My Swede

Editing involved many things such as cutting, rearranging the order of the clips and putting in effects to improve the film. We used slow motion effects to slow to a scene to make it more dramatic and also increased the brightness of a few of the shots as it was too dark. One of the main problems we had was the sound of others in the background. We tried to cut out as much of this in editing as possible.

What do producers and directors do?

A Producer pays for the film so usually gets the final say in everything and passes authority over the choices others make for everything in pre-production, during the movie and post- production.
A Director makes the movie. He makes sure everything runs smoothly during the movie and makes choices so the producer can approve of them.

What Do Film Makers Have to Consider?

There are many things that film makers must consider in pre-production of a film:
- Who are you working with (are they reliable, efficient and prepared to adjust)

- Locations (don't use limited locations, use a variety of different places) “So many low budget films, are 80%, 90% three rooms,”- Rocky Yost, a longtime independent filmmaker

- Storyboards and rehearsals (make sure you know where you are shooting and what people are saying and when) "I went through and shot listed so I took all the prep time I could so that we could move and shoot at a better ratio, but also cover the ground that needed to be covered.” - Domenica Scorsese

What problems did i face when filming my own swede?

When we filmed and edited our own film we came across many elements that we had to consider and adjust to our resources and budget to make a suitable project. These included location, framing, props, costumes and the equipment we had to use to record the film.

We adjusted to these problems based on our situation and what we could use given our small variety of choice. For example, when considering framing and the location of the shot we had many places we couldn't use at it looked unsuitable or too much like a school. We had to try different places and different camera angles to make the best of what we had. Professional films can have this problem up to a certain extent but can avoid problems as they have more freedom as to where they can film and also have professionals creating custom made sets.

Props were the easiest of the above problems to solve as we planned ahead and brought in our own props from home and borrowed them from our peers. Again professional film makers can have props custom built as they have a larger budget and more experienced people at hand. 
Costumes were also very hard to come by as none of us had anything at home that suited the film we chose. In the end we solved this by borrowing costumes from other departments in the school. This problem would not occur in a professional film as the have a specific area of people who work hard to make costumes and get the right clothes ready for actors.
We had to use equipment that was provided by the school. This is not a high standard of equipment and this has the most effect when it comes to audio recording. We adjusted to  this by speaking louder or filming somewhere quiet. Professional's have a higher standard of equipment designed for a specific job when recording. This is dues to the larger budget they have.

What is a swede?

A swede is summary of a film using limited resources and practically no budget.

We watched a few examples in the classroom and this is one of the ones we watched: