Fi Dem Production Cast

Music Produced by- Mel-axel Mulenda & Main actor

Co-director- China Evans

Producer- Ahsan Ahmed

Director- Shanaz Shaw

Editing over the last few weeks

What I have learn't from the process of editing

Throughout the process of editing these last few weeks, I have learnt that in order to have a great opening sequence you must have a variety of different camera shots, therefore you have more shots to work with and this makes editing easier because you are able to take a snippet from each shot. Additionally I have learnt that transitions such a slow motion are very useful and help the audience to under what is going on. I would say that the slow motion transition was the most effective piece of editing for our film GRIND at the end of the scene, as we are so accustomed to viewing things in normal speed therefore when we view it in slow motion it allows much more of the image to be seen and taken in by the eyes. In this instance, the slow motion shows Mel walking away slowly and makes the audience consider and think about what is in the back? Is he the good or bad guy? What happens next?

Plan for Evaluation

Planning the evaluation:

I have decided 4 types of ICT to present the answers, for example, i have decided to use a montage of still images from the film. I will also be using prezi to present my work in a different work in order to explain a certain question. Moreover I will also be using video, by using a flip camera which could be used to interview members of the target audience. Lastly I will also be using a slideshow to in order for the presentation of my work. I have also thought of the structure I will be going for in my work, I will be breaking the answer into smaller parts and will be bullet pointing how to answer the question into stages. This will help me answer the question, effectively, by including important information, as well as this it will also allow me to answer my question in detail.

Rough Cut 2 with feedback

Here is a almost finished version of our film.
Below will be a video present to show the feedback that was given. As you can see fro the first rough cut, we not only cut down the length of the film but also took out some scenes due to the fact that we had a reshoot and there was better shots. We had to act upon what Dan and our classmates have said to improve.

Here is the feedback we got from the rough cut from our teacher Dan. Overall he said our video was good and in particular the football shots. However for us to improve the titles were a bit faint so we will make them bolder and clearer to see.

Final feedback

Our group will be focusing on enhancing some of our titles within the sequence to ensure they are all clear. As we discovered that some of the titles fade too much into the background and makes it difficult for the audience to view them.

On a whole Dan said that he loved our opening sequence to GRIND and that our video is a very big improvement to where we was as a group 2 weeks ago. He especially enjoyed watching the beginning football shots which made our opening sequence more realistic and the storyline more understandable. Dan also suggested that we put the title it self at the end of the sequence whereby our main character Mel is walking off, we as a group decided that this would be a great idea and therefore this lesson we will be adjusting it. This is good idea as it will leave our audience on a cliff hanger and make them want to watch more.

Editing Overview

What have I learnt from the process of editing?
From the process of editing, I've learnt that in order to create a bigger impact in certain scenes for our title sequence, slow motion or fade transitions are useful.                                      

I have learnt that it is important to
keep looking over our sequence to make sure that it makes sense, that the pace is right, the sound is consistent, etc.



What new skills have I developed? What specific things have I learnt about the use of filters or different editing techniques?

I have developed many new skills while working on our title sequence. One of which is how to compress documents, such as videos, in order for them to be published on my blog or other places.To do this I had to learn how to use Handbrake.

I also learnt that despite making the title credits in motion, when they're on our editing screen on Final Cut pro, I can press the the tab on the far right just above the right editing screen, then press 'Image and Wireframe' to move the titles anywhere on the screen. This prevents the time we would have used to go back to motion and re do the titles again.

                                         



I also learnt that in order to add our institutions at the beginning of our title sequence, there's a way to do it to make it realistic and professional. The form of MP3 converter I used was called 'Clipgrab'. This allowed us to copy and paste URL into the software. This allowed us to find sound affects if needed and other Youtube videos that I could edit and cut.