“30 Ways to Shock Yourself” by bre pettis is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.

SUMMARY

Role

Editor

Intention (SMART Goal) for the Session

By May 10, as part of TEAM 4 as Editor, I will have evidence of the use of After Effects to achieve a shocking effect by following the Electrocution Shock Tutorial for Session 5.

PRE-PRODUCTION – INQUIRY

Leader(s) in the Field / Exemplary Work(s)

Hirokazu Kore-eda is a Japanese director, screenwriter, producer, and editor for many critically acclaimed Japanese movies like Monster, Nobody Knows, Shoplifters, and Still Walking. He edits all of his movies and has a very unique way of progressing the story through editing. In this video, he discusses his entire process as all of the above-listed jobs that go hand-in-hand when creating a good movie. From the use of music to the collaboration with the other writers, this helps demonstrate how an editor could work with others to create a great movie.

Training Source(s)

In this video, various different effects were used to achieve an electrocution effect. This tutorial shows the exact way and different effects that were used to achieve this effect. The electrocution follows Bender and creates a convincing effect.

Project Timeline

Pre-production Milestones

• Finish Script 4/10
• Finish Storyboard 4/12
• Finish Initial Cut 4/12

Production Milestones

• Start Filming 4/15
• Principal Shooting 5/1
• Start Reshoots 5/2

Post-production

• Rough Cuts 5/6
• Music Done 5/7
• Final Cut 5/9

Proposed Budget

1380 for Crew

Evidence of Team Planning and Decisions

Storyboard Link (Example of slide below)

Storyboard Link 2

PRODUCTION – ACTION

The (FILM, SOUND, or GAME Creation)

This is the film, Human Error

Film

Skills Commentary

I edited the film and my main smart goal was to create an electrocution effect and use other effects with After Effects. I achieved this effect in the film by electrocuting the main protagonist and adding smoke using After Effects as well.

Slideshow

POST-PRODUCTION – REFLECTION

21st Century Skills

Ways of Thinking (Creativity, Innovation, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)

The tutorial I followed for the electrocution effect required a lot of different plugins which I didn’t have, so I had to use other ones or completely change some of the effects I used.

Ways of Working (Communication & Collaboration)

We had to do a lot of planning with the entire team to work together on filming everything on time. For example, when we had to film after school, it was only a single day which was possible. Everyone did their role and I often had to work the camera.

Tools for Working (Info & Media Literacy)

I learned to better use and navigate After Effects as I have primarily edited all of our other films exclusively on Premiere Pro. Learning to use Premiere Pro was very helpful, especially figuring out how to use other important effects along the way.

Ways of Living in the World (Life & Career)

We had to cram a lot of different things in a very short period. This is because we had to deal with a lot of different changes that forced us to adapt very quickly to the circumstances. This meant rescheduling and changing very quickly. I had a day to edit the final scene which took some time.

Reactions to the Final Version

They thought the VFX were outstanding and so was the overall story. It was also funny at various points and the fights were received well. They said that the acting was good overall, but some smaller issues include the framing and positioning of the effects. The overall movement of the camera was appropriate when needed although some of the panning shots had noticeable focus issues.

“Shout out to the editors on making this, there were some pretty good, like, abrupt cuts that got some pretty good laughs”

Feedback came from the following Advisory Committee Members:

• Jimmie Myers
• Patrick Hoffman
• James Clark
• Keith Porteous
• Abby Dyck

Self-Evaluation of Final Version

I thought that this could have been better with more time and more coordination would have helped out the overall production. Besides many of the issues, I thought the overall movie was quite good in story and conceptually even if some changes could have improved it. It was fun doing the edits which I thought turned out quite well.

Grammar and Spelling

Grammarly

Editor

John Cohn

LOGLINE

• Explore and use the Logline Creator and Resources to help build your logline
• A logline is: Someone or thing fighting someone or thing for someone or thing

LOGLINE: Everyone is subjected to the Turing Test and the protagonist will need to pass, or else, his life will change forever.

PROTAGONIST 

• An average young person with aspirations to do great things like any great historical figure has. For as long as he can remember, he’s wanted to do great things for the world. Yet the protagonist is panicked easily and unstable when pushed too far.

