Editing

Because our test footage was done quickly, in order for us to practice certain techniques and visualize complicated shots, we decided not to re-film certain shots too many times. Therefore, we relied quite heavily on the addition of filters and other editing features to better the final product.  In our actual footage we intend to take as much time and care needed to perfect the shots so that any editing added will just enhance our already professional-looking footage. It was useful however, to practice with final cut pro so that editing will be easier in the future.

One technique we needed to practice was the dolly zoom, as neither of us had much experience with it. It took us several attempts to get used to but because we were treading on uneven ground our end results were still rather shaky.  We attempted to correct this with the editing option "Stabilization" (seen here in this picture), unfortunately as the correction stabilizes by zooming in, it did not smooth the footage over.  However, the close proximity of the shot created by this and the dramatic shudders that had been enhanced, seemed to fit with the music and we decide to keep it in the final product.

We had always planned to add filters to this 'overdosing' scene to exaggerate the character's loss of control and her apparent hallucinations. However, we were unsure as to what filters would look best. We originally planned to have flickering lights and colour changes but decided this may look too over-the-top. We settled for the filters 'Prism' and 'Blur' which emulated heightened senses and showed her loss of reality and we will probably use the same filters in our final video, maybe with another addition to really enhance the scene. The risk of this however, is focusing on one scene too much and not adding enough effects to the others.

This shot came out a different, darker colour than the others from the same sequence even though they were shot in identical lighting.  This may have been due to the different position of the camera or due to a shadow being cast over the lens.  Fortunately we were able to easily correct the shot by adding the filter "heat", which matched the lighting exactly from the shots following before and after.  If, in our final footage we encounter a similar problem, we will not need to worry too much about slight changes in lighting as we know we will be able to easily correct them, even if we have to edit filters slighting (by using the slider bars on the right to change the extremity)