Editing Process

My group and started the editing process as soon as we had a few scenes. Cutting down long sequences from minutes to a few seconds. This helped us to recognise that we will have to film much more than we originally planned to. As part of the editing process we have started to add film porduction company annimations such as Film4 and Pathe. We had to research which film companies were British or had a good link with the British film industry.

My main role in this group was to Edit the trailer. I have deffinitly taken on an active role in making sure i do my best. To begin with I looked at the software which we are using, "Final Cut Studio". I played around with the features so that when it came to editing the film I was aware of how to do things without having to waste precious editing time.

The editing did not stop at the recorded sequences, there was also the task of syncing the music, voice overs and sound effects. Our group decided together what clips we liked and where we wanted them to go. I watched many trailers of a similar genre to look at the way they had editted and used transitions. I did not want to use silly transitions like "Flip", instead I wanted it to look more professional and realisitic so I used transitions such as "Fade" since it suits our trailer better.

The most difficult part of the editing process is deffinitly deciding which scenes go where, making sure that the events being shown and the music are in sync properly. It is not apropriate to show an action sequence with slow easy listening music, instead I have to make sure that it is dramatic.

The most effective part of the editing process is being able to cut out things from the scenes which we filmed and only keep the sequences we require rather than having 5 minutes of footage where the characters are running around I can cut it down to 30 seconds which is worth putting into the trailer.

Filming

My group and I finally finished filming all the components for our trailer. As part of this we had the task of filming a difficult 360° shot of a still frame in which the main character Darrel Brown is facing one of his enemies. Holding the camera still was a difficult task while moving around the actors, the camerawoman did a good job and although it did seem slightly shaky it only added more edge to the final sequence which we will speed up. We also filmed two other final scenes which lead up to this event. Darrel Brown, the main character, receives a call to which he swiftly runs to follow instructions. In this scene we used a mid shot and a close up of the actors face to see more emotion on his face. Next we will continue to edit the trailer.

During the entire filming process our group always found time to get together on weekends or weekdays and film whatever scenes we need, with a good plan on paper so that there are no confusions while on set. The most productive filming session was during an evening in which we filmed in a men’s changing rooms, a street corner, a library which we made out to be a job centre and a car park like warehouse in which we filmed a party scene.

The most difficult task during the filming process was making sure we had the correct locations and characters. Communication within the group and with the actors was vital. All the members of the group took turns in filming and directing, this was to make sure that everyone was happy with the end product.