SUMMARY
Role: Editor
Intention (SMART Goal):
By March 2nd, as part of team 4, I will learn how to use color to affect the way the audience feel with film language with The Visual Story by Bruce Block by the end of post production, Session 4.
PRE-PRODUCTION – INQUIRY
Leader(s) in the Field / Exemplary Work(s)
William Goldberg is a well known film editor that is known for his works in Argo (2012), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Miami Vice (2006), etc.
Training Source(s)
Color
Colors in a shot can bring a shot to life. Very vibrant and bright colors can bring a happy look and a bland color palate can make the audience feel the opposite way.
In a movie like Sin City, the colors are all drained to a black and white look. Very few shots have any color. This makes the movie feel gritty and old.
Some movies use camera lens filters on set to make a certain color pop or tint. This is helpful so the director can choose the way they want the film to look with out needed to hassle in post.
Time of day and location of the shot can also affect the color and light on set. This can either mess up the shot or make it better.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1732359.The_Visual_Story
“The Visual Story” by Bruce Block
Project Timeline
1st week: Spent brainstorming new ideas for the film. This included finding rhythm in our film and making new shot list. We wanted to improve our film from the feedback we got on the previous film. I wanted to us more control of color and incorporate this into the film to make the audience feel a certain way through out. The 1st week went pretty slow because or team got constant absences. This haltered the process. At the end of the week we started to get stuff done again.
2nd week: Our team needed to film and get our work done this week. So we quickly made a new story board and did blocking sheets. We did test recording on Wensday. We recorded ADR and filmed everything on Thursday.
Proposed Budget
PRODUCTION – ACTION
The (FILM, SOUND, or GAME Creation)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SmN_aZQodl6wBGaxAPYWlpQp-aOalsac/view?usp=sharing
Skills Commentary
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/12fKUl7GML6TFB3KNvqrXo0K7izKAZddQ9LCwNLP8N20/edit?usp=sharing
POST-PRODUCTION – REFLECTION
21st Century Skills
Ways of Thinking (Creativity, Innovation, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)
An example of when I used problem solving and creativity is when I helped with some other peoples roles. They needed to get some things done for the team when they were not here. So I did a bit of the stuff for them. Our team also didn’t have a sound designer so when we finished filming I quickly got voice overs and room tone.
Ways of Working (Communication & Collaboration)
During the first week our team was not the best when it came to communication because of the absences. Once the 2nd week came though, we started to communicate a lot better.
Tools for Working (Info & Media Literacy)
Some tools we had available to use were the cameras, lights, the computers (for videos and schoology), “The Visual Story” book, etc.
Ways of Living in the World (Life & Career)
I’ve learned a few tricks that I probably never have seen in Premiere Pro. This session has given me experience with Premiere Pro and other aspects of film pre-production and production I have not experienced yet.
Reactions to the Final Version
The overall response was good to our film. The professionals said some good things and also some good feedback. James Clark said that our film needed to be a bit more consistent and to not repeat itself with jokes. Eric Belgau said that our film was an odd mix of genres that kind of worked. He also said that the film needed better pacing.
Self-Evaluation of Final Version
I felt like that our team could have done a lot better on the film. I think we should have changed our script around and added more rhythm to the film.
What I Learned and Problems I Solved
I learned a lot about Premiere Pro and how I can use it more effectively in the future.
Grammar and Spelling
Editor
Orion