Editing! Week 1

For the titles we used we decided to name our film Dr. TickTock, after the protagonist, which we may change because that is not a very good name. We also decided to name are film studio Owen Whiting Productions, a person who is featured in the film, and we gave ourselves credit as being the producers of the movie. For the font, we went with a black and bold concept to stand out from the background. Some video effects include the ticking of the clock, and using a still frame to make it look as though the movie as stopped. The cuts we made were simple, and flowed nicely, making it go from shot to shot. Both Jairo and I were involved in the editing, and some problems we faced was that we didn't know how to make the film fill up the whole frame, but we learned how to fix that by asking our teacher. We have decided to not do any further filming, since we are already at the time limit. 

Filming! Week 2

This week we began editing our film. The editing consisted of the voice over that we are planning to do for the main character, which is why the film is relatively silent in its current form. At first the voice over was difficult to do because I could not come up with what to say, but then I took a statistics exam recently and found that my thoughts during that test coordinated well with how our character would think in the film (confused, and frustrated). Jairo and I also began adding the ticking sound from the clock to the film, and we cut out certain scenes that did not fit with what we were trying to say with the film.

Filming! Week 1

Before we actually filmed Jairo and I decided to practice what were going to do when we arrived the following day to Dr. Strathman's classroom. We wanted to be professional and not waste any of Strathman's time. Here we had me practice pretending to look at other student's papers, and act frustrated with the test material.

Here we are reviewing are takes from the previous hour. Jairo and I both agree that for our first shots we have done very well, and soon hope to add the inner monologue and the ticking of the clock in the  upcoming days. 

Preparing to Film

Actors: Jairo will play a student, Scott will be the main student with the inner monologue and can stop time. These roles, however, can be reversed. Either Dr. Strathman, if we ask nicely, or a student can play the teacher.

Costumes: We will just be wearing our regular clothes, as the budget is tight, and since we are portraying students similar to ourselves we want the most authentic costumes available, that just so happen to be in my closet at this very moment.

Props: Jairo and I will print out sheets of paper with the words 'Literature Final Exam' on top and blank lines on the following pages, so that it would look like the characters are taking an actual exam. We will also just use the clock already in Strathman's room, if he lets us, to show the time, and his desks as well. A water bottle will also be used to show the main character's anxiety as it will be used to spill onto the exam and look like the character is extensively sweating.

Locations: The entire film opening will be filmed in Dr. Strathman's room, or in the AICE Media room if he will not let us film there. We will probably film during lunch time.

Dates and Times: Monday we will begin to get the crops ready, and by Wednesday we should begin filming once we gain permission by Dr. Strathman. We also need to find a good camera man.

Scripts: So far only an inner monologue will be written, and it will be played over the film, so it will not be used during the actual filming. There is relatively no talking in the actual film, except for the teacher saying 'get to work' or something like that, so we will only direct the actors and hope for the best.

Film Equipment: A camera from the AICE Media lab will be used for filming, but other than the editing on the computer, that will be all we need.