Post-Production is Under Way!

It is time to piece the footage together.

Our footage is beautiful and ready to be molded into a final product. 

Editing: First, our editor, Luisa Piña, will cut the footage and trim and tweak until she and director, Jennifer Potts, think that the edited footage tells the story in the best possible way.

Coloring: Once we have a final cut, we send it off to the colorist to create a consistent look for the film. Colorists make sure that all shots in each scene match one another by balancing color saturation and luminance from shot to shot. 

Composing: At the same time the colorist is perfecting the color in the film, our composer, Sergio Torres, will be creating original music.

Sound Editing and Mixing: The sound editor will clean up the sound recorded on set and mix it so that the levels match the action and feel of each scene. Then, the sound designer will add any Foley sounds necessary to bring out the subtle nuances and mood required in each scene. After the sound design and mixing are complete, the sound editor will add the score and work with the sound levels to create the best final mix for the story. 

Support Post-Production Expenses

Many people who missed our crowdfunding months ago have asked if they can still help. The answer is "Yes!"  Post-production will cost approximately $5,000 and we have just $1,000 left after paying production expenses. Please click on the button below to make a contribution.

 

Post-production contributors will receive an invitation to the private screening and/or online screening when the film is complete.

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Check out the article in the Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Local cast, director film 'The Extraordinary World of Cecily Blinkstop' in Fitchburg

FITCHBURG - Seven-year-old Cecily Blinkstop lives in a world with no music, no color, no laughter and no love after the death of her baby sister. But in Jennifer Potts' family-drama short film "The Extraordinary World of Cecily Blinkstop," a magical imaginary friend will show up and join Cecily on a quest to save her family from the grief that is destroying it.

Synopsis:

Set in 1974 rural New England, this live-action family drama is about Cecily, a 7-year-old girl who, following the death of her baby sister, lives in a world with no music, no color, no laughter, no love. That is, until a magical imaginary friend shows up and joins Cecily on the quest to save her family from the grief that is destroying them.

Commitment to New England:

We are committed to hiring 80% of our cast and crew from the New England region. Paid film jobs in the New England region are hard to come by. We are working hard to provide employment to local filmmakers.

 

Commitment to Women:

We are committed to building a cast and crew with at least 50% women. Women represent 50% of the students graduating from film school and, therefore, our set will reflect and honor that statistic.

 

About Jennifer Potts:

Jennifer Potts is an independent Massachusetts-based filmmaker who proves that life does not need to slow down when you reach the middle. After receiving her BA in Theatre Arts, she spent years directing and producing theatre. At the age of 41, she returned to school to study Film and Video Production at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. In the past five years, Jennifer has written and directed three short films. Her last short film, Charlie & Poppy, screened at 16 film festivals around the world and won three best of category awards. Jennifer wrote The Extraordinary World of Cecily Blinkstop during her first semester in graduate school and is shooting this short as a proof of concept for the feature film. The feature film script won the Grand Prize of the New England Spotlight section of the 2016 Rhode Island International Film Festival's Screenplay Competition.

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