Filming and Editing update

Filming

We plan to film the remaining shots of the school visit tomorrow (Friday 28th November) and if the weather is okay we will also be filming scenes 5 & 6.

Editing

Fortunately I have been given a laptop on loan so that we can continue to edit our production. Yesterday we were able to edit together everything we have so far and came up with a structure. Where the footage is missing due to not having filmed it yet, there will be a blank screen with the scene name written on it. We wanted to do this because it would help us to keep track of what we have got left to film and also because psychologically it now feels like we are closer to a final product.

Final Cut

Last Friday we presented our final cut to the class. We were very pleased with the reaction we got from everyone and the positive feedback we got - although we are still going to refilm certain scenes in order to get them to the best of our potential.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPk7autdK4o#t=33

Filming and Editing update

We did go out and film some of the shots in the town today, however when we reviewed them in editing, we have decided that we are unhappy with them.

Our final cut is on 12th December, so although we don't have much time left, Charlotte and I have agreed that we would rather re-film these shots and produce something of a higher quality than just put up with the less-than-acceptable shots that we filmed today.

We aim to film the whole of the rest of our production next week and plan to edit continuously unit the 12th in order to produce the best possible product.

Filming and Editing Update

Filming

Today we filmed all of the remaining scenes and missing shots and were able to get quite good quality shots. They are not as good as we had hoped due to time restrictions (with it getting dark so early at this time of year), however we are happy with them.

Editing

Today we finished editing our project, but will continue to tweak it up until our Final Cut Presentation tomorrow (Friday 12th December).

Voice Of God Script.

In our final cut we are going to have a "Voice Of God" over our scenes which will make the storyline clearer and make our documentary as a whole more professional looking/sounding.

We have devised a script which will be read out by our school teacher for us to edit into our production:

"Alex Curtis - one of the greats of our generation. Living with his parents and sister in the heart of the friendly town Ware, Alex organises each day in order to achieve maximum productivity. Here we are at Alex's small home in Ware."

"Today, Alex is visiting his old school, Chauncy, to invite his former Head Master, Dennis O'Sullivan, to his big announcement this Tuesday."

"Alex is a very popular person, obviously, and so sometimes, fans can't help but swarm him."

"Alex is preparing for his big announcement. Before every big speech, Alex likes to do a bit of yoga to calm his soul. Being calm is very important to Alex, as it helps him to clear his mind, and focus purely on what he is going to say."

Filming and Editing Update

Filming

Today we filmed the majority of the scenic shots that we intend to include throughout the documentary. Although the weather was not as sunny as we had hoped, we decided that the shots were of a high enough quality anyway.

Editing

We edited these shots into our production and also managed to edit together the title sequence for at the start of our documentary.