Editing Takes Time...
Week of 3/28 - 4/1 (#2 of 3)
After many days of filming on location, we have finally acquired all the shots we need to start the editing process. Before I start the Adobe Premiere program I opened all the shots to make sure they all looked good and the view was in focus. I noticed that some of the shots were very blurry which meant that I had to scrap them. This mostly included the shots from the island which makes sense because my cameraman was my friend who is not 100% familiar with the camera and how to focus it. Also before I rented the camera I was notified that the autofocus on the camera is slow and not completely accurate. It is now that I understand why this information was so important. Now it was time, I opened the program and started dragging my clips into the timeline. I was seeing my story come to life in front of my very eyes. It was very rewarding to see my hard work come to life.
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| Adobe Premiere Editing Timeline |
After all my clips were laid out for me I kept getting the idea in my head that something was missing. I then researched ways to make my film look more cinematic. I was really going for that professional movie look. I came across a method called LUTs. LUT stands for “look-up table.” A LUT is a tool that lets filmmakers, editors, and colorists save particular color grades as a template. Think of a LUT as a color preset that a filmmaker can readily turn to when working on a project. I didn't know a lot about LUTs before this project but I am glad that my eyes could be opened up to a new world of cinematic filmmaking. Now adding these LUTs is a simple as dragging and dropping into the editing timeline. I am satisfied and grateful to say that because of this new discovery, my film opening will look more cinematic and professional.
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