Filming Blog: Footage Review

     Today, in class my group reviewed our initial footage. It was our first time viewing the footage since filming. We were going to sort stuff out and download/process the good clips. We first started by putting our SD card in the reader so we can get it onto a computer in class. We then watched the footage and eliminated some of the truly terrible cuts with bad lighting, extra background noise, or mess-ups from the actors. Then we reordered them chronologically for how they should be added into our film. We hoped this would make the editing process a little less of a hassle. Then we trimmed some video with false starts and extending endings because we felt it was easier on our phones than in the editing software.
     We also planned for a short but productive 2nd filming day for the remaining scenes. We would prepare our props and safety equipment the previous day. Nyaira and I would travel to our location and set up and film some of the individual scenes. These would be extreme close-ups and reaction shots. The boys would then arrive to help us with some of the two shots and action sequences. They could help us be more efficient when filming because they could see and complete test shots. We plan to review footage from that shoot later that day. We will then try to add it to a google drive folder so it can be accessible to each member of the group. We will then begin the editing process for our film's first draft. We will then access our video and receive some peer-reviewed feedback. For now, we need to focus on finishing filming all of our shots for editing.