CCR Post-production

 Here it is: the (not very) long awaited CCR post-production post!

Editing, as per usual, was the least favorite step in the whole film process, despite not being as egregious as the opening. Fortunately, I did manage to add some visual appeal to my 'storytime' CCR. Take a look:

I really like how this turned out. The drawings, intentionally simplistic, were done by me via Photoshop. I wanted the drawings to feel as if they were a figment of the imagination, a visualization of the story itself. To really drive this feeling home, I made use of a subtle 'pop' sound when the images appeared on screen.

I previously mentioned how I was somewhat limited in resources due to my time in Puerto Rico. That was a severe understatement. The editing process entirely took place on my mother's laptop, which lacked my usual Adobe Premiere Pro software. Additionally, the laptop lacked the processing power to smoothly carry out the editing process, often freezing and even crashing.

Luckily, I quickly fixed the problem. I downloaded an free & open source editing software called Shotcut, which (thankfully) didn't have a very steep learning curve.

The software actually closely resembled Premiere, meaning I could quickly transfer my skills over. As for the crashing & freezing,  "CTRL + S" was my best friend. I would constantly save before and after every demanding process, just to make sure I don't lose any progress. It was tedious, but definitely worth the effort.

My time editing really shows how I took the resources I had available for granted. While I did anticipate the poorer performance of the laptop, I was most definitely underprepared for the editing hassle. 

That's all for now! Make sure to check out the CCRs soon!