Saturday Night Fever (Production Blog)

 Dearest reader, 

Today, I got the crazy idea to do homework all day and then save editing for the evening. That was a mistake. Despite my exhaustion, my computer was willing to work even if my brain wasn’t. I started by making sure I had all my pictures and video footage uploaded. Luckily everything was on my computer. 

I began researching how to drop only certain parts of videos into HitFilm Express. This was quite difficult so I decided to crop the video content on my phone first. My method of editing partially on my phone first proved smart. Editing within the photos app made the process within HitFilm Express easier. 

Looking back, using HitFilm Express was likely more of a mistake than a plus. The platform is amazing and provides a lot of tools to make films look really advanced. However, since I had scarcely worked with this before, it was a steep learning curve for a tight turn around. Despite the abundance of tools, my film is still not looking up to my standards. I am having issues making this commercial look as cinematic as I want it to. My lack of experience really shows in editing because despite my skills in color tuning on the pictures before hand, I still feel that the film lacks beauty. It feels too simple. 

Another issue is that I can’t seem to figure out whether I want to use “Oogum Boogum Song” by Brenton Wood or "Best of My Love" by The Emotions first. While I feel that the latter would flow better going first, the change to a slightly more upbeat song doesn't feel right. I am worried that this change might seem sporadic or agressive. I am trying to avoid adding the tracks until I know where I want them exactly to avoid difficulties with the editing software.




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