Editing Our Film

We are starting to edit our filming. We edited our film opening on iMovie as we have used this before and we have some experience so we knew what we were doing. We mostly wanted to edit the actual picture because we really wanted to get the era of the film across to the audience and make it really believable. Therefore we have used different techniques to heighten the era of the film.

These techniques include:

1) Saturation: We made our footage black and white. We did this by lowering the saturation to the bottom so that the images turn black and white. At first the idea was to create a sepia effect, but looking at both styles the filming looked best in black and white. By making the picture in back and white it makes the viewer focus on the actors and not what's going in the background so it makes you focus on the action. Also we wanted to make it as realistic as possible because in the Victorian era they wouldn't have colour.

2) Setting: We used the setting of the outside of a  church with stone walls so that it gives the feel of old cobbled streets, therefore making our film opening more realistic, it goes with the codes and conventions of being a thriller as it gives a creepy atmosphere and is something you would associate with death and unhappiness.

3) Pace: We slowed down the pace of the filming, by lowering the speed. The effect of slowing down the pace makes the film opening have more suspense as the action comes slower making the viewer want to know what's going to happen next and it makes them wait for it. It also helps the viewer connect with the character and feel their emotions.

4) Sound: We reduced the volume to zero so that the viewer is not distracted by the diegetic sound. By doing this all the viewer can hear is the music which will help create tension and emotion, making them connect with our film opening.