Second session of editing:
Todays lesson was used as a second editing session. In this session we tried to gather all the footage we had and tried to sort through them, arranging them in categories and which parts we thought would look better once based around the particularly important scenes. These include the scene of the car and the scene of Anna's/ the protagonists fall. While we were editing the clips we had to ensure that they flowed as naturally as possible because we didn't want them to appear choppy or as if a big part of them was missing. Through my preliminary task, I realised that this is a very important skill to have as it gives it a much more professional feel but furthermore makes everything flow as if it is one piece and that we were not mainly relying on editing alone but also the footage itself.
As mentioned above one of the main parts of our two minute opening was the protagonists fall. We mainly started by looking at the footage based around the fall. We tried to develop our editing skills by playing around with the trimming tool and split clip tool to make them the appropriate length and placing them in an order of shots which we thought worked best. In addition, in this session we focus quite a bit on the timings/ lengths as we had a variety of angles but still wanted the fall to seem realistic while trying not to break the 180 degree rule (which I again was able to practise in my preliminary task). We wanted one part of the fall to be in slow motion and we therefore decreased the speed of the fall by using the slow motion tool. Towards the end of this editing session we went over everything we did and muted the sound on the raw footage as the diegetic sound would've become distorted.
While editing these clips we also tried to enhance the footage and add effects to make the scenes darker as the footage came out quite dark due to the weather restrictions. This was very important as the contrast of the footage played a huge role in setting the scene and scenario but most importantly this is needed in order to ensure that it appeals to the conventions of a thriller. We additionally, tried experimenting with sound effects such as the sound of the car, or sirens but also the calming sound of nature (birds tweeting, leaves falling, wind etc) at the beginning to create a clear contrast from what was actually going to happen and before we introduced the element of action we had in our film. Music is also key when making a two minute opening and setting the scene, we therefore looked at non copyright music we could add on top of the clips to compliment and enhance the action and intensity within our film.
As mentioned above one of the main parts of our two minute opening was the protagonists fall. We mainly started by looking at the footage based around the fall. We tried to develop our editing skills by playing around with the trimming tool and split clip tool to make them the appropriate length and placing them in an order of shots which we thought worked best. In addition, in this session we focus quite a bit on the timings/ lengths as we had a variety of angles but still wanted the fall to seem realistic while trying not to break the 180 degree rule (which I again was able to practise in my preliminary task). We wanted one part of the fall to be in slow motion and we therefore decreased the speed of the fall by using the slow motion tool. Towards the end of this editing session we went over everything we did and muted the sound on the raw footage as the diegetic sound would've become distorted.
While editing these clips we also tried to enhance the footage and add effects to make the scenes darker as the footage came out quite dark due to the weather restrictions. This was very important as the contrast of the footage played a huge role in setting the scene and scenario but most importantly this is needed in order to ensure that it appeals to the conventions of a thriller. We additionally, tried experimenting with sound effects such as the sound of the car, or sirens but also the calming sound of nature (birds tweeting, leaves falling, wind etc) at the beginning to create a clear contrast from what was actually going to happen and before we introduced the element of action we had in our film. Music is also key when making a two minute opening and setting the scene, we therefore looked at non copyright music we could add on top of the clips to compliment and enhance the action and intensity within our film.
Third Editing session:
In this lesson, we again carried on experimented with linking and trying to make all of the other running shots flow nicely once edited together as a continuous piece. We would like to make the clips have a much faster pace than the original to add to the element of panic, we can also achieve this by adding the various angled shots(allowing us to include numerous techniques) we managed to capture, having them each at a minimum of 2-4 seconds. At this stage of our product, all member of my group and I went through the current film (even though we needed to add the flashback scene) which was at a time of 1 minute and 30 seconds and gave our honest constructive criticism about our film, naming areas of strength but also weaknesses. We all had relatively similar points of what we thought could be improved. We thought that some of the shots needed to be again sped up as it appeared that those scenes dragged on making it a bit more dull. One of the ideas one of the girls had was to cut out a few of the running scenes as they didn't allow the opening scene to as smoothly with the other shots.
Towards the end of the lesson we planned when we were going to film the flashback as we believed it was a key part of the two minute of our film, as it enables the narrative to expand but also builds up tension making the audience members more engaged. A reasonable time which we thought would be easy for everyone to attend was a day on the weekend. We are planning on filming this in a small confined space, this additionally gives hints that the environment is dangerous and I believe this will be affective as it will ensure that the audience will be more intrigued about the scenario and what will happen next.
In this lesson, we again carried on experimented with linking and trying to make all of the other running shots flow nicely once edited together as a continuous piece. We would like to make the clips have a much faster pace than the original to add to the element of panic, we can also achieve this by adding the various angled shots(allowing us to include numerous techniques) we managed to capture, having them each at a minimum of 2-4 seconds. At this stage of our product, all member of my group and I went through the current film (even though we needed to add the flashback scene) which was at a time of 1 minute and 30 seconds and gave our honest constructive criticism about our film, naming areas of strength but also weaknesses. We all had relatively similar points of what we thought could be improved. We thought that some of the shots needed to be again sped up as it appeared that those scenes dragged on making it a bit more dull. One of the ideas one of the girls had was to cut out a few of the running scenes as they didn't allow the opening scene to as smoothly with the other shots.
Towards the end of the lesson we planned when we were going to film the flashback as we believed it was a key part of the two minute of our film, as it enables the narrative to expand but also builds up tension making the audience members more engaged. A reasonable time which we thought would be easy for everyone to attend was a day on the weekend. We are planning on filming this in a small confined space, this additionally gives hints that the environment is dangerous and I believe this will be affective as it will ensure that the audience will be more intrigued about the scenario and what will happen next.
Editing sessions to follow:
In the sessions to follow, such as when editing the flashback scene we will try and follow the same processes as before to try and make everything flow nicely even when there are transitions, as we want it to be obvious that it is flashback but also make it look as realistic as possible. To ensure that we are producing work to the best of our abilities we constantly ask for the opinions of people outside of our group as it is always good to have a variety of people's ideas fed back as everyone has a different way of viewing things and their opinions may become very helpful to us.
In the sessions to follow, such as when editing the flashback scene we will try and follow the same processes as before to try and make everything flow nicely even when there are transitions, as we want it to be obvious that it is flashback but also make it look as realistic as possible. To ensure that we are producing work to the best of our abilities we constantly ask for the opinions of people outside of our group as it is always good to have a variety of people's ideas fed back as everyone has a different way of viewing things and their opinions may become very helpful to us.
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