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Final Cut
Rough cut 1: Test shoot
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Rough cut 2
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Rough cut 3
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Rough cut 4
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Rough cut 5
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Rough cut 6
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Rough cut 7
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Location Recce
With my location being relatively small and that I'm only using this one location there wasn't too much of note in my location recce.
the main things of note were that the front of the store is entirely glass so having a prop gun in view from outside was a risky idea, however there will always a camera/camera operator visible as well so it should hopefully be okay. aside from that there are some noticeable trip hazards but no one will be running around and so these will be of minimal concern. |
Script
I had written a script before this one, however, Celtx being a subscription based service, I lost the script because my free trial ended and so I had to rewrite the entire thing, as annoying as this was it allowed me to add the changes I had made to the ending so it wasn't entirely a waste of time.
The run time is estimated to be around four minutes, a little shorter than my original draft but nonetheless I believe this is the better version, while the dialogue for the most part isn't anything special, I'm hoping the delivery can make it funnier and besides my film is about two idiots committing crime, not a pair of poets and so the dry dialogue lends to the narrative nicely.
The run time is estimated to be around four minutes, a little shorter than my original draft but nonetheless I believe this is the better version, while the dialogue for the most part isn't anything special, I'm hoping the delivery can make it funnier and besides my film is about two idiots committing crime, not a pair of poets and so the dry dialogue lends to the narrative nicely.
Props, Costumes and Cast
Props:
For the bag's I'll be using my old school bag and my dads work bag which looks very similar. I will also be getting the broom and mop from the work place too. |
As the guy doing the intimidation, I wanted to make him look at least a little intimidating, so we found him a camo jacket that he had in his closet and paired it with an all black outfit to keep a street aesthetic but also make it slightly intimidating.
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Due to the short notice of this characters inclusion I didn't have time to get a proper outfit for the "Janitor" character, we did however find an old coat in the attic which we decided to put on him just to make him look close enough to a janitor.
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Rough cut one: Test shoot
Of all the shots we recorded, this is one of my favourites as the lighting, blur effect and total look of the shot is really nice to me, however I will be re-shooting it as to see if the XA25 camera can capture it better than the DLSR camera did.
Rough cut two
In this cut I've experimented with colour correction, my location is mostly white with white, greyish lighting and so the scenes in their raw state look dry and dull, I focused on trying to add more colour into my shots while also trying to inject a warmer tone as well.
Below you can see the before and after of one of my close up shots, the changes I've made give a greater metallic look to the gun and slightly lighten the background colours.
Below you can see the before and after of one of my close up shots, the changes I've made give a greater metallic look to the gun and slightly lighten the background colours.
Rough cut 3
My Soundtrack
Not knowing how to compose my own music, I took to YouTube to find copyright free tracks I could have play throughout my film similar to how Guy Ritchie would have music playing throughout his films, this works for comedy as having a light-hearted or sometimes serious soundtrack can elevate the scene and stop it from feeling dull, awkward or boring.
please note that two of my soundtracks are missing from this list as they have been taken down since I downloaded them.
please note that two of my soundtracks are missing from this list as they have been taken down since I downloaded them.