Adapting Melting Snow

Sneak Peak: Our main character as he walks on the side of the highway.

"Melting Snow", a story written by my classmate Isaiah, is now the story that we are adapting into a short film. The story explores what young people do when they feel left out of life.

I am really excited about how the production is going so far. We have already done all of our filming at Tastee Diner and on the side of a highway... Cool, right?

We have been editing for about a week and a half, and we've already made a lot of great progress. I am my group's editor, so the pressure is on, as I try to work out my differences with Final Cut Pro and make this short film look professional.

Here is what we have achieved so far...

Editing Week 1

• Imported all footage into our timeline and laid out a rough rough-cut
• Tried to come up with a new title for the film adaptation (because there isn't any snow...)
• Started color editing the flashback sequence. I have never done color editing before, and it really enhances the effect!
• Found two thirds of the music for our soundtrack
• Finished the credits
• Started working on a movie poster

Editing Week 2 (This week)

• Fixed some of the awkward jump cuts
• Picked out a title font!!! It's getting really professional, guys :)
• Imported all of the music into the timeline; adjusted sound levels for soundtrack and dialogue
• Came up with a production company name: Chicken & Corn Productions
• AAAAND we finally came up with a title. We considered a lot of different title (North, Highway to Hell, and I think at one point: Melted Snow). We finally settled on Highway 19!

While we have made a lot of progress, we still have a lot more to do as a group. We have to finish our movie poster, finalize our flashback music, and record voice overs. I hope to get all of that accomplished by the end of next week. That way, we'll be able to use the last week of production for small adjustments.

Once we record voice overs, I have to put them into the movie. I also have to put in opening and closing music, as the music I originally found, isn't the best. I also hope to come up with a cool intro and add more cutaway shots of the diner (which I may need to get more shots of).

And, oh yeah. We need a pistol for one really crucial scene in our film, and we don't have one. What to do, what to do?

***Come see our short film and others at the CAP Hollywood awards event on Wednesday, May 29!***