Re-edit blog

Re-editing our film has been a top priority for the past few classes. It has been quite a struggle since sometimes the computers will decide to take a long time to load Pinnacle Studios. In the worst scenario Pinnacle Studios would just never load and we did try multiple different computers. When we were lucky and it worked that’s when we were able to edit. We switched between Pinnacle studios and Lesly's computer programmed video editor. This is because we wanted to start at home and continue because the computers at school would sometimes be slow. So, Lesly imported all the scenes and put them in order of the storyboard. Therefore, we’d only have to split each scene in order to add specific details. For instance the titles design, transitions, and special effects. Since the titles in Lesly’s editing software did not have anything that would go with our theme, we used Pinnacle Studios to edit the design of each title. This process was grueling because we had to decide which fonts and styles we wanted to use. Many fonts were very similar and were only different in tiny aspects.

First, we wanted to find a scary font for the title of the movie, but at first we couldn’t so there was a basic one. We also wanted to fix the rest of the fonts, so it would match well with the title font. Anyeska and I found a scary dripping font which we changed to red and a green background. It looked as though blood was dripping, which helped create spookiness. The other titles were changed also, and the color is now red. After this, Britania began looking for transitions to add between each scene. It would be more entertaining and create suspense, and overall improve the smoothness of the film. So we thought about adding them at the beginning, when the girls are playing frisbee as their title appears, to transitioning to the next person. Another detail we did was special effects. Lesly added a scream in the scene where Britania is separated from the group and sees the entity again before she gets possessed. Lesly also added a screeching effect when an eyeline match was created between the monster and Claire. 

Reediting Blog

Re-editing our film has been a top priority for the past few classes. It has been quite a struggle since sometimes the computers will decide to take a long time to load Pinnacle Studios. In the worst scenario Pinnacle Studios would just never load and we did try multiple different computers. When we were lucky and it worked that’s when we were able to edit. We switched between Pinnacle studios and Lesly's computer programmed video editor. This is because we wanted to start at home and continue because the computers at school would sometimes be slow. So, Lesly imported all the scenes and put them in order of the storyboard. Therefore, we’d only have to split each scene in order to add specific details. For instance the titles design, transitions, and special effects. Since the titles in Lesly’s editing software did not have anything that would go with our theme, we used Pinnacle Studios to edit the design of each title. This process was grueling because we had to decide which fonts and styles we wanted to use. Many fonts were very similar and were only different in tiny aspects.

First, we wanted to find a scary font for the title of the movie, but at first we couldn’t so there was a basic one. We also wanted to fix the rest of the fonts, so it would match well with the title font. Anyeska and I found a scary dripping font which we changed to red and a green background. It looked as though blood was dripping, which helped create spookiness. The other titles were changed also, and the color is now red. After this, Britania began looking for transitions to add between each scene. It would be more entertaining and create suspense, and overall improve the smoothness of the film. So we thought about adding them at the beginning, when the girls are playing frisbee as their title appears, to transitioning to the next person. Another detail we did was special effects. Lesly added a scream in the scene where Britania is separated from the group and sees the entity again before she gets possessed. Lesly also added a screeching effect when an eyeline match was created between the monster and Claire. 

Reshoot blog

      After getting back my peer review, I did not reshoot over the weekend. The reason being that my group mates and I were quite busy this weekend. However, we received our peer review on Thursday (3/5). For our peer review, my team mates and I ended up reviewing ourselves. To eliminate personal bias, we watched our own film as if we were not the ones who made it. We then made a list of things to fix about our film in order to match the peer edit rubric. We came to the conclusion that it is necessary to reshoot. We plan to reshoot Anyeska and Jazmin’s title because they were a bit choppy.

Peer Editing the Opening Sequence

      On Tuesday (3/3), I peer edited one of my classmate’s opening sequence. The film was about a girl (main character) who came across a poster which sparked her interest. The poster was advertising a room for rent. The main character then goes to check out the room, and in no time she accepted the offer. Upon the first night of moving in, the audience soon find out that her roommate is a psychopath who tries to kill her. Evidently, the movie falls under the genre of horror. I absolutely enjoyed the story behind the film; However, there are a few adjustments to be made.
      For one, I suggest that my classmate work on sound in her reshoot— the dialogue scenes were low in volume. Moreover, our teacher gave us a list which advise  that we use 14 specific shots, angles, sounds and movements. For the most part, my classmate incorporated majority of the suggested angles, movements, shots, and sounds in her opening sequence. However, in the reshoot I recommend that she try to add the ones she missed, that is: establishing shot, low angle, eye line match, and an action match. For instance, she should add an establishing shot of the apartment.
      2 questions— One thing I really liked about the film is the use of transitions. In the very beginning, she used a color transition where she zoomed in one of the actors wearing a red shirt and the next scene was zooming out from a red cup. A suggestion I would make to the film is to incorporate the use of makeup on the antagonist. In other words, the roommate who attempts to kill the main character looked like a regular person. I suggest that in the reshoot, she should look a bit creepier— even a creepy smile would make a difference.
    Overall, peer editing was fun and useful. Peer editing opened my eyes to new ideas to incorporate in my opening sequence. I enjoyed giving my constructive criticism and I hope that the group who peer edit my project would effectively do the same.