Editing: Day 2

We decided on which effect looked best.

This is the second editing session we have completed, and in this session we begun to add effects into the sequence.

First we decided to continue to cut and lay shots onto the timeline so that we have our order correct when we come to add any other elements like sound, effects or transitions. We each took turns in cutting each shot which we did with the blade tool. We carried on from the shot where Paul is walking out of the gate and once we had the timeline fully complete we watched the entire sequence to ensure we hadn't made any obvious mistakes.

Next we begun to add the effects into the opening scene. We choose our effects from Final Cut Pro and went through each one till we all agreed on one which we thought would go well with the chosen shot we were intended to add an effect to. One shot which we wanted to add an effect to was when Paul was walking towards the camera. We added an effect which made Paul appear blurred and his identity slightly hidden. I thought this worked well as it then made him appear as a sinister character and also made him different in the opening scene. However this effect does possess a certain sci-fi quality which might not fully meet the genre conventions, however we can always change this later on when we come to watch the entire sequence.

This is the Raw footage of the shot which we thought an effect should be added to because we wanted to hide the antagonists identity as much as possible to create mystery around this specific character.

Another shot we added an effect to was the point of view shot. This shot shows Paul following Amy. In this shot we added a light flashing effect which gave the sense of confusion. This worked really well and helped create a great opening part to the chase scene.





This is a video of the shot with the flashing effect appplied.