Construction Post 6: Reflections on Edit Week 2

Edit week 2 proved quite difficult for our group and more problems arose than in week 1.

First off, we couldn't create the full sequence on Adobe Premier Pro as we had not yet filmed the Seward studio back up shoot shots. This proved difficult as despite leaving gaps, our sequence made no sense and was extremely difficult for us to identify where these shots would go or where titles would go.

Another problem that arose was continuity errors. Because we filmed on two different weeks at two different times, many factors had changed. During the tube shots, the same people were never passing by at the same time but nothing could be done about this while shooting. Instead, we cleverly cut shots in ways which would not show this error or would show it to a minimal unnoticeable degree.

After filming the Seward studio shots our group editing was behind schedule despite putting in the agreed times. We quickly decided that it would be best if we had another group editing session at lunch and a short 15 minute meeting at break to organise who would do what, when they were editing alone to best utilise our time. This method  proved effective as we managed to get back on track and meet the deadline.

Colour grading wasn't really an issue. Lighting in the bedroom shots was the same throughout and it was brightly lit and so minimal colour grading was needed. During the running shots however it was slightly more difficult; the sunlight would alter slightly from clouds passing and so this changed the saturation of shots to give a slightly altered look. This proved to be the most challenging colour grading as each shot had different amounts of saturation and colour alteration needed to look realistic and fit in with each other.

Our TA focus group liked our sequence and said it had improved since the previous viewings, they mentioned how to ending was still a bit hard to follow and so we then extended some shots and changed the continuity slightly. We were then told that it was a lot “smoother” and “understandable”. Our teachers picked up on more technical aspects such as having the boom microphone in the typing shot, which “although unnoticeable” is “unprofessional” and breaks the “viewers emergence” in the sequence.