Editing

Editing the main section after our Day one of filming had its difficulties because when we filmed in the small attic the shots we got were close meaning not much could be seen! The vast amount of dust in the attic made the shots blurry which decreased our choice of shots even more! We overcame these dilemmas by eliminating the unwanted shots and editing the ones we liked best, this worked out well because when filming we did extra shoots just in case.


As a group we took turns in editing and the decision making, this was good as we all had a go at the actual editing part and we had each other’s opinions to take into account. We wanted Emma’s grandma Violet to read out the letter as Emma read it which added to the fantasy theme of the movie added to the storyline being intense and mystical. Jessie spoke the letter in an excellent voice as it captured the ‘old women’ stereotype that we wanted to achieve! As she does A-level drame we felt that Jessie suited this role perfectly.
The titles we chose were firstly the production splash which was ‘JA TIME PRODUCTIONS’ and then as the main character was shown in the establishing shot ‘Starring Alice Roberts’ appeared. As the story develops ‘Filmed by Amy Bradley’ then appears. As Emma entered the attic we then placed ‘Directed by Jessie Niven.’ At the end of the 2minuntes we edited in the film’s title.
I feel that at the time of editing we placed the titles at the correct moment but watching it back many times I feel personally that the titles could have been a bit more spread out to add more meaning and a genuine feel of a film.

Choosing the sound for our opening took a long time as we couldn’t find anything suitable to fit the mood and atmosphere which was evolving on screen! We wanted something that was slow to begin with which then sped up as the story progressed. Once finding eventually three different possible soundtracks we added them to the final edit and decided which one we thought suited best. We settled for Silence. It was described as follows: A sad mellow acoustic guitar is the centre of this track surrounded by beautiful Rhodes harmonics and a relaxed bass. It was composed by Scott P. Schreer, and Pierre Langer. The feeling was described as being Thoughtful/Introspective; Sad, Reflective/Contemplative and Chilled/Laid-Back instruments included Piano, Bass and Acoustic Guitar. Here is a screen shot of the website.