Well, today I managed to complete the final edit of Schoolyard Justice; leaving all that is required now is music, sound editing and visual effects\/digital grading. But the good news is, the cut that I have now I am happy with.<\/p>\n
There was initially a problem with the original cut of the film, in that it moved too slowly. The opening dawdled, the middle cranked up a little, and then the end just kind of… well, whimpered a bit.<\/p>\n
Now, after going back to square one and starting again, I have a version that suits me. It’s interesting, as an editor, just how much power and control you have over the final product of a film; you can remove and add entire sequences with the click of a mouse, and change the entire dramatic scope of a piece of work. One key scene inparticular was decidedly flat, about five minutes of unwatcheable boredom shoehorned into an otherwise passable dramatic film. My first thought was to re-film the scene, change the camerawork up a bit to spice things up. My second thought, and one that was more profound, was to cut the scene up and insert into the rest of the film as a flashback throughline that assists with the telling of the main plot.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, what this means is that some of the cast might be a little disappointed with the amount of screen time they end up with, but for the sake of the film, it had to be done.<\/p>\n
So, with the audio post production left to do, and some visual effects to work on, the film is one step closer to completion.<\/p>\n
Soon, the last trailer will be posted exlusively on the SYJ website, so check out the link to the right for updates to that!<\/p>\n
After several nights of editing furiously, now I can afford to have a couple of days relax, before commencing sound work on Monday. So, it’s off to the farm for some relaxing time, and recharging the batteries!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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