Yesterday was the first day I began the filming of my own film; A Journey Through Freedom. I thoroughly enjoyed the film shoot, and found that a lot of the crew and actors had some fantastic ideas and imput to make my film better. Some difficulties I came across however was the fact that the weather outside was abysmal, and so I could not film the outdoor scenes that I wanted to film.
Another problem I came across was the fact that we were tied down by time constraints. A lot of the crew and cast I used for this film also had to create films of their own, and so they couldn't stay long for the shoot. This means that we were rushing slightly, and I suppose it is possible my rushing may have affected the quality of the film somewhat.
Today I began the process of editing my film, which I find to be the most exciting and rewarding part of the entire film creation process.
A lot of the editing I have done today is simply sorting my footage out in final cut pro, ordering them so I know which clips are missing and which material is useless or needs to be re-filmed. Luckily, a lot of the footage is usable, but there are one of two inconsistencies with my film, such as the position of characters or props, which I did not notice at the time of filming. I have done my best to hide these faults however.
The editing process has also allowed me to see what resources I still need to collect for the actual editing, such as transitions and also possibly titles which will be used at the start and end of the film.
With the deadline for this project fast approaching, I hope to have my filming finished in the next few days, and hopefully my directors statement and the films editing will be completed before the Monday deadline.
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