Day 20 was actually last Wednesday. The good news is that I did finish all of the video work on Wednesday and rendered out what is the final video that will be on the DVD. So what happens next? Well there are only a few things left to do. Finish the Audio, License all material used, create and edit special feature material, author the DVD menu, print a master DVD and then get it duplicated. Along side finishing the DVD work we will be doing a lot more marketing. Which means interviews, Trailers, Websites, blogs, and more.
We do not have a final release date yet but we are tentatively shooting for July 13th. Stay tuned as I will be blogging about what goes on during the marketing and DVD authoring time. If you have any questions about these processes I'd love to answer them and give you better insight into how ClockWorkCinema works and give you that behind the scenes look at the filmmaking process. So send your questions to ryan@cwcfilms.com and I'll do my best to answer your inquiries.
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Day 18 of 20
Well today is 18 of 20. With only 2 days left it will be tight to finish up the last few things. Right now that consists of re coloring a few clips that didn't turn out the way I wanted it. And making a few adjustments to scenes that needed new pacing. Then I'll recheck all of the files and render out a final version of the movie.
With the video work being complete it will be on to correcting the audio and licensing the remaining music. The Audio work will begin next Tuesday at Wild Anthill Studio where my brother Aaron Anstett will remaster everything from the dialogue and music to the various sound effects and ambient background tracks.
While the audio goes through this process I'll begin the marketing stage and work on the special features for the DVD. And once we get some more information on the licensing timeline we'll set a release date for the movie. Right now we're shooting for mid - late July.
With the video work being complete it will be on to correcting the audio and licensing the remaining music. The Audio work will begin next Tuesday at Wild Anthill Studio where my brother Aaron Anstett will remaster everything from the dialogue and music to the various sound effects and ambient background tracks.
While the audio goes through this process I'll begin the marketing stage and work on the special features for the DVD. And once we get some more information on the licensing timeline we'll set a release date for the movie. Right now we're shooting for mid - late July.
Day 13 of 20 Licensing and DVD menu
Today was a very exciting day. Devon from Provident Music called me in regards to an awesome Christian song that we are looking to get the rights to use in the movie. After a wonderful chat with him, he passed me onto another guy who will be working out some of the details and hopefully we can press forward with licensing. This is an entirely new process that is both terrifying and exciting. I don't know exactly what to expect, but I know that God is in charge and will see this project through.
Another exciting aspect of the day was completing the rough draft of the DVD menu. It is very exciting to see each of these individual parts of the whole come together. The DVD menu has surpassed my expectations and is promising to be one of the most rewarding elements to complete as I can now see the light at the end of the tunnel, so to speak. Realizing that this will be the first impression many will get of Slow Fade as they pop the DVD in for the first time.
There is still much to be done, and I'm looking forward to finishing the rest of the content that will be on the DVD. And hopefully having a little time to produce a few more trailers for you guys and for promoting the movie.
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| DVD Studio Pro - Slow Fade Main Menu in Progress |
There is still much to be done, and I'm looking forward to finishing the rest of the content that will be on the DVD. And hopefully having a little time to produce a few more trailers for you guys and for promoting the movie.
Day 9 of 20
Tomorrow I will be rendering out what could be the final render of slow Fade. It has been nearly three years in the making and it feels good to be so close to finishing. If all goes well then there will only be a few audio corrections that still need to be made as well as working out the final licensing on all of the songs. It is very likely that Slow Fade will be complete by the end of the 20 working days. Let's see how things turn out tomorrow.
Day 8 of 20 Color Grading
So I've spent the last few months working on color correction and then color grading. You might ask if you've already color corrected the footage then what's the purpose of color grading? Let me briefly explain the differences between the two. Color correction is the process of relighting, and white balancing the clips to remove any unwanted color tint the footage may have picked up. Commonly footage will come onto the computer with a yellowish or blueish tint. These colors must be neutralized paying special attention to the skin tones making sure that they are the right color to make the actors look good. Color correction also aims to make sure each clip flows nicely and looks the same as the clip preceding and following it. Color grading is then taking the corrected sequences and adding artistic tints, color effects, or changing the saturation to achieve 3 different purposes.
1. Give it a look.
Often times when you go into a movie you expect that particular movie to have a certain look. Sometimes this is achieved by over or under saturating the entire movie or sequences in the movie. Sometimes it involves adding a tint of one color or another to make it look like it came from an different period.
2. Give it a mood.
Colors often affect our moods. The subtle addition of blue for instance reminds us of cold or even a lonely feeling. Red puts us in a state of caution or anger. And yellow/gold warms and makes us happy. These colors are often used to create a specific mood that the colorist wants you to be in at a certain moment.
And lastly,
3. It tells a story.
Along with putting us in the right mood often times colors are used to tell the story and keep things clear for the audience. For instance in our movie the color of Thomas's shirt change from to scene to scene showing us the spiritual place of Thomas's heart. Going from medium colors down to black colors then once again returning to the lighter colors. In the same way many of the scenes colors will give you cues as to the metaphysical meanings of the scenes so that you can discover more than just the action or dialogue in that scene.
As you can see color grading is a very unique and powerful tool to help create better, more emotional, and clear storylines. And though you may not always notice it the colors can help navigate your subconscious to the right emotions and feelings.
1. Give it a look.
Often times when you go into a movie you expect that particular movie to have a certain look. Sometimes this is achieved by over or under saturating the entire movie or sequences in the movie. Sometimes it involves adding a tint of one color or another to make it look like it came from an different period.
2. Give it a mood.
Colors often affect our moods. The subtle addition of blue for instance reminds us of cold or even a lonely feeling. Red puts us in a state of caution or anger. And yellow/gold warms and makes us happy. These colors are often used to create a specific mood that the colorist wants you to be in at a certain moment.
And lastly,
3. It tells a story.
Along with putting us in the right mood often times colors are used to tell the story and keep things clear for the audience. For instance in our movie the color of Thomas's shirt change from to scene to scene showing us the spiritual place of Thomas's heart. Going from medium colors down to black colors then once again returning to the lighter colors. In the same way many of the scenes colors will give you cues as to the metaphysical meanings of the scenes so that you can discover more than just the action or dialogue in that scene.
As you can see color grading is a very unique and powerful tool to help create better, more emotional, and clear storylines. And though you may not always notice it the colors can help navigate your subconscious to the right emotions and feelings.