Production

FINAL PRODUCTION EDIT:

DAILY PRODUCTION REPORT - 

By FEP, forms made by Sumana

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OUR EDITS:

First edit with covered music: By FEP

Need to add more sound when the therapy scene is introduced by the props. Maybe start the conversation between the therapist and Lucas there. - Hana


Combined Edit 1 - By Sumana, Hana, Dione and Marwa



Need to redo music track By Dione, Hana, Marwa and Sumana

To create the final edit we combined both separate edits together. We did this by picking out individual parts we liked in the D+M edit and added it to the S+H edit, some parts in the S+H edit was cut out to create the final edit e.g. metric montage/jump cuts when Lucas is in the park, beginning begins when Lucas is at the park about to throw the medication. Titling was added to this edit.

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SUMANA&HANA EDITS:

S+H 5TH EDIT:

What has changed is the beginning - the Production title is central and in a handwriting-type text to show casualness making it more real and less edited. The POV shot diegetic sound of the bike is louder because the audience is in the perspective of Lucas. This helps show the difference between the POV shot and other shots. The non-diegetic sound of the earthquake sound before entering the Pharmacy is louder to emphasis even more his uncertainty and fear. We decided to have the beginning of Lucas's dialogue as a voice over on the books shot, this is the last shot before changing to the Medium shot of Lucas talking. In-between his dialogue for one shot his eyes meet the camera so because of the eye trace we cut this out. 

For the next edit what needs to change is the shot when the Therapist watched Lucas walk over to the window - but this is shown before Lucas walks to the window. So this shot needs to be put after Lucas walks. Otherwise the eye trace is incorrect. Also when Lucas walks out of the Pharmacy he accidently looks into the camera so will have to cut this out too.

Want to quiet the beginning diegetic sounds of the city - too many bird sounds when there's not many birds in the shot, going to replace with more city sounds e.g. cars driving.
By Hana
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S&H 4TH EDIT


We decided for the beginning to start with black as from research and analysed opening sequences it usually begins like that. Added much more bird sounds at the beginning. However thinking of lowering the volume in the next edit.Added river sound for when he walks towards the river.
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S&H 3RD EDIT


In the 3rd edit we decided to focus more on diegetic sound and effects. For the effect we made the exterior shots slightly paler to convey weariness and gloominess; only slightly because it would be unrealistic if the effects were exaggerated - this goes against the convention of the genre.Also wanted to make  it look colder.  In the therapy room we made the tree shot brighter as it was too dark before.  In addition we experimented using a shot at the beginning to see if it would have any impact.
And right at the end for about 0.5 seconds we put in a black shot which cuts from when Lucas breaks the fourth wall to create a suddenness and dramatic end.

Diegetic sound was added for example the aeroplane at the beginning to show he lives in a busy city. And bird sounds were added to show early morning. Bicycle and Breath. Cars/traffic near the pharmacy. And earthquake sound before entering the pharmacy. And beeping of the pharmacy at the end - like a heart monitor machine relating to hospitality showing how he is able to just cope in life.

Transition of the flashing light to the therapy room from the black shot. From negativity to positively - suggests the Therapy room is like a Heaven as it is provided for Lucas to be himself and help him.

By Sumana and Hana
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S&H 2ND EDIT


We cut out the shots of the bus and train because we felt it wasn't needed. Also cut out Lucas walking to rest his bike on the wall for the same reason. This helped in making the sequence shorter as it was over the time limit. As it was made shorter we decided to make the black screen scene longer to emphasis on the dramatic tension. We changed the shot of the books to the panning of the books because the previous shot wasn't as sharp like the other panning shots of the props; it had shadows on it whereas the other props don't. This did not look good and almost looked trailer-like so we changed it.

By Hana and Sumana

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S&H 1ST EDIT


We are currently asking for the rights to use the song, so we made the rough edit (and future edits) unlisted so only the examiner can watch it. For this edit we just assembled all the clips together in the right order and see how long it would be. In between putting the clips together, we decided for the therapist to not be revealed until the end as it is more important for the audience to focus on Lucas. So voice over was used for the therapist.

