The editing process was a long one. We saved, undid, redid and overwrote things more times than I remember, but, in the end, it was a success. Underneath I will talk about each section of editing below.
The sound editing was tedious because every time we changed something's length in Final Cut - even if it's a 5% speed change - then the entire soundtrack will have to be shifted over, which can lead to synchronisation problems, which can take a long time to right.
Evidence of Editing in Final Cut
I will first talk about the editing process using Final Cut
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| Screenshot of Video Editing 1 |
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| Screenshot of Video Editing 2 |
Speed Changes
Speeding up different shots was interesting. We'd change something's speed and it would look wrong, then, just by changing it by no more than 10%, it looks right. We spend countless hours editing the film's effects to create our
Brightness Changes
The same idea applies to the brightness editing. We'd change a brightness level, too high and it appears fuzzy and unnatural, but too dark and nothing can be seen. Then, by changing it by a fraction, we can make it look natural again.
Greyscale
The greyscale editing was quick and simple. All we had to do was drag a saturation effect over each shot, and it was done. Around halfway through, however, we found that just selecting a number of shots and dragging the effect over was much easier, and so it took no more than five or ten minutes. We did the effect because it brought out the 'creepiness' in our film, and created a really tense atmosphere.
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| Us Using the Desaturate Effect |
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| The Desaturate Effect |
Evidence of Editing in SoundTrack Pro
I will now talk about the editing process using SoundTrack Pro
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| Screenshot of Sound Editing 1 |
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| Screenshot of Sound Editing 2 |
Sound Effect Editing
The sound editing was great, issues aside. The sound effects were changed over and over again, as we looked for more suiting, dripping and realistic sounds. Things like the ending gunshot and the glass smashing sound during the 'box scene' were changed multiple times. The gunshot wasn't realistic enough in our rough cut, and the glass smashing sound was an improvement suggestion, and we put in more than one sound to make this sound much more thrilling.
Soundtrack Editing
We completed our original soundtrack after a long period of editing, and the background sounds were found after a long time searching. We took a huge gamble by changing the entire soundtrack for out final cut, and it worried us a little. The feedback for our old soundtrack was positive, yet we wanted more. We were looking around for more sounds, and found some great ones. We inserted these and muted the old ones, and loved them. This was the beginning of a new soundtrack, which proved to be greater than the last. The soundtrack in our film created the atmosphere, and the tension-building we created was pleasing.
