27th April, Exporting and self-assessments!

Today was only a single period. It was also 'supposed' to be the day that we were to watch all the twilight zone projects, however no one exported their films, most likely because everyone thought that it was during this class that we were actually going to be exporting. Still, it turned out to be a good thing, because it gave me a bit more time to alter the sound. I stayed after school last thursday and friday, but there was still lots more to be done, hence my reluctance to export! During class I was able to alter the background music a bit, but I had large issues with it as the song is not long enough to fit the footage, so I had to cut it and paste other parts of the song in to lengthen it. It doesn't sound bad, but there are a few parts that are obviously not meant to be together. Haiz. Because there was not much I could do with the sound, I thought of other ways to create interest through the audio track, like the thinker that I am (see below). I altered it by changing the volume from the start of the 'day dream' scene, and making the music get louder with every change in location to differentiate between places. Then when it goes back to 'real life' at Julien's house, the music is still playing but it is quieter, to symbolize that the ideal is still there, and still unreachable.

I know that the sound was solely my responsibility, which is why I'm so worried about it! I have chosen to be happy though, because I think that although our group was not particularly experienced (honestly, yes, we have done film before, but in terms of knowing about editing etc.) we worked together really well, despite all the problems that we encountered (of which there were many, particularly with shooting locations and with sound!). I think of course there are still aspects that we could improve upon, aspects which would be improved upon if we had more time. Still, never mind. The sound is not stellar at the moment, though I tried my very best in the short time that I had (which was honestly about 2 hours in total as I could not do much without the actual finished picture). Hopefully it will be okay though!

Today we also had to self-assess ourselves on our last few projects and on our blogs. I think that this year I have actually improved from last year, not to be full of myself or anything. I have grown a genuine interest in how films work and what makes them good. Although I myself may not have mastered that skill yet (though Lord knows that Jeff has!), I have applied and committed myself much more this year during projects. And this is all down to how much I enjoy it, which I really do. 

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