Post Production

Editing: 

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I used Adobe Premier pro to edit my opening sequence. 

Some of the editing techniques we used in our opening sequence were:

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1. Montage- We used a montage at the beginning of our sequence until the title of 'The Collector' appears to show the haunting objects in order to create an atmosphere of suspense and tension. By using the montage it allowed us to communicate a large amount of information in a short space of time.

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2. When editing we insured that we save some of the best shots for last. Adobe Premiere pro enabled us to sequence the shots and to easily move the footage around.

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3. Separating movement and still shots. For example, moving from the still shot of the stack of coins to the rotating clock adding dynamic to our sequence. The movement was also created by interjecting shots of the protagonist walking behind the table of static objects.

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4. Eye match cut- We used an eye match cut to show the audience what our actor is looking at. For example, the character brings the magnifying glass to his eye before the camera cuts away to the book in which he is reading. This helped us create the character's profile. The short take off the book adding mystery and suspense as the audience are not given the time to read the written pages of the book.

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5. Slow-paced editing- We used this technique to build anticipation but we maintained the same pacing throughout still leaving the viewer with uncertainty and interest in what is to follow. This is more consistent when creating a supporting horror genre or psychological thriller.

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6. Titles- We decided to contrast the dark imagery with a plain white Arial font. This is to make visible and emphasise the individuals involved in the creation of the film. This could be particularly important in real life if we had well-recognised directors, actors, and support teams. We also used the editing program to ensure the title was held on screen for long enough and positioned appropriately using the rule of thirds. We chose to display the title of the film across the centre of the frame to punctuate what our movie is called and endorse what the rest of the film may be about, leaving an element of mystery.

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Sound: 

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We used different tracks from previous ready-made songs merging and cutting sections from them that we liked. From then on we changed the track from a major key to a minor key, changing the tempo, the volume, the reverb, the pitch, panning and distorting the sound, to completely transform the music. After this on Adobe premium pro we over-lapped and layered the different sections together to create an intense atmosphere of sound. The non-diegetic music became a significant part of our opening sequence enhancing the genre of our piece and heightening the visuals. When developing the sound, as. a group we decided that there was a melody inside of the music we had created that could become a motif throughout the film, this is heard when we see the typewriter. This motif creates an eery and suspensive underscoring sound that can become familiar to the audience and be associated with each of the psychopath's victims he kills.

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Whilst we had prepared our sequences of sound we had to overlay this with the filming. The technology acted as the catalyst to enable the right sound sequence to go with the right filming sequences, highlighting key moments in the sequence. For example, when the actor walks past the table there is a swoosh noise. Another example is at the end of the sequence when the bucket full of organs comes in focus there is a synchronized crashing sound to giving a climax to the end of the sequence.