EXCITED FOR THE END

For most projects that we do for AICE Media Studies, I edit them. This means that my desktop gets covered in files of videos, audio, and pictures. One of my favorites things to do when I finish to project is to delete all the files that have clogged my desktop, and let me tell you, I'm a little more excited that usual. My desktop in filled to the point that I can't even organize them, I have resorted to piling them on top of each other. I could delete them now because they are all on iMovie and on WhatsApp but incase something happens, I feel a little safer having them in a third place.

I'm sure I could organize it a little more, but at this point is there a point. I can't wait until I get to drag it all into the trash. I know that sounds harsh and don't get me wrong, I love doing this project, but I just want it to be over. 

Until the next time, your friend,

Lærke 

*INSERT AUDIO*

Before Spring Break, Eitan and I recorded different audio bites so I could work on editing in the audio while I was out of town. The short film relies heavily on audio which meant we had a lot to record. From the top of our heads, we remembered to record the sounds of trash bags, washing machines, shoes fighting, walking up stairs, and any other sounds that were obvious; this did not included the small details, that well, most people forget about. As I was editing in the sound, there were a lot of parts that we hadn't recorded the sounds to; however, most of these would be fixed with the music that Eitan's brother was supposed to create. I would like for you guys to reread that last sentence and focus on the words "was supposed to", yea, you guys guessed it, he bailed. Now we have to try and find another person who is talented at the piano or figure out how Garage band works. I know this girl who's extremely talented on the piano, actually I know two, but I haven't talked to either of them in a while and I think its rude to ask someone you don't talk to anymore for a favor. We have plenty of time to figure it out but Id like to have it sooner rather then later, so the whole filming and editing part  of this project would be finished. On a lighter note, Eitan started the website, and I think it is amazing. He hasn't finished yet but I have faith that it'll be good all around. Ill keep you guys updated.

until the next time, your friend,

Lærke

WHAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR!

I know, I know. You guys have been waiting weeks but the time has come. This has been a much anticipated event and I appreciate all the support. I know some of you are reading this right now and thinking "OMG did they finish?" No we didn't finish but its something better.

The Lærke and Eitan blog company presents, Between The Seams. This is the title for our short film. Eitan came up with the idea, I think it stems from the fact that it is a love story between a shoe and a sock, and because shoes and sock have seams. I think it fits well with the story and its kind of humerous because its similar to between the sheet.

In the short film, we have it displayed in the beginning with a typing effect; however, we asked around and a trusted informant believed that we should place the credit and title scene differently. I haven't been able to yet but when I mess around with the sound, I will see where the credit and title scene works best.

We are now in Spring Break, so to keep up with the schedule, Eitan and I will be working on different things. I will continue working on editing and Eitan will start working on the website. This is the best way to stay on track because I am out of town until March 29th, making it difficult to meet up and work on it together. Hopefully, we can maintain our schedule.

Until the next time, your friend,

Lærke

TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY

So on Tuesday, we re-filmed the ending scene because Eitan and I decided thought the old ending didn't flow well. I think the new ending is better and overall just a cuter ending. We finished that pretty fast, so we started to think of credit ideas. Eitan and I couldn't think of any ideas that would work well with the stop motion themes. We tired so many different things but none of them seemed to work which was disappointing. Although these seems we didn't do anything on Tuesday, we did. We finished filming and planned to record sound on Wednesday. So Wednesday came along, and let me say I have a new found respect for foley artists. Eitan and I spent sometime walking around the house, trying to figure out what combination of sounds would work for the sounds we needed for the project: washing machine, walking up and down stares, bags rustling, etc. We played around with different items and I think it worked out well. I won't know until I edit the sounds in and see if the sound makes sense to the situation. Additionally, through editing, I will be able to see what sounds are missing and if we need to fix anything. Right now, Eitan and I are pretty good on time. Today is Thursday, March 22, and we are done filming and sound. I have most of it edited other than the sounds and I only need to fix the title and credit scene. Eitan will be working on the Website over Spring Break, and I on editing. Hopefully, we keep up the work ethic and stick to the schedule that was posted in one of my earlier posts. I am excited to see the end result as we are getting closer to the due date.

