Although I unfortunately was unable to attend the class to shoot my idea of the running scene, I was pleased with the outcome my group was able to create. While the clip lacked dialogue or any backstory or context, It was a great start.
In order to progress on my idea, I can reflect on this video and now see where I could possibly want to take it. For me, I really do love the idea of having the first character being chased in an intense and dramatic way, all for it to be for nothing as the ‘chaser’ only intended to give the ‘runner’ their wallet back…or something along those lines.
This means the video will end comedically.
In terms of music, I believe a great chase NEEDS to include an even greater dramatic soundtrack. I have attached one which I think would be fitting below.
As you can see with the before still, it is quite bland and dull and needed something to give it some life and personality. When watching the scene, you already see a guy being chased. What is missing is the sci-fi element that was also meant to be showcased in the very short clip. So in order to give that implication, I dulled down all the highlights and brightness, increased the shadows, and gave the highlights/shadows a blue tint. I believe it makes the clip instantly more creepy and intense.
SECOND COLOUR GRADE:
For the next still, I completely went in the opposite direction and created a more warm atmosphere. I changed the temperature, increased the exposure and played a bit more with saturation and vibrancy. This made my clip go from dark and sinister to light hearted and possibly comedic. As someone who wishes she was talented enough to be an art student, I love playing around with colours and how they can instantly alter the mood of the shot.
THIRD COLOUR GRADE:
Finally, I really went all out and decided to add tints and hues of pink to change the vibe yet again. It almost seems like it is dusk and the sun is setting, and reflecting pretty pink light onto the character as he runs from the anonymous source. I like this one as it’s different and combines the warm and cool tones used in the previous two colour grades.
This first edit focuses on another script exercise we worked on in class.
The production and filming/recording of this exercise would have to be my favourite to date, as I really enjoyed the teams I worked with and how we all used our different skills to create something wonderful.
For someone who had little to no passion for film making at the beginning of the year, I have really grown to become excited about shooting and learning more about the art of creating such wonderful pieces.
As a beginner, I enjoyed having a go working the camera and really focusing on the shots themselves. With this exercise and edit in particular, we worked hard in pre-production to really nail which shots we wanted to use, and it’s reflected really well in the end result.
For this second edit, I decided to use footage from our second shoot and I believe it has to be my favourite edit of the two.
I was excited to work with these shots as we focused more on the over the shoulder shots to really add some variety of angles. It was hard to achieve the shots perfectly as we were forced to work with the wall, but I believe they came out well and work wonderfully in the end piece.
Having to work in certain locations can really test the skill of your team, and it was fun to challenge ourselves to film in such a tight and confined space. I definitely also took away how important recording sound on a shoot really is. For the second shoot we luckily remembered to turn the camera audio on, unlike in the first shoot, so it was easier when it came to edit. However, what the camera picked up was not even close to the level of quality which the boom recorded.
We recorded wild lines, atmos and Foley in a quiet place which also had soft music playing in the background. However, when it came to editing, the atmos we recorded really didn’t fit with the audio of the lines. There was too much of a cut between different background noises and it was unsettling. Even in the final edits the background noise isn’t perfect, however, it was the best I could do with the skill level I have at the moment.
