Editing post 2

Editing post 2

 Hello and welcome back to Jacquelle's journal. Today was my second day of editing, and it went much better than the first day. I was able to almost finish editing because I am more familiar with both applications. The only thing that I still had to edit was the transition from the opening scene to the second scene.  I edited my first scene today. The most difficult element of editing was undoubtedly the dialogue between the friends, as I had to ensure that the conversation corresponded to the video. It took about two hours to film because I was working alone and didn't have any support. I'm quite pleased with how my opening scene turned out. It began as a vision, and now, months of planning and days of editing later, my opening sequence is complete! Thank you so much for joining me on this voyage, which I've been planning since August!

Editing Post 1

                                   

Editing Post 1

Hello and welcome back to Jacquelle’s Journal. So today I began to edit my opening scene. I used iMovie as well as motion pictures to edit my opening scene. In the beginning, it was very difficult to use I movie as the sound kept overlapping. For this reason, I also used motion pictures to edit the lighting as well as the sound. While editing I wanted to include non-diegetic sounds of police sirens to foreshadow the arrest of Jacob. While this is not shown during the opening scene I wanted to give the viewer a clue as to what may happen next. I found the recording of the police sirens on YouTube. A problem that occurred while editing is that my IPad kept crashing while I was attempting to edit. For this reason, I had to use both my phone as well as my computer to edit the film instead. I have only edited the second scene as I have yet to film the initial scene but once I do I will begin to edit it. Thank you so much for reading and make sure to tune in for an update on the process of editing. 

First Day of Shooting

 First Day of Shooting

The day finally came when I was able to begin filming. This honestly feels like a huge weight lifted on my shoulders as I have been struggling to start filming with the actors as they are always busy. As previously stated I ordered a picnic basket and fake knife to add to the realism of the opening scene. It honestly feels so surreal that I was able to turn my vision into a reality. Each scene was about thirty seconds long and I was able to film three scenes so I am partly done with my opening scene it is just the initial scene that I have yet to complete. The hardest part was mainly my tripod as the remote for the tripod would not zoom in. Also instead of using a duffle bag, I used a black garbage bag as it was easier to dispose of if in the scene. Also, I was not planning on keeping any of the props used in the opening scene so I didn't think that it made sense to keep it. I began filming at approximately 5: 45 and stopped at around 7:00. This filming day was unsuccessful as both actors arrived late which caused us to begin to film late. This only gave the actors approxiemntally half an hour to film as the sun was going to set. Hopefully, we are more successful the next time filming and the actors arrive on time.