OUT OF DATE

Out of date is an interesting comedy with moments that are a bit funny and the very first comedy I have edited. I have watched all the scenes and I'm editing the scene where Alf gets ready to for his date. The reason why I chose this scene is because it relates to the name of the film (Out Of Date) and also the scene I wanted to do had a missing codec. 

I believe, I was able to create a clear narrative of what's happening and establish the relationship between the characters with the footage I had. 

I wasn't able to establish the female character (left side in the image above) because all the close up shots she's in are out of focus but I used her voice over in certain moments within the scene. For example when she makes a joke of his 70's shoes and I show Alf's reaction towards it (image below). 

With Alf, I mostly used close up's to show his emotional reaction as his not keen on going to this date and the other male character is his side kick trying to cheer him and have a laugh. 

I'm not happy about the ending scene because there's only one angle and there's not much in terms of creativity you can do with one angle. 

I haven't done much in terms of sound design. This is because I'm not very skilled at choosing funny sounds for comedies. Different comedies have different sounds to suggest the genre and mood.

100 IDEAS THAT CHANGED FILM

This is a very good book and  would recommend it to everyone doing editing on my course. Its got the brief information on aspects of filming, from pre-production to post-production. 

I mostly wread the chapter on editing and how F.W. Murnau and G.W. Pabst revolutionised the editing world. They changed the way of editing by cutting on movement to create continuity and make the visualise flow. This has influenced to do the same for my drama and comedy edits.

From reading this chapter, I have learned how to cover my tracks. If the cuts are not smooth, the audience would be able to tell and won't be interesting to watch. This is how you can cover those tracks and make the edit smooth.

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FLATLINE

Flatline is interesting drama but not the best. Me and Sebastian approached it with a harsh point of view which was to portray the life of the protagonist as a hard life. Sebastian edited the beginning and I'm doing from the hospital scene up to the end. From the start of the clip, his having flashbacks of an incident to happen and the reality of his job.

In this scene I'm introducing them as Alex and Mike. Mike is to support Alex in his troubles.

With the Doctor I showed how rude and harsh they are towards paramedics and from its all down hill for Alex. 

 His not sleeping well and is trouble by his everyday job. We did not include the drunk guys scene because it was unnecessary for our story.

I'm not happy in the way this scene is cut. Its mostly because of the way it was blocked and I don't have much to go around with, which is a challenge. 

Mike as the supporting character is there to help him up and keep him strong in the journey ahead. 

 In the end he realises that this is his life and job and there is no happy ending. This is the point me and Seb are trying to get across and believe we have achieved this.