MAJOR PROJECT: Group Edit Viewing & Final Cut

Yesterday, we had the group edit viewing with the rest of the year group. This was an opportunity to show all of the films to our peers before they were finalised to get some constructive feedback. This was an important process because it was a way of seeing the reception the films got and would highlight any major problems that needed to be solved before handing in. Initially, I was quite nervous about this process as I think it is nerve racking enough showing a finished piece of work on the big screen, let alone an unfinished piece. However, our film was in its very final stages, with just some minor colour grading left to complete, so I was feeling fairly confident about the viewing. Watching everyone else's films was really enjoyable and I think that the range of work across the group was really diverse and interesting. As usual, everyone in the group was very positive about everyone else's work which takes the pressure off and made the screening an enjoyable experience. It was interesting to watch ours on the big screen as we have been editing together largely using the TV in the production room. I think that the film played well and the sound was perfect, which I was really pleased about. The music levels were also high enough but not overbearing which is good. The only thing that really stood out was the colour grade which looked different on the projector than it had on a smaller screen. Otherwise the feedback from Simon and the group was positive which is really reassuring.

Bobbie & Clive

Since the viewing, we went back and looked at the film again on the TV and on the laptop and noticed a few imbalances in the colour grade. It was the most noticeable during Scenes 7-9 in the main office with Craig. However, this has since been resolved and the final cut has been completed. Although, there were several challenges throughout this project (which we knew there would be), I am confident that we overcame them and collectively wrote, produced, shot and edited a film that we can all be very proud of as our final project for University. Although working as a team can have its challenges, I think that individually we all were keen to undertake our roles and we worked very well together to create 'Bobbie & Clive'.