Editing Log

1st December: Rough edit together, without sound and without adobe after effects mirror sequence. 2 hours of rough editing together whilst taking notes of continuity errors which will need to be fixed in refilm.

2nd December: 2 hours. Diegetic and non-diegetic sound added to the film in order to see what first draft would appear like. Gathered feedback ready to make changes when necessary.

4th December: Adobe after effects-1:30 hours. Mirror sequences edited together using adobe after effects and added into the film in order to bring the sequence and narrative to life.

7th December: Titles and credits added to film in order to add the professional edge to the film. 1:30 hours. Final notes taken ready for re film and re edit.

11 December: Refilmed shots added to the film. 

12 December: Voiceovers recorded and added to the film. Diegetic sound also added in order to add atmosphere.

13 December: Final edit put together and checked over with group. 

Physical Costume design

This is the costumes we decided to use when filming the final draft of our film 'Of Unsound Minds'. We decided to use contrasting black, white and grey colour schemes in order to portray the good v evil characteristics of our main protagonist Rob. The grey colour of Rob's shirt shows how he has a mixture of good and evil which is portrayed through the different characters in the mirror sequences. The dead character wears black to symbolise mystery and evil within Rob's head as he is supposedly a vision of a horrible deed committed by Rob, whilst the Doctor wears white to symbolise how he is supposed to help and guide Rob through his mental struggle.

Re-filming second draft time schedule

Timings and schedule for the re-draft of 'Of Unsound Minds':

13:30-Actors and crew arrive at filming location ready to watch through first draft and take individual notes on what they would change and where improvements need to be made.
14:00- Compare notes and make a checklist of what shots need to be re-filmed in order to make the film a better quality.
14:30- Prepare filming equipment, props and costumes ready for use and have the actors learn their lines ready to be filmed.
15:30- Get changed into costumes and set up lights and camera ready for sunset and darkness outside.
16:00 (or when Sunset occurs)- Begin filming making sure that the shots are checked off on the checklist as they are done to the correct standard.
18:00- Re watch through clips one last time and make sure that the group agree that they are of the highest possible standard and if not re-film again and check
19:00- Take SD card from camera and save files onto computer in order to not lose the files, begin editing the new clips into the clips which are staying from the first draft of the film.

Arranging a time to film with crew and actors

Sheet of tasks to do on blog

In order to make sure that my blog was totally up to date I made a checklist of what I wanted to add in order to make sure that my blog and film could be of the best possible standard. This helped majorly with my time management as it meant I knew what I had to do and made sure that I actually did this.

Prop knife

From preparing our risk assessment we noticed that a potential hazard could be due to the knife that would need to be used in the film. In order to limit the potential harm of the knife we have decided to find a prop knife to use as is completely made of plastic, but still appears realistic in filming.

Equipment sign out list

Filming schedule and weather check

Even though the weather does not directly affect the filming due to some parts of the film being set during the evening/night then we must make sure that we are filming when it is dark outside in order to give the film continuity between the time shown on the clock and the colour of the sky. Due to the sun setting at 15:53 it means that it will be dark enough between 16:15 and 16:30 and therefore this gives us enough time to travel to the filming location as it begins to get dark.

Time Schedule:

15:25- Finish school and gather equipment ready to film
15:30- Meet at the school gates ready to travel on the train to Hornchurch.
15:50- Arrive at Upminster station and get on train travelling Westbound towards Hornchurch.
16:05- Arrive home ready to film giving us time to set up before it begins to get dark.
16:15- Check that it is now dark enough to film outside and if so begin filming- film all the mirror shots first in order to make sure that the camera doesn't move so that the after effects works.
16:30-18:00- Film the duration of the film- allow plenty of time for multiple shots in case doesn't go right first time round.
18:00- Double check that all shots and lines are filmed using checklist and script. If so then tidy up equipment and put files onto the computer in order to assure that they are not lost.

Production schedule for re-filming

November schedule

Cast filming time availability

Production Schedule