by Kenny » Sat Jun 14, 2014 9:53 pm
Editing the first short now.
Definitely learned alot on this shoot, the biggest one being never ever EVER attempt to act and direct at the same time. I didn't have full control of the framing and performance, so as a result the framing changed constantly in some takes and I realized I didn't get some of the emotions I wanted. Thankfully this thing is supposed to be very low-fi in execution, if this was done with the intentions of it being a traditional narrative in High-Def I'd be COMPLETELY screwed.
Really wish we did more takes too but with only one day to work with there was only so much we could do. And the improv dialogue is atrocious, especially on my part. I'm going with the original plan and releasing this without dialogue, the only sound will be a projector sound and possibly a horror soundtrack that's barely audible to help set the mood.
Luckily the last two shorts will not have me in front of the camera so i'll be in complete control of the framing and the performance. Plus it's going to be GRUESOME, this short will be very conservative by comparison.