Work Update

Today I finished what will hopefully be the last of my filming.

I shot several scenes from early on in the film, to add continuity, and fill in gaps to make the scenes more interesting, and I also shot the build up to the final scene, as I felt the shots I had already filmed (which will be posted) for the films end were not as effective as they could have been, so I have re-thought the ending to make it keep the feel of the film, and to be more interesting for the audiences.


Once I have edited them into the first final full version of my film, I will post this draft.

This version will include the reedited ending and beginning, in which the editing has a better pace and more impact on the audience.

Work Update

This week I have been planning how I can edit together the ending sequence of my film.

To do this I have looked at texts which have endings which portray similar emotions (i.e. guilt, sadness, regret,) and looked at how their stylistic elements (cinematography, sound, editing, mise en scene and performance) portray these feelings.

The film endings I have looked at are 'Silent Hill' (Christophe Gans, 2006) and 'Requiem For a Dream' (Darren Aronofsky, 2000) as the endings are particularly emotional, and also carry similar themes such as those mentioned, and silent hill as a distinct idea of two different worlds existing at once (shown in my film through Peter's reality in which he is dead, and Maria's reality in which she exists; her death now avenged thanks to Peter's downfall).

I will post my findings as soon as possible.

Work Update

In the past week I have been doing more editing

I have trimmed scenes to tidy up the opening of the film, and give it a better pace, specifically, in the moment where Peter opens the letter.

I found the original edit to be lacking in continuity, and to seem too fake, which takes from the verisimilitude of the film.

I will upload the newer edit soon.

Work Update

This week I have begun editing my film, (the results of which have been posted on my blog), and I have looked at the different shots which I need to re-shoot and discovered that there are other shots which I need to shoot still, to aid continuity in certain sequences.

Short Film - Ending 01

Although the Non-Diegetic soundtrack and sound effects haven't been added, this is the first visual edit of the ending sequence of my short film.

Short Film - Opening 01

This is the first edit for the opening sequence of my short film, without the title sequences.

Second Shoot

Over the holiday I shot most of the scenes.
The only shots left to film are one or two shots which will be used to complete the match-cut-on action editing pattern.

I will view the footage when I return to college and decide whether any of the shots need reshooting, and hopefully begin editing as soon as possible.