Film Making Culture Blog

In this session, Bryan, an animation professor at our university, began by going over the fundamentals of animation and after effects with us. It was very easy for me to get used to the software because I had experience with postproduction and Adobe Premiere Pro. However, because I'm interested in post-production and am editing two films this semester, this session was really helpful to me because I was having trouble creating a credit scene at the end of the films when I was using Media Composer's Titer. But since Bryan and I had that session, I had learned a new method to create credits. Bryan showed us how to use After Effects to create various kinds of animation during this session. He started by teaching us how to load various objects into the edit sequence. Then, using our newly acquired knowledge, we created various objects, allowing ourselves the creative freedom to produce original work. I created a title for my film "Brides," which I'm editing this semes...

  I had an idea that a producer would oversee all the funds and making sure the movie is completed on time, but this session with Mike Parker on producer responsibility opened my eyes to the possibility of a very successful career in producing.It is believed that the producer is just the finance person But it was made clear during this session that this is untrue. The producer is the one who puts everything together; he is the one who finds out when a movie is going to be made and then selects the crew, which includes the editor, director, DOP, and script writer. Furthermore, it is believed that this is not a particularly creative position; in reality, it couldn't be further from the truth, as the producer not only oversees and directs the picture, but also authorizes any alterations made to the screenplay. Each member of the crew reports to both the producer and their HODs.   Mike Parker, our teacher, made it quite evident that the producer is involved in every face...