Production: Organizing our Footage

 This blog post contains a description on how we managed our footage for our thriller film opening. This post was made by Kim

During the production process, we used several technologies and applications to organise our footage for our thriller film opening. We mainly used the Photos App on our phone as a key tool for organizing and managing all the photos and videos, from planning to post-production. 

We created a shared album within the Photos App to store all our photos and videos in one folder. By using shared albums, each of us can contribute by adding photos or videos we took during the filming process. 

The shared album allowed all of us to access the folder and add photos or videos we took from our own devices during the filming process. This made it more efficient as we all can view the images and footage we took. We compiled all the photos and videos related to the project such as the storyboard, behind-the-scenes photos and the shooting footage. Moreover, this saves us a lot of time since we don't have to send the photos and videos individually through messaging apps. 

The shared album also has a ‘like’ button and a comment section which was very helpful to us. Each member could use the comment section to share their opinions about different takes or angels, but we mainly used it to label the take number of each clip. 

We didn't have a clapper, so we made our own with a piece of paper to label the take number and the scene

However, most of the scenes didn’t have the clapper as the cover of the clips, so we decided to label each take with the take number and scene to reduce any confusions or misunderstandings. 

We used the ‘like’ button to label which clips that turned out well without any errors or mistakes, this made it easier for Tisha (our editor) to select the right clips to use during the editing process.

Overall, by using the shared albums, it improves our collaboration, organisation and efficiency when producing our thriller film opening. It ensures that everyone involved has easy access to the materials. If a team member loses an image or video clip, other members would still have access to it, therefore we won't have to spend a lot of time re-filming different clips. Other than that, this ensures the quality of our thriller film opening as each member can check each clip to check for any errors or mistakes that can affect the continuity of our final film opening. 

Personal Reflection:

Overall, organizing and managing our footage has increase efficiency as we did not have to waste so much time watching videos one by one to decipher which take is which take. When done like this, it makes editing work much easier meaning it can be done quicker, which will be especially useful when chasing deadlines. While organizing footage may seem like a hassle and not too big of a chance, it actually benefits us in the long run.