The Final Cut!

It all comes down to this...

I'm excited, I'm nervous, I'm proud!!! My eyes hurt, I am verrrry tired of editing, listening to the same things over and over, I am starting to panic that what used to be funny will flop terribly... But you know what - there's nothing I can do about it now...

The film is finished! I have to say I am so proud of it. The Cheshire cat grin on my face was a dead give away as I sat in front of the Mac and watched for the final time before hitting Export!

We will be holding a screening in college on the last day of the semester (next week) - we will watch through everyone's short films... it will be the first time our lecturer and marker gets to see them too!

I am in the final countdown in college next week too!!! All very exciting and new!

Though my lectures may be finishing up, I still have 3 exams and 2 essay deadlines to meet!

After that.... who knows?? :)

Stay tuned - new blog posts every Wednesday!! Although from here on in they will mostly focus on my undying mission to become a successful director - it promises to be wildly entertaining!!

Next week is worth keeping an eye out for - last week in college EVER!!! aaaaaah! :)

Emma x

The Rough Cut!

Ok, it's been a week since I started editing. I organised all the clips into Scene folders and began compiling the Assembly Cut.
Once I had everything in order, I began to trim it all down, work on transitions: the works!
Credits and cutaways were added.... but OOOPS the duration is now 16mins....YIKES!!!

WHERE am I gonna trim 4 mins from???

Is this why they call it a rough cut??? I've heard the expression leaving millions of clips on the editing room floor, but I never imagined it would be this difficult. There are so many scenes that I love and wish I could keep in the film. But ultimately the deadline for college assessments is 10-12 mins maximum....

I now understand why our lecturer recommended we get an outsider to watch the film in the early stages - they can objectively help with any plot-holes or continuity blips or confusion that may have slipped past my tired eyes. Apparently as writer, director, producer and editor, I am too close to the project to see these potential flaws.

But as I said - I now understand! :)

I do try and leave a few days between the editing sessions - it's very easy to spend (I was going to write 'waste' but it's really the complete opposite of a waste of time) 3 or more hours staring intently at those beautiful iMac screens.

If I could pass on any advice to student/amateur editors ... it would be this:
1. Organizing the clips into 'Scene' folders is a life-saver. It makes editing a breeze!!
2. Never forget your headphones - other people have no regard for your need for silence/concentration.
3. SAVE  ~ SAVE ~ SAVE your work as you go....
4. iMacs are AMAZING! :)

oooooooooooooooh preeeetttyy!

That's all from me this week.. Lots of other college deadlines to fulfill before I can become totally absorbed in my future as a Media mogul ;)

As always, stay tuned for new blogs every Wednesday!
& feel free to get in touch with any questions/queries :)

Emma x

The Short Film that Kicked it all Off...

A very quick run through of the college project that changed my life!!!

~February ~
Audition casting call sent out to Gaeity website...
30+ replies.... WOW!!!

~March ~
Auditions: Monday 4th.... 3 people showed :(
1st Pre-production meeting
Script draft 4 finalised.
Shoot date settled - April 6th.
Production schedule set.

~April ~
Finally cast all my characters - in the nick of time too!
Thurs 4th - collecting 'do-not-break-very-expensive' equipment
Sat 6th - crew call @ 7.30am
LLLOOOOONNNGGG day of filming..

BRILLIANT fun!!!

SLEEEEEPPP zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Mon 8th - Editing begins!!!

Woah - you caught right up! That was fast..

Still editing right now, have alot of work still ahead of me.

I started this blog to keep track of the amazing opportunities I hope to have with my newly created Freelance production company :)

Stay tuned :) ~ Updates every Wednesday :)

Emma  x