By Sumana and Hana.
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DIONE&MARWA EDITS

   

This is my latest edit for Behind Blue Eyes, I maintained the over all structure adding tweaks to the last developed edit but I removed some scenes of the journey to the therapist to narrow the time down to two minuets, I also sharpened the movement in the metric montage to hake it look more dramatic and jumpy to differ between emotions.  Although myself and Dione separated to make two different versions of our edit I kept consulting her and involving her ideas within my piece. I stabilised a few of the shots as some of my hand held filming (me being the camera person) was unnecessarily shaky and didn't create the desired effect, although that being the case some of the shots like the creep at the pharmacy was shaky to create a sense of un-stability. I changed the ending as it resembled a film trailer.
By Marwa
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BBE 6th Edit - D&M



In this edit, I (Dione) edited it and changed things around from teacher feedback. It gives the opening sequence a whole new perspective and it changes the story slightly. It first begins with complete silence, and then a voice-over emerges like it does in 'It's Kind of a Funny Story'. It also involves different shots and it's now two minutes long. I was able to develop this and then get constant feedback from my group peer Marwa. She then was able to use my edit by duplicating it and building on it where I would advise her the same way as she did for mine. We both shared different ideas and so we wanted to see what we would come up with since we already did a few edits together anyway. I also had a chance to experiment with titling in this edit.
By Dione and Marwa
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BBE 2nd Edit - D&M



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWRVPXHhJs0

This is the second edit that we both did together. We arranged the shots in order of our storyboard and built it up from research. This is what we wanted our opening sequence to originally be like but because it was longer than two minutes, we then had to cut out parts in future edits to make sure it's two minutes and also make sure that it connotes the same idea.
By Dione and Marwa
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DIY TRACKS:

when filming the bike wheel shot a track was needed, as the tracks available to us was made of PVC pipe we couldn't film with them outside in the location chosen (Old deer park) we had to make do and make our own. To make the track I used a skateboard (penny) with the camera purched on top, using the camera strap I fastened the camera to the skateboard. When I attached the camera to the skateboard the camera was tilted down, therefore I placed a stick we found under the lens leveling the camera, I used my school lanyard to tie down the stick. For the shot I placed the skateboard in front of the bike's wheel then as the bike moved forwards I pulled the board back at the same pase as the the bike to make it film smoothly, unfortunately there were rocks and twings on tthe path we were filming on which made the footage shakey, so I had to clear the path and make sure the path was smooth for the skateboard to glide smoothly as well.

By Marwa
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MAKING OF MUSIC

Currently using Garageband to produce a track of our own but covering Home by Daughter.

Hana is playing the guitar for the bassline in our music. We are using a pick-up which picks up the music and sends it through the preamp into the computer. Home is played on the third capo on an acoustic guitar and is mainly plucked rather than strummed.

Marwa is playing the drums on an electrical device which sends out the same sorts of sounds a real drum kit would. We are also connecting this to the preamp through a MIDI cable to give a clear sound. In this picture you can also see a jumper on the side counter. Marwa was experimenting with sounds off the drums too, to see which sound would be more effective, and which sound would be best for our track.

All together we are singing different parts of the song Home by Daughter and then we are going to edit it using Garage Band to therefore have a soundtrack for our opening sequence. This is a way of using this song without copyright infringement. Unfortunately we could not get the rights of the song without paying a fee but this gave us an opportunity to use our skills at our advantage and experiment with the resources that we have. I (Dione) am the main editor of the music track, and will constantly be asking my peers (within the group and class) of improvements on the track. Sumana also plays a role in editing in general and will be helping me decide what's best for the music track.

By Dione

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FOLEY SOUND

We researched many ways in which we could integrate foley sound into our opening sequence. The only foley sounds we have used is when the protagonist is breathing. The reason for using foley sound for this is because it gave us a chance to over exaggerate his breath and to clearly show the audience that he's preparing for what's to come next. The second part of the foley sound that we have used is on the bike. What we did to achieve this was that we were able to turn the bike over and spin the wheel round. It gave the same sound as it would if someone were actually riding the bike. Lastly, we created footstep noises which were quite slow on concrete.  The only sound that is foley, but we didn't originally create, is the birds which we got from Final Cut Pro.

By Dione

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FOURTH ELEMENT PRODUCTION OPENING :

This was created on Adobe After Effects, which enabled me to add in images and then fade them in and out. I also was able to add the font at the end with the same effect. This will be used as an opening after the Film4 opening. My experience with After Effects is new, so I had an opportunity to play around with it until I got my final outcome. I picked the font HanziPen SC because it appeared as if someone wrote it by hand, making it more personal.

By Dione