Editing Stage One

In today's lesson we uploaded our footage, so we can start editing on Final Cut Pro. We looked at all the footage we had and cut off some of the excess part of the clips in which we didn't need. Below are some screenshots of the editing stages:

Adding in the footage that we need, ensuring it is in chronological order:



Deciding where we need to cut off parts of the clip we do not need:



Cutting off the parts we do not need:



Today's lesson has further improved our editing skills and has been useful to help us decide what parts we need and what we don't. Therefore, we won't have any unnecessary footage and this means our work will run smoothly and editing will work well.

Filming

Pre-filming activity.

Canted angle test footage

As a group, to practice our camera shots prior to the filming we did a few 'test shots' to make the filming process easier. One of the shots we wanted to use in our final project was a canted angle from the floor level, so therefore we decided to do a test of that. Our plan is to introduce the main character into our project this way. This is also a convention of opening titles and scenes. The setting of the place we are filming is a forest, and this may create problems when doing the canted angle, hence why we did a run through first. 

Editing

After uploading our footage in Final Cut Pro, we applied filters on top of it to make it darker, as most horror movies are set in dark locations to create an eerie/thrilling atmosphere for the target audience.

A filter we experimented with and applied was 'Isolate'. It made the footage darker which is what we aimed for, and we believe this could be a potential filter for our final film project.        

Before filter:                       

After filter:

'Romantic' was another filter that we used and like in Final Cut. It created a slightly hazy effect to the shot.

This effect could be good to use if it's raining on the day we film and so therefore we can not create the atmosphere that we aimed for naturally, so we would have to use filters to create a similar effect. We also tried out some audio filters such as 'Cathedral' and 'Delay Designer' we chose to use the latter audio effect to enhance the natural sounds of birds and Beth's footsteps, as it will draw focus on her entrance in the footage. This audio filter would be good to use in our final project. 

Edited test footage

Health and safety form.

Below I have embeded the Health and Safety Form Beth has made using SlideShare. It is important to clear up and prepare for any risks and dangers that may happen and by doing this form we can make ourselves aware of how to avoid them, so the creation of our project can run as smoothly and simply as possible.

Research and Planning

Simran has illustrated the storyboard for our titles and opening sequence, as a group we discussed and planned what each scene in the opening sequence would have in it.



I have created a shot list for my group to help plan what shots we are going to use, the location, what exactly is happening in the shot, the people taking part in the shot and the equipment that will be needed during the course of shooting. I did this because it will help keep the day of filming organised and the group knows what is coming next and everyone knows what they will be doing.

Shotlist template. from isthatamythough

Costume.

As I am acting in the final project, this is the costume that I am wearing.

I am wearing black leggings, which is a popular piece of clothing for teenage girls, and the aim is to make me look like a conventional teenager. I am also wearing a hooded bodywarmer, this item of clothing is similar to a hoodie, which is commonly associated with teenagers.

As the outfit is all dark, it connotes danger and mystery. This creates suspense for the audience. It also foreshadows dark events that may happen towards the end of the film.

Bentley Priory location shots

These are pictures of the location that my group wish to film in. It is called Bentley Priory. We chose this setting as it is in a forest and is isolated, and this is conventional of horror movies. For example in 'The Cabin in the woods', the main setting is in a forest.