Starting Editing

After doing our first filming day we began to edit the clips. We uploaded the shots to the mac and then opened final cut express. We added the shots that we needed one by one and began to cut and edit them. The main transition we used was the fade in fade out transition. We used this because it looked quite effective and professional. One of the things we found interesting to edit was the split screen. This was something we had planned to do since we made the storyboard. This was slightly tricky but after editing it it looked quite effective. After editing some of the shots we decided to focus on making the music. We created our music on garage band which we found quite simple to use. It was simple to drag the pieces of music and instruments we wanted on and move them around. You could also cut them and change how loud they were. The music we have created is quite tense which is what we wanted because our trailer is a thriller. After making the music we had to make sure it would fit in with our trailer so we went back to editing the shots. We used some lighting tools and effects on the shots of Megan in the bathroom. This was because we wanted the part of the clip where we turn the light off to be even darker. Something else we found interesting to edit was slowing down and speeding up certain shots. One shot that we slowed down was the shot of Megan in the bath. We wanted this to be longer so that it looked more like she was drowning. We also made some of the chess piece shots faster and some slower. We cut the sounds out of some of the shots because they were not needed. This was fairly simple to do. Editing has been an interesting process and we have learnt a lot about how to use final cut express. I have enjoyed editing some of the trailer and working with the group to make decisions on how to edit the shots effectively. These are two screen shots of our music development. In the screen shot below there is a lot more types of sounds. We decided that this sounded a little messy therefore we changed it a lot. The screen shot above is one which is of the updated version of our soundtrack. This is a lot neater and more organised. It also sounds a lot better and fits in with our trailer more effectively.