Hey everyone! Spring Break is in session, but that doesn't mean the workflow stops. I have a shorter post for you today but I have some large announcements.
So first off, let's talk about the film. I've done around half of the editing needed. I've mainly focused on shot composition and effects for now. At first, I thought that shot organization would go by very quickly, but it turns out I'm super particular about how I organize the film. I've just finished organization yesterday, and I've started on sound today! I've utilized sounds listed in previous posts, but I ran into a new problem. How do I find audio stings? Of course, I could scan through audio libraries, but the issue with that is that it's like gambling. How can I find specialized stings tailored for my film if I'm just combing through random songs? I found a more intuitive solution than audio libraries.
Introducing, a virtual piano! The lovely people at virtualpiano.net have created an online piano interface for people to play with and create their own pieces! Let me preface this that I know absolutely nothing about music, or music theory, or anything on how to create proper songs or stings. There's no time to learn like the present I suppose? I've been combining some basic notes and testing them in the film opening, so I'll let you all know how they turn out when the film is created! From this point going forward, almost every piece of audio not listed previously in the blog will have been created by me.
Next up, let's discuss CCRs. Last post, I talked about how I wanted one of my CCRs to be formatted like a business presentation, but I left the other one more open to interpretation. I now have another idea I'd like to share! I want the second CCR to be more casual in tone, and for it to be formatted like a relaxing chat over dinner. The video will actually consist of I and other friend enjoying a nice dinner (I've already begun buying groceries, hehe) while the friend interviews me on representation in my film, my creative process, and what technologies I included in this project. This will also have some other shots and cuts to other videos overlaying the screen to culminate in a wonderful viewing experience. I genuinely love this idea, I think it's creative and gives me a way to show off my editing skills while still having a formal video!
I want to have this play in the background. It's my favorite classical music piece, it's in the public domain, and it'll set a formal tone while being relaxing! It's a calming piece too, great to listen to if you're stressed.
Lastly, I just wanted to give a little update about myself. Truth be told, the last couple weeks of my life have been exhausting. School has been rough, and I'm really tired. In other words, I feel burnt out? It's been a bit difficult to work on other projects, such as this one, for that reason. Regardless, I won't let that stop me. Spring break has arrived, I have a full week to myself, and it's lovely outside! As long as I keep at it while having faith in the belief that good things will come, I know everything will be okay.
In case anyone who is reading this is in a similar boat to mine, take a moment to breathe. It's going to be okay. Take a walk, enjoy the weather, just be with yourself. Most importantly of all, don't give up. Keep at it, keep working, keep enjoying life. I wholeheartedly guarantee that if you do that, life will reward you.
Thank you all for listening. I can't wait to share what else I have planned in terms of my film (I'm going to reveal the title tomorrow!), and I'm still excited to work on this. I'll see you all next week!
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