Editing titles

We have filmed a sequence of the clown with spot light and camera movement around the face. This footage was edited together creating a sequence of various clown movements and angled shots which we positioned at the beginning of our film before all sequences. We had discussed what should be included in starting titles and began adding them to the images. We added the production company PACK followed by an associated company of WSC media and distributer JFE. We included the actors that appeared in our film and each member of our group with job titles that was randomly chosen as each of us played the roles of director, producer, editor and sound incorporator for our individual sections of film that we chose to take control over. The final part had a play on words to reveal our film title. First the word fate appears but is gradually replaced by the word fatality signifying the parts of narrative concerning not being able to escape your fate.

The credits that we added to the end of our film was placed on to a black background and consisted of the film title, the location of filming and a special thanks to the forum amusements and prop designer Barry Hyde. The credits concluded with a website, contact details and a copyright trademark with date. This was done as in theory our short film is an advertisement to the film industry showcasing talent.

Editing combining sections

Each of us had completed editing the sections of film that we were made responsible for so finalised the editing process by adding Karlene’s and Chloe’s with the collective sequences of mine and Adele’s. We included fades between each part to signify time passing and added markers of the first, second, third and final day to make apparent the narrative running across a four day period. The use of the final day marker also aids the sense of the final day in terms of the main characters fate. With all footage gathered an edited our A2 media short film was completed in terms of the film and narrative, however we now have to produce a title sequence decide on music going to include, and add credits so that the film is finalised.

Editing special effects

Our short film consists of four sections of film that each member of the group where individually responsible for. The narrative runs across four days with Karlene’s part being the first and second day’s events Chloe’s the third and Adele’s and mine the final day. Due to the fact my section and Adele’s constitutes the fourth days actions we added our scenes together to ensure that they accompany each other in a way that appeared natural in the way the actions followed each other.

Adele’s scene consists largely of the clown’s frantic movements, the footage of which we decided to add special effects. The editing programme that we used made many options of special effects available to us. We had the opportunity to change light levels, colour concept, and many methods of distortion. We changed the colour perception known as hue and colour saturation, of the images creating a variety of actions which appeared different and gave an uneasy sense. Slowing down and distorting the footage created a sense of manic behaviour and ominous appearance.

Editing my section

Individually with the big picture of what each of us believed our completed short film should look like began editing the section that we each produced the shot script for. I first opened all the footage of the house scenes in the editing programme pro 11 and arranged them into the order in which the actions should appear in the overall narrative of the film. I spliced the different angled shots of the same actions together to create a sequence that can be seen by various angles providing a greater perception of the movement. I then edited every consecutive shot together adding fades and jump cuts when necessary to allow the footage to continuously flow throughout. The final shot of the clown appearing in the bedroom I included a gradual zoom in from a mid-shot to show a close up of the clowns face. Once I believed I had completed the editing of my section I showed it to the rest of my group to ensure each of us was happy with how the footage appeared collectively. When we have all completed the editing of our individual sections we will begin to create the overall film by adding all sections together and constructing a title sequence.

Post production meeting

We returned to school on completion of filming and firstly viewed all the footage we had gathered to decide if any of it needed to be re filmed or if we required any extra scenes for our short film. We came to the decision that none of our footage needed re filming but we had no sequence in which to add a title sequence. With this in mind we discussed and decide to film another sequence of the clown which we recorded several lessons later so that we are all ready to begin editing.

Shooting diary 3

We went back to Felixstowe to complete filming our project but no longer required the box so transport was easier. We began filming the mugging scene following Chloe’s shot script and creating the actions that we discussed would resemble a mugging that were not to elaborate. We collected the remaining footage that required the Felixstowe amusements setting swiftly and finished filming with the series of shots that sees the clown at various places as the male figure drove past. On a hole all four of us were organised in terms of our individual shot scripts and the overall picture of what we wanted to include in our media project.

Shooting diary 2

The second time we filmed we travelled to Felixstowe transporting ourselves and the large prop of the box that was generously made by Barry Hyde. We went about again with a high level of organisation filming Karlene’s and Adele’s section with some of the sequences being the same as in Chloe’s repeating them with the male character changing his tie. We although was filming our A level project enjoyed our time taking a little time out to have fun as had the problem of requiring a decreasing light change for some of the shots.