R+P Post 19: Our Rough Cut

We plan to begin this as soon as we can; once we have filmed our test shoot and returned the kit, so that the footage can be uploaded. We want to get started as soon as possible so that everything we would have filmed can be reviewed and the issues we come across can be improved in time for out next shoot. The rough cut should be very useful in exposing obvious errors such as jump cuts and continuity errors but also show if aspects such as lighting work and any shots that we think no longer work. This will be the first time that we get to see actual video footage with our music so it will be interesting to see if they compliment each other.

The process:

1. We will watch our footage and select the best shots
2. We will place them into a separate folder
3. We will put the shots onto the timeline and cut them
4. We will add the music
5. We will add the titles

Upon reflection, the rough cut helped us massively. We found out some things needed to be fixed/changed for the main shoot:

• The bedroom scene was not long enough so we will add another make up shot, of Stacey putting on blusher
• It did not make sense for Stacey to still have to finish getting ready downstairs i.e. by putting on her shoes because it slowed the pace down too much. So this will take place in the bedroom scene next time
• The throwing of the detective badge on the floor seemed a bit confusing and pointless so we have come up with a better idea of having her put it into a drawer, where we see lots of IDs such as passports and credit cards, which make her seem more mysterious 
• There were a couple of jump cuts which we will fix by making the shots fit better to each other e,g. she can put the make-up into the bag whilst she is still in her getting ready area
• The lighting was too bright and created shadows that were too potent so next time will try and get the light to seem subtle and more intimate     

  

  Amy, Shayam and I working on the rough cut in the edit suite