M2: Post Production

 Finished edit

This is the finished edited timeline for October 31st. It involved effects, audio, clips and transitions. The majority of the edits involve cutting and transitioning. 

I have used fades and dissolves on clips to ensure the clips are not jumpy when they cut to the other cameras. The purpose for this was to allow for the scene to run smoothly so that it was a clear timeline as well as to ensure spectators are focussing on the narrative as we followed Todorov's Narrative structure including equilibrium, disequilibrium, recognition, attempt to repair damage and then a new equilibrium. 

To make sure i was happy with how the scream sounds, i used a pitch shifter because i wanted it to be a high pitched to suggest the character was really frightened by the conflict she was being involved in.

This scale decides the level of zoom between the key frames. You can move the scrubber to the point that you eish to be zoomed into on the clip, and the number entered will be how much it zooms.

I have used multiple fades, where the image gradually appears/disappears as it shows the passing of time in the shot. The reason i wanted fades as it is noticeable to the audience, and it sets the pace of the scene for example if i used fast cuts it would connote intensity in the scene. 

 

On these layers i am transitioning the two themes at the end of the short film to make sure there is no jump cut or strange sounds as i dont want it to be noticable to viewers. I used 

Colour correction is important in films and TV as it makes the films visual appearance clear to the audience. It makes the viewing experience pleasurable by making it aesthetically pleasing. Modern software is capable of unifying colours, adjust white balance, and balance skin tones. As some of our footage is dark we can use Premiere Pro to our advantage and lighten the footage by automatically adding colours over the dark footage by adding artifical exposure. Also, I can change colour density curves that allow me to change the strengths of specific colours. 

Types of colour correction can include colour grading, shot matching, matching skin tones, settings and mood. 

This is a picture before I used colour correction on this scene. I used this scene as I believe it is a dark scene so it was perfect to add colour correction to. 

I navigated to the window to access the colour correction options. In this menu i can use the lumetric graph, hue, saturation and exposure.

I changed the curves on the film to make the colder colours stand out more because hthe shot needs to feel creepy and a good way to do that is to try and ligthen and desaturate some colours.

Also, I changed the hue and saturation of some colours to achieve a cold and scary aesthetic. I achieved this by lowering the bright red colours and increasing the lighter blue colours, which I can see stand out on the walls and in skin tones. The cooler aesthetic sets a mood for the entire scene by being creating eeriness which is perfect for my horror movie genre.