Group Reflection Post: 14.11.13

What Did You Achieve?

Without Alex present, Dan and Harry continued with the editing process. We worked on the sequence for the chorus which included layering shots over each other of the character in and around a bench. However we were unable to collectively work out how to do this in premiere, it can only be done in after effects and is a very time consuming process. So we decided instead to have a number of matched cuts and have the character sitting on the bench in most of the sequence but we cut away to him sitting at different points of the bench, this gave the impression of mental instability and also portrayed the idea that he had been at this location for a long time. This is different to the original plan however it is just as visually compelling and wont take away from the overall aesthetic and look of the piece. As well as this Harry worked on the blog, highlighting key terms and generally formatting the posts to create an overall uniformity.

What Problems Did You Encounter?

Our primary problems lay with trying to layer the shots over each other, we tried using a sixteen point garbage matte however this fell apart when he walked through the clip as he covered the other character on the bench and the idea didn't work. We tried a number of other techniques including altering the opacity of the clip but none of these were ultimately successful so we had to change our idea. We also noticed that our sequence of clips in the other bench location were noticeably out of focus, so we have decided to re-film these clips using a manual focus rather than auto focus to get the sharpness that our other footage possesses.