9th March, 2009

After Saturday the reshoot day, we imported the footages in the finale and Andy continued to edit and added the new frames to replace the old frames while I looked for a flashback soundtrack as that's a sound effect we're missing.

As I remember from movies, flashback soundtrack sounds like a whoop sound, therefore I went to this site http://free-loops.com/download-free-loop-3261.html
which had really good sound effects, they weren't copyrighted and they were free as well, I know Andy needs it this lesson, therefore I quickly inserted the sound effect into a USB and gave it to Andy to insert it into the audio soundtrack. We actually shot a few frames of the church and Andy looking at it but still with a bottle of beer in his hand to show that he doesn't give any respect to anyone, however there aren't enough voiceover to cover it, therefore we decided to leave that out. Andy's already close to finish by the end of the lesson and with the credits left, we will be ready to export everything next double to show the whole class.

4th March, 2009

Today was mainly focused on Andy's editing because we all completed our parts. While we edit the film, Andy realize there aren't enough frames to cover his voiceover as it was a little too long. Andy also found out that there were boom mic shadows in a lot of frames, which became a problem and a distraction towards the film. Thanks to Ms. Wong, the whole class was given an extension from next Monday to next Wednesday, therefore, we planned another date to film more frames for the voiceovers and reshoot some of the frames. Hopefully, we will We were going to film the other frames tonight, however, due to the rainy weather, we had to move it to Saturday night, which will be cloudy and it will suit the scene setting.
We spent today's lesson going over what Andy edited so far, so we can give him feedbacks and appreciate his hard work. Because he clearly showed a lot of effort and came to the Multi-media lab in his own time to work, I was instantly very grateful to have such responsible group mates. I also listened especially on the voiceover and it matched the film and it was loud and clear. As I was commenting on the editing skills and going through the voiceover parts, i feel like i had been very reflective, as a gave thoughtful consideration to my own learning and experience.

2nd March, 2009

After the filming days, Henry kindly uploaded all the footage into his usb since he has a mac computer. It definitely saved us a lot of time because we have 300 clips to edit. We had a lot of problems for the Friday night filming. First, we forgot the cement on the alley was not smooth, therefore, we couldn't use the dolly, otherwise all the shots would be wobbly and it will increase the chance for the HD camera to break accidentally. Therefore, Bernice decided that she will use her hand to shoot everything. Henry helped Bernice shot some of the frames because the HD camera was really heavy and the shots will be more stable and less shaky if a pair of sturdy strong hands held them. It was a challenge in some areas as we had to be flexible since there were only two very dim lights in the alley. The lighting was very important and we made sure each clip was clear enough to see the main parts of the shot. I thought we cooperated very well and we all tried our best to accomplish our own roles. Although we were very tired (because we film until 11pm!), we didn't lose our focus, we concentrated and filmed a lot of extra frames just to be on the safe side. In the last few shots, I was extremely exhausted as I had to wear a pair of 4-inch high high heels, but I reminded myself that it's for the group and I have the responsibility to complete my part. Everyone had cramps because we stood there too long, but when we uploaded to the computer today, we all think it was worth it. The shots came out as we expected and it wasn't as shaky as we thought it would be. To be honest, we're quite proud of ourselves as we all dedicated enough of hard work.
While waiting the clips to upload, we all did the voiceover with Andy's part. This was my part as it includes in the role of the sound director. I used a portable recorder and link it to a mic so that it will be easier for me to import the soundtracks into the computer. We spent about 15 minutes on the voiceover, again, I made sure Andy say his lines twice so that I can capture the best one.
By the end of the class, I imported all the files into the computer and edited into one soundtrack.
I was very principled today as I took responsibility for my own actions and completed them today.

27th February (exterior shots)






























28th, February (interior shots)









I was helping Bernice with the make up.








I set up the lighting and a fan for making effects on Bernice's hair.