This week, our team started adding music to the soundtrack, for which I first edited a half-finished video. However, in conducting a follow-up review, we found several serious problems. Firstly, the tonal dissonance of each individual clip, with abrupt 3D and 2D effects, which resulted in a very different style for each individual and did not fit in with our initial ideas. Secondly, the transitions in each clip were raw and lacked a sense of flow and naturalness that needed to be rethought and redesigned.
With my organisation, we started to discuss and fix the above issues. Firstly, we decided on the format of the transitions, fixing the colour issues in each clip through clever transitions, and making the whole video more coherent and consistent. Secondly, we decided to remove the backgrounds from the 3D cave clips and replace them with 2D backgrounds, which better matched the style of the whole clip, and fixed the line and colour issues with the 3D characters, making them more natural and realistic. We also discussed the colour of the 3D scenes and whether or not to add lines, and ultimately we decided to adapt and design them accordingly to the needs of the film as a whole.
Through this restoration and discussion, we realised that every detail is crucial in the making of a short film and must be perfected. We also realised that working together and discussing together would allow us to solve problems and achieve success more efficiently. Working together as a team, we were able to fix the problems in the film and set the stage for the next step. We have also learnt that this kind of teamwork and discussion is the key to creating great short films.
