Summary
A girl repeats the same school-day process in order to graduate.
Element 17: Montage
To show the protagonist working for multiple days in order to establish her daily routine.
Element 19: Assembly Editing
To establish the location of the events of the film (the school).
Element 25: Smash Cut
To reveal the actual date when the protagonist wakes up.
Element 24: Dissolve
To transition in the montage to show that the protagonist is in a flow of work.
Element 47: Match Cut
To transition from the protagonist working towards her dream about graduating.
Planning and Collaboration with Screenwriter
We planned the smash cut of the date after the protagonist receives her diploma (which can be seen in the storyboard). We also planned to use a color filter to make the film have brighter colors.
Planning and Collaboration with Director
We planned for me to have as little a role as possible in the film in order for me to edit, so I was cast in a very minor role, which was the principal who gives the protagonist her diploma
Planning and Collaboration with Cinematographer
- Shot of Capital High School
- Shot of Alice walking
- Close of shot of Alice’s shoes
- Close up shot of Alice sitting
- Close up of Alice’s stressed face
- Close up shot of foot tapping
- Close up of hands fidgeting
- Stuff on desk
- Overflow of stuff on desk
- Final part of montage
- Alice sleeping
- Alice checking phone
- Close up Alice upset
- Shot of date being Jan. 3rd
- Shot of date being Jan 27.
- Alice receiving diploma
- Long shot of Alice
- First 2 montages
Influences from Films
The Cube- The editor (John Sanders) used his editing to compensate for the low budget of the film. The Cube also features numerous close up shots of characters that serve to unsettle the audience.
Storyboard Notation
Editing Program
What I Learned and Problems I Solved
My team struggled with coming up with an idea for the film. To solve this, all though I didn’t come up with the idea in its entirety, I helped come up with the idea of the twist ending where the girl wakes up and realizes that she was dreaming and it’s still only September.