We did more filming before the week was out (and I didn't remember to bring my camera for stills, but as I was crawling around on the floor and stuff, I wouldn't have been able to take pictures anyway), and now it's time to think about editing.
I had started to watch the lynda.com videos for imovie, but then I realized that they were for imovie'06 and the computers in the lab have imovie'09 on them and they don't look at all the same, so videos telling me where to find things in one seem pretty useless for the other. It looks like our class lynda.com membership only lets us watch the particular videos listed for our course so I couldn't get any of the '09 tutorials to play. But Apple's website has a handful of online tutorials--just getting the general idea sort of things, which is just the right speed for me. I also just poked around on Google for any other tutorials and checked those out. This one wasn't bad. There are heaps of them on youtube, most of which seem to be made by wee little boys--it kinda cute. I liked this one and this one. I think I remeber what I watched, and I'll find out tomorrow in class (I've discovered that my computer won't accept any relatively recent version of imovie--its video card is too old? The message that popped up when I tried to install it from my ilife CD said something to that extent).
--The Wombat
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Filming!
Well, we filmed today. We had a good, long block of time and we actually got quite a lot done--we did most of the work for three sketches. Filming in a public elevator was a bit trying--for some odd reason other people kept wanting to get in.....go figure. But I think it's going to look good--the fisheye lens (Monday's forgotten equipment) really makes the scene look appropriately weird. We did the ATM shoot next (again--too many darned people!). It took a while to work out the logistics of camera placement, and we ended up doing something a bit different than we originally thought, but it came together and we had fun (we got to spray Stella in the face with a squirt bottle and scramble madly on the ground for cash!). We left campus for the automatic windows shoot and used Nick's (very large--I really had to climb in) truck. We managed not to actually cut my head off (yay!) and discovered that corn syrup blood is very goopy and messy. And people on the street look at you funny when you're hanging out of a truck window making weird noises.
We had been talking about perhaps splicing some footage from some other source of an ATM spitting cash, and I found a clip from the first source I could name (I know it's a common routine--I've seen it lots in movies and TV programs, I just couldn't tell you what most of them were, so that's not much help):
There are a few more shooting get-togethers planned before Monday, I shall try to remember to bring a still camera along for the next one so that I can post visuals....
--The Wombat
Must remember to blog.
Must remember to blog. Must remember to blog.....
Maybe if I type it over and over again, like writing lines in school, it'll stick. This blog reminds me of long division in the third grade--it's not actually all that difficult once I just sit down and make myself do but I have a major mental grudge against the idea of it. That goes for digital art in general for me--I just don't like using computers. I'll have to get past that. Must remember to blog!
Right--that said, we got off to a rocky start with the filming this week. We had a plan, we had props, but come Monday we were short a person, a piece of equipment, an essential prop or two, and a location (being repaired--figures). In other words, we didn't get very much done. Alas. But we're meeting up before class today to get an early start and we have plenty of time blocked out outside of class for the rest of the week and weekend so we should be just fine on time.
We're going to be working on three of the shorter sketches today--elevator, ATM, and car window. I've got a heap of props piled up front of my door to haul off with me--a big clock with hands we can turn, some clean trash, ingredients for fake blood, stuff to clean up after fake blood (which I have a feeling is going to be harder than we think). I'm a bit nervous about the whole thing--filming and acting (and let's not even think about editing quite yet...), but it'll work out.
--The Wombat
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