End Filming Blog

The saying goes “all good things have to come to an end.” That is exactly what’s happening. Today, November 7th, 2019, Katie and myself finished the commercial.  Well the filming, voiceovers, and the soundtrack. Our main concern was the editing portion. Seeing as though we both are fairly new to filming and editing this was a new experience for the two of us. On the 5th of this month, Katie and I already had a rough copy of how we wanted our commercial to be. I kept going back and forth with other Dunkin Donut (DD) Commercials to make sure we were on the same path. We wanted to overall stay in the guidelines of the typically DD commercials but add a splash of our personalities. 

Sadly, Katie and I hit a bump in the road when our footage was misplaced. Thus lead to us having to re-record half of our commercial. This was a blessing and a curse all in one. A blessing because we got a second chance to match up the films of the first half to the second half. The score (music) was a big part in how we went about the re-film of the second half. We decided it would be pretty cool to play on the words of the song. At moments it was a curse due to the long process and our fear of not finishing. Katie and I figured that it was best to record numerous takes but with small changes and decide which is best to use. This played to our advantage. 

With the help of our instructor we care to an agreement that Google Drive was a safe place to dump our footage. This was helpful so that we both had a way to view and edit when needed be. In putting the film together, we lined the shots up in the order we thought suited best. Next we played around with the song and shots to see the time length we wanted to portray. With us slowing down, speeding up, trimming and readjusting the film to the song when now just need the voiceover placed. In class we finalized the voiceover and once again played on the arrangement of the film. Seeking out a quiet place I was able to record the script and email it, thus it can be sectioned into the proper places. This being Katie and I’s first commercial we are filled with anxiety and joy to have it completed.