The internship is almost over, and the deadline for our project is coming up.

On Tuesday, we had a workshop on setting up a set and filming. Chris, the director of photography, and Gaby, the sound mixer, led the workshop in an interview format. They showed us how to set up lighting for interviews, mic the interviewee, work the sound mixer, and ensure perfect sound. We rotated roles, each taking a turn as the interviewee, camera operator, sound mixer, and interviewer. We all gave short interviews about Korean pop music since we’ve all been into it at some point of our lives.

For lunch, Abi and Joann bought us food, and we had a great time eating and talking about movies and the different roles people play in producing them. It was fascinating to hear how Gaby and Chris got into the industry. After lunch, we finished the workshop, put all the equipment back, and cleaned up. It was fun and informative, and we definitely learned things we wouldn’t have elsewhere.

After the workshop, I showed my progress to the girls. They were impressed by the changes and my creative vision. I’m always open to feedback and suggestions, so we discussed parts that needed more attention. This gave me a clear plan for what to work on next. Before the day ended, I asked Joann about the deadline for the second draft and the project screening. We agreed that I would work on the project some more and send the new version on Thursday for her final comments.

Thursday was really productive. I knew exactly what I needed to work on. I started by color grading each shot, as the LUT I downloaded wasn’t working on all of them. Dark shots looked even darker, so I manually fixed each shot by adjusting exposure, contrast, temperature, etc.

The other interns suggested adding an old film frame to the memory sequence, so I downloaded various templates. These were After Effects files, so I worked in After Effects first to see which frame fit best, then exported it to Premiere. I’m glad that I had an experince using After Effects before, since it helped me a lot. I played with the size and opacity of the frame, but it still looked off. Dave suggested applying a Gaussian blur to the edges, which made it look much better.

Dave also helped me with a lot of the color grading, especially when I struggled to make the shots look consistent. I asked Jorge, our graphic designer, to create the final credits for us. We wanted them in a specific way, with behind-the-scenes shots on the left and cast and crew names on the right. Jorge kindly agreed and made it for us.

By the end of the day, I had almost everything finished. The few remaining tasks were the audio, which Kya will fix on Tuesday, and the BTS for the final credits. I put everything together, fixed what I could, and uploaded it to Frame.io for the second round of comments from Joann.

We are on the finish line, and it’s so exciting to see what the final product will be.