Editing

Today I began to do some editing. I used Premier Pro. First i had to import all the clips that I wanted to use and look at all of them to see which ones are for use and which ones are not so good. I changed names for all of the ones that I am going to use in order not to get mixed up and to help me to find them easier. The next step was to cut them were i wanted and overwrite it to the timeline. It took some time for me to put all the clips together and form one big video. However the video was still not finished because there was a lot to add.

I decided to then add some effects such as fading in and fading out, dissolving and many more. I think that this is really helpful for the video as it makes it more interesting for the audience to look at. I added some titles and added some effects to them to make it look good and professional. However I lost some of the clips and I become really nervous as the deadline was rally close. This meant that I had to redo the missing clips which included importing, cutting and adding effects to them again. This was really hard for me as it gave me less time to edit and less time to focus on the other activities.

Finally I decided to add some sound to build up the tension for the audience. My company friend Dawn did all the sound in which I help her a bit by adding my ideas if I like it or if it needs changing and does it match the video. I imported the sound and dragged it under the video but it did not work for some reason. At last i figured out that I dragged it to the wrong place and that was the reason why it did not work. so I fixed it straight away and the problem was gone which made me happy as I was nearly finished.

Once I finished all the editing I was really happy because I showed it to the rest of my group and we all liked it. After this I converted the video into a movie that came out to be successful. I have used Premier Pro before which really helped me as I knew how to use it. But I also learnt how to add effects because I did not know how to do it. Also having difficulties with the sound helped me to understand were exactly to drag the sound. Adding to the sound. There was an option that you could drag and make the sound louder  or make it quitter which I only learned while editing the final production.

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Filming Entry 3

Today we filmed more inside the house. 

We carried on with Chloe going up the stairs and continued with various camera shots of her walking to her room. Once completed, we filmed Chloe in her room. At this point, our company realised that we needed to use the script as more of a guide than specifically follow it. This would aid the editing because we would have more camera shots to choose from; giving us a lengthier introduction.

Here are a list of short, improvised interactions for Chloe and the shots used with them:

• Texting her friend;

close up (CU), point of view (POV), Mid and an Over the shoulder (OTS) shot.

• Reading a magazine;

POV, Mid, CU, long shot (LS)

• Jumping/laying on the bed;

PAN, LS, track, aerial shots.

• Taking off her shoes;

CU, Mid, extreme close up (EXCU) .

• Looking through her wardrobe;

POV, CU, Mid, LS

• Gazing out the window;

POV, CU, Mid, high angle of outside (HA).

We spent more than an hour on this; getting the continuity right and filming the same shot at least 3 times for the editing process, roughly creating 10 minutes of filming.

 

Although it was hard work we enjoyed it because it meant we were thorough for this section.

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Filming Entry 2

Our female actress was not available to film today or any other days, we therefore could not use her as the character. Searching for someone available proved difficult; thus making Dawn our last resort, which will make it easier as she know the script off by heart.
We also discovered, through experimentation, that a small button had previously been pressed - creating the zoomed-in camera effect. Thankfully, pressing the button again restored the camera to it's original state; we were so glad to not have the same problem again!
 

Having, changed location to a friends house and beginning filming again, we promptly started with the inside scene of Chloe entering through the front door. Although the shots were clear and sufficient,  we noticed that we needed to film this section at a later time; in the editing process the shots combined would display errors in continuity. The outside light shinned through the door window as Chloe walked in , this would contrast to the previous future edited shots of Chloe walking along a street at night. Thankfully we spotted this before we moved on!
 

We then did multiple camera shots, such as aerial shots, low/high angle still shots, close ups and different positioned long shots, all of the character Chloe walking up the stairs! It's better to be overly prepared than under prepared!

Whilst discussing which scenes to film next we noticed that it was looking dark outside the window, we wanted to use this opportunity before continuing inside.
Half way through outside filming it began to rain. Considering the editing, the rain would affect the continuity of the clothes; as the inside shots displayed Chloe's jacket and hair dry.

As we were faced with a decision, we weighed each choice thoroughly;

Using the rain:

• Filming the inside again
• Time consuming - darker outside shots
• Camera could get wet
• Crew more tired - lack of focus on filming

  

Postpone filming:

• Crew gets rest - more focus on filming tomorrow
• Another chance outside
• More done inside while waiting for darkness

Considering these options we decided to postpone the filming until the next day.

