Editing

Editing

After filming our thriller film over the christmas period we then got back to school in January and we then had the task of editing the film. For the editing process we used the software Final Cut Pro. Final Cut Pro is the perfect software for this task as it gives you many different options when editing, this includes adding filters, subtitles, add music from other applications as well as using pre recorded sounds that the software gives you.

The first clip within our opening shows the man in the mask walking through the run down building. In ever clip that he appears in on his own we applied the filter of 90's Tv as it gave him a more authentic look. The filter also gave him a sense of his own identity compared to everyone else within the opening of our thriller film.

As you can see from this screenshot we have used Final Cut Pro here to make the scene of the man in the mask more dramatic and tense by making it look like we are looking through the lens of a CCTV camera. Final Cut Pro made it really easy to do. By simply selecting the filter then dragging it over the clip we filmed we had our CCTV camera scene.

The final scene within our thriller opening shows our title 'THREEFOLD' written in the middle of the screen. Having it written in bold and the specific font which is Helvetica Neue with a reflection effect draws the audience in and it makes the name of the film clear and familiar. The filming within the background of this scene was very effective as well. We recorded the roundabout for around 5-10 minutes. Once the clip was on Final Cut Pro we simply right clicked and changed the speed by an increase in 20%. The increase in speed made the cars driving around the roundabout with the lights on look really affective with the title in the middle of the screen.

This is the final shot of Luca within the opening. The camera is placed up high creating a high angle shot, this makes the viewers perceive that Luca is vulnerable as he walks past the man in the mask. 

This is the first shot we see of Isabelle, our first victim. As she walks through the gate we placed the camera closer to her creating a mid-shot. This simple edit gives the viewers the ability to see the surrounding around her but also allows us to see her facial expressions. From this clip we edited it so that the the audience think that she is just a normal person visiting a grave yard, as the opening goes on we soon discover more about her.

Within the clip we see myself walking the dog trying my best to acts as a normal person walking his dog! We edited so that as I walk past (Shammi) the man in the mask the angle of which the camera is placed changes so we can see both of the characters in the same shot.

Overall we found the editing process fairly simple. This was down to Final Cut Pro being so simple to function. Using this software made of Thriller opening more effective in attracting our audience as the Opening flows from clip to clip incredibly well all the way through. The fact that we had to option to add filters also made our media product more effective in different scenes, especially the scenes with the man in the mask as the 90's Tv filter gave us a sense of fear and also the CCTV clip as it helped build up the tension within that scene of our opening.