Editing is the stage in the post production process where the raw, un-cut film and audio is organised to construct the final film. This is a vital part to the process as there would be no film to watch with separate images not put together. The programs that we are editing the majority of the film on is Adobe Premiere Pro for the cut and Logic X Pro for the sound.
To start of the process we had to have a brief plan of how we were going to structure the editing process, we decided that we were going to make several basic cuts such as picture cut first, duplicated them, and then start working on the duplicate cuts. This structures the work so if we wish to go back and do things again, we have the first rough picture cut to go back to rather than just having one cut of everything together and not being go back without deleting. This gives the project stages and opens the door to more creativity. In terms of the dynamics of our group, we tried to be as even as possible when sharing out the work. We took turns at having the main control of the computer, but whenever that one person was editing, we would all be present and working together as a team. We did this when doing the main bit of the editing, when it came to specific things, we decided to split up the task more and work more individually. For example, I started working on the sound and music of the film, Matt worked on the colour editing and Kami on the titles. During the first session, we took the already improved rushes and started sorting through the raw footage to get a grasp of what we recorded. It was the first time we had watched the footage back so the majority of the lesson was familiarising the clips and experimenting with how we could start building our film.
Then in the second and third sessions we started putting the picture together. The tools we used for the majority of the basic picture editing was cut and crop. We had to crop some of the clips where we used the slider as you could see the head of the slider. We also had to crop a clip where you could see reflections of Kami’s and Matt’s face in the glass door. To cut we used the blade tool to cut and edit clips in the timeline. Because of these tools, we were able to experiment with e different variations of the clips and decide which one was better for shot composition. Adobe Premiere Pro helped us to order the shots because the timeline lays out all of the clips clearly. This helped us to master continuity. We also used sound bridges of the dialogue when cutting through clips of a conversation. Another sound bridge we used was the non-diegetic sound running behind the gaps in the clips. We do this to build tension and for continuity. We have also used eye line match during the conversation to also aid the continuity.
Although for sound, it doesn't offer much as it is a film program. This meant that I had to take the sound out of Adobe and transfer it into Logic Pro X.
In Logic I could then edit the sound properly in accordance to the music I was creating for the sequence. The sounds I'm using for the music are sounds that are provided by Logic, but I have also constructed my own custom sounds using my Akai MPK Mini MK2 Midi keyboard. I have also pulled samples from freeosound.org, a copyright free website where you can find different sample sounds. The sound I'm creating includes mostly non-diegetic background music, but I have also added a few tracks in there to create diegetic sound. For example, there are sounds of dogs barking and sounds of the environment.
The whole editing process was really good because it helped me to learn more about how a film is put together. We hadn't had much experience with editing before this project, except for the preliminary task so it. I think its the best way to learn, to be given a practical task to do so you learn as you’re doing the editing. It has helped me to develop my skills with using the software, but also I know more about how films are put together and the elements that make a film good. The outcomes of our film aren't as good as I hoped they would be, but it was my first time making a proper film so it is all a learning process for me.
Some pictures of the process:
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