MM&I - The Final Version

My final version and evaluation of my Me, Myself and I IS HANDED IN!!!

http://gifs-to-wear-pants-to.tumblr.com/post/24782402943

I decided to not put in the Supernatural-esque gag reel at the end as it detracted from the whole serious surreal film motif I have. So I put some extra credits, super 8 and an old film countdown at the beginning to add to the cinematic feel of my film. I still need to upload my EDL but that's easily done.

The full film can be seen here: 

Production Skills #11

Today, Gavin (one of the Level 6's) was kind enough to develop our 8mm footage for us and we got to see the how he does it on a student budget, saving £40 rather than getting it sent off to develop.

After dismantling the casing in a 'dark box' and wrapping it around another contraption, leaving gaps so the chemicals could get into every frame, Gavin then bathed the film in various chemicals as photographers would, but also using borax (exclusive to moving image).

Gavin then bathed the film in normal detergent to clean it...

...And then hung it out to dry. It will take at least 24 hours to dry thoroughly. 

It is a very time consuming process but I'm sure the wait will be worth it! Can't wait to see how it turns out!

Production Skills #10

Today we looked at the Super 8 cameras, as it is suggested we use a bit of them in our MM&I's. It's fairly straight forward to load and work. Make sure you do a light reader reading (on the right settings (25fps and the type of film you have!) to adjust the aperture on the camera so it looks good! 

Thanks Jamie J for the pic

We then went on Avid where Lee showed us how to hand in. It's all straight forward again. Click export, make sure it's Quicktime movie (or go on the preset Untitled) and ALWAYS watch back the film. Make sure you set an in and out point. Make sure it's on 'H.264' on settings so the Uni can see the footage. Render should be the highest or best.