PROTANGIONST CORE WOUND / MOTIVATION 

The main character is tasked with passing the Turing Test, yet failure has proven to take a toll on the protagonist’s life. This only brings further mental instability and self-deprecation as they question their entire world and what is true or not. They do everything they can to overcome the reality of the situation, whether this means acceptance, or overcoming…

GENRE

Drama

Birdman, Frankenstein, Us, Annihilation, Her

INFLUENCES and EXAMPLES

Coen Brothers, Jordan Peele

PLOT DESCRIPTION (FILM)

The protagonist is taking the Turing Test (or something similar) at the start of the movie and they are extremely nervous and tired. Following the end of the test, all hope is lost after being notified of the failure of the test. So, the character must navigate their normal life, with a new burden upon themselves, and sick thinking about what he has learned means. In attempts at self-discovery, everything fails, until acceptance follows. The soothing feeling of acceptance and rejection of the test brings overcoming.

TREATMENT (FILM)

Initial stress builds to the most important test of future times, the Turing Test. This test determines whether or not one has true intelligence in terms of sentience. This is something that everyone is subjected to, now, and every human is expected to pass. The main character truly believes that they are human, but clues throughout their life point the other way. Despite this, they expect to pass the test. Entering the room, everything starts to become too much, the stress and anxiety build, as the lights feel even brighter, the room warmer, and the sounds louder, all to the end of the test. This plagues them as they feel like a blemish in the world they are now in, despite having not changed. Others know this would surely lead to judgment and mistreatment, but it’s their life now. At the slightest hint that you are less than human, no one will help you.

SUMMARY

Role

Editor

Intention (SMART Goal) for the Session

By March 1, as part of TEAM 4 as Editor, I will have evidence of intentional atmosphere through color grading by following How to Get the Blade Runner 2049 look for Session 4.

PRE-PRODUCTION – INQUIRY

Leader(s) in the Field / Exemplary Work(s)

Thelma Schoonmaker

Thelma Schoonmaker

Primary Source

Secondary Source

Training Source(s)

Evidence of Team Planning and Decisions

PRODUCTION – ACTION

The (FILM, SOUND, or GAME Creation)

Here is the film, Art Thieves

Film

Skills Commentary

I edited the film. My smart goal aimed to use color-grading to create a fitting atmosphere for the scenes we shot. The film was shot using log footage and in different environments that needed color-graded differently.

Slideshow

POST-PRODUCTION – REFLECTION

21st Century Skills

Ways of Thinking (Creativity, Innovation, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)

When editing the title card at the end of the movie, it required a different type of editing to make it look good. This was because it wasn’t actually dealing with editing footage, but rather photos. On top of this, some of the shots had weird lighting, so editing it to look consistent was difficult.

Ways of Working (Communication & Collaboration)

I worked with John and listened to his feedback to make the film match the feeling he was going for. I also worked with Audrey to make sure that everything fit together properly. Other small changes were made with the help of everyone else.

Tools for Working (Info & Media Literacy)

I colorgraded the film in a way to match the atmosphere of each scene, as well as editing the footage in log. This helped out with the overall feeling of the film and genre we were going for.

Ways of Living in the World (Life & Career)

Managing my time and working together with the entire team to help everything move forward. So, this can help in the real world where using the limited time available is the best.

Reactions to the Final Version

James Clark said it was the best montage he had ever seen. Both people complimented our acting ability, as well as, the pacing, and the sound design of the film. Notable film-maker, Sawyer Conklin, noted that he quite enjoyed the film as a whole “The montage was really dope.” He also said “I wish it was longer”, because it felt sort of short overall.

Self-Evaluation of Final Version

I thought that in the end, the film came together quite well. My editing had to change a little bit for different parts of the movie, specifically the montage portion of the film. The color grading was different in this film, both fixing the mistakes and working with the lighting utilized. The pacing of the movie came together to make the movie feel like a crime-action comedy.

