Editing Process

In terms of editing, I have enjoyed this project more than previous ones. I have learnt many new techniques and have had a more active and hands-on role within the editing process, which has helped to solidify my knowledge.

During the filming and editing process, we have made few, but significant changes to our idea. For example, we cut the scene where the girl sees her ‘friends’ in the woods, as we felt it deviated away from the tone of the piece, by giving it a more film-like one. Problems with our camera during filming has had a direct impact on the style of the piece as the end segment is now in stop frame, which I feel has become one of the visual representations of the dichotomy we are trying to create.

I have learnt how to edit with precision and my attention to detail has allowed me to note problems which on first glance had been missed by others in my group. Working within a group has given me more moral support in my learning of Final Cut Pro, because I know I can rely on my team members to help me. In our short film, colour is extremely important and I have learnt how to change and exaggerate colour and make bright yellow colours, by adjusting the red and green in the RGB colour tool. This project has given me a chance to learn lots of new techniques, and also increased my awareness as to the importance of each shot, because of the strict time restraints.

At the moment, we are quite close to finishing and as a group have become more critical the closer we get to finishing, as we have all improved our understanding of the program and are able to work out whether things we thought weren't possible actually are.