Wednesday, 8 April 2009

8th of April, logging/ editing/ planning and film title!

Today we did not get a lot of work done. There was an issue with logging the footage, which was very annoying. After that Jing Ting got to work on editing, but there was not a lot that I could do as the sound editor. I did, unfortunately, realize that there are several scenes where there is no sound at all - as in nothing was recorded. This is a huge pain, as although there will be a backing track, there was also going to be ambient noise. Aiyah. To deal with this, I have decided, as the Thinker that I am (see below) to leave all the 'dream' scenes silent, save for panting and the background music, so as to give them a more dream-like quality and so that the viewer feels like he or she is inside the protagonists mind.

Deciding on a title was one of the things that we did. Okay, it is not finalized yet, but an idea for the title of our twilight zone film project is Netle. This is supposed to be an allusion to stinging nettles, a plant that looks relatively harmless, but that stings you when you touch it. It is also spelt wrong, with one 'n' instead of two, so that it is more like 'net' - as in trapped. This alludes to the happiness that the protagonist in our film is trying to reach. A happiness that looks harmless, great even, but that ends up hurting him.

There is still an awful lot to do with this project, both in editing and in filming. Yes, that is correct, we have yet to finish filming all the footage. On the tuesday after the holidays we will finish everything. We have to. Then Jing Ting will hopefully finish the frame of the film (correct transitions and cut lengths) so that I can get to work on the sound! I need to record some panting and re-record the voice-over, as although I recorded it in Julien's house, so there is the natural ambient noise, his house has strange acoustics that make everything sound echo-ey, which sounds weird when played over the footage. 

Luckily for us, it was announced that there is an extension on this project! This is great, as now there is an actual possibility that we will be able to finish on time, and to our satisfaction! It will take a great deal of work, but I think that we can do it. I'm very happy with our cooperation as a group so far, though. We have all contributed ideas and I feel this is very much a joint effort. 


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

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