The First piece we decided to call Amber. I think we used this more of a
technical experiment to see what effect we could do and see if it works in
regards to getting the audience to feel as though they are inside the
characters head. We didn't really have a narrative or story other then a guy
driving and his vision playing up.
I think technically I was pleased with how it worked out and I think
because there was a wide range of good footage I was able to then play around a
lot with the effects in post. I did a simple blurred edge and then though about
ways of distorting the centre. I added a bulge and then altered the mix down so
that there was the original image still underneath. I liked how it added
another layer on top of the image and almost reflect the shape of the pupil in
the centre of the screen.
The blinking effects, i was unsure of at first. I didn’t know if they
would take away form the piece too much but in the end i think they work well.
I looked at a piece on youtube that uses blinks and it really makes it feel
like you are looking through his eyes. (Heres
a link to the video). I think by seeing how it was done effectively
helped me in creating an effective effect. I also used key frames and added a
Mask Shapes so that when he blinks a bit slower it showed the sys lids opening
and closing not just going straight to black. I am really pleased with how this
turned out and the group seemed happy.
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In the 10 minute one I was worried on time as we were behind but overall
the group pulled it all together really well. I wasn’t present during the shoot
but I meet after and collected to footage ready to proress. I was
really please with the rushes and it all fitted together well. As I had Peters
shot list I used this as my basic structure and then Sam would meet and go
through his opinions on the piece.
I think this worked out really well as it gave me a chance as editor to
play around with effects and timings without too much input and Sam so was like
having a second opinion rather then Him just telling me what to do. I was a
nice group dynamic that he trusted me as editor and he trusted my ability. I
think this is why our group worked well. Sam used each of us to our best
ability and let us try out what we thought without taking over too much.
Overall I was pleased and unhappy with this peace. I liked how it all
fitted together and flows but I still wasn’t happy with the dream scene fully.
I had done several different edits for it and each time it improved and I think
if we were to have more time I would have wanted to do a couple more and see if
I could have improved it further. I think also I would have turned out a lot
different if we had actually had to shot of Robert hitting Eric. This problem
of not having the shot made us become more creative in trying to solve the
problem which I think made our piece stronger as it wouldn’t have been how it
was but then it could have made this piece stronger by having this shot. If we
were to do it again it would be nice to see how it would have turned out if we
did.
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One of the sequences I really liked was when there if the transition
between the lights to daffodils. I really liked how it worked. Peter managed to
capture the focus pulls really nicely so all I did was put in cross fades
between then. What I think works really well is when the light goes out of
focus there are light beams from them and the same on the clubs, there is a few
light beams, so then they merge together really well and make the transition
really smooth.
The main problem as a team that we got was that during pre-production there was very little communication between the team so we lost a lot of time. I think we should have filmed the 2 min at the latest during the easter break so i had longer to edit it. This would have helped as me and Grace wouldn't have to rush this, the 2 min and all the other work we have in the last few weeks so it just meant we had to work harder.
