Final Project

For my final project Scott Fleisher and I made a silent film about the idea of someone not being able to find their pen and we made it into a silly adventure of the person searching for it in ridiculous places. We originally planned to make the focus be on the pen rather than the person itself. However, due to time constraints we had to scrap the idea and make the focus be about the person. Since we filmed it in the library it was a bit of an adjustment since we had to be relatively quiet and take shots where people weren’t looking directly at the camera. It ruins the illusion of the film and we had to have several retakes as a result. Once we finished filming the editing part was also a bit challenging. In order to make the silent film look we had to use a lot of effects and get a basic silent film overlay to give it that old crackly look. We also took the audio out and replaced it with upbeat ragtime music to make it seem appropriate for the tone and era we were trying to portray. Exporting it was also a bit of a challenge as the video produced wasn’t the same as the preview, but with minor adjustments that was easily remedied. Besides that, I hope you enjoy our short film. Thank You!