When thinking about what we wanted to talk about in this blog we realized that covid has really impacted us every step of the way. Firstly, this Fellows project was a team effort and every correspondence has been over text, or email, or zoom. Never in-person. At first it was kind of hard to share our visions with one another without being able to sit face to face but after making a google drive to share all of our inspiration we really were able to combine our vision.
Secondly, our timeline and resources were greatly affected by the virus as well. In terms of writing, we found that it was hard to write a film when the future was so uncertain. We didn't know how the end of the year would progress, if there would be another outbreak, or if we'd all have to quarantine again. It was difficult to write a story that could be altered at any moment in case filming in person became unsafe. We waiting a long time to film in hopes that the covid restrictions would be lifted by the time we started, which wasn't the case until now. If we had waited and hoped any longer, we wouldn't have had the luxury of being able to step away from the project to let it sit for a moment. If we had waited any longer, we probably would have really been rushing to get everything edited and finished. Creating a film in a time of a worldwide pandemic has taught us many things, one of the biggest lessons being pushing through creative blocks. This project has definitely strengthened our perseverance and resourcefulness. We've worked around so many unforeseen problems and altered our plans so many times but we're extremely proud of what we've produced. Though we still have a lot to learn, our problem-solving skills are so strong now that nothing can shake us. Our careers in the film industry have only just begun.
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Post Filming
After filming and reviewing all of the different takes, we felt very confident in how the filming process went. Coming off of Spring Break was the last little push before the end of the school year so we took a well-deserved break to focus on finishing strong. Usually in the creative process you have to let your work sit for a little bit and then revisit it and look at it from a new prospective. So, that's what we did. After finishing the school year, we picked the project back up. Editing The editing process took about two weeks and a lot of late nights. Many of the video and audio files were unmarked, so they had to be listened to to identify which scene it went with. We edited each of the seven scenes individually and then put them together to color grade and make the film look and sound uniform. |
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