Today we got a lot done! First of all, we got the camera and started to take pictures of the main actress (me). Also, thinking outside the box a little, I suggested poses and actions that had the camera inside, to mix contemporary with the here-and-now. After taking loads of pictures so we had a vast variety to choose from. I knew immediately what my picture would be from the selection. There was one, mixing the camera with the actress.
We then continued editing and we have the first interview part now in loose, ready for more in depth, detailed editing. It looks very good and with having the loose rough-cut of the second and final part of the rest of the video, we are almost half way there, which is exciting!
When the group disappeared, I decided to edit my picture. A black background would make it more professional-looking and would also cut out any useless background images the camera picked up. I spent little over an hour making sure the picture was perfectly blackened out, even going pixel by pixel! Yes, it was tedious but trying to get it perfectly outlined – especially the hand – proved rather tricky. However, in the end it all got done, just need to get the titles and everything done, which should all be done by the end of this week.
Also, I have been looking into music on a site called http://www.freesound.org/, where people upload royalty-free music. You can download it all legally, just music and sound effects that people have uploaded onto the site. So far I haven't found anything that we can use for the short film for the period drama. Perhaps we just need some violin music? I will try and find more tomorrow.
