Entry #10: Real Remedies

Mood: Productive

Hey! Today, Srishti and I talked about all of the problems we were having with the footage, editing, etc, and we are on the same page. I'm so happy that we can both see where improvements need to be made with our work!

Dark, Blurry Footage:
Much to my relief, the footage that was too dark and blurry was actually only that way after being transferred from one platform to another. The scenes that I had in my iMovie library were not the original shots; instead, they were edited together by Srishti and sent to me as a whole. This is where the quality of the shots lessened. Now, I have all of the individual scenes so that I can edit the greater-quality footage.

Irrelevant Scenes:
Srishti and I reviewed some of these scenes together, and we agreed that we needed to rescript and reshoot them. They are supposed to establish that the main character and her partner are working on a project, both girls completely oblivious that there is an intruder in the house. However, we could not capture a natural and realistic depiction of this, and it does not come across well. The girls are supposed to be intelligent, but they come across as ditzy and foolish. We are hoping to redo the scenes this Saturday and edit diligently throughout the weekend.

Scripting:
Through my 17 years of living, I have never once written a script that is meant to convey a tone and set a foundation for characters that will be seen throughout the film. Although our film opening will only show a portion of our film idea, it is still important that it establishes what needs to be known for what would be the rest of the film. I'm actually extremely nervous to start scripting since I don't know much about how to do it and how to do it well. In order to get some tips on this topic, I used this website, which was really helpful in explaining the kinds of information that should be included in our script and how it is best formatted. I'll be sure to update soon about how the scripting process is going.

"How to Write a Script." WikiHow. WikiHow, n.d. Web. 28 Mar. 2016.
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