After trying to upload our video onto Youtube so that we could share it online (etc), we received a message from Youtube as a German company (Constantine) were under the impression we had infringed copyright as we made the title of our film 'Deadbeatz' a similar title to theirs, about a DJ who makes a song that somehow creates a virus killing everyone who listened to it except himself. We tried to call the German company but none with any relevance to the matter (lawyers) were able to speak to us. We composed an email to them and to Youtube explaining that we did not intend to release an actual film and that it was purely a result of a project given to us by our college but if they needed us to change it we would be prepared to do so. Eventually it was decided we did not need to change the name of our film.
This is the our final edit and version of Dead Beatz. It has taken a while to make and endless hours of editing however I am happy with the final result. In future I would do a few things different such as; make more use of time and manage time more appropriately, have a larger range of shot angles so that I have a larger selection to chose from when it comes to editing and taking more time to find a location that suited my films theme better. However, I am contempt with the amount of filming that took place, we co-operated well with our actors so that we were able to film on time and meet our deadlines set. I also found the actual quality of filming to a standard I was satisfied with. I feel my expectations of the film when we originally started were high and looking back they were quite unrealistic but there was a high quality of film as we filmed everything in HD. Light was also an issue and I think if I am to film at night next year I would have to think ahead about how to manage the appropriate lighting conditions. The process of making the film was stressful and fun. Stressful because making a film (even a 2 minute one) seems to take up quite a lot of time and you have a window of time in which to do certain things. Meeting the deadlines also proved to be challenging at times. There were also copyright issues I never imagined would present themselves but with help they were sorted. It is not a task that can be completed in school time you have to give a lot more of your'e own time in order to finish the film. In conclusion I have enjoyed the process and can't wait to start shooting again next year.
