The End

      After weeks of planning, and more planing, and then more planning, we filmed. After weeks of editing, and more editing, and then more editing, we we're done. We've reached the end folks! Now it is time to look back and reflect on the good, the bad, and the ugly.

          First of all, I think my idea was always pretty concise and clear. I knew exactly how I wanted it and how to do it. The storyline, and character development changed as the days passed and the characters grew on me. But I think I pretty much had set how the film was going to go. I do believe that if we had planned accordingly, and the original ending would've been filmed like planned, the opening would feel more like a film opening than now. However, the final touches of the window and the birds, I believe make it clear that the story is just starting, as well as the countdown. Looking back, I believe having direct dialogue directed towards her from him post breakup, would've made it a little more clear in the sense of what was going on. However, I like the ambiguity of the poem, and the fact that it makes you think, and the finishing touches on the verbs tenses make it more powerful.

          I do wish I would've recorded the voiceover with the poem with more time, and trying my actor before, because at the end it wasn't necessarily what I wanted. It wasn't as powerful or emotional as my original idea, but it worked. I wished I would've used someone with more soul in their voice, or that was able to relate to the story, so that emotion could be felt. At the end it worked out but oh well. I loved my actress and her work. It was exactly what I was looking for, and her wardrobe was spot on. The location was exactly what I wanted. And the actor worked out better than I thought. His shot were probably my favorite, the lightning was spot on, and made all the shots look amazing! I am so happy we recorded backup footage in the little market, because we ended up using lots of it. It was a little hard to find shots were they actually look like a couple, but we made it work. 

        The editing was fun. However, I need to work on my sound editing for the future. I struggled with it the whole process, and it turned out decent, but could've been better. The coloring with Luts was perfect, no pink like I had pictured, but it looked very cinematic. Moreover, It didn't bring the resolution down like VSCOX, and I could edit each shot individually, for a better result, and the nice colors can still be seen. Consequently, I decided the pink for the letters for the same purpose I wanted the coloring pink before. The podcast, looking back, might've been unnecessary, but it gives a nice touch to his character, and hints at the story. Choosing the font was a whole process, that we kinda left for the last minute, but thankfully dafonts.com saved us. 

        I am extremely happy with the final product, and we worked really hard to achieve our dream. It was beyond what I thought it was going to be, and I am proud to call it mine. I hope you like it and thank you for staying tuned, enjoy!