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Hey, blog! There isn't much to report on today's editing, it's the same as last time involving sound, transitions, and quality. As for transitions between clips, it's a little less choppy. I tried cutting some of the scenes to a specific beginning and end so that way when all the clips are stitched together the transition isn't so awkward between them and appears more smooth. There's a lot of footage that was recorded that still hasn't been reviewed yet but is stitched to another clip for editing. So far transitions are inconsistent throughout the film but it is getting better as we progress with editing. I'm trying to use fewer fade-ins and outs for each transition because I want the film to appear more realistic, the cut-to-transition seems too harsh in between clips, and I'm still searching for a different and professional way of doing a transition. Since transitions play a vital role in the film, it was one of the most important factors to focus ...

Hey, blog! for editing today it's mostly sound since we have everything filmed already. I'm using youtube and other websites to find free copyrighted music that fits our theme and there has been a couple problems. There are certain music I want to use since the film is a coming of age theme. I'm looking for something that uplifts and maybe even a score to bring out the film. I have stitched together some sounds but that might be removed later if I find something better. As for the film itself, i have also stiched all the clips together and realized that I needed to add a lot of fades since the the transition between cuts was choppy. I have managed to make it look somewhat decent to watch and it turned out fine. Some of the sounds in the clips are still too low or have background noise interfering in it so I tried my best to lower the background noise and amplify the audio of the actors. There are still some clips that the editing has done nothing for and as a last resort, w...

 Hey, blog! today the group went back to the mall to refilm most of the scenes since the last time we got sidetracked and the result wasn't enough for the overall film. On my way to the mall, I grabbed my tripod and extra bags as props. When everyone got to the mall the first thing we did was scope for quieter areas than last time even if it isn't the exact setting we were looking for, we really wanted the dialogue to come through in the audio as clearly as possible so the editing wouldn't be so hard on us. Most of the scenes were going according to plan and others weren't. For example scene with the characters Julie and Natalie had to be completely changed because every store we went into had copyrighted music and we didn't want to get that in the film. The waiting scene of the character Neveah was also changed because the location we planned was too loud. Because of these changes, some lines had to be improvised but not to the point that the storyline is changed. ...

Hey, blog! Today is editing day, and I finally get to connect the first and second halves of the film. I'm in charge of making the transitions between each scene as clean and as clear as possible, as well as the lighting. I'm also in charge of quality control, ensuring that it remains consistent throughout the film. My groupmates are responsible for sound editing, which includes sound effects, background music, and audio quality. I'm using multiple apps right now for quality editing such as iMovie, video leap, and capcut but my main editing software is video star because of its clean transition tools. I'm comparing the quality of the film on each app to see which one produces the best results. I placed a black screen with an estimated length of how long that scene should be for scenes that have not yet been recorded. Just to make sure we don't go over or under 5 minutes, and it also serves as a reminder of what still needs to be done for the film. My groupmates are ...

  Hey, Blog! Finally, the group decided on a location for the neighborhood scenes. We were only a short distance apart, so we had no trouble getting there. We walked around the neighborhood first to find the best location, then began assembling the tripod for filming. We talked about how each scene would play out and rehearsed the lines and shots. We had wind interfering with the audio of the actors during filming, so we had to retake the scenes or wait until the breeze died down. Fortunately, we had my AirPods and used them as a microphone to overcome the wind, and the audio sounded much clearer and of higher quality when we rewatched the scenes.  Everything was going swimmingly, including the weather, and the only issue we encountered was when we had to film scenes on the road. Sometimes cars would drive by and we would have to stop production to give way, forcing us to restart some of the scenes most of the time. We also had a driving scene in the film that caused issu...

 Hey, blog! Since the last filming day, it was only a short time until the group decided to start editing. We discussed who gets to edit which part, and I was assigned to most of the editing since most of the filming was done on my phone. However, it was also decided that the rest of the group oversee what I was doing and add their input wherever they saw necessary to make sure that our film had the best quality and results. With that being done, I went straight into editing and started to add each scene that I thought was good for the film and began cutting and filtering any part of the scene that didn't belong. Though I had to start editing in the middle of the film, I made sure to leave room for the beginning and end, making sure the film was as long as we needed. After several cutaways, fades, dissolves, and matching, I notice that there was a lot of background noise interfering with the audio in the film and it made it hard to hear what the actors were saying. I did some resea...

Hello, blog! My groupmates and I filmed at our first location, the mall, last Saturday. Although our initial first location was supposed to be the neighborhood, we were forced to change it and decided to begin at the mall, which is located in the middle of our film. I suggested that we go to the mall early so that there would be fewer people and less background noise when filming the scenes' dialogue, and the rest of the group agreed. When we arrived at the mall, we decided to take a walk around to find the quietest and best location to begin filming. I was the one filming and directing how the film should look because I wasn't in the scenes being filmed. I double-checked with my group to see if they liked the outcome or if we should retake the scene. There were numerous trials and errors because it was our first time undertaking such a large project and we wanted the quality to be the best it could be. We were definitely distracted by everything at the mall at times, but we fi...