Faux Fame

Our short film that we have made for the Production Module has a new current draft before it has to be colour graded and given titles.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-ew__hlx8u7eXR0V2s0VmxIVVE/view?invite=CN6Gvc8H&ts=58da70fc

The film is relatively, and appropriately, slow paced, except for the dance scene in the middle. The cuts are more frequent and are on the beat, but the problem is that the dance scene seemed to drag on a little bit within its second half, which loses the novelty of the gag within the scene, rendering it unfunny and losing its point in terms of audience reactions.

As a result of this slow pace, we're going to shoot a new scene to add more content, meaning we will not have to drag the dance scene for as long in order to reach the 5 minute mark.

There are multiple highlights in terms of editing techniques within the film, which include match cuts, cutting to motion, and the use of effective sound mixing.

These two frames cut with each other to produce a smooth transition.

The motion in both shots create a seamless transition.

Throughout the film, the use of music is important but the sound is produced in different ways diegetically. When the music is coming through the headphones, it has a tinnier sound but becomes more full and warm when the dance scene to simulate loud speakers.

There are also additional ambient sounds such as the audience cheering in the dance scene and the use of phones and humming printers and equipment in the office scene. Using none of this sound would mean a much more shallow sounding film that doesn't engage the audience as well it does when using the real sound placed in during post.