Post-production

Childrens Film

After capturing our children's film on camera we uploaded it onto the computers to final cut express to begin the process of editing, to get rid of footage that we didn't need in order to make the opening scene look and flow better. Editing the footage took up some time as we wanted to add effects such as sepia to make the sequence more interesting to the eye, after sorting the editing of the scene out and having it in order, we began to add sound effects using garage band to help emphasise the footage and make it more interesting and deliver the opening scene as a whole package with a soundtrack and some sound effects where appropriate.

 The function of post-production is to make your final product look the way in which you intended it to and to make it look more professional with slick editing that keeps the audience entertained throughout the scene. Adding sound effects and soundtrack helps emphasise the footage as it helps give the audience an idea of the mood that is trying to be created, as it was a children's film we used quite light and upbeat music.

Thriller

  Once we had finished filming our thriller opening sequence it was uploaded onto final cut express we began to edit the footage, we decided to make our cuts very quick and precise in order to keep the audience guessing about what was happening within the scene. We decided not to add any sound effects other than the "natural" sound, however we did decide to add a soundtrack but this did not go as planned as when we uploaded our final version there was no dialogue in the scene and you could only hear the soundtrack.

   The function of post-production within our thriller opening sequence was to help add tension and suspense. We did this by making our cuts very quick and precise, so that we did not reveal a lot of information to the audience so that they were kept guessing.

Music Video

  After we had finished the filming of our music video we uploaded it to final cut express so that we could begin the editing process, for our music video we decided to make our cuts and transitions slower to fit the pace of the song which was slow. We had to fit a soundtrack to the footage which was quite difficult to achieve as it had to be perfect. After fitting the song to the footage we added effects to some of the clips to make them more interesting as our editing was slow paced we didn't want the audience to get bored. 

  The function of post-production for our music video was to put our footage in to chronological order and then fit the original song to the video after editing.

To what extent have digital technologies helped develop your research and planning skills over the 2 years ?

Digital technologies that i have used over the past two years have helped me develop my research and planning skills. The internet has been a big help whilst doing research and planning as it gave me access to alot of information easily and quickly using website like Google for the main body of research, for watching clips of films for inspiration i used youtube.  My skills have improved over the past two years as i can filter out relevant information from things that aren't useful for me or my project. Also i find that i now can make a better final project due to the skills i have developed in research and planning, i know this as i have seen improvements in my marks from the first project i made (childrens film) to the last project that i did which was the music video.