Toy movie (The Godfather) Audience reaction

Positives

·         Good shot placement.

·         Using own voice – made it original.

·         Audio well synced.

·         Good movement of toys e.g. rabbit

Negatives – Improvements

·         Longer – add longer shots.

·         Voices in background need to be taken out – hard to hear main voice.

Toy movie (The Godfather) Post-production

Challenges I faced during the post-production process (editing).

The challenges that I faced were:

·        Making sure that the movie wasn’t more than two minutes long, this was a challenge because there were many scenes and I had to make sure they all made sense.

·         It was my first time using Final Cut Express, this was a challenge because I had to get used to the new software.

·         Another challenge that I had to overcome was to explain to my LSA how to use Final Cut Express.

I overcame these challenges by:

·         Shorting down the scenes to make sure it made sense and taking some scenes out, which I didn’t need.

·         By listening to the teacher who told me the basics of how to use Final Cut.

·         The challenge of my LSA not being able to use Final Cut Express was by my teacher showing myself and my LSA how it worked. After learning how to use the software I could give good explanations to my LSA with what she should and shouldn’t be doing during the editing process.

The creative decisions that I made during the editing phase were:

·         By adding fades which gives a good transition affect from scene to scene.

Toy movie (The Godfather) Production

Problems encountered??

1.       Hard to get the correct lighting (either too light or too dark).

2.       People talking in the background (hard to hear voice overs).

3.       Long scenes overall.

How did you solve them?

1.       Tried another room to get different lighting.

2.       Went to a much quieter room to hear voice clearly.

3.       While editing made scenes shorter.

What have you learnt about the production process?

I have learnt that during a production process it can be very challenging. By having this challenge it makes sure that the standard of the movie was at good quality. Most of the challenges were:

1.       Having the correct props – making sure that they were in the right place at the right time.

2.       The lighting is suitable for the right scene – making sure the lighting was consistent throughout the movie.

3.       Good use of camera angles – to make sure that the camera wasn’t moving while filming. Also to make sure each scene wasn’t mixed up, so that it made sense.

4.       Voices and toys were corresponding with each other – making sure the toys were moving correctly while the voice was playing.

By doing these tasks it displays how  difficult these challenges can be, but can also demonstrate how much easier it is for us than for the experts doing top quality movies.