Director’s Weekly / Updated Production Blog:- Monday 30 November 2015

Up to now I have made great progress in the editing of Edit 4, Scene 6. I am still working through shot 5 of scene 6 and trenching through all the rotoscoping / masks on this shot and theres quite a few key frames to get through. Its now been cut (this shot – shot 5) to only about 5 and a bit seconds so imagine 5 x 25 frames. Its going so well and though it seems like hard work, working on after effects and final cut and etc is so much fun especially when i use youtube to listen to self help or etc or watch tv while doing it. I eventually get into a rhythm and flow which makes it go much quicker. I also am glad as this week i have absolutely nothing on but this editing. My (loa and manifestation and general film) deadlines i set my self are to have this film project created, filmed and produced and ready for distribution by 11:30 pm on 1st December 2015 – yes 11:30 pm tomorrow so I’m working overtime now and getting on to this asap, I’d be well high and buzzed to get it done by tomorrow and love the impossible challenge but will be just as happy to get it done by the end of the week which is another good challenge in it’s self. This has taught me a lot on self discipline and the way in how working on film projects and for myself looks and how i can improve in future projects.

I have done a lot of cgi composition with my film and masks which has been fun editing from after effects to blender 3d then from blender 3d to after effects.

I have also got the second trailer up which is an updated trailer with date and etc.

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Director’s Daily Production Blog:- Thursday 12 November 2015

Today I did loads of editing in the 3d software, B;ender 3d on a model set from blend swap. i rendered it and prepared it to go in to scene 6 shot 2. I’ve also created and uploaded a new trailer to youtube. And finally I’ve done a load of pr and stuff

Director’s Weekly Production Blog:- General update from last post to now

Up to now, the trailer is up and running with the 2nd one being uploaded as we speak.

Also mainly I’ve been slowly editing Scene 6, which is a much bigger visual and sfx / cgi post production operation that originally thought. I have been doing mainly the PR and Marketing and getting distribution and PR plans tied up, updated and finalised.

However due to personal and family illnesses, things have been stopped to a rest and stagnated. I was very annoyed and put back by this but things have kept going by doing little tiny things and starting to progress again. By this i mean I’ve been doing all the prep and loose end tiring work possible and getting blend swaps CC (creative commons) content and etc.

UPDATE AND URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT

The film is now to be released on Friday 8 January 2016.

This is instead of Friday 18 December 2015.

This is due to edit progress and the need for more space to get the finalised distribution cemented.

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Director’s Daily Production Log – Friday 30 October 2015

I opened my Trailer project in Final Cut Pro X. I then started by messing with the effects, taking them all off and starting from base again, this is because rendering was really slow and messing up. I know this could be taking the jip (p**s) a bit but yesterday I had a brain spark in the bathroom and felt I didn’t need sound effects for this trailer just music. Plus I will probably make more bonus and advertising material in all forms so this could just be a trailer with music. Also in this brain spark I was thinking of other trailers which led me to this conclusion.

Don’t get me wrong, I know exactly all the effects I want and transitions etc, but starting from scratch may help a bit. I finally managed to get started on it fully and add effects however I found two different and better looks and effects that were closer to what I wanted.

I tweaked and key-framed the effects on each clip. I did all the transitions and added all the music and then finally I shared it to the destinations.

Director’s Daily Production Blog:- Thursday 29 October 2015

Today I am focusing on the trailer of the film.

I started this morning by doing drafts and narrative breakdowns plans for the trailer; this was continuing on from yesterday when in the late evening I had some late inspiration.

I downloaded sounds and music for the trailer and for all film too.

I did all the text and transitions and then I got all the clips in position and for the duration i wanted. I added and experimented with the effects.

This is all I did for today. I still have to tweak effects and add sounds and music, which won’t take that long at all.

Look out tomorrow for the trailer !!