Final Production

 

Creativity Critical Reflection

 

Post- Production

 I'm using the editing process to create coherent meaning from my collection of shots that allow me to review my opening as I edited through it. This process helped us recognize our mistakes and what we can do better. We also like to gather classmates outside of our group and to see any plot hole and what they didn't get from out opening. Editing is essential in creating meaning with the shots. Putting them together, adding coloring, and fixing the framing, all go into creating the meaning and following the convention of the thriller genre. Looking back on the basics and the elements themselves helps to go through the process of creating meaning.

For this project, we used an iPhone 12 to record the shots. At first application we tried to use to editing was adobe but my school district didn't allow the application. The Adobe application was very complicated. It was an advanced editing software. We attempted to watch tutorials to learn how to use it but in the end it was still a bit too advanced for our use. My class decided to switch to the application WeVideo and bought the advanced version for the final round of editing. Though the first few editing attempts, we were using the free version that doesn't allow access to all the tools. This switch made the editing process much easy. I felt as if the software was more user friendly and easier to navigate on my own. Although we didn't go with the first editing software, Adobe, this allowed an insight to watch industry filmmakers use to edit and what they have to learn on top of how to create the meaning they want.  

In my genre thriller, titled shots can be conventional but we didn't use them in our opening. WE used very limited transitions. Most thrillers don't include too many. We included dissolves and ripples to convey passages of time. The titles are in red dark coloring which is conventional for a thriller and pull up and back down from the bottom corners of the screen. The title of our opening appears at the end of the opening in red letter and symbol that connect to the film. We too inspiration from the flatliner's thriller for this aspect. We made our film silent with no talking. The music in the background was high pitched to follow convention. We made sure to find royalty from music. We lowered the light within the shots that didn't include coloring its a dull color pallet is conventional. The flashback or the beginning of the opening was in black and white. black and white is conventional to  evoke feelings of the past. 

Post-production was a hassle. Creating meaning and reshooting was a difficult process. We had to reedit about 3-4 times. I think that having other peoples opinions on the plot and going back to the basics and studying further was helpful. The editing process was the best part of the process. Mainly because it was easy since I had previous experience in editing. Reshoots were the worst part. At a point I got very frustrated with what to reshoot and how to create meaning. My group members and I eventually worked through the process by taking a step back and reviewing what we did and how to improve on it.