Manipulation, For The Better

Editing has been smooth sailing as I have had some experience and exposure throughout the course. But what really shocked me was how well filming went with my young actor. As I explained previously lighting has been a huge challenge for me. I have wanted to do a dark night shot where only the silhouette of the young boy could be seen. With that in mind and the process I followed to block the window with paper and so on, I had a very small time gap in which the lighting was perfect to film in. That time gap in from 2-5, but 5 is pushing it. I was able to shoot at for and with the help of some paper, a hat, and a lamp I was able to manipulate the lightning in my favor. By placing the hat over the already filtered light, I was able to direct the slightest bit of light straight into the shot I wanted. I took some time to figure out but it payed off. I additionally had to add some filters on iMovie to really allow it to be seen.

Also, the last bit of film will be captured tonight and will be the seen of the mother talking on the fun in either her room or the office. I practiced it last night with my mother and the lines have all been written. I decided to give her some liberty as to what to say in order to make the conversation seem more real. Furthermore, I will have either my dad or my brother sustain a real conversation on the phone in order to get a realistic response time rather than just practiced and paced lines. This will add an addition realistic feel to the film. I will let you guys know how filming goes with my mom tonight. I will also edit the final work by tomorrow and delve into the sound editing that I believe will be relatively easy as all the noise can be produced with in my house and recorded on my phone. Talking about phones a challenge has been storage. I might sound like a personal issue but several of my friends have encountered it as well. To solve it I have been using several phones to record and then transporting them to my computer. This has given me more than enough storage for my many takes.
I can't wait to present my final project, see you guys in a few hours !!!