Editing the Preliminary Task

To edit our preliminary task we used adobe premier pro. 

We followed the storyboard to guide our editing. The first thing we did was look through all our footage and select the shots that we wanted in to be in our final piece. 

We chose to mostly show the shots where the female actor looked angrier so that the audience would sympathise more with the other character. This is a way of manipulating the audience through editing. 

In order to build tension we decided to make the first shot the one of Ben running to the room, followed by the other actor biting her nails to show her anxiety.  Interspersing slower, calmer shots into the more fast paced ones was effective as it slowed down the pace of the sequence and meant it didn’t look so unnatural and overly fast paced.

We learnt various things from the editing process, one being that next time when we are shooting we should try to ensure there is no background noise, eg giggling or shouting, as it distracts from the storyboard dialogue. Also, we realised that we didn't change the ISