Editing process 2

In the last day of editing, it was quite hectic. We had a lot to do such as putting the spinning cup scene that Joe wanted in the film and the music was needed to be added. For the first part, me and Jez finished off the main sequence. The last thing that I edited together was the ending scene where the earthquake happened. I looked at the other clips that we got and I thought that we had enough footage to put it together. I sequenced the close ups of the two characters as the reaction shots on the earthquake. I carefully checked the continuity so that all editing are smooth. At first I tweak the length of each shot because we were nearly reaching the maximum limit of our video of 2 minutes. With all that, I left the final sequence with a spare 10 seconds for the titles to be put in.


After all has been done, all was needed to be done was music in the background. However, it was finished by the people who worked in the music. I have finished the editing with Jez, after the 2 lessons and we did our best on the editing. Looking at any problems and fixing them quickly in the time that we had.

The Finished Product: SuperDan

Editing Process.

After the half term, I started editing the clips together to make the final sequence. Me and Jez started it off and at first, I got a default timeline and chose the first clips. The first scene I put together was when Danny Smith walking down the corridor and noticing the poster about the 'experiment' that he got interested in. The clips were easy to put together because there are plenty of shots to choose from in this scene. For each part, we got at least 2 shots to make sure we have more to put in the timeline. We have noticed though, some sound problems. The ambient sound was not very good so we asked Marc to make a backing track from Garage Band that can be placed at the start. Other than that, the process of editing the first batch of clips were successful. At this time, continuity errors were no problem because all the shots (long shot to medium shot to POV shots to Over the shoulder shots) were filmed in sequence so we looked out at the continuity carefully.

 

The next part that we did was sequence together the scene where Danny Smith enters the room of where he drank the potion. When we filmed for this scene, we didn't get the ideal location that we wanted due to lesson being taught in all the rooms. Although we did not get the best location, we worked hard in getting the most out of this. First, I put together the clips till he drank the potion, but not when the earthquake happened. At this time, me and Jez encountered a problem. We only had 1 shot for when Danny drinks the potion and it was too long. So, to cut the clip we used a dissolve to make the clip shorter and much more interesting to watch. Rather than having a long and boring one. That was the biggest step that we had to encounter while editing the clip. Other than that, the editing and sequencing went smoothly and next time, I edit the last scenes of the opening.

Progress On Filming

Last week (week beginning 17/10/11) we managed to get all of the film we needed to be able to complete our 2 minute childrens film opening sequence.
We started on Tuesday where we scouted out the props we needed to film, the white lab coat, beaker and poster, and found the location we needed to film the opening of the opening. We used a corridor in the science department for the scene where the poster on the wall catches a boys eye who is walking past. We thought that the science corridor would be the perfect area to use for the scene because we would need to use a science classroom for the next scenes, and it would cut out any continuity errors that could happen. We used many different camera angles for this scene including over the shoulder, POV, long shot and mid shot. These are mostly the shots we had researched and had planned to use. We managed to film all the corridor scenes on the Tuesday and uploaded them to Final Cut ready for editing.

Over the shoulder shot, similar to one used in our filming where
Danny pulls his phone out to see what time it is.

Long shot, similar to one used in out filming where
Danny walks down the corridor to see the poster.

On the Thursday we started to film the main scene, where the boy enters the classroom and decides to drink the potion which would hopefully give him amazing brain powers. It did take us the whole lesson the film the scene because it is the longest and most complicated one to make, with lots of speech and a supposed earthquake as well. Me and Joe were the main characters in the scene, with me as Professor Pepper, and Joe as Danny Smith, the boy. Danny walks in to the professors delight, sits and the professor puts the potion in front of him and tells him to drink it. We used many different camera angles for this including close-ups, long shots, two-shots and over the shoulder. We used a different variety of shots because we didn't want to be repetitive with what we were filming. Again, we uploaded the shots to Final Cut along with the shots from Tuesday, ready for editing.

On the Friday, we realised we had finished all the main filming and only had one of the shots left to do. This is a shot of the potion in the beaker, with the camera whirling around it using handheld shots, which we would use for the opening credits. We had the idea that the names of the people would whirl around the potion in the beaker, as the potion is the main storyline. We filmed it and uploaded it onto Final Cut and we then had all of the shots we need to make the opening sequence of our childrens film.





Analysing a Childrens Film Opening

I am going to analyse the opening to the classic childrens film Toy Story 2 (1999).

In the opening sequence we start off with the toys playing a Buzz Lightyear video game, however we don't know this until Buzz dies. Mainly in this opening sequence you learn more about Buzz, and we also learn who his enemy is, Zurg. We get an insight into what kind of action-packed life Buzz would live if he wasn't a toy, and this shows what the film as a whole might be like. So we can see the theme of the film, and we get a introduction to all the main characters, all the toys who are, like Woody as he has lost his hat. Also, when the TV is turned on we get a hint, not yet knowing it is one, of the main storyline in Al's Toy Barn. The opening clearly shows the target audience and categorises the film as a childrens film with the fun characters, bright colours, and the fact that the characters are toys which are a childs main fasciantion at their young age.

 

Understanding U and PG ratings

The U in U rated films stands for 'universal' meaning that it is suitable for all the audiences. These types of films always have a positive message/moral that they try to show throughout. If there are any violence, it should be over quickly and not drag on. Also, the good guy should always win and have the violence mild and not traumatizing for children. No discrimination or any references to drugs as this can create a bad image for them and it can give them the idea to copy what they see on screen. These factors are needed to be looked upon on whether the film is a U rating or not. Here is a movie trailer of a U rated movie:



The PG in PG rated films stands for 'parental guidance'. These films can be viewed by everyone in general, however some scenes in the film may be unsuitable for young children. Parents are advised to consider if they would make the child watch the film or not. The rules also about references to drugs and any other bad doings are the same as in U rated films. Its not allowed and it is illegal. Any violence should have a good outcome to balance the story and language can be mildly bad only. Not severe and harsh language. Here is a movie trailer of a PG rated movie:

Children's film

My understanding of children's films are that they are fun movies that are made and produced for mostly children. However, they can be watched and admired by all ages. They can also appeal to adults and even teenagers. Mostly a family would buy children's film to watch with the family. There are plenty different kinds and genres of childrens's films. For example, Animation, Adventure, Comedy and even Action can be implemented in children's films. They always have a happy ending and the surroundings can catch the children's eyes and focus on what they are watching. The main character is always the good that eventually saves the day at the end. Which most children will like and look up to throughout the film. There are plenty of bright colours to see and it is successful because of how children an enjoy them while watching them either in the cinema or as a DVD. For example, there is a picture of the cover for Toy Story and it shows the main characters and how they seem heroic and fun at the same time.There are also plenty of bright colours for the children to look at and not some dark, evil setting as this might scare them.