18/01/2016

Continued Editing and Title creations

We didn't have a media lesson scheduled today, but seeing as the deadline is nearing, we decided to carry on editing.

 

We felt as though the next important part to complete would be to sort out our sound. This is an area I feel confident on and so I volunteered to complete this part. I adjusted the sound levels so that you can hear the dialogue, and made sure the sound faded in and out in the correct places, as well as the sound effects matching the correct part in the footage. 



This is where the sound is edited in the left hand window. The orange dots can be moved to fade music in and out without
it sounding jumpy or harsh.

Then, we decided to re-film the eye opening. I wasn't really happy with the clip because it wasn't stable, as a tripod hadn't been used to film originally. I therefore suggested to the group that we should re-film, and we all agreed. So, we went back into the studio, with the Canon 700D camera, set up the lighting and got a tripod. We then filmed our friend's eye, taking multiple shots until we were happy with the outcome. This was then imported into Adobe Premiere Pro ready for titles to be added.

This is the new eye with the titles (the production company) inserted over the top.

After reviewing our 'In association with Woodfire Images' we decided that the opening titles didn't really fit. We therefore deleted the picture and instead, added the titles where the establishing shot of the house is shown at the very beginning. This helps to keep the duration of the opening thriller sequence as short as we can, and we feel as though it looks more professional and classy. Originally, we attempted to graphic match the 'O' into the centre of the eye, but the title looked out of place in this position, so we opted for the title to be positioned on the left hand side to the eye opening, but level with the pupil.

Here, we have the new titles.

Next, Izzy decided to start adding more titles, such as the title of our opening thriller sequence, which is Unorthodox, to the end of our sequence. Tammy and I helped to advise her on the fonts and text colours. This was inspired by a previous media students work which I analysed earlier in this blog. This title was particularly effective at the end of the opening sequence and added suspense to the clip.

Here is the title of our opening sequence, to appear at the end.

Next week, we plan to add the titles throughout the opening sequence, such as editors, directors, actors and scripters. We also plan to add voice overs for the news reporters and also get our actor to lip synch to his dialogue to make the quality crisp and clear. Another thing we must do is replace the doorbell footage where the shot is stable and where you can't see the person filming in the glass.