Thursday, 13 November 2014

EDIT - When the sun is low in the sky (THE MEETING)

So I pretty much begun editing as soon as I returned home yesterday (Wednesday 12/11/14) after the shoot.

By yesterday evening I had what I would consider a rough cut and by now I have what I would consider essentially my finished article. Just a few more touch ups here and there as well as any advice given to me next Wednesday when the rough cut is due.

I used Premiere Pro as that is one have come to be used to over the last year or so, here is a screenshot :


In terms of sound I ended up using more sound from my DSLR than the Rode mic lent to me by Plamen. I used the Rode mic for a few atmospheric filler sounds, but the primary on screen sounds are recorded by the camera itself. Especially for the interior of car scenes where I attempted to use both forms of sound recording, the DSLR took in more sound from the whole car where as the "Directional" Rode mic did what it says on the tin.



Along with the general sound of on screen action I have chosen to use a 'Cliff Martinez' track which is used on the soundtrack of the Cinemax programme 'The Knick' directed by 'Steven Soderbergh'.
I think it has an otherwordly dream like quality to it.



The reason I chose this was due to my idea of his hobby being an escape from the real world situation of his office. 

I really enjoyed the editing process and it ran pretty smoothly.
The way I see it the edit is another chance to discover things you may not have put down on paper for the original screenplay. 
I think if I am ever to become a director that is the kind of director I would like to be, Spontaneous but organised making good use of discoveries to aid the story. 

1 comment:

  1. some fantastic work on this blog alex - really great. It will serve you well. keep it up!

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