Arranging Post-Production
Once we had completed production we decided to take a few days break as the time that we had filmed meant we had plenty of time in post-production. I then met with the director and editor to discuss any notes for the edit and a potential picture lock deadline. I felt this was important as I have been on shoots before where we did not set deadlines once filming was completed and it lead to sound design having less time than the editor. We agreed that giving sound a just over a week would be sufficient as there was far more to do in the edit than in sound design and our designer agreed with this. I then discussed with the editor coming in for check ups across the editing process and ensured that she felt supported.
Going Over Agreements and Outstanding Documents
Whilst the project was being edited I was looking through our production documents to ensure that there were no gaps and that we had thoroughly completed legal documents such as agreements especially. I also worked on putting together the production dossier which was made far easier by the fact that I had done most of the documents in the pro-production process. Reflecting on the completion of these documents made me realise how important they were in bringing the project together and how much they had supported us especially on set. I do however feel that one of our downfalls was putting too much time into the logistical planning of the project and not spending enough time discussing our collective creative vision and how we'd bring it to life.
The Edit
When checking in on the edit I was very happy with how the film was coming together however we did find that there were a few small issues that had arisen when filming but we had not paid enough attention to them. For example one of the biggest problems was a complete lack of coverage for the second scene making it very difficult to follow the story. Furthermore we had not covered a very important aspect of the story in enough depth which was the subtle imperfections of the virtual universe. This meant that it did not come across clearly in the film at all that the world Tia was living in was virtual and lead to the audience being slightly confused at times. This again reinforced for me the idea of being a creative producer and making sure that in future projects I pay close attention to how the shots have been planned to make a decision on whether the plan will lead to the best possible coverage of the story.
The Sound Design
Finally in the sound design the biggest challenge that was faced was mainly trying to mask the issues that had occurred with background noise on set. Although this was a difficult process our sound designer did an incredible job of fixing it. We also discussed the benefits that adding a score to the virtual scenes would have in potentially making up for the lack of visual cues that we had. Our editor therefore was happy to compose this score rather than taking one from the internet for authenticity and copyright purposes. Overall I felt that sound design ran very smoothly and elevated the films impact significantly.
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