We have come back from a 3 week Christmas holiday. 

We could not do any of the editing at home because none of us have the correct software. So, we started editing as much as we could, and finished by the end of the week of the 6th.

The final product is now done, and we left it on our computer to receive feedback from our class mates. Most the feedback was good, but there were a few suggestions we took on board. For example, we changed the effects on flashbacks of happier times so they were all in black in white, to ensure it was clear when Annie was looking back fondly and what was happening in the present. We also added a scene of Annie drinking vodka at the end, to ensure the audience continue to feel sorry for both characters, and as it fits in with conventions of society today. 

For the last couple of weeks we have been busy editing our production, and ironing out any mistakes.

We have started editing our film today.

We decided to edit the narrative with gaps where the performance would be, so we could sync the song easily after the editing. 

After trying this method, we realised that the gaps may not be at the right time in terms of the lyrics of the song. So we decided to emerge the narrative and the performance, and edit them both at the same time. This meant that once we had synced the song and the footage of Bex miming together, we could lock them, meaning that in theory they should remain together throughout the editing and not fall out of sync. 

We managed to edit the entire first piece at the beach, and once we had decided how we were going to illustrate the title of yellow, we were well on our way. 

I am enjoying editing, and learning new tools and techniques every day.

FILMING VIDEO HERE

Today we filmed the final part of our production. 

Today we filmed the getting ready scene. This involved annie putting on make up and straightening her hair, which we decided in the planning section would be a key opportunity to involve Laura Mulvey's male gaze in it. 

Today we started filming the bits down at the town's harbour. This was Jamie and Annie happy, illustrating the good relationship they had before Annie ruined everything. 

Today we started the filming. We had three hours to do as much as we could, and decided to get the filming on Woolacombe beach out the way, as we would have to drive there, taking up a lot of our time. 

We managed to get all the filming that takes place on the beach finished, despite the various problems we faced such as forgetting the tripod, and having to drive twenty minutes back to the college to pick one up. 

One problem we did face was the weather, which although we didn't plan out the scene to be raining, it ended up actually working quite well. Luckily we had an umbrella, which protected the camera from getting wet. 

PLANNING PRODUCTION VIDEO

For the last two weeks  we have began doing the storyboards, and actually planning out each scene.

This took a lot of time, but eventually we had all the storyboards sorted, and in the correct order. We had figured out quite a specific narrative outline and understand that we may venture off schedule when filming, if newer and better ideas come. 

I found this part of the project very difficult considering the lack of ability I have in art, and deciding how to merge the performance and narrative elements was very hard.