Film Blog 20 - Watching The Rough Edit.

On Monday we watched the rough edit of all our films in class. Silent Disco was shown first and we received several helpful comments.

I explained that we still have music to add in, the scene that was re shot to edit and to add subtitles for the sign language. One of the most interesting comments was that we don't need to include subtitles, that the audience could tell what was being said anyway. I thought this was a great point to make as up untill then I'd assumed we'd need to add subtitles to make sure that the audience would understand. Now I can see that it is clear enough and to include subtitles would be a little obvious and perhaps take away from the action.

We were complimented on our use of sign language, as the other group who based their film on the same script as us admitted that they didn't include it as they felt it was easier without. I'm glad we decided to use sign language, I think it looks more effective and realistic as the character we created definitely would have needed to use sign language on a regular basis. 


Another comment was that we need to do more with sound. We explained that we will be adding music made by Harry for the party scene and overture style music and sound affects created by Ed. We also mentioned that there will be a low humming or buzzing noise in certain parts of the film to show what Hannah is hearing. Mike said this was a good idea and would be particularly affective to use in the scene where they enter the party, as it will show the isolation Hannah may feel and how a deaf person may find it difficult to read people's body language when entering a busy party.


This session was really helpful and we will definitely use the advice given to us when it comes to finalising the edit.

Film Blog 19 - Reshoot.

As I mentioned in a previous post, some of our scenes weren't up to scratch due to dust on the lens and so we had to re shoot several scenes from the house party. Our cast have all been extremely busy with their other projects, but we were able to find a date when Georgia, Jack and Sophie were all available which was Saturday 2nd of April. Unfortunately Dan and I were unable to attend this day as we could not get the time off from our part time jobs, but the rest of the crew were available so we decided to go ahead.

Once I had organised a date we could re shoot on, Ed went ahead and booked the equipment. There were quite a few projects going on that weekend but luckily we were able to get all the equipment we needed. I gave the projection folder to Ed, so that he could use the script, cast details, and notes on set.

I have since met with the crew and they've ensured me that they captured all the necessary scenes and that the footage is much better. This week Dan will be logging and capturing the footage, ready to complete the edit.

Production Folder.
I've now completed all that I can of the production folder, I'm just waiting for Harry to send me the permission from the land lords. Once he has sent me these, I'll check them and everything in the folder. We also each have some notes from our previous meetings that we'll add to the folder in order to show our progress of ideas. I feel that I've kept done well with the folder so far, and have enjoyed organising the material.