Kelsey's Blog

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhpI5PbDuXQ For our final draft, we added some clarification during the bank robbery saying "24 hours earlier" to indicate the full circle effect of the plane at the beginning and end of the movie opener. Although we were unable to change the direction of the first clip from horizontally to vertically, it is not that big of a deal because the viewer can still see that someone is on a plane. Also, there was some confusion at the end when my identity changed to Saoirse's, but we clarified that too by adding a short description saying "Kelsey must change her identity in order to flee the country and escape from the robbery...". Overall I think these changes helped to make our movie opener much more understandable and enjoyable to those watching it.

What people liked about my movie opener: "I liked that it was suspenseful and interesting to watch. I like that the story eventually came together. Originally, I was confused about why there was a video of the plane, but the ending where the character went off walking toward a plane connected everything together." "I liked the opening airplane takeoff. It seemed like a valid video to insert the names of actors." "I loved the very last transition, where the camera zoomed into Kelsey holding Saoirse's license, then when it zoomed out Saoirse was there. It was smooth, unique, and well done." "I like how there was a mix of diegetic and non diegetic sound. I like how they mimicked actual film openings by stating "SSKC Prod" at the beginning and some opening credits with their names. I like how they attempted a plot line. I liked the plane landing. I liked the variety of shots and editing techniques seen. " "I really liked how t...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KzPKtchms8&feature=youtu.be

When I continued editing, I thought it was best to add a transition of "Dip to Black" in between the scenes showing the main character change her identity into a new person. The first clip starts off as seen in the Source box and zooms in on the ID, while the clip in the Program box starts already zoomed in on the ID and zooms out from there to show the other girl. The change in clothes also helps to show that the main character's identification is truly changed. 

I started editing by adding one clip at a time and making sure that the timing and transitions made sense. Sometimes when filming, too much information can be left out, leaving the viewer confused, so I wanted to make sure that the transitions from one scene to the next were smooth. I have not added any titles, effects, specific transitions, or other audio yet, because that's what my other group members are supposed to do, as one other group member and I filmed. A problem I faced was that I was trying to delete one of the clips in the project box, because it had been duplicated, but I ended up deleting the whole video I had made so far. Luckily, I wasn't too far along in the editing process and was able to simply arrange the videos back together.

The next scene we shot was at a makeshift bank. We realised it would probably be a bad idea if we pretended to actually rob a bank, so we decided to make a bank of our own, as indicated by the white table with the label "BANK" on it. Because we were missing a few group members, we fortunately found another friend who helped us film, playing the role of the bank teller. We gave her a nice blouse and my glasses to make her look more professional. This scene was probably the most fun to film, as it really demonstrated the genre of action/adventure.