PRODUCTION LOG #4

 

Editing

Clementine and I began editing as we filmed, so that any complications with filming wouldn't hold up the process of putting together the final product. After each shoot, we reviewed the footage, marking our favourite clips. This made it easy to come back to the best shots, and drop them in. As we had created a rough plan for what footage should go at each point of the song, organising the clips was easier.


Once we filmed the projector clips we dropped them in approximately where we planned, aligning the lip-syncing with the correct parts of the song. This meant that even if we replaced the clips with a shot from another scene, we could at least see both options and wouldn't have to spend time aligning the lip-syncing later on if we chose to use the footage.


As we dropped in footage from other scenes, we left the projector clips where they were. Instead of replacing what was already there, we layered the clips so that we could easily switch back to how it was before without having to search for the right shots.


Once we inserted all our coverage, we began thinking about cutting back and forth between scenes, and cutting to the beat of the music. Once again, we chose to layer clips rather than replacing the original footage, so that we could experiment without risk of losing our earlier work.


We exported our rough cut, before making any further adjustments. Clementine and I then continued on working with the timing of the transitions and the placement of certain shots. Once we were relatively happy with the placement of our footage, we began colour correcting.


Clementine and I found colour correcting quite difficult. As we had used coloured lighting, in some shots the hue of the lights were slightly different and we found it very difficult to compare and match the colouring of certain shots. We made use of scopes to make the colour correcting more accurate.



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