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 After our final filming day was complete, I wasted no time finishing up the editing process. Because the last scenes were shot mainly using tracking shots, I didn't really have to do much in terms of cutting them and adding transitions. The clips flowed together well because there were physical transitions to them. The final scene with the phone was a little more difficult. Because I was unable to help my other members film the final scenes of the film, I called them and helped them film scenes that way. This meant creating mock-ups for them to follow that demonstrated what angles to use and how to pace the camera. This actually worked way better than I thought it would. Most scenes came out great, but the only issue was that the team had a hard time filming the final scene which required a phone as a prop. Luckily, I had a phone I could record that looked similar to Randy's. I changed the wallpaper of the phone at my house and took off the case so it was less noticeable. I then put the phone on a dark surface that mimicked the one utilized in the other scenes. The two scenes were surprisingly similar, as in the film you can't even tell that they were filmed in two different locations. After adding that clip, I was finished with the editing process and began showing the project to a few of my friends.

    One of the people I showed my project to was my friend Leila. She does not take media studies, so her opinion would reflect what a general audience would most likely think of our film. Overall, she liked the concept but had a few recommendations. She said she could not understand what was happening at the end, and that she could not hear what was going on. I took her critiques into account and went back to editing the project. I changed the music for the entire film and made the new songs quieter so that the audience could better understand the characters and plot. I also edited how the project actually looked, which was new for me. I added filters and edited the saturation and sharpness of the film to provide different effects. For the scenes at the volleyball court, I emphasized the sunniness and happiness through the coloration of the film. Once Randy, or MJ, gets home in the later portion of the film, I made the coloring cooler and more muted to provide contrast to the previous scenes. This was also done to make the messages on the phone more clear, as that was an issue for other viewers as well. After making these changes, I presented the project to Leila again along with a few other people. They seemed to like the film much better now that the changes were implemented.