Production-Editing Scene 3

   Today I'll be editing scene 3 of my film opening after filming! I'll be editing it to make sure I have the shots I want and to make sure they all work well together, because otherwise I'll still have time to refilm shots. For this scene I'm aiming to keep it around thirty seconds, but it may go a little over due to the scenes with dialogue.

  To start editing this scene, I started out by importing everything into IMovie and then cutting it to the desired duration. For most of the shots where she's making food I wanted to keep it short as possible while still having a relatively slower pace so I can fit that 30 seconds mark. After cutting it down I unfortunately had 21 seconds left to use on my first scene.

  For this scene, to keep it cohesive I used direct cuts in between shots and to keep a continuous flow. I also cut them in a way so that it only captures the main characters actions and nothing in between.

  As I used practical lighting, the ceiling lights were more white then warm so I took steps to change it. As this lighting was a lot more whiter and brighter then I aimed for I used IMovie's built in filters to make it warmer. I specifically chose the "Western" filter as it was a little warmer and made colors deeper. Using the slider I made everything at level 40 of that filter. It made it more cohesive with scene 2 and also gave a more home like, cozy atmosphere.

  Moving on, as planned, I used Pixabay's sound effect of the television playing so that it makes the scene feel more real. I only ended up using the television sound as my shots were able to capture the sound of the props used. I made sure to turn the sound to a lower volume as its purpose is more so for background noise.

  Lastly, since I recorded the main character's dad voice separately, I overlayed the recording over the two long takes of the shots and moved them each over tot he parts of the shots where the main character stops talking. This way it can look like that the dad is on the phone and also make sure that his dialogue is heard.

  After editing, I'm hoping I don't have to make any further changes after filming scene 1 but if I do then I will re-edit some of these clips accordingly. If I could allocate more time for this scene I think the results would be better, but due to the time given I have kept it this length. But after editing so far I would say I am mostly satisfied with how it turned out.