Progress Report - Editing

Thomas Allison 0051

Editing has begun and and so far it has been a slighty slow start due to the new use of technology, using Adobe Premier. This is the first time I have used Adobe Premier and it is important I learn to use it fast as I have to complete my role as the Editor within the group. Last year during AS I was also the editor and so my editing skills are experienced and I have had some new ideas that would work well using my skills to the best of my ability. Also last year we used Windows Movie Maker. Movie Maker was an easier more basic editing software however this year is more advanced. To begin with we connected the camera to the computer using a USB connection and began to capture the shots individual so we could eliminate the ones we did not want afterwards. This took 1 lesson and was quite time consuming as it was important to get this right for the visual experience of the trailer. During the next two lessons and currently within a couple of hours of my free time me and my group have been ordering the shots and cutting them down to the right size making sure the continuity was there and effective. After cutting down the shots the next stage was to add title screens and effects such as fading, static white noise. This was an advantage of using a more advanced software (Premier) as it had more effects such as the white noise and more advanced fades with pin point starts, finishing and speed. A problem last year was attempting to get a smaller size font for the title screens to obtain a professional outlook, due to Movie Maker being less advanced the font sizes were limited and so we were stuck for ideas however the new software this year has allowed us to do it and it fits our diegisis. Up to date now we are sorting out the sound matching our recorded script to the shots, cutting them down and ordering. So far everything is going good. Me and my group still need to create some music to go over the trailer to make it seem more tense like a thriller. One problem we are experiencing is the final shot of Becca (female protagonist)is not framed right and the dialogue is very quiet and does not match the overvoice so we are having to film again.