Plunge
- It dragged on a lot, with slow dialogue (acting could have been better)
- Transitions and cuts could have been 'snappier' to increase the pace
- The structure was not appropriate for the length of the film; the voice-over introduction set it up for a much longer piece and gave some unnecessary information
- Some audio problems i.e. different noise levels between cuts, brought down the production value a bit
- Could have been more sounds (phone buttons being pressed)
- Production value was overall quite high - :)
I also learnt a new word:
Diagetic Sound;
A sound that is created by something or someone visible on the screen or whose source is implied to be present by the action of the film. Non-Diagetic sounds are “added” sounds like music and voice overs.
and a new term:
Production Value;
A method, material, or skill used in the production of a motion picture; the technical quality of such a method, material, or skill.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/production_value
The Technician ('TT') also told us that from now on we have to reserve film equipment two days before filming...WITH a finished storyboard. This is both a good and a bad thing, as it will mean we will actually always have to have a proper storyboard done, which is both tedious and actually a good thing because we will have something proper planned. We will also have to do proper shot logging, which I suppose will come in handy when we edit, but is still super annoying.
When we got into our groups, we basically just finalized our locations and ideas. Originally we were going to plan today, as we were hoping to be done by the end of this week, but that just really isn't possible as we don't have a storyboard or anything. SO instead we are going to film tomorrow after school; hopefully we will get three locations down, preferably the first three (IKEA, a traffic-y street and an office) so that we know properly the pace that the next ones will follow (as the protagonist will be running etc.). Today we are definitely a lot closer to actually knowing what we are doing than we were last time.
I think that today I was both a thinker and a communicator (see below). We were having an issue with how the protagonist dies, whether he dies in the abstract 'day' or back at home. I reasoned that it would be best if he dies while at home, so that the abstract 'day' can be like a sort of drunken flashback, during which we will be able to use lots of shaky, disorienting shots to up the crazy factor. We also worked really well together in terms of planning. Tomorrow is not the best for me, as I have two activities, however we worked it out by deciding to film later, so that the cinematographer and director can finalize the shots and so that we can all be present while filming. Our aim now is to get done filming by the end of this week (sunday) so that next week (what little there is of it) can be devoted to editing. All in all, one of the most productive classes so far!
Thinkers: Exercise initiative in applying thinking skills critically and creatively to recognize and approach complex problems, and make reasoned, ethical decisions.
Communicators: Understand and express ideas and information confidently and creatively in more than one language and in a variety of modes of communication. They work effectively and willingly in collaboration with others.
"Some audio problems i.e. different noise levels between cuts, brought down the production value a bit" - example? i don't think there really are any different noise levels between cuts. all i noticed at that time was the "pop" sound when Julien said "he was a..." or something like that. also, this "audio problem" comment came from Raph who later told me that he said it for the sake of saying it. i wonder what the class thought of the sound during the screening...oh wait, no one was interested in giving feedback. guess we'll never know where the alleged audio problems lie.
ReplyDeletebtw the tutorial is not much of a great one, but anyway here are some URLs which you can visit:
http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/soundtrack_pro_new_spencer.html
- teaches you about soundtrack pro (it's not sound cut pro btw.. it's soundtrack pro haha)
http://www.studiodaily.com/studiomonthly/tutorials/howtutorials/f/other/Remove-Unwanted-Noise-from-Clips-in-Apple-Soundtrack-Pro-2_9635.html
- the tutorial that i showed to adrian wan
i recommend Audacity though because it's easier to use and it's also free.
thanks for your critique of my blog hahah
ReplyDeleteand thanks for those, I'll give them a look