Benched
Project:
The past three weeks a group of my friends and I have been working on a short film. We were given a prompt that we had to base our film off of. We had to include: the quote, verbally spoken, "lights out", a bottle of water, an obvious/intentional source of light, and a hat.
Process:
We started out brainstorming ideas together. In a group we would through out ideas and then see if we could incorporate the needed criteria. After many other thoughts we decided to have our plot be about softball players. All of us came up with the different ways to incorporate the needed elements. The next step was writing the script. To make sure everyone got their say, we huddled around a computer and wrote the script together. Next, we storyboarded together and created a shot list of what we wanted certain shots to look like. The next week and a half was spent filming. We all came back and spent the rest of the time editing our own videos.
What I Learned:
I learned a lot with this film. In one specific instance I got help from an expert with Final Cut Pro. For one of my flashbacks I wanted to have everything else black and white and keep the hat red. I had no idea how to go about creating this effect, so I asked my teacher. She was able to help me reach my desired effect. I now know a lot more about Final Cut Pro. When I had problems with my audio, I looked around and found how to increase the levels even more, so it could be clearly heard. With this film I also continued to practice my editing skills
I got my music here.
Complications:
Since most of our film was outside we had to deal with the weather change and the wind. The wind was by far the worst part. All of our audio was completely covered by the loud, howling wind. Next time I would check the audio constantly and learn how to add in voice overs if the audio is bad. We did try to fix some lines, but it just sounded really weird and it didn't fit well.
Favorite Part:
I really enjoyed working with my friends and creating this film. When we all worked together and brainstormed, we got some great ideas. I just enjoy creating short films, so this whole process was enjoyable to me.
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