Grammar and Spelling

Grammarly

Editor

John

• TITLE THIS BLOG POST: Session # Year # Production Project
• PLACE A CREATIVE COMMONS IMAGE RELATED TO THE PROJECT FROM OPENVERSE.ORGAT THE TOP OF THE POST
  • WATCH MR. LE DUC IMAGE PLACEMENT TUTORIAL FROM INSIDE EDUBLOGS
• FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS IN THE:
  • (FILM, GAME, ROCK) Storytelling Production Project Form.v4 (PDF)
• REVIEW THESE POST EXAMPLES:
  • Jack’s post (Film)
  • Mike’s post (Game)
• USE TEAM SCRUM & PRESENTATION FORMS (PDF FILES)
  • Film Teams, Game Teams, Rock Teams
  • Film Team Presentation Form, Game Team Presentation Form, Rock Team Presentation Form
  • Task Time Team Form
• DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS DETAILED ABOVE AFTER COMPLETING THEM

SUMMARY

Role

Intention (SMART Goal) for the Session

PRE-PRODUCTION – INQUIRY

Leader(s) in the Field / Exemplary Work(s)

Primary Sources

This scene cuts between people in a way that creates comedy and keeps the viewer interested.

Movieclips Clip from Hot Fuzz – Shot reverse shot comedy

This scene is similar to the Scott Pilgrim scene in its tempo and comedic timing.

Secondary Source

Every Frame a Painting explains the physical comedy including direction, editing, and other great attributes of Edgar Wright’s process. I want to mimic this approach, especially in the editing and directing of my current film.

Training Source(s)

Notes

• Many
• Timestamped
• Notes
• Will
• Go here…

Project Timeline

Pre-production Milestones

• Thing 1
• Thing 2
• Thing 3

Production Milestones

• Thing 1
• Thing 2
• Thing 3

Post-production

• Thing 1
• Thing 2
• Thing 3

Proposed Budget

• Make a copy Film Budget Sheet or Game Budget Sheet and fill it in
• Link to your team budget sheet HERE
• DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS DETAILED ABOVE AFTER COMPLETING THEM

Evidence of Team Planning and Decisions

Place screenshots of the following…

1. Trello Board
2. Storyboard (FILM) (with comments for each role) OR other planning documents like sketches, flowcharts (GAME DESIGN), etc.

• DELETE ALL OF MR. LE DUC’s INSTRUCTIONS DETAILED ABOVE AFTER COMPLETING THEM

PRODUCTION – ACTION

The (FILM, SOUND, or GAME Creation)

Skills Commentary

POST-PRODUCTION – REFLECTION

21st Century Skills

Ways of Thinking (Creativity, Innovation, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)

Ways of Working (Communication & Collaboration)

Tools for Working (Info & Media Literacy)

Ways of Living in the World (Life & Career)

Reactions to the Final Version

Self-Evaluation of Final Version

Grammar and Spelling

Editor

“Video Editors” by Stephen Ransom Photography is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.

SUMMARY

Role

Editor

Intention (SMART Goal) for the Session

By Jan. 12, as the Editor for TEAM 4, I will learn more advanced color grading techniques and formats, by following How to Color Grade S-LOG2 Footage in Premiere Pro (Without LUTS) for Session 3.

PRE-PRODUCTION – INQUIRY

Leader(s) in the Field / Exemplary Work(s)

Primary Source

Taylre Jones was the colorist on this film project.

Secondary Source

Taylre Jones specializes in the field of color correcting and grading in different films. He has been the lead colorist on many different short films, series, ads, and other things. In the video, he explains the tools he uses to color grade and the mentality he takes on when making creative choices. He explains the continuity that must go into this, and the workflow that follows work based on a varying environment.

Training Source(s)

0:00 He is clueless on how to use Premiere color grading (uses DaVinvi), so I can relate and learn with this nice man

1:32 Use different layers to separate the color grade from the original footage

2:13 Create three points to change different levels on the image

3:07 Create contrast in the image, with high and low levels of brightness

4:15 What changes to make to increase saturation

5:34 How to change specific colors to the desired brightness

6:26 Use HSL secondary to help adjust skin tones properly

6:42 Use the mask feature to select the proper areas to change

8:02 Specific changes to make to change the skin (mid-tones, highlights)

8:47 Use a vignette to better highlight the subject

Project Timeline

Pre-production Milestones

• Storyboard 12/12
• Finish Script 12/13

Production Milestones

• Start Filming End 12/14
• Film Jack Talk Scene 12/18
• Film Audrey Talk Scene 12/19
• Start Film Fight Scene 1/3
• Continue Filming Fight Scene 1/4
• Re-Shoots available 1/5
• Finish Filming

Post-production

• Begin Editing By 1/8
• Review Final Edits On Film 1/11

Proposed Budget

• Blank Film Budget Sheet for review

Evidence of Team Planning and Decisions

PRODUCTION – ACTION

The (FILM, SOUND, or GAME Creation)

Here is our film, Food Fight:

Food Fight

Skills Commentary

I was the editor of our film. My smart goal was focused on color grading log or similar styles of film shots. The whole film is color-graded manually from CineStyle footage the camera shot in.

