Editing (9)

Week 11:  Wednesday

Due to me being ill Friday and Monday, I was not able to continue editing and the mac Chloe was using did not have the same programme installed which we were using for the effects, so we had not added much more to our title sequence.

During my free lessons before our usual lesson I continued editing.  I added some more shots at the end which I didn't include in our rough cut.  I also put the updated credits in place and added a jittery effect on them:

At the beginning of our lesson, we were given time to add any finishing touches and then export our title sequences so we could view them in class.  Chloe and I added another sound from Audio Network to our title sequence called Nightshade.  We added this near the beginning of our title sequence, starting from the shot where the older girl character is in the background as the young girl wanders along a path, when the atmosphere becomes more tense.  Our intention was that the music does not fit with our other piece Nightmares Before Bedtime, which makes you feel very uncomfortable.

This is our first cut which we showed the class:

While viewing them, we were given individual feedback sheets to fill out about the other groups' title sequences, discussing which things worked well, which things we needed to work on, and which things that didn't work at all.

These were the feedback sheets we were given:

Overall, we received positive feedback about the two different colours differentiating the characters and the Bad Film effect used.  People also thought the music used was very creepy and effective, fitting our genre well.

From these feedback sheets, we know we need to focus on cutting the length of clips down and editing the ending of our title sequence.  Suggestions included adding another shot of the two characters going to hold hands, with the desaturated 'Bad Film' effect added as soon as their hands touch.