Having completed our day of
filming, it was time to get to work on editing our footage to make our opening
scene come to life. We had uploaded our footage and had begun assembling it all
together. We, as a group, decided on a fast paced style of editing as this
helps to build tension and create drama, which is one of the intentions and
codes of our chosen horror genre. To do this, we inserted a mixture of long,
establishing and close up shots in our opening which created a confusing effect
on the audience. This technique – the kuleshov effect – allowed us to create a
storyline with some arguably random footage. This could be classed as a cutaway
shot as we see the victim panting but standing still during a lengthy shot of
him running. This shows his reaction to the current situation with a short
take.
On top of this, we have used a
graphic match, where you cut from one shot to another that look visually the
same. We used this when the murderer looks at his watch and it links to the
victim then looking at his watch. This makes the audience aware that there is a
link between the two scenes.
In some parts of our editing
we decided to use the ‘continuity’ technique which allowed our footage to move
in a natural way, which made our storyline appear more realistic. This is
essential in the horror genre because the abstract storyline can sometimes
appear unbelievable.
We also had an out of school
visitor come in who taught us about how to effectively create a title sequence
using adobe after effects. This can now be seen in our sequence of footage.
Whilst he was here, he helped us when it came to the colour correction of our
footage so that our footage that we had filmed earlier in the day looked like
it was later in the afternoon.
<--Here is a screenshot of the editing that
we have done so far.
<--A useful video that taught us the basics of editing on premier pro.
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