Slideshow: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1dx9gUAQhyZ-1UudV08PPavNrP8ug0nfylBUzNRkF_I0/edit?usp=drive_link

POST-PRODUCTION – REFLECTION

21st Century Skills

Ways of Thinking (Creativity, Innovation, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)

One of the ways I had to be creative was through the use of color grading throughout the film. The choices in color were important but also needed to feel consistent to look good, which took time. Also fixing certain shots that may not flow perfectly and making them still work required problem solving.

Ways of Working (Communication & Collaboration)

I worked with John, our director, and used direct feedback from him to help guide the stylistic and pacing choices when editing. I also spoke with Audrey, our screenwriter, on how the dialogue and other parts of the film should proceed. John and I worked together to organize different components of the film as well.

Tools for Working (Info & Media Literacy)

One of the main ways that I learned to color grade was through the usage of online videos, especially those relating to color grading slog footage, similar to the lens we used on our camera. This helped make the colors look better, as well as correcting other things like skin color too.

Ways of Living in the World (Life & Career)

One of the best career skills developed in this situation was the flow that we had going when it came to filming, editing, providing sound effects, and other factors that made the process successful as a team effort.

Reactions to the Final Version

James Clark said that he liked the pacing, writing, and overall story that was told. Specifically the beginning dialogue, and then the extended ending, all making the film funny but realistic. Overall the fundamentals used were successful in creating a complete and quality film.

Self-Evaluation of Final Version

I thought that we did very good on this film, even if there were places where it could have been polished. As an editor, I was able to successfully color grade, even if it was relatively simple, it made the film visually much better. I also thought that the pacing in the fight scenes as well as the dialogue made the film flow well without slowing down. If there were one improvement to make, I would want to be more experimental in the editing choices and colors used as a whole.

Grammar and Spelling

Grammarly

Editor

John 👍

11/6 Weekly Work Log

Session Number:	2
Week Number:	3
Total Estimated Hours Contributed this Week:	# goes here
What is/was your overall goal for this week?	Goal goes here

Work Tasks 

Date	Task Description	Time Spent	Was / Were your choices and work Best Practices? Why?
11-6	Made edits with available footage	1 hour
11-7	Helped with sound for shooting and also edited	1 hour
11-8	Continued editing	45 minutes
11-9	Kept editing	1 hour
No School			Veterans Day Observed

Session Number:	2
Week Number:	2
Total Estimated Hours Contributed this Week:	4.5 goes here
What is/was your overall goal for this week?	Start editing as well as help out with recording sound

Work Tasks 

Date	Task Description	Time Spent	Was / Were your choices and work Best Practices? Why?
10-30	Vancouver Tour of School	1 hour	Asked questions for the tour
10-31	Practiced using Premiere once it worked, practiced sound	30 minutes, 30 minutes
11-1	Worked on rough cut and edit here	30 minutes
11-2	Recorded the sound for scenes	1 hour	Fixed sound issues and properly recorded and uploaded sound.
11-3	Beginning editing	1 hour

Personal Comments (Optional) 

Remember reflecting on your own choices and work can help you improve both. Are there any other comments you would like to include for your own reflection? If so, please enter them here: 

Session Number:	2
Week Number:	1
Total Estimated Hours Contributed this Week:	# goes here
What is/was your overall goal for this week?	Goal goes here

Work Tasks 

Date	Task Description	Time Spent	Was / Were your choices and work Best Practices? Why?
10-23	Studied different color grading techniques on youtube. Also helped out with test shoots later.	1 hour
10-24	Tested out editing in DaVinci and white balancing. Helped further with test shoots.	1 hour
10-25	Helped present the pitch, further studied color grading.	45 minutes
10-26	Learned how to use sound and learned with blender.	1 hour
10-27	Planning sound, editing, and practiced use of sound and scouting.	1 hour

Personal Comments (Optional) 

Remember reflecting on your own choices and work can help you improve both. Are there any other comments you would like to include for your own reflection? If so, please enter them here: 

SUMMARY

Role

Editor

Intention (SMART Goal)

By Oct. 12, as part of team # as Editor, I will have evidence of editing tension/drama in my film by following Affonso Goncalves and Drama Tutorial for Session 1.