Until the next time, your friend,
Lærke

JUST ANOTHER DAY OF FILMING

Last time I talked to you guys, I was explaining the events of Friday. Since then, we filmed another minute and is now at a full four minutes of film. I knew going into this that it would be a long tedious process, but it wasn't until Saturday, did it really hit, how complex this our storyline is. It isn't complex as in difficult but complex as in so many different moving parts that need to be considered. This was the first day of filming that I got annoyed with the actual production process, it was long and stupid and we didn't get far; it was as if we had hit a major roadblock and we couldn't seem to make any progress, or so we thought. By the time we finished the afternoon, it turned out that we had actually gotten a lot done. When we had put all the videos on iMovie and edited them together, we had four minutes and ten seconds of film. While filming one of last videos, my phone ran out of battery. I was so angry. I thought we had lost about 15 seconds of film, which coincidentally were the last seconds of our narrative tale, yet when my phone turned back on later that night, I found out that the app had automatically saved the video on it's own. To extend the time on the film, we changed the ending. So, the shoe makes the journey all the way down stairs and the socks walks out of the drying room, after losing its partner. Instead of meeting and having a happily ever after, they walk past each other. The shoes continues and stumbles upon some shoes that weren't very nice. The shoes surround the sock and beat the sock up. The shoes hears the commotion, turns around, and come to the socks rescue; then they live happily ever after with their child. Eitan and I drove all the way to Baby R' Us and bought two pairs of baby sock. I wonder what the employees of the store were thinking when two teenagers walk in to buy baby socks. Anyway, that pretty much brings all of you back to date.


Until the next post, your friend,

Lærke

Y'ALL, THREE MINUTES AND COUNTING

Yesterday, Friday March 16th, Eitan and I reached three minutes of edited film. I know this doesn't seem like much but it has been a tiring couple of days and it's not even over. Today, we are going to continue filming at 12 and try to finish the entire short film before work at 7. This might seem like an  unrealistic goal but we filmed two minutes yesterday, so fingers crossed. From the 3 minutes that we have, I am excited to see the final work and proud of the work we have already done. I think its turning out really well and hopefully, we are able to extend the story without creating unnecessary plot lines. We stopped several times through out the day to eat and to take a drinking break, but at one point, Eitan and I were laying on the floor trying to film, when my cat wakes up. In the top left of the picture, you can see a red table cloth, my cat's bed in under that table. She thought that we were laying there to pet her, so she proceeded to climb on top of me and just lie there; I took this opportunity to take a break. Yesterday was a painfully long filming day filled with interruptions but we got through it. In the end, it was fun and I enjoyed the experience; hopefully the other days will be like that.

your friend,
Lærke

YES, THE FLOOR WAS COLD

In the picture, I am laying on the floor after finding out that we only have a minute worth of film

Yesterday, Eitan and I continued filming our project. We decided to buy the Stop Motion Studio Pro app which, somehow, takes better pictures than the free one, so we had to recreate the first 16 seconds that we had. We started filming around 3PM and stopped around 6PM because Eitan and I both had prior engagements. I wanted to make sure we got enough footage for me to edit, so I asked Eitan to film the same scene from several different angels. Mostly this means we have a lot of bloopers. Even though this was tiring work, Eitan and I had a lot of fun. I think we might have go in a slightly different direction to make sure the story meets the five minute mark. In just the 2-3 hours that we worked, the film is at about one minute and five seconds. We have a few ideas on how to expand the story and we hope to try them out today. I think reaching the five minute mark might the most difficult part about this project, but if everything goes as planned, we'll have it done before Spring Break. 

your friend,

Lærke