Blog post 48: Editing-what we have learnt.

What we have learnt from editing out rough cut:

We used an effect that made the edges of the shot dark, this effect was called the Luma curve effect, to create the sinister effect we had to create a circle and place it in the middle (or any where in your case) which made outside the circle a dark shade to make it look scary and more of a horror type of genre. This made each shot more intriguing and sinister looking which made the whole rough cut better for our genre.

We used match cutting to create a sense of continuity and progression within the narrative. The match cutting also meant that we could have a cohesive product. We did this by trimming our shots and placing them in the prescribed order we determined in our storyboard, establishing the 'live action' feel of the sequence. This also shows that there are no ellipsis's in the narrative i.e. gaps in time.

We used conversion software to convert the youtube video into an mp3 which moreover is compatible with premier pro. Also, we trimmed the audio clip to the length of the sequence. Firstly, we unlinked the audio captured by the camera then we replaced it with the mp3 file. We tried to alter the levels of the music to reduce the volume of the music.

In addition to the aforementioned, we also learned how to select various fonts from a selection on Adobe After Effects. In conjunction to this, we have gained experience in manipulating the size and positioning of the text.  Furthermore, we selected a font and colour (burgundy) that reflected our chosen genre (horror) the best from the fonts available.