post production

Post production report

After we had finished recording the footage, we had to upload it to Adobe Premier for editing. We plugged in the camera and it started to capture the footage onto the software. Once that had finished, we watched all the footage and began to remove the un-needed footage. We felt that we didn’t need a logging rush as there were only 5 shots with not a lot of footage so we just got on with it and started to edit the footage.

We put all our footage into a time line and used the cut tool to separate the different scenes. Below is the time line. You can see all the footage with a all the necessary cuts in the correct places.

The next stage was to add some transitions. We did not add many as we wanted the footage to flow relatively quickly and most film texts we have watched use straight cuts. We added a cross dissolve when both actors began to sit down so to separate the entering the room shot with all the dialogue, I think this worked well. The rest of the footage we kept with straight cuts to keep the footage flowing at a quick tempo.

There were no unwanted diagetic noises which meant there was no need to re film footage. For some of the strait cuts, we adjusted the sound levels so they faded in and out which helped show an end to that shot, it was anything drastic, the fades only lasted about half a second.

We thought we would add some music to the intro scene to add a little bit of humor to it. We thought that the opening shot was a little dull (person walking into a room with camera panning). We cut the music as the actor knocked on the door so you could hear the actor inside the room say “come in.” we added a countdown some bars and tone to make to film look more professional. Finally, we watched it back to check for any mistakes we might have missed and rendered it.

script

Preliminary Script

It’s an interview regarding an upcoming film called “Vanilla”.

The actor being interviewed is played by me and the interviewee is played by John whilst Connor works the camera.

I start the scene by me walking in a through the door and greeting John with a handshake. After this we then sit down and start the interview.

Scene 1

RON GILBERT

Very nice to meet you Mr Jeremy, please take a seat.

HARRISON JEREMY

Thank you, it’s great to be here Ron.

RON GILBERT

Thanks. Now I hear that you have the starring role in a new film coming out, could you tell us about it?

HARRISON JEREMY

Ah, well the film is called Vanilla and it’s a rom-com about two people who meet in an ice cream parlour.

RON GILBERT

Sounds great. Now there have been some rumours going around that you and Paris Hilton has gotten together during the filming, is this true?

HARRISON JEREMY

I would rather not discuss it thanks.

RON GILBERT

Come on, not even the slightest?

HARRISON JEREMY

No not even the slightest!

Script Annotations:

Hugo: For the opening of our piece we will shoot both sides of the door in order to get the best sound and match on action. This is so that our piece flows a lot smoother and isn't jumpy.

Connor: For the over the shoulder shot reverse shot we will have to keep the camera in the same place on either side. This is in order to keep to not only the rule of continuity but also the 180° rule. This is so that its not too jerky for the viewer.

John:  We used a  low camera angle on our second shot of Harrison, it showed him as a character with status although during the interview it is the interviewer Ron Gilbert is the one with the power where he asks personal an pressuring questions. 

shot list and story board

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