Approach
This week I focused on finishing the project. I continued to work from my list of hardest scenes to the easiest. As I added more sound elements. During the end of the week, I realized I didn't need a scene and the short is stronger for it. I also created my own font for the end title card and my own white noise. One of the last critical steps for the project was looking for strong cohesion between my individual scenes and transitions. During the beginning of the week I struggled for a moment but as the week continued I found clever solution to insure the short felt cohesive and finished.
Choices Made
One of the challenges this week was understanding how elements in the short could transition between each other. For most of the short, the assets are stationary and don't travel across the screen at all, but for most of my transitions objects need to move quickly and effortlessly. I needed to find a way to transition while making the moment seem purposeful. A good example of working out my problem became the last three senses of the short. The last three scenes cut from a close up of flying dandelion seeds, to a dandelion growing out of concrete, finally ending on a black screen with the words dandylion. I ended up asking myself what would a transition between these last three scenes look like if this was easy. My initial response was to remove the middle shot and connect the dandelion seeds floating away to the end title screen. So, after removing a scene from the end a clean and effortless transition appeared. It was in this moment I remembered the importance of self editing. I then looked at the rest of my scenes together and continued to self edit, asking what would be the easiest and most effective way to transition from shot to shot.
Relevant Sources or Inspirations
I ended up making my own white noise and film grain abeyance for the short. I researched different types of white noise and the difference between them.
This was one of the more interesting short videos I referenced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO2xgLAfQac
Current Questions
The questions I have been asking myself are: does the short sound and look completed? What last minute choices can I make to push the short towards a more complete look? It is important in the last moments of working on a project to not over do it. I find the last details added to a project can either make or break the final product. I am doing what I can to add what is necessary but not over do final touches. The point of this film it to feel loose and rough and I don't want to restrict the final outcome.
Likely Next Steps
Working on finishing details and ensuring everything is as it should be. As a final last step I will play my short over the projector, before completely finalizing the project.