Major Project TERM III - Production and Post-production PART I
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As of now I completed three days of shooting, and shot around 30%-35% of the needed footage. It takes more time than I anticipated but I think I will finish everything on time.
I cannot really shoot outside during the weekend since there is a lot of people on the streets at night during these days, so I have to go out during the weekdays. It slows the production a bit since now I have most of the interior shots done, so the only things I need to shoot are outside.
I also understood quickly that making everything by myself is far more difficult and complicated than I anticipated. There are some shots which I imagined in my mind that are not looking as good when I shoot it.
Nevertheless, focusing on the positive I have finished shooting and editing first page of the script. The entire editing process with the actual edited part of the film at the end.
You can view it here.
This part ranges from the beginning of the script to the first scene on the second page. Shooting around one to three takes for each shot I ended up with around seventy shots.
My biggest problem right now, besides finishing shooting and editing on time, is the quality. I am exporting my final footage in the highest codec, in 4K, in order to not lose any quality. Yet when I am uploading it to YouTube, it looks very bad. I think that YouTube compression does not handle well with the shades of black.
Here you can see some examples:
Youtube compression
Original
As you can see, especially in the area of the trackpad, the YouTube compression makes the footage look much worse, and instead of clean transition between dark gray and black there are these awful looking chunks of different shades of grey.
It can be seen clearer in the next example.
YouTube compression
Original
Here it is even worse. The transition between different shades of grey on the wall after a youtube compression looks absolutely dreadful. Also, I do not know why but YouTube saturates and brightens the footage, which is weird.
I think I will have to find another way to upload my film, so you could see the actual quality. I am working hard on this film, so it would be awful if I would lose fight to the compression algorithm.
The film is working well. I like the cutting and sequencing and generally the pacing feels 'right'. There's also different 'turns of pace' which keeps the viewer engaged. Lighting and composition are all carefully considered and this is helping communicate the narrative effectively. How much more footage do you need to finish off the film? How long will it be when it's finished?
As of now, with five days of shooting behind me, I shot around 50% of all the footage. I need to finish shooting scenes on the street, the skatepark and in the shop. Judging by the length of the script, the entire film should be around five minutes long.
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The film is working well. I like the cutting and sequencing and generally the pacing feels 'right'. There's also different 'turns of pace' which keeps the viewer engaged. Lighting and composition are all carefully considered and this is helping communicate the narrative effectively. How much more footage do you need to finish off the film? How long will it be when it's finished?
ReplyDeleteAs of now, with five days of shooting behind me, I shot around 50% of all the footage. I need to finish shooting scenes on the street, the skatepark and in the shop. Judging by the length of the script, the entire film should be around five minutes long.
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