Summary

During post production I edited the film, which was a new experience for me which allowed me to grow in the field of filmmaking.

Working with the Editor

Due to time constraints, I had to become the editor and edited the entire film.

Changes to the Script

The script was kept relatively the same to the final film, except for a few improvisations and cutting out a sequence. We decided to cut out a small sequence because we thought it was too similar to an other part of the film, and I wasn’t sure we would have time to film it. There was also several improvisations by the actors, including the final scene, which was originally just two lines. For the final scenes I just left the camera rolling and just let the scene play out naturally.

Final Cut

I was gone for the feedback from the professionals, however I did receive feedback from Carlson who said, “I enjoyed the story and the editing.”

Original Vision for the Film

From a technical point of view I wouldn’t say that my vision was achieved. The editing process was possible the roughest and most chaotic thing I experienced in this class all year. I would have liked to had better sound in the film, but because of my inexperience in editing and disorganization of our files, I had to make the choice to sacrifice clean audio for a more complete story and final edit. From an artistic standpoint, I would liked to use different locations. While the locations I picked worked and told our story correctly, I would have liked to use less plain locations. Instead of using the green room, I would have liked using an office with more decoration. Using a different location would have given certain shots more personality and allowed the film to stand out more.

What I Learned

Learned a lot about editing this time, specifically about DaVinci Resolve. I had played around with DaVinci Resolve before, but my workflow and understanding of the program has benefitted greatly from my editing experience. Now that I have gotten past that first threshold of learning the program, I may even try re-editing the film just for fun and more experience.

Session Number:	5
Week Number:	8
Total Estimated Hours Contributed this Week:	10
What is/was your overall goal for this week?	Finish film and blog post

Work Tasks 

Date	Task Description	Time Spent	Was / Were your choices and work Best Practices? Why?
5/8	Helped editor	50 Minutes	yes, I helped the editor get the film done
5/9	I edited the film at home	8 Hours	No, it would of been better for the editor to edit the film, but I had to step in and get it done. I don’t have to much editing experience with DaVinci Resolve so it took awhile to get the film done
5/10	Published the film	30 Minutes	No, I had to step in for the editor and it stop me from getting other things done
5/11	watching films and voting	40 minutes	yes
5/12	working on blog posts for production	50 minutes	yes, but i didn’t finish

Summary

Production Notes for Each Day of Shooting

Date	4/24	4/25	4/26	4/27	4/28	5/1	5/2	5/3	5/4	5/5
Run the SET during the production phase by keeping all CREW INFORMED and ON SCHEDULE	Our planned schedule had been thrown off because of the lock-in	Absent, called and told team schedule for the next day	I told the time what was happening the previous day and kept to that schedule	It could have gone better running the set, It was the first day in the hallway and with a full crew
Instruct ACTORS on BLOCKING, PERFORMANCE, LINE DELIVERY.	We filmed a few test shots, no technical acting was done, but directions on blocking were given.	Absent	Instructed Henry on how I wanted him to react specifically with the volume of his lines.
Call for the start and end of each take by saying “standby”, “roll camera”, “action” and “cut”.	No, as both director and cinematographer I was filming the test shots mostly for practice and since no acting was really done I didn’t call for the start and end of the take.	Absent	I called for sound to start and announced when I began filming with the camera and called for action and cut.
Ensure that the other key roles (primarily camera and sound) have OBTAINED CLEAR IMAGE and SOUND from the scene.	As the cinematographer I would view the shot as it was being filmed an no sound was recorded.	Absent	Nate had to fill in as the sound designer on that day, so I made sure that audio was recording well even more than usual.
Make DECISIONS about when to move on to shoot the next scene.	I only planned to practice a singular shot, and didn’t move on from it.	Absent	We only filmed one shot, which I planned on for continuity and location purposes.
Write PRODUCTION NOTES for each day of shooting-before and after: a SET OF EXPECTATIONS for the day and a LIST OF WHAT WAS ACHIEVED or NOT ACHIEVED; notes on WAYS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS.	I didn’t write any notes down.	Absent	I didn’t write any notes down.
Produce NOTES for post-production regarding LENGTH OF SCENE, GOOD/BAD SHOTS and other NOTEWORTHY ELEMENTS to be handled in post-production.	These were test shots, which were not going to be put in the final film so I didn’t write any notes.	Absent	No, the last take was the only good take that we got, so I didn’t take notes on which take to use.	For almost every shot I went with the last take, on the few shots I wanted to use a previous take I always noted it on the script.

On-Going Discussions with Film Team

9. I messaged and communicated about the film to my teammates

10. I assured that the location was left as is by not modifying the location in any way so it would remain the same.

11. I assured that nobody was hurt, my evidence of that is the amount of injuries being zero.

What I Learned

Session Number	5
Week Number	6
Total Estimated Hours Contributed this Week:	185
What was your overall goal for this week?	Finish Film

Work Tasks 

Date	Task Description	Time Spent	Was / Were your choices and work Best Practices? Why?
5/1	Filming	40 minutes	Yes, we filmed and got some shots done which is contributed to our goal of getting the film done.
5/2	Filming	40 minutes	Yes, we filmed and got some shots done which is contributed to our goal of getting the film done.
5/3	Filming	25 minutes	No, was a shorter day and only got one shot done, but it was possibly the best acted shot in the film and I’m very proud with it.
5/4	Filming	40 minutes	Yes, we filmed and got some shots done which is contributed to our goal of getting the film done.
5/5	Filming	40 minutes	Yes, we filmed and got some shots done which is contributed to our goal of getting the film done.