Account of editing

To edit my my media product, i used the iMovie software.We had the option of using adobe premiere pro or iMovie on apple. Prior to my final sequence, i used the software Adobe Premiere Pro to edit my preliminary task. I found using this software difficult and time consuming and i couldn't quite capture how to use it. Consequently, myself and my group decided using iMovie would be the easier and better option for editing our final piece. Charlie is good with technology and understood quickly how to operate this programme to make a neat and professional looking film, so he therefore took the leading role in editing. My main role in the group was filming the scenes and Lucie was director. Charlie edited but we all gave our input to help him edit so it would be the best it could be. I helped chose the transition effects and the duration s of each clip. We all gave our suggestions to help out. As a group we worked well together , dividing the roles fairly between us ensuring we all gave input in each role. 

We resulted in filming using a digital camera meaning our clips were stored on micro SD card making it easy to transport them onto the computer. After our footage's were uploaded onto the computer, we chose which one were to be kept and which to be discarded. The ones that were deleted were clips that had interruptions in them, unsteadiness of filming, background noise that wasn't supposed to be there or just clip that weren't necessary for our thriller.   All the clips to be used were dragged onto the iMovie software so we could begin editing. Our storyboard i created prior to filming enabled us to have a rough understanding of how our story line was going to be panned out. This made it quicker and easier to sort out the correct order of the clips. However, there were a lot more clips filmed then we had initially thought of so we had to re arrange the order of our thriller and decide what clips go where.

The clips were cut and placed into the correct order on iMovie and ensued the clips were of the right duration. Once the clips were in the correct position, Charlie began on the sound and SFX. We had to go onto the website 'Royalty Free Music' to ensure we wouldn't come across any copyright problems.

Once the first edit was completed, it was much easier to make changes and visually see what needed to be added or taken away as we were more comfortable using the software. We were then instructed to add in credits in the opening sequence, include transitions, make changes to the non-diegetic music and cut or add in other scenes that fitted the plot better. We also had to create how our title would be presented at the end of our opening sequence. 

There were numerous effects and transitions involved in our thriller. We had a fading effect in which scenes fade into each other, which connotes a passing of time. The dissolving effect shows the transition from scene to another more smoothly. We used a slow motion effect in the sections we wanted to appear more dramatic and quick cuts were involved to show a sequence of events. Our screen fades to black at the end signifying its the end of the opening scene. All these different effects made out thriller more exciting and interesting to watch and made it look more professional as the clips fitted together smoothly and neatly.