Finishing Touches 😎👉
Hey Besties!! 💓💓💓💓
I am feeling so much better with the outcome of this film. I must say that this is one of my proudest achievements. From every detail, every morning there is an addition or change to the video and I feel like I can finally say I am completely satisfied. I didn't think I was up to the task or I could present quality work, but I am proud of my own efforts so I am glad to say I will give myself a pat on the back. No matter what anyone says, I feel like I was able to reach somewhere and it is definitely making me anticipate where this film would be going after the opening scene. 😂 SO much drama! I had this one idea but after trying it, it wasn't working and I feel like I can live without it. For the mornings when I kept adding and adding clips or changes, I always felt a missing piece, but I am very satisfied this morning and calm. What a change right? It is probably the weekend-long nap I got, those do you wonders. Anyway, enough about me, let's get on to what happened and why I made the decisions I made.
First things first...
Audio
In terms of dialogue, there is none. So I had to do a lot of show than tell. A difficult task! But, I think I was able to show an idea of the content after the few segments I had inserted: the divorcement papers, the picture frames, the close-up shots of the facial expressions, and the extreme close-ups of the movement. So, when I had initially planned to make this film, I wanted to insert dramatic music as I showed the story. BUT... there were soooo many challenges. I had failed to realize that since the music requirement was no copyright, most of the music I found did not fit the scenarios, especially since the mood shifts from before the door scene and after the door scene. After digging and digging, these were a couple of the sites I came across.
Then I lost all hope... It was depressing really, 😭😭😭 So I consulted my family. First, I asked my cousin who played the guitar, very much pleaded for help. I think he didn't want to, so I turned to my sisters. One of them came across a very trustworthy viable source: TikTok FYP. Listen, I don't wanna lose you there, hear me out. She didn't get the song from there, BUT she came across a video from another website of copyright-free music. She had found the song 👐💗 I was entirely thrilled.
These were the three websites listed and we started exploring for music.
The song we came across was called Limbo (feat. ELLIOT) by Floatinurboat Elliot. It had lyrics, so I looked for the instrumental version. The reason is because I didn't want it to seem like a music video more than a film video. Another huge problem I had felt like I came across. So that is when I realized that even if dialogue would not be necessary, background sounds might be. So that is what I added.
Background Noises
Sound Effects
Bird/Nature noises
Camera Flash ( The main thing I forgot to discuss: The whole birthday scene can be thought to be recorded... So it is as if Grace is looking back at these videos of her celebrating with her family... So after we find out about James and Lynda's weird connection vibe, you see a foreshadow of the photo frames being tossed into the box to throw away. The transition from the birthday scene and the box is followed by the sound of the camera flash when Nana fixes the camera and gets everyone ready for the picture. BUT WHY IS LYNDA IN THE FAMILY PHOTO??? Mary looks over to her shoulder and senses the vibe of Lynda and James. That's why we see that transition)
Foley Sound of the shoe (stepping)
I extracted the sounds below from the video and edited them to naturally flow with the video.
Happy Birthday Music
Dialogue (Nana saying "Come")
Last Scene
This part is the most important and shortest scene in the whole segment. I added this because I felt that it was missing. I needed to create that continuation feeling. After we see the transition from the family photo to the family frame, the music stops and we hear natural sounds. This gives room for dialogue and possible scenes. It also cuts. The cutaway at the end where it says 8 years later provides the chance for the opening scene to continue into the film story.
So what is this scene?
This scene is when Grace (future Grace/ 8 years after her birthday) is out running. She is leaving the house. The foley sound creates that swoosh sound and you hear the natural wind in the background. Then it blacks out (creating a dun vibe) What will happen next? Who was running? Who is this character?
HEHEHHEHEHEHHEHEH SEE WHAT I DID THERE 😁😁😁
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