Editing

Despite my long and dramatic monologue about the trials and tribulations of being a Media Studies student in one of my latest posts, I actually have been enjoying myself this spring break.  Because of my pretty loaded schedule, I've been struggling with finding time to work on my production.  As of now, I have relatively little left to work on, and little time to accomplish it.  However, these tasks require a lot of attention, and they're better done sooner rather than later.

Primarily, I need to film the last scene of my intro, which features Joseph's first encounter with Father Peter.  This scene only takes up a few seconds and should be wrapped rather quickly.  However, the issue arises in the fact that I still haven't been able to find an office setting where I can film, and that my dad (who plays Father Peter), would need to find an hour or two of free time in his schedule to come film with us.  Regardless, this scene is quite important, and I want to get it filmed as soon as I can.

The second thing that I need to check off my list is that I need to create a title card for the movie, and I need to start selecting fonts and text placement for the credits.  However, I'll do that once I'm done editing.  This leads me to my last and certainly most important point: Editing.

Although I started editing my production already, I am incredibly unsatisfied with what I have thus far.  The scene shot on the iPhone is very noticeably different from the one shot on the Camera M50, and the change is throwing me off.  Additionally, I've been finding it very hard to edit the scenes using the monologue/score as a reference.  Instead, I'm considering reworking the audio to best fit the scenes once I have them all cut together.

The editing process

Some good news, however, is that I've been working on color-grading the footage that I know will for sure make it to the final piece.  Changing the color settings to create a more dull appearance is something that I wish to do both as a stylistic choice, but also a metaphorical one.  As Joseph describes the adversities he must overcome in his life, I want the audience to see his depression manifested on the screen.  Here's a look into what I've been changed:

Before

After

Still, this is just a work in progress.