Written by Emma Taylor
Abi, Tom and I worked on editing a (very) rough first edit of all the footage we had so far, which was not even half the scenes we had yet to film, but we thought it would be helpful if we started piecing parts of the edit together. We edited on Final Cut Pro X (version 10.8) which is a programme I'm very used to, as I regularly use this to edit my own short films, music videos and promotional videos.
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| The Final Cut Timeline |
This basic timeline formed the outline for all the different rushes from the footage we had already shot, we then cut each bit down, using the 'blade' tool to leave the shots we wanted.
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| using the 'Blade' tool |
One of the most important aspects of editing, in my opinion, to create style, a filmic look, and to also help connote atmosphere is colour grading. Colour grading is where you manipulate the colours within a scene, for example, we used blue and turquoise tints in the shadows, upped the saturation and lowered the exposure to create a cold gritty scene, when Grace is tied up. If you wanted a scene to be muggy and warm, you would use orangey colours.
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| Colour Grading |
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| correcting exposures within colour grading |
Below you can see an example of how colour grading and cropping the moving images can effectively manipulate a scene. The cropping of a full frame (82 mil sigma lens) can create an anamorphic lens effect, seen in all feature films.
A key part of our project is that Grace has telekinetic, supernatural powers. In order to do this, Tom and I filmed and edited some practice shots to make sure we could master the process in the day. Within post production, this involves 'modifying; the clip and then 'retiming' it to reverse the shot.
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| Retime, reverse clip |
Below is a screen shots of the more advanced timeline as we progress to sound bridges used within the production. I use 'markers' which are placed on the time line to indicate where exactly to cut and manipulate a clip, which are done by pressing 'm' on the keyboard.
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| markers |
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| a more advanced time line |
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