Week 4

This week our group finished the final scene to our movie which we decided to entitle "Beir." We decided to have an introduction of some kind to the main party scene. We also wanted credits at the beginning of the film because at the end we want the movie to end with the destruction of the beer bottle. We thought of what else a beer bottle may encounter in its life. We came to the conclusion that we had to get the birth of the bottle on film if we are going to show its death. The group threw around some ideas of how to introduce the beer bottle into the film. The idea of going to a bottling facility was very intriguing. Since we were going to show the bottle opening through opening the lens cap on the camera, then going to a bottling facility would not result in any visuals. We also decided that it was important to show another aspect of point of view, which is the audio element. We decided just to introduce the bottle through its journey from the liquor store to our apartment refrigerator. In order to achieve an authentic sound we treated the camera like it was an actual bottle, as we have done throughout filming. We placed the camera in a 6-pack holder along with 2 other glass beer bottles. Since we wanted the sound to appear sharp and crisp in the movie we mad sure that all the noises we made during filming this audio only scene were exaggerated. Joel put on a pair of flip flops and would make the bottles hit each other while he walked up the stairs. I walked behind him and walked up the stairs louder then I usually do. The audio scene was finished and we turned on Ed's computer to finish the editing. It was easy to splice the intro and the main party scene together because the entire intro was filmed with the lens closed and the main body of the movie starts with the lens closed. We placed credits over the introduction noise scene. This process took much too long. I kind of got frustrated when we wanted to make a group name card for the intro, and everyone had their own idea. It was fun at first to joke about different names, but to be honest it got a little annoying after a while. This was the only minor set back I felt during the entire filming process from start to finish. Other than that I cannot complain about our group's production and filming process. Everyone has contributed to making the film, being punctual for group established due dates and most importantly having the work ethic to complete the project.
We spent the past weekend in Koldenhof which was a fantastic experience. Being away from the city and going into a small rural town is something I rarely do. I found a new appreciation for what a small town can offer. It offered me time to reflect on my entire trip so far and also allowed me to ponder about the future.