Post Production: Commencing Editing

After filming and completing all of the production, we can now begin to edit. The above images show that we have imported the footage into Adobe Premiere Pro. This is the software that we will be editing our horror film opening on. So far, we have only imported the footage and have not begun editing it. Due to the previous practice I have editing with Premiere Pro, the process should be relatively easy. However, ensuring that he whole group is happy with the choices that are made could be challenging.

Practice with Premiere Pro: Titles

Now we have finished production, we can begin to think about the editing and post - production phase. Titles are included in this phase. In order to capture and maintain the horror theme of the piece of film, the titles must continue and contribute to the miss-en-scene.

The amount of titles is important, as is the style of them. For example, the first title would not be suitable for the genre of our two minute opening. The font is too big and bold, and does not suit the horror theme. The second title example is also unsuitable as I believe it is too curved and does not scream "horror". The font is too big and fills almost the whole screen. However, the third title is the best out of the three as the spaced out letters are quite skeletal and the difference in size between "A Cling Films" and "Production" creates a more haunting feel.

Planning: Practice Editing with Premiere Pro

Me and my group will soon be commencing the production process. Once all of the filming is complete, we will move on to the post - production stage. A very important part of post - production is editing. Previously for our preliminary task, I edited together my footage with iMovie. However, for the opening 2 minutes of our horror film 'Maisie', we will be using Premiere Pro. With pieces of footage filmed as an example and practice edit ahead of the preliminary task, I used Premiere Pro to create a short piece of film. I took screen shots of the process which highlights how the layout differs from iMovie.  For example, on Premiere Pro, you can layer two pieces of footage over each other and change the opacity of them, so you can see two clips simultaneously. This cannot be achieved on iMovie. Cutting and editing the footage together is also different, however it is simple to use. In addition, you can also change the effects on the edited footage and drag just the audio or the video down.

One of the problems our group will face when editing is making sure everyone is happy and has equal say in the final edit. Previously, we have edited individually, so editing as a group may pose a challenge.