EDITING PROCESS

To edit our opening sequence we used adobe premiere pro software. The first thing my group and myself did to start the editing process was reviewed all of the footage we took on the day of filming and wrote down each clip that we would like to use. When we had done this I then dragged the eliminated shots and grouped them together on the timeline into scenes. 

When we were looking for shots we would like to use we had to make sure that they were in focus, and fitted with the 180 degree rule. As there were more clips/shots than we actually needed I used the blade tool and the cropping tool to start cutting down the scenes to form the two minute sequence. As editing can take a long time I used the shortcut ‘ command & K ‘ in order to cut and crop are clips quickly. 

I started by using the clips I wanted to use at the beginning of the sequence and cut certain shots that weren't needed or I did not like and kept the shots that I did like. I did this for all of the clips I dragged down onto the timeline which then enabled me to begin placing scenes together. 

When placing scenes together myself and my group found we changed the order of the scenes that we had originally planned around as it didn't look as good as we thought it was going to on our story board to what it did on screen. 

Once my group and myself had finished the final cut; we started thinking about the audio sound effects we could use to enhance the atmosphere we were trying to create. To start of with I went through the current sound on the clips and unlinked them so I could cut them without cutting any of the video. I cut out all of the sound from the camera mic that was not needed; for example directions to the actors and unwanted background noise. As our thriller is set in a car park in the woods we used the sound effects of birds whistling to make the audience feel like they are really there. Another effect we used to create suspense was a soundtrack; this highlighted key moments in the opening sequence which made them stand out to the audience. Last of all on the day of filming we filmed a conversation between the two female actors, however when we came to editing we wanted it to sound like the conversation was coming from the walkie talkie and the actor playing the role of the spy was not able to hear it. To do this effect, we played around with the sound and cut parts of the conversation that we did not need we then added an effect to make it sound like it was coming from the walkie talkie. 

Finally, the last thing we had left to do was the titles. To do this I would go to the top tab and click title then insert title which then brings up a title tab and allows you to reposition, resize etc. When I made each title I placed them on the timeline in the place I wanted them to come up on; making sure they didn’t cover any action.