In our second class of week two, we were split up into groups and we filmed the Lenny scene that we had done the mark up and shot lists for in the previous class. My group used my mark up for the scene which meant I had the director role. This was actually the first time I had filmed something narrative based at uni which meant it was also the first time using a clapper and giving scene direction. It became apparent when filming that each shot had to be filmed with leeway on either side to help when it came to editing. What I mean by this is not just having the actor perform the one scene but the line or action before and after as well, so that when we cut the scene together we had more options for when we wanted to change between camera shots. I didn’t realise how helpful the clapper would be when it came to editing as it speeds up the process when sorting through all the files.
Sebastian taught us how to properly set up our edit. First, we organised all the clips into bins; “Footage, Audio, Music, Premiere and Exports”. Then Labeled each clip “Scene.Shot.Take” and this is where the information on the clapper became really useful. We then added a description and colour to each clip indicating the quality of it, which I didn’teven know you could do. Despite this being a bit of a tedious process it made it so much easier and faster when piecing the clips together in the timeline and will definitely be a process I aim to use in all future edits. When I have worked on projects before such as documentaries I have spent so much time re-looking over clips and audio to try and find the one I needed which could all be avoided with proper labeling.
