Peerless ProductionsA Step Ahead

4:19 minutes, 13.3 mb

Creation Time: A couple days

Software Used: Final Cut Pro, LiveType

Hardware Used: Sony MiniDV camcorder, Azden external mic

Dialup Version : "A Step Ahead" - 5.9 mb

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Description

Dad and I came up with the general idea for this film, during one of our plot discussions. It was supposed to be set up sort of like a commercial, but it ended up being longer than I expected. I think the editing is the weakest part of the film right now, but I'm pleased with Alex's acting. I hope the plot is clear enough. A couple people said that it took a while for them to understand it...

"A Step Ahead" was filmed shortly after my purchase of a SGM-X external microphone. And it was edited shortly after my purchase of Final Cut Pro 4. So, in this movie, I fooled around a lot with audio, and FCP's color correction. The problem is, I'm using a camera that does very poorly in low light. So indoors, the color looks very desaturated- so I didn't have much to work with once I got into color correction. The title was made with LiveType, another new program, which came with FCP. I think it's pretty cool, but manual keyframes in LiveType still confuse me.

Feel free to email me with any comments!