Further Evolution of Short Film

This is my first post after finishing my short film and now I am free to comment on the process.

Filming
While I didn't have a story board as I felt it was difficult to capture what I was planning on paper and instead found it easier just to recount my thoughts when on location. I did have an idea of what shots I wanted to do when filming so I didn't make it up when there. The only times I had to improvise shots were when the location had limitations that we had to work around such as space or lighting. Due to time constraints such as availability of crew and working around schedules, there are many differences between the final film and the script. Most noticeably is the timing as the script called for shooting at night time while I could only work during day time. However, it worked in favour of the film as it was a good way of playing with generic expectations which already gives the audience the impression that, while the character matches the tropes of the genre, it gives the impression that he is in a world that he doesn't belong in.

Editing
Since we are seeing the film from a noir-esque character's perspective, it would be down to the editing, With the brighter look as a result of filming in the day, the film ended up looking better in my opinion as the contrast between the white backgrounds and the black clothing made the characters stand out even better. All three characters seen feature a black element whether it be clothing or hair which makes them stand out among the backgrounds. This is enforced further with the overlays added in post. The choice for making it black and white was done to capture the 'Sin City' style which I also added effects to reinforce the contrast which I intended.

While editing, I found that the sound editing was significantly more challenging and more time consuming than the actual film footage. As this was an early project, I applied simple cuts between shots so that there wasn't that much to edit as the clips simply fell into place. The audio was another thing though as the way the sound was recorded initially meant I had to sync up the sound with the video myself. We recorded the sound externally so that it would be of better quality however this meant I had to go through each clip and make sure the sound is matched perfectly.