March Post

In the month of March Mr. Miller would choose two screenplays that two students wrote and he'd split them up with a production crew, so there would be overall two groups. They'd spend most of the month filming and creating the video. I was supervising one of the groups majority of the time because I was featured in the video. We'd work on all aspects of production from lights, to audio, to camerawork and it was a very productive and successful production overall. When production for both groups finished I'd give input on editing for that process was the most tedious and hardest process. I gave a lot of opinions and the editors would take them and make the films paced better. So although I wasn't involved much in the actual editing, I supervised a lot of it which did overall help the films. We screened both films a week ago and they both turned out really nice.

LATE January post

In the month of January there wasn't too much happening with my Independent Component for most was done on December. What the ROP class was doing during this month was really working on setting up lights. Four groups would be given the task of interviewing 4 teachers as each would get different times to set up their shots and create an interview video. So lots of equipment was being used and it took some time for everyone to get the hang of it but eventually everyone seemed comfortable with the lighting.

Blog 18: Fourth Interview Preparation

Content:

1. What steps should you take to make your edits as efficient as possible?

2. What motivates you the most when you edit a film or video?

3. Is there a specific style of editing you have?

4. What's the mindset you should have when diving into an edit?

5. Continuity editing is important, but which aspect of it is the most important to you and why?

6. Would you say editing plays a big role in how the emotion is expressed in a video or movie?

7. What's an important skill set to have to become an editor?

8. How does pacing play a big role in editing?

9. What are films programs do you prefer or recommend using?

10. How much of a difference does a frame of a shot make?

11. What does color correction really do for a film?

12. What's considered good editing?

13. Who do you work with the most as an editor?

14. What's the most difficult task for you when you edit?

15. Would you consider yourself as a story teller when you edit?

16. Is the editor involved during production or only in pre-production?

17. How do you set a mood of a film with editing?

18. What's the process like when deciding on which shot works best for certain scenes?

19. What film's editing truly captivated and inspired you? 

20. Do you think editing should be appreciated more?