Section 10: Editing Diary

07/01/2011

Today we began to cut out each shot and move it onto a clear location on the timeline so that they will be easier to find when it comes to the edit. I have also been through every take of each shot decided which was best and cut out the bad shots. I did this by stopping the film at the start of each shot then isolating the 1 good take then using the razor tool to cut it out. Then I selected the chosen shot and moved it up onto a bar so that i could easily see which shot is which.

07/01/2011

I have finished cutting each scene and editing out the bad takes. Next I will begin to blend each shot together in order to make the movement of the whole film consistent. Also i have noticed that in some shots the tripod we used has been left out. I plan on cropping the image to rectify this mistake. I have now edited out all of the shots ware the tripod in shot. In future I will make sure I levee all equipment behind the camera.

10/01/2011

I have finished the rough edit so now I will cut down each shot to make sure the characters have smooth movements. I’ve now done half of this and so far I am very happy with the results.

11/01/2011

I am continuing editing the shots so that the whole film is smooth and has no continuity errors. I should get this stage of editing finished by today then I can add effects.

12/01/2011

 Today I’m continuing to make the film more fluent. I have now finished the major part of the editing process all I need to do now is add in the split shots of the map then I can add effects. I have finished adding in the split shots of the map. I may re-do some of this at a later date and make it completely accurate to the story board.  

14/01/2011

Last lesson we added a soundtrack to the project. The music was not long enough so i have cut and looped the end of the audio. This still isn’t synched perfectly so i intent to alter it some more at some point. Today i plan on adding different fades and dissolves to the project.

17/01/2011

Last time I added several dissolves including fades to black and cross dissolves. I also spent a long time looking at the audio bar finding the perfect places to cut the music so that the listener cannot tell that it has been looped. I am very happy with the result and also how the music flows nicely with the visual as well as the transitions and fades being well synched with the visual. Today I completely finished the visual editing by adding one final cross fade on the last shot and sharpening some shots that earlier I had previously zoomed into to cover continuity errors. Today I added the titles and added effects to them causing them to dissolve in and out of the shots. The edit process should now be complete though I am considering making the final shot cut to a title screen instead of the 1^st shot of the film which was the original idea.

Section 10: Video Log Sheets

Section 9: Production Schedule

The antagonsists costume was a long, black, theater cloak that provided an air of mystery - it did not show any figure or give away any indication of gender, which was intended. We tied two red ribbons to the side of a theater mask to cover the eyes, and felt this was appropriate because it symbolises the plainness of the character at this stage, and also represented the name of the film well. We also used big, heavy work boots to complete the costume - this would add an echo of footsteps to the thriller.

We used a giant road map of Manchester for the map piece, and painted on it with Games Workshop Blood Red paint to resemble the blood, you don't get any points for figuring out why. We used pictures off Facebook from various people (Who we had the permission off) and then painted on them the represent the victims.

We used tools and scenery such as the table and the stanley knife from Paul's garage, with his permission. Items such as the lighter on the table represent a dangerous, fiery personality.

Because their was alot of equipment we needed it took about a week to get all of the equipment ready, at 2:00pm we were all at the location and were prepared to film, we filmed for 4 hours as we wanted high quality shots. We finished filiming at approximatley 6:00Pm.

Section 8: Production Material

Section 7: Recce And Location Sheets

We will be filming on Hereford Close. Their are no dangers where we are filming because it is a close, therefore not many cars will be around, we will be filming in a friends garage as it creates an old and spooky atmosphere. We will be filming in different rooms of his house. We will film the shots of the antagonist in his garage.