Production blog: The Journey Through Time

Okay so with the last blog we talked about all the prepping and planning that happened along the way for filming and editing to begin but now we are just in the waiting stages. At some point I fell behind in the blogging but I was able to stay on top of everything and keep up with the dates. I managed to build the stories dramatics and discussed it with the group but since the last time we blogged the group has been out of contact. We have not communicated in that time since school began to get hectic and work plus other inconveniences. Everyday life problems began to get in the way which made it harder for us to stay in touch.

The stress really began to kick in this quarter. It is mentally taking atoll on all of us I can see in in the way we talk. I have been very repetitive in questions and I am sure we all are just ready for our spring break to come and save us from all the stress we're experiencing in the moment. We have our location set. Everything else is taken care of and now all we are waiting on is the dates to start filming and editing.

I believe we would most likely take two to three days to film and two to three days to edit. Most of that should be easy seeing as we made sure to prep for a longer than necessary time. It wasn't by choice but at least we were able to get everything together before we even had a date set. This allowed us ample enough time to secure our thoughts and ideas in creativity for the film. The last choices of how the opening comes out will most likely come from our editor Rohanna she is the person who is best at editing.

So, we made sure to figure out everyone's strongest points and weakest points. We were able to assist and help everyone learn something in their weakest points while others helped one another out with their strong points. Idline and I make great camera men and directors. Nishayla makes for a good planner and actor placement. Rohanna is good with editing and choosing the important segments of the takes. Her part although seems the hardest for someone like me who is not quite the best editor can be done wonderfully and effectively by someone who is in tune with editing like Rohanna.

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