4th March, Editing!

Today Jeff and I spent the whole class editing the footage that we filmed last week and yesterday. I feel like today I was a thinker (see below). I really enjoy being in a group with Jeff, as he is actually a really talented cinematographer, editor, sound person....generally everything to do with film, but it is also slightly annoying as nothing that any of us do is ever good enough. So, to solve this problem, I told him that as I am editor, I should be allowed to work on it. And it worked! Even better, Jeff gave me brief tutorials! I have learnt so much about editing! From turning snapping on to shortening clips before inserting them to make editing time shorter to incorporating fades so that sounds mesh together better. 

One particular aspect that worked on today was trying to incorporate more film noir themes, such as low-key lighting and hard/harsh shots. Our film is already quite noir-esque in its setting; a dystopian, immoral world where the difference between good and evil is no longer visible, so we decided to try to get rid of any warm scenes. We played around with the color contrast a bit and I think it really worked! 

We actually got a lot of work done today, and we have edited all the footage that we have so far! We also found out that everyone has been given an extension to next wednesday rather than next monday, however to be honest I think we have been very well organized up to this point. We still need to film one last scene, which we are doing tonight, however we have lots of time to work on that. 

Thinkers: They exercise initiative in applying thinking skills critically and creatively to recognize and approach complex problems, and make reasoned, ethical decisions.