PRE-PRODUCTION – INQUIRY

Leader(s) in the Field / Exemplary Work(s)

Affonso Goncalves on CAROL

Goncalves explains how he works as an editor, specifically in the film CAROL

Goncalves is an editor who has worked on various different films such as CAROL, Patterson, The Lost Daughter, Don’t Worry Darling, and many others. He is known for creating worlds that effectively come to life through complex editing.

SKILLS:

For example, he works closely with both the actors and in using the script to build a world with the clips that he is given and how he chooses to use dialogue or not.

He also states that as an editor, he should be involved physically to help create and change the scenes.

Working with the director allows for a type of synergy where the input of both can be involved with making the film as complete and full as possible.

Essentially the entire interview discusses how he as an editor works, with who, and the way he achieves these thing. In doing this he doesn’t necessarily describe the techniques involved.

Secondary Source:

Article

In this film, he uses editing to change the viewers perception of how time interacts throughout the film.

This is done through the use of flashbacks and the editing of time into a sense that makes sense.

In essence he makes it flow very nice in such a way that makes the viewer intersted.

Training Source(s)

Notes:

0:42 Give the audience time to empathize/react during a dramatic moment

2:02 1st Clip, We see characters show potential for romance despite work on job

3:04 Extra Clip added, changes audience perception

3:19 Helen’s emotions are amplified even further, allowing better connection with her

3:31 Add a type of pause after a funny moment

5:58 Allow for more time both before and after a comedic moment to let the moment sit with them

6:19 Consider the reaction of the audience when editing scenes together

6:30 Give the audience time after an action sequence

7:30 Narratively, the film may not change much with editing, but it can have an effect

8:50 The new scene allows for the viewer to take in what has just happened before the reveal

PRODUCTION – ACTION

New Smart Goal:

My SMART goal was to organize and better manage my files in order to work better by the end of the session.

Film Name: The Pencil

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AeAFC9_KL3VWn6Vj90_bmzvXBZMvSLCg/view?usp=drivesdk

Skills Commentary:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1pVuF1_k32HgcRqvLTILGqyDurVZnyk21GfIo4PGwYfA/edit?usp=sharing

With this being my first time editing, I just tried to stay organized, which meant staying on top of the clips and making sure I knew where everything was. In the actual film, I made sure everything was colored to match the supposed atmosphere. For example, in the flashback scene, I gave it a dreamy effect as well as taking out a bit of the color. Overall I just wanted everything to flow well first then added more where I could. This was all helped out through the organization that made sure I could effectively work in regards to the new smart goal.

POST-PRODUCTION – REFLECTION

21st Century Skills

Ways of Thinking (Creativity, Innovation, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)

I was creative as well as a problem solver with the stair scene. In this scene, we went through several different ways to make the fall look real, and we managed this by cutting to black and sounds to create the illusion of falling.

Ways of Working (Communication & Collaboration)

I collaborated with everyone in the group, and we were able to figure out different issues. One of the main issues that we managed to solve was that of sound. We all worked together in some way to make sure that we had enough sounds that would work. John and others also helped with feedback on the film, and John provided rough cuts that gave a sense of structure.

Tools for Working (Info & Media Literacy)

I used Premiere Pro to edit the film, eventually allowing me to complete the entire film here. I’ve already edited using this before, but I improved my skills as an editor, especially in the sense of time.

Ways of Living in the World (Life & Career)

Working as a team was very useful, as well as having specific expectations pushed me to work differently and effectively as a team to stay on schedule. Essentially I was able to successfully work with little issue as everyone managed to be on time and do their part.

Reactions to the Final Version

Eric emphasized the need for reaffirmation of the goals of the main character, “need to remind the audience of the search for pencil”.

One piece of feedback that came from Group 5 was that they liked the way that the film was both edited and cut together.

Another note of feedback was to keep the colors and lighting consistent when possible

Self-Evaluation of Final Version

I thought the overall process of the film was great, and that it turned out well at the end. As a team we all got our own work done, as well as helping each other with the entire film process. Creatively I liked the film and the only changes that were to be revolved around film principles and exemplification of the main point.

Grammar and Spelling

Grammarly

Editor

John C.

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