Editing lesson 5

Today when I edited some of my scene I managed to insert the sound of the victim in the boot where the victim is banging as he wants to get out. This is the reason why the villain drags him out of the car boot and hits him. The sound of the banging was recorded post-production and then we inserted it.

First we recorded the sound of the screaming which was Alex screaming and then he banged on a hollow wooden door which was the banging sound and we overlayed them over the voice over of the radio broadcast. And then the banging continued when the villain exited the car. We had to change the sound volume around the car so that it sounded like it changed depending on the camera placement.

Possible changing of the font

We have had a look at our product now that we are getting close to finishing it and have decided that the font for the titles don't suite the genre or the image we are trying to create so we have decided to change the font to a different style so that it will match what we want and be better suited to the images that are being portrayed on screen.

Some of the possible fonts are:
Combat Ready 

Bolts SF

Chanson Heavy

Felix Tilting 

Invite SF

Film Credits

In the opening sequence of our film we have used our background research to add in credits which are in the same style as the films we researched. From the research we established that there will be as quite action based font and so we used the final cut pro font "Impact." The name in the credits is size 61 and the leading font e.g. staring, is in size 66. We have also decided to place the credits in different parts of the screen but only in the corners as they don't effect the viewers perception of what is happening on the screen. At some points there are two credits on the screen at once as I saw this in my Jack Reacher research on credits and typography. The credits will fade in onto the screen as this is what is seemingly a convention in most spy/ action film.

Editing Lesson 3

Today we edited the project more as we cut some clips together and me and Bayley inserted the audio which will carry over mine and his part to create a sound bridge. When we put the clip in however it ran longer than expected through the sequence as it went up to where the villain is pulling the victim out of the car however this in a way was good as it worked once I finished editing the audio in my scene.

 I reduced the sound for my part where the villain is pulling up in the car as the camera is from far away. I did this by using the blade tool to cut the audio so that I could reduce it for certain sections but keep it the normal volume or change it in another way for other sections. When the camera looks into the car and shows an over the shoulder shot.

 I have kept the audio sound normal but the next shot from outside the car the audio is lowerd and lowerd more with the long shot from behind the car but then increases when the villain opens the car boot and grabs the victim before it cuts out.

Background Research #11 Music Research part 2

We are looking to find music for the scene in which the villain and the victim are scene as after the sound of the radio cuts out there is the dramatic music which builds the tension for when there is the confrontation between the two characters. We want the music to build so that it peaks when the two characters meet as it will help for the audience to feel the tension of the scene. We want the categories to dark as it matches the mood of the scene or fear as this is also a scene where we want the audience to fear for the victim. 

Editing- Lesson 2

Today I edited more of the footage for our opening sequence and we will be soon in the process of adding on the radio broadcast sound so that the sound bridge can be created. I looked over my scene and made sure that it all looked smooth and that it ran well as some parts needed to be cut together better so that the match on action worked well. My part of the scene works well as it flows well which gives it good continuity and this will be evan better between my part and Bayley's as the sound bridge of the broadcast will create this. I looked into if I would change the focus in certain parts to create the idea of the importance of the character in the foreground but decided against it. I also thought about adding in a slow zoom (Ken Burns) to create a similar effect bud decided not to do that either as there is no need for it.

The Radio Broadcast

In our project we will have a radio broadcast where the hero is sat in the living room and where the villain is in the car as it carries over. We want to try to make the sound as realistic as possible, we have the script for it however we may change it as it we have the realisation that it isn't how it would normal sound so we will develop a vague script to give the broadcaster the idea and let it happen naturally so it is realistic, this will therefore benefit the quality of the sound and diolouge of the opening sequence.

When my scene starts I want it to sound distant as the camera is not yet in the car and from research i can do this by changing the EQ of the audio so that it will sound thinner and then adding some echo or verb to give it the distant effect. This will be done in the shots which are from outside the car or not looking in.

Background Research #10 Music Research

Below is some of the potential music which will be on when the hero is in his kitchen and turns on the radio and the music plays before the broadcast is interrupted for an urgent announcement that the prime ministers son has been kidnapped, it will only last around 2/3 seconds.
All of them from the epicdemicsound 

Editing- Lesson 1

Today we put the first of our opening sequence onto Final cut pro which is the editing software we are using. We put it on in the order we decided so Bayley put his part on first and cut it down to what he would like it to look like but has not edited it any further.

Next I put on my part and cut it as this is the way we decided the order would go so i cut it down into around 30 seconds and it looks the way which I want it to do and I have left enough time so that the radio broadcast when added in will work to fit into both mine and Bayley's scene. On the day of filming I took many shots from multiple angles and distances and have gladly managed to find a way to get them all to fit together well so that I can show what I wanted in the scene.

However there is still much more to do as both me and Bayley have only cut the shots together we haven't yet added any transitions or sound and of course Matt and Alex still have to add and cut there parts into it so that we have the full 2 minutes before any of us can get properly into the editing of sound, transitions, focus pulls and so on.