Picture Lock and Colour Correction

I asked the producer to organise a meeting for Monday to discuss the final edit and make sure that everyone in the group was happy with it so I could picture lock it for James. Unfortunately, myself, James, Rhys and Jess were the only people to turn up. Myself and James had already looked over it so it was Rhys and Jess who checked through. I was a little unhappy because I wanted the director to be there so I could definitely picture lock it and James would have more time. Instead, I waited til today to put a final picture lock on it. Watching it back today with the director, James and I decided that a reaction shot of the father after he had pushed his daughter seemed a little out of place and we realised it was because his emotion was not present. So, to remedy the situation we cut in the pills on the floor as we couldn't cut between her falling and the first shot - it looked jumpy and out of place.  However, I feel that it might be a little too in your face about the pills now. At least it is better than it was previously.

The rest of the day was spent colour correcting which James was very helpful with as it was my first time doing it. I think I've learnt a lot about this process now and I began to be able to manipulate the colours alone more successfully with him looking in occasionally to cross check.

Overall, I am very pleased with how my edit has gone and I think I've done some creative problem solving involving cutting around exposure and focus problems whilst maintaining the pacing and engagement of the piece. I am most proud of the argument scene where I implemented a faster cutting pace to create a disorientation which I had started on the rough edit and was encouraged to refine and add more by Esther. I think this has turned out very well - the final scene is also, in my opinion, a strong scene and my decision to keep the shot where he pulls out his phone and apologises before looking off as one long scene with no cutaways increases the intensity in my opinion.