Progress Check
As of now I've filmed everything required for my next film (I'm pretty sure). I've already been doing some editing along the way as I've gotten footage so I could make the work load more manageable. The hardest parts I see as I move forward are going to be making the music and there are three scenes that are completely in Blender. However, I definitely see this as being completable given the time I have remaining until the final product is due.
What I've Learned
If I'm going to act in a film I need a camera man. For this film the entire process, every scene, was just Chris and I. What that lead to is the process literally took twice as long if not longer because I would set up the shot, than focus, than press record, and for however long the shot was I would have to re-watch it again to make sure everything looked how I wanted it. The re-watching was the worst part because if I were behind the camera and I could see a take wasn't working out I could say "cut". However, since I was in the scene I had to wait till the very end, it didn't matter if the performance was spot on or not if half their face was out of frame or they were completely out of focus. On top of that, the re-watching process took the length of the clip which meant if a shot was a minute long, I'd watch for a minute, essentially making the shot take twice as long. Because of this factor, for my next project I plan to either find a camera man or not act in my own film.
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