Week of 2/16

This week we had an in-class editing session after assigning our PR/Distribution plan.  Taylor and I worked on editing the next scene in our script.  The plan that we are going for right now is to go ahead and very rough cut the entire film together and then go back through to fine tune dialogue, ADR, add music, etc.. (which I believe I touched on in the previous week's blog...).  In class we cut together the scene where our protagonists are in their living room studying and having a conversation.  We have a wide variety of shot angles and framing, so having excellent script supervisor notes has been a lifesaver.  We also have a hard copy of the script, which has come in handy because we don't have to click all around on the computer to find where we are.  This particular scene is long, but technically could be divided into two separate scenes because the girl, Emma, storms out of the room angrily and re-enters later after a fade to black.  During class we cut the first section, and we also met this Friday (2/17) for a couple of hours to cut together the second section. Timing is still one of our main focuses during this rough cut, because we want the narrative to flow smoothly.  We have moved a few lines of dialogue around, and eliminated others altogether.  My fresh view to the lines provides our team with a new perspective, but Taylor's familiarity with them helps us quickly locate shots and be more productive.  I have probably mentioned that before too, but it is the truth.  So far, I like the direction in which it is headed, and we are staying on schedule.