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Filming Entry 1

We began filming in Dawn's house at 6.30pm today. It was a challenging process throughout, as we were faced with multiple problems. Firstly, our camera was constantly zoomed in during filming; which made filming a tiresome job, both I and Dawn changed the camera and tripod positioning frequently, to gain the intended camera angle/shot. This also affected our actors, it is tedious repeating the shot, let's say twice; having to remember lines and make sure that the set is ready...but six times, virtually spent on each shot, unbelievable!

Secondly, the time spent on filming agitated our company members and actors, as everyone was beginning to become hungry and tired; thus provoking a negative response to the task.

Eventually, as a company we decided to finish filming at 9pm; considering the situation and believing it was best to film again tomorrow.

As a group we believe it would be best to change locations to another, more spacious house, as the camera requires further distances in it's current state...

Auditions

This is our poster for auditions that we displayed in school:

Our production was searching for one female teenager, that would play the role of the victim, and one male teenager that would play the role of the killer.

The auditions took place on the 7th March at 2.15pm.

However, we needed to change our location, seen in the pictures, due to the space being used by other people.

Here are some of the people that wanted to audition:

At the end of the day, we had finally come to an agreement of who we would pick for the roles, as a company. The best male actor, we decided, was the young male in the picture seen above. He has good posture, excellent facial expressions, a good sense of character building and the ability to engage himself in a character for a long period of time. As a company, we needed these qualities to help the pace and flow of filming; we needed adequate actors that would be able to constantly deliver , considering the amount of takes we might need.

Despite the ease undergone with choosing the male actor, we found it hard to choose a female. We wanted a blonde girl so it would merge with our concept, who has the ability to look naive, have a good sense of facial expressions, to be able to put herself and stay in the character for long periods of time.

Unfortunately the female in the image above did not meet our desired criteria, so we declined her application.

Storyboard for the final production

Once we had finished writing our script we then completed our storyboard; a step used to aid us visually with what our final outcome may look like.

In addition, when we have competed the audition process we will need to demonstrate to our chosen actors what we expect from them and what our final two minute clip will look like. The storyboard is a very useful tool for this, and saves valuable time that would be spent explaining the plan; giving us more time to film.

This is our storyboard:

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Script for Final Production

BEGINNING CREDITS - LOGO 
INT. MOON/DARK NIGHT/OUTSIDE/STREET

EST moon,
LS of CHLOE walking,
MS phone conversation:

CHLOE
Yeah…Yeah…Oh I’m almost home…Nahh no-one’s at home yet…

LS house [behind car lurking?],
CU [light on top window],
non-diegetic faint heart beat

MS/CU CHLOE:

CHLOE
Family problems init…

No non-diegetic heart beat fades
PAN CHLOE,
LA STILL [CHLOE walks past camera],
CU on her bag [key]

CHLOE
Anyway I gotta go babe putting my key in the door, lataa

CU on door lock, SIDE view of her

CHLOE
Ahh, I can’t be bovered wiv this family! No one locks the frickin’ door!

MS door inside open,
non-diegetic music increases,
CU on CHLOE turning on downstairs light switch
CU on CHLOE taking shoes off [aggressively]

CHLOE

And they complain to me bout not puttin my shoes at the bottom of the stairs when they can’t be arsed to lock the frickin door!

Walks upstairs – LAS – bottom of stairs
HAS at top of stairs
OSS looking at room – CHLOE’S reaction

CHLOE
OH MY GOSH! And they even leave a bloody light on, in MY room!

PAN as CHLOE goes into room PAN goes past room and to a door
hand around door – non-diegetic music – sudden shock type[?mid shot – camera sees Chloe go by but does not follow and a hand holding a knife is at the door she passes?] [?rants about her family?]

Angled LS – CHLOE begins to unpack bag – gets out homework
OSS - dark figure behind her lifts knife – blurred figure – non-diegetic music
CHLOE turns,
music increases
CU ‘killers’ mask
CU CHLOE’S face
CU on knife

MS – CHLOE wakes up in sweat,
EXCL on eyes and face – panting

Non-Diegetic door creek open and music tense
POV on door – figure?
CU on her face
TRACK her slow hand towards bedside lamp
CU on switch of lamp
POV door
LS room – figure next to bed
CHLOE turns, screams knocks light down

Beginning Title ‘Not A1one’ to police siren music

END

This is our script that we have produced. We will need to use this throughout the whole production and keep to this as it will be used in our video. We will need to show this to the actors that come to our auditons as this will make them know what to do exactly.

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