It's Nice To Have a Friend

 Readers, I can't help but quote Taylor Swift in this post title. Because, as all mathematicians "stand on the shoulders of giants"- and, indeed, does everyone- I couldn't have continued through the development, production, and post-production without my classmates and peers. Namely, a very, very special shout-out to Bia, who I'm sure I've mentioned more than a few times already; but also to my other peers.

During class, one of our activities was a group discussion to provide feedback and discuss our projects with our peers so we could all gain better mutual understandings of where we were in our progress, and any final tweaks that maybe needed some new eyes. Because of delays to my project schedule, namely health concerns that impeded filming as well as my own lax schedule-following, I had not begun the editing process yet. Unfortunately, the final day of class time that's free to be spent in discussion or working independently will not be a time when I'm able to receive class feedback, since I'll be at an urgent emergency doctor's appointment. 

However, I was still able to glean some insight from talking to Bia about the footage out of class and on set, as well as showing two of my classmates in class the tracking shot that led to my production logo. They agreed that the motion of the shot included a nice reveal of my production logo, and the box mechanic with which I'm displaying my credits. However, I said I felt the pacing was uneven and jarring, and they agreed. After I had my first rough cut, I showed Bia. My initial plan had been to do a voice-over of a conversation between Christine and her mother, to hint at some more of the themes present in the movie. We discussed how she could record the voice-over- from close up, or from far away. We also discussed how there were some jarring scene transitions. Although I've since rethought the voice-over conversation- more on that later- her feedback on which scenes I thought should be zoomed was really helpful, and I'll definitely keep it in mind during my editing process as it continues.

Readers, I shall see you very, very soon for a discussion of my first day of editing.

Yours always,

Clover Fields

Sources:

Wikipedia Contributors. (2019, June 4). Standing on the shoulders of giants. Wikipedia; Wikimedia Foundation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_on_the_shoulders_of_giants