followed our storyboard for the most part. I think the lighting looks awesome and our project won't need much editing in that aspect. I also think we're adding some extra sounds to provide some background noise fitting a speed dating event.

Overall, the editing process went smoothly and even though we had a few minor setbacks, I believe the final product will be a success.

Pre-Visualization

Our group got our pre-visualization materials together last Monday and I think we have a pretty great plan. We made a final decision on the subject, which will be speed dating, and came up with interesting ideas for shots. We all threw in ideas about camera movement and which character would say what lines. I was assigned the role of Director of Photography and I drew the storyboard. Luqi, the producer, made the budget; Jacob, the director, made the shot list, and Adam, the sound editor made the overheads and helped us out by throwing in some ideas about equipment to use.
I find the pre-visualization materials very helpful. I feel like the project is much more organized and the shot list and storyboard really help me get an image of what the final product should look like. The most difficult part to me was drawing the storyboard, but I was probably just putting too much thought into it. I had never put together a storyboard before but my group was very helpful and I definitely find it a useful part of pre-production planning. Now that we have a detailed plan, I'm ready to start shooting and see how the project will turn out.

Master Shot Sequence Ideas

For the master shot sequence, I was assigned the role of Director of Photography. Due to having an assigned script, I knew it was probably going to be difficult coming up with ideas for an interesting film. Our group came up with a few ideas, such as two surgeons operating and speed dating. I wasn't sure if we should go for a more comedic or more realistic idea; one of my ideas was to film a really awkward drug deal scenario. Our group ending up choosing speed dating, which I think is a great idea that will fit the script naturally. We talked about doing some shots set up similarly to shots in American Beauty. I was thinking that using a few props would really add to the project and give us ways to put a twist on the film and create an engaging scene. I think our ideas will make for a visually interesting project, and I'm excited about putting it all together.