Editing DONE!

Yesterday Chelsea and myself finally after a very long day of editing FINALLY got it done! We had a few problems and felt extremely annoying to the poor tech guy in stores! But he kept saying it wasn't our fault! hahaha. But finally its done, Mike came in and gave us some extra sounds to put on, like TV and some traffic noise for the bad date. We have Marvin Gaye playing for the good date which Chelsea and myself felt fit in with it quite well! We also have the Benny Hill Theme over the time lapse which is pretty funny i think. We also added some credits to the film and a title, we couldn't think of the decent name so Chelsea and me came up with "Count on Me" not the best name, but it works! Anyway just wanted to say well done to everyone! Its been hard work but its done! Woo See you all tomorrow!

Good work everyone!

I would just like to say thanks to everyone involved with this project, there were some difficult times but we got through them with some good teamwork and enthusiasm which is nice to see and the reason i am on this course! I think we will all learn a lot from this and will have gained valuable experience for the future, just remember that even if we have made a few mistakes along the way, the only way to learn is by making mistakes!

Finished :)

Hey guys, editings finished. Me and verity had a looooooooooong stressful day in the edit suite yesterday with the computer being dodgy but its all done. Shame you haven't been able to see it Kara but youll see it tomorrow :) Thankyou Mike for the extra sounds. We added the music in ourselves using Marvin Gaye for background music for the date :) Thanks for coming in to help Theo and Mike we've really appreciated having your opinion on what we had done etc... And it is all of our work so didn't want to make all the decisions. Hope your pleased with it. i have the dvd so i will obviously bring that in tomorrow. I have also done the synopsis and the filming schedule. Veritys done the shot list and already has the treatment and i think Mike said he would do the technical details so think we have the group folder pretty much sorted. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvTgvEzpSzQ

Reminds me of the characters Phil and Trev. How they act and talk to eachother. Geeky, trying to be cool.

Date scene from Ashes to Ashes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaNI1oY4UzA
I like where the camera is located.. A standard mid-shot, so the audience can see that the man and woman are in a restaurant on a date. They are facing eachother, candle in the middle.. nice touch. Seems formal/posh

Dinner, Edward and Bella, Twilight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dANPwQyHrl4

I think the lighting in this scene is beaut. Good clip that shows how a good date is supposed to go. Just had to include this sexy film ;)

HEY GUYS! Filming was awesome, bit stressful at times (had to shout a few times) aha. We did half on the Friday and the other half on Saturday. Me on camera, Theo acting, Chelsea/Mike sound, Verity lights. We all worked well as a team, so good job kids! Theo well done for getting the actors, i think those 2 really make the film. & also a big well done for being in the film yourself.. not a trained actor, funny times getting your lines right. We should do a whole dvd on the out-takes.. bloody hilarious :D
Even though it seemed to take agesssss, we did really well and i think we were all motivated as a team to get it all filmed to a high standard. I think the script was brilliant, & very comical, so it was a laugh filming it :)
We all took on the directing role, which probs worked out better. There were no disagreements and everybody's imput was taken into consideration. The location (Verity's flat) was also good and worked to our benefit, making it easier too.. rather than filming in a restaurant.
So all round, good times. Can't wait to see the finished piece.. I'm sure Chelsea and Verity's editing is awesome. So love loves peace out x

films

Shaun of the dead-

The characters Phil and Trev are very similar to the two main characters in the film Shaun of the Dead. There is a main character who quite dependant and capable on their own. They could have a potential love life and their job. However they have a friend who holds them back. For example ruins relationships, relying on the other one, and just always being there. This is exactly like Phil and Trev. Phil is supposed to be cooler than Trev. For example dresses nicer, makes an effort with his appearance, doesn't like as much typically geeky stuff as Trev. However ruins chances he has to have a girlfriend etc. This is shown in our film through Phil's chance to get a girlfriend and take her on a date and Trev unintentionally sabotaging it by acting as a waiter.

Other than this film we have looked at other typical romantic comedies and how they portray the typical date scene. These films included White Chicks, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Knocked Up, Bridget Jones, Sex and the City (the series though not the film) , About a Boy, There's Something about Mary, How to lose a guy in ten days.

Editing :)

Almost at the end of editing the piece. just need to add the final touches.

Editing has been pretty hard as the footage was pretty inconsistent. There are a number of shots with things in the background which couldn't be used. For example there is a scene in the kitchen where you can see the lights in the background in almost every shot. This is the reason that this scene is mostly close ups of Phil and Trev. Also there wasn't enough takes of each scene to make editing an easier job. For example whilst editing I wanted to have the final shot of a close up of Phil however there was only one take of this and he doesn't read his line very well. Therefore i couldn't use the shot. It would have been helpful if while filming we could have thought about the editors and the need for more than one take as there is a few circumstances where this problem has come up. Another shot i think could be improved is the close up of Trev in the first section of the film. It isn't really a close up compared to the close up we have of Phil and there is too much empty space around his head.

Looking at the footage and now it is edited together a bit more i feel that the good date scene works best. I think the script works really well and it fits in really well with the scene before and after as such a contrast. For example the scene in the bathroom of him saying how he likes tennis in a jokey way to cut the the dream date of him saying how he likes to keep fit. I also quite like the shadows on the wall behind them and there is a clear difference in the lighting between the good date and the bad date to show the different atmosphere and situation.

I think the script written by Theo and the actors help make this piece. I dont think that it would have worked aswell if we hadn't have had Matt and Tot help us out.

Photos from the shoot!

These are the photos from the dream date secne.

Verity, Chelsea and Theo in the edit room!

So today Chelsea and myself have been in the editing room all day! Been here since 9:30am working on the final piece for the drama 10min film. Theo joined us later which was great! He helped and gave a good input into what he thought looked good, finally we are getting somewhere! Woo!! We all decided we need some extra sounds on our piece, music from the TV when Phil and Trev are talking at the start, Ambience sounds throughout the piece, on both the dates have some type of music, for the dream date some soft maybe classical music and the bad date maybe some cheesy pop music. Any other ideas for sounds would be good if you could all think of some please everyone!!!! Its been a long day and more to come tomorrow! Well done for being here Chelsea and Theo, see you both tomorrow!

date films

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCpmf9_NdP8 clip from White Chicks - Bad date!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5uyCbAhHNs Another bad date Sex and The City.

Chelsea and Verity from the edit room

Currently editing the piece. Lots of footage some of it looks quite good. However dont think that the framing in some shots is particularly good. The good date looks good how we set up the lights with the shadows on the wall and it has the romantic effect we were trying to achieve. Will be in here all day today and will be hopefully be joined by you guys later. Would be good to have everyone here at some point so we can all have an input on the final cut. Also we would like your suggestions. We think that having people who can actually act in our film worked well as it meant we could get on with it aswell as the footage looking good.

Love v and c :)