For my production I am preparing by putting together sketches and an inspiration mood board.
These are some design experiments that will help me to picture my short film and put ideas into my mind as I do research and begin filming.
I am starting to edit my film and put together all the new clips. I am incorporating sound effect from Pixabay, using my ow voice recordings and actually using some clips from my first. short film. I’m doing so because the film I’m creating now is a continuation of the first film.
I am using Premiere Pro to edit and also using it to record my voice. Premiere makes it easy for me to do this because I can record using the microphone within the computer, which I can then edit just like any other audio clip.
14/05/24
I was unable to have actors working with me and the timings were wrong which meant I could never film. I managed to get some shots but not enough to make a full film. I’m not happy at all with this and have been cycling through all my other ideas that I was going to do.
I landed on one which I think is creative and one i’ll be able to do. The idea was that I make a film about procrastinating, (about making a film). However, because this is true, I have been procrastinating making the film about procrastination!!
I wrote down that there wouldn’t be too much scriptwriting with this film. I wanted to just film what came to mind – even if I was close to the deadline. I know this wasn’t a smart move but I’m struggling creativity wise and I can’t plan a lot of things this close to the deadline.
To film, I’m going to use my phone because it has the cinematic option on the camera app, meaning the film won’t be low quality. The better option for me is to edit on my phone because of the timings and not having enough to edit at college. If I could access Premiere Pro at home I would have edited on there. Since I can’t I’m thinking to edit on Capcut and on there I’ll be able to create the video I want.
On CapCut, I was able to add sound effects, overlays and text onto the screen. I also used voice isolation to make sure you could hear the voices clearly in some scenes. When adding text I only used it in scene where you could see my ‘thoughts’ on screen.
This editing app also lets you import audio, and also has an option to add sound effects within the app. I used some sounds from ‘pixabay’. Pixabay lets you dowload sounds and use them for free without copyright.
There are sounds I didn’t need to import, such as ‘classroom chatter’ , or just background noise, as I already had that. I asked some of my classmates to take part in the film – most of what they said was improvised from them. I explained what I was filming and they understood.
The cinematic camera on my phone helped a lot with getting different shots and being able to focus on the subject or the background. I was able to have a cameraman with steady hands, who also understood my vision of what this film should have.