P1. Rough Cut - Peer Feedback + Appraisal

Appraisal

Audio

Strengths - I think that my intro music is really good and clear. The lightning sound FX is clear and goes with the effect. Some of the audio is clear and understandable. 

Weaknesses - Some of the audio isn't very clear and you can't here what they are saying. 

Improve - To improve it I would redo the audio so it will be clear and some isn't as loud as others. I would however get them to talk in the woods so you have some outside noise e.g wind. 

Special effects

Strengths - I think that my lightning effect is good and is in time with the footage and sound. 

Weaknesses - I haven't done the drag up or fall back effect. I can do the drag up effect but I haven't figured out the fall back one yet. 

Improve - I need to learn the fall back effect. Also in the feedback was suggested to have the lightning effect strike at different times. I thought about doing this and I am going to test it out and see which looks better. 

Sequence  

The costumes went well we the characters. The guys were casual and the girl was slightly dressed up. The acting was good and the actors were perfect for the characters. I think that what I have so far flows pretty well. The narrative slightly works but because we are missing shots and audio it isn't that good. My rough cut is entertaining but also a bit confusing because of the missing shots,effects and audio. The effects that iv'e used in editing go with the setting and atmosphere we tried to create. 

Improve - To improve the sequence we need to film more shots and redo the audio. To do this we need to organise what we are missing and when everyone is available to do it. 

P1. Production meeting - 30th Jan

Present: Me and Charlotte

Problems:
- We need to redo the audio
- We realised that we have missed some shots
- Haven't figured out the fall back effect

What we need to do:
- Film the scenes we are missing
- Record audio
- Find better tutorials for the fall back scene or somehow get them to do it instead of editing it
- Organise when we can film and record the audio

We only can film Wednesdays and Thursdays as that's when we and both actors are free. We have spoken about the fall back and are going to ask the actor (Adam) if he is willing to do it and figure out how to make it safe to do.

P1. The Woods - Rough Cut

P1. Use of music in film - Legal considerations

The differences between recording rights and publishing rights is that recording rights is when the people who performed the piece of music you want to use has copyrighted it. For example there's copyright on a pianist recording of one of Beethoven's Sonatas. Publishing rights is instead of the performers owning the copyright the copyright only exists if the words and music have been written down or recorded. To clear the piece of music you would like to use in your film you would have to contact the record company or the person that owns the music. If you would like to use music from a composer that has died over seventy years ago then the music copyright has been removed. However when they died they might of passed the copyright on or someone else might have also owned the copyright. A record company might own the recording rights so you would need to contact them to ask for clearance of the music to use in your film. Incidental music is when the music is in the background but you can't hear it properly. For example if there is a jukebox in the background and music is playing. However to prove this the music should't have planned to be used. However if it is clear then it might not be easy to prove as incidental music and you might have to contact the people with the copyright to clear it. 

Creative commons is a non profited organisation that helps people share their work easily with easy to use copyright licenses. It is used so people can use other peoples work but on the conditions of the creators choice. There is 6 different types of licenses they provide:

The music I chose was a horror ambience (http://www.freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/sounds/133100/). I used it because it has the mysterious and eerie atmosphere I wanted to add to the background. It has a slow tempo. The music was created by Klankbeeld and has a license with creative commons which allows people to use the music but can't change it and must credit them. 

Information taken from:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/filmmaking/guide/before-you-start/legal-faqs#musicvideo
http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/filmmaking/guide/before-you-start/music-rights
http://creativecommons.org/about
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/

P1. Audio timeline + sheets

P1. Research - Tutorials for visual effects and sound effects

Split screens:      

Timer: 

Drag up: 

Jay and "creature" glowing eyes:

Camera shake:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfYUyu5I0IE

Turn off effect: 

Lightning: 

Rotoscoping for tree jump:

Working between After effects and Premiere pro 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfYUyu5I0IE

Sound effects: 

http://www.freesound.org/

P1. 20th Jan 14

Today we had a production meeting and used trello to help organise what we need to do and what we we're going to do today.

Today we updated the schedule, highlighted the scripts,discussed about the drag up effect shots. We then gave a script and minor release form to Adam (who plays Jay) and sorted times and dates we can film. We then started the new story boards. As we really need to finish them I took some of the shot breakdown sheets home to do for tomorrow (21st Jan).