Editing Our Thriller

Firstly when editing our group had to transfer all the raw footage from the Sony NX5 into the computer. The our group placed all the raw footage onto Adobe Premier, which went into rushes bin. Then our group had to watch each individual shots to determine which ones had been cut early or ones that was not good enough. Then we created a second bin named 'log bin' where we placed the clips we could be using so the original file wouldn't be altered and it made it easier to find clips that we would be using in that scene. The we made a rough timeline where we put all the shots from the same scene bu different angles together to make it more organized.

Then our group started to arrange in order the timeline of the opening sequence, sculpting the shape of our thriller. Then our group started to cut and crop the bad cuts in our shots i.e when the camera move at the end of the shoot or when crew members shouted 'action!'. The tools we used to that was the select tool (shot cut is C) and the razor tool (shot cut is V). In order to find the exact frame to cut we used the arrow keys as it moved every 1 millisecond helping make the cuts more accurate. However if we cut a clip to early we could still drag the clip out to gt it to the scene we wanted.

The we created another layer/timeline for the beginning and middle and ending of our opening sequence to make it more organized.These layers allowed our group to carefully place the shoots together i.e. for continuity. Without over crowding the time line.   

Then after we placed all the scenes in order we used after effects for the gun shot scene. This was easily done as adobe premier has a button, which allows you to automatically jump between programs. Then we had to look through the schools pre made FX i.e the blood and smoke coming out of the gun. The inserted the blood through the use of cropping Gabe (Uni Student) and putting him onto a second layer this makes the blood seem more realistic it looks like he is getting shot in the back. Then we rendered it back to premier


Then we inserted ambiance sound where we had to use headphones as its normally very quite and quite hard to hear. The one lesson I learned it that you cant spend more than 1 hour on ambiance sound as over time you will start to notice every small detail.As when the group listens to it the next day no body notices the small detail however it is still important as it builds a more realistic atmosphere to the audience. Then after that we used the fade in and fade out tools for the sound as it makes the dialogue more natural so it doesn't just jump in.


At last we inserted the titles as titles are a finishing touch to a movie. As it isn't considered as important as the sound or special effects.