Production blog: Beginning the Editing Process

  Since I used Thursday as an extra day of filming, I had very few scenes left to film during the weekend. Once I finished filming my additional scenes, I had the rest of the weekend to do my editing. To begin, I uploaded all my footage into an Apple editing app called iMovie. Once I uploaded all my footage in the correct order, It was time to begin editing. I started off by adding transitions. Overall, I ended up just using simple cuts from scene to scene. I felt that cuts that seemed too decorative would distract from the more serious tone of the story. I did however, use a fade at the end of my footage. There is s scene later on were my character gouache a crystal. As soon as he touches it, there is supposed to be white beam of light. This light I supposed o be so white that it envelops the screen. So to create this scene I used the shot of the character touching the crystal, and a shot of a completely white screen, and added a fade transition in between the two scenes. By doing this, I was able to make it look like the light was coming form the crystal. Then there was the filter and to be honest, I’m still not sure what type of filter my final project will use. Firstly, there is what I see as the obvious choice, the blockbuster filter. My film is meant to be a science-fiction blockbuster, taking inspiration from Christopher Nolans films. I am however, thinking of also using a black and white filter, as I think this adds more artistic flare to the film. I was particularly inspired by this option after seeing Zach Snyders justice league: justice is gray. This version of the film has a grey filter over it, and they it creates a good look. I like the idea of having such a huge sci-fi film being filmed as black and white, as though its an older film. Again, this is still an idea that I’m floating around with, as I think this decision is a bit to bold for my type of film. Next I will be working on the sound and music in the editing process.