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Being one of two editors, communication is key to efficiency. It is important that the end product is one that we both (alongside our third groupmate) are happy with. This blog is going to be a recount of our editor meetings where we discuss our vision for the blog and give suggestions to one another. We try not to interfere with each other’s editing process too often; once we pass the file to each other, we kind of let each other have free reign. Our reasoning behind this is to avoid “backseat editing”. Rather than constantly chirping in each other’s ear while editing we try to give a general explanation of our desired outcomes and we try to work off each other’s suggestions. We often edit in Discord calls however. Discord is an application that allows us to livestream our editing process to each other and communicate audibly while doing so. When in these calls the editor that is not actively editing the film typically just mutes themself and stands by until the other editor has a que

     The editing process began with myself identifying what footage was the best among the footage that we had recorded. Once I had determined which scenes were superior, I put them in the correct order. After putting the scenes in the proper sequence, I needed to shorten the scenes down to their proper length. Almost every scene had excess footage that needed to be cut such as short periods of time where the cameraman is fumbling to stop recording. After a bit of tweaking, I got the duration of each scene down to where they needed to be. I realize that the scenes may need to be altered more, or cut altogether, later in the editing process, but I just wanted to get each scene down to their proper length early on. The next step was to make sure there were no audio issues. Unfortunately, we had many audio issues. The film location was less than ideal so there were many elements that were out of our control. We filmed somewhat close to a highway so there are some car sounds that we need t

  I wrote about the search for actors in my last blog.  It was a problem finding actors.  It made all of us very nervous.  But, something made us more nervous.  That thing is scheduling.  Scheduling is very tricky.  Especially when one of our groupmates has a job.  The job is only part time, but it is hard to change working shifts.  So, when filming day approached, we had to work around his job.  His job had him working Sunday, Friday, and Wednesday.  So, we planned to go on Thursday.  This was so we could have an extra day to film in case anything went wrong.  But, what we didn't know is that our other group mate had a part time job as well.  He had just started his job and could not take days off.  If he took a day off during training, it would look very bad on him.  Usually, this would be good news but, one of the days he had to work was Thursday.  So obviously, we couldn't film on Thursday.  So, our only other option was to film on Saturday.  This would eliminate any time w

  The filming of Among Us will begin soon.  Similar to its sister project, Among Them, there are not enough actors among the group.  The group last year was made of 2 people and we needed two actors.  This year, we need even more.  One may think that it will be no problem because there are three of us in the group now.  However, that is not true.  Filming day is approaching but, there are dilemmas.  One is that one of our group members can not be there for it.  This is because he has worked.  We are lucky enough to have found a place to film at a concrete time because two of our groupmates work part-time jobs that interfere with their schedule.  It will be a shame our groupmate will not be there but, we can manage.  Or so I thought.  The total amount of people needed onset is at least 6.  This is because there are five characters.  For scenes when all five are in the same shot, one person is needed to film them all.  So, with only two of us there for filming, we need 4 people.  Two peo

     We are preparing to begin making our movie.  We feel we have planned enough and we are satisfied with it.  Our script is slid but can be changed on the fly if anything goes differently.  The one thing that is essential to our script, however, is the props.  We need props to develop the setting and to amplify the atmosphere.  the atmosphere we are going for is mysterious and scary.  After all, our genres are horror and mystery.  One of the props mentioned in the script is a tent.  The setting of the film is a campsite.  Though it is impromptu in the story, the characters happen to have a tent on them.  It will be a hassle loading and setting up a tent in a park but, it serves as a safe space for the campers.  The surrounding is dark and dangerous and the tent provides the only shelter they can come across.  Another prop that is important is the lantern.  The lantern is also symbolic as it is one of the few light sources they have access to in the dark woods.  The lantern is also go

We plan to title our movie "Among Us".  It will be about a group of friends either in the woods or an abandoned building that has a killer among them and they must find out who it is before they all die. I say it will either be in an abandoned building or the woods because we are not sure yet.  Preferably, my group and I would like to film in an abandoned building.  But, it is hard to find one.  Last year, Nicholas and Grant wanted to film their movie introduction in an abandoned building, but the area they live in has no unused, abandoned buildings. We considered using one of our homes as the building but, it would be too difficult to change a house to have the look of an abandoned building.  The alternative is filming in the woods.  Last year, they used the trees in a park near them to make it look like the movie was in the woods.  The park is Markham Park and it has a lot of space to film. Most likely, we will end up using it as the setting again.   The script needs to hav