4. Construction - Editing

Editing

When it came to editing the first thing I wanted to do was review all of the footage I had and to then select the shots that would be used for the final piece. I went about going through all of the footage and marking down which ones would be used and then I separated the footage into another folder to make it easier to access when using the editing software. 

When it came to editing this was something which I was already confident at, so I decided to use a software which I am familiar with. I chose Sony Vegas Pro 13 to edit my thriller on. The first thing I did in the editing stage was to put together all of clips that were being used in the correct order before I started editing. This was done very easily as I had already selected the shots being used. I then set about doing the only real editing that needed to be done which was the opening distortion for my thriller and the titles.

I started with the opening scene and started adding static T.V effects with some screen cracking to really convey a thriller and give it a scary feel. This was very time consuming as a lot of key-framing was needed to really show off these affects in the best light. This was then the first draft which I rendered out with just the opening distortion sequence.

After I had finished the first draft with the opening sequence the editing process was then much quicker. I only had the titles to really edit as well as adding some music/sound. I added the titles selecting a front from online to really add to the thriller look with the text being that with a slash through the center of the text.



Sound was relatively easy to edit in, with my sound being chosen before I had filmed and then I simply added it into the project.

3. Construction - Filming

Filming - 2

Day 2 of filming both actors again turned up on time at the new location for 2pm. Again I briefed both of the actors on the shots that we would be doing and what they needed to do. Once I had done this we went about shooting the remaining shots. 

The shots which had to be filmed were filmed with no mistakes apart from a couple shots which after reviewing had to be done again because they did not turn out how I expected. Once again by sticking to the schedule it meant that we had plenty of time to re-shoot anything that wasn't perfect. The shots that needed to be re-shot were and then we had to tidy up the props which we had used for the outdoor scenes. I again went home and dumped the footage onto my computer to keep safe. 

2. Construction - Filming

Filming - 1

The first day of filming went really well with both the main casting actors that I needed turning up 15 minutes before I wanted to start filming. We quickly went over the shots using the storyboard and I directed them on what they needed to be doing. Once this was done we went about shooting the first couple scenes. 

The first day of filming was suppose to be for 2 hours on the once set, which was my house. Everything went smoothly and we even had extra time after filming to review footage and re-shoot a couple shots that did not come out as well as they could of. After the re-shooting had been done the actors left and I imported all of the footage which I had filmed that day onto my computer, to make sure we didn't lose any footage. 

1. Construction - Preparation

Preparation

Preparation had to be done before starting the filming process. The preparation was done by looking at the filming schedule I had made previously and then looking under the equipment tab. This was so I knew what equipment I needed, this would make the filming process more efficient and would keep the filming process moving fast as I had little time with the cast.
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As well as making sure I had the equipment needed, I also had to check that the equipment worked and was setup correctly so this would not have to be done on the day of filming. Checking the tripod worked smoothly and was adjusting correctly was one of the tests I did. Another test that needed to be done was the white balance on the camera. I found out quickly by doing a test shot that the camera had not been white balanced correctly, which I then fixed ready for shooting.