Tuesday, 27 February 2018

Beginning to edit my film

For the audio track of my film, I would like lots of clips of people stating things they like and dislike about themselves, and some habits they have. Even if my idea develops and I choose not to use them, I think it will provide some interesting research, and will give me an insight into what people think about their bodies and what behaviours they habitually perform, so that I can then capture them on camera or film. 
I have begun to ask peers to send me these voice clips (see video below). They seem to last roughly 10 seconds, and I am finding it interesting to analyse them. People seem to sound unconfident when talking to a recording, even if they have done it alone on their own device and sent it to me. They almost adopt a more well-spoken voice and speak less fluidly - perhaps this could be avoided if I was to record an actual conversation, where I ask them directly, "What is something you like about yourself?" I find it interesting that although we are in an age where people are so attached to their mobile phones and frequently talk into them anyway, they become uncomfortable when put on the spot and asked to identify their good and bad qualities. 
I am aiming to edit and cut these clips and play them over my visual footage of moving bodies, perhaps with some music as well, to invite the sense of hearing as well as sight and touch; and to involve the idea of self-awareness and being mindful of one's appearance, hopefully promoting a greater sense of social acceptance and self-love. 





Using iMovie on my MacBook Pro, I have started to edit the film element of my project. I looked through the footage and found some good shots of the body, as well as listening to the voice clips I have, cropping them and putting them into a good order. I also added a piano track in the background as I thought the film sounded a little awkward left silent. I was careful to edit the voice clips, visual footage and music together with good timing compared to each other. Unfortunately, I have limited space on my laptop, so could not create a very long video, however I think it is long enough to give an example of what the final film will be. I will most likely edit the final one on Adobe Premiere, as it has many more advanced features and will handle the space issue better. However, I am really happy with this initial edit. I think the footage, music and voice clips work well together to create mood and evoke interest. In saying this, I will experiment with some closer-range shots, perhaps using a zoom or crop tool to get closer to the body, increasing the ambiguity and bringing more attention to the skin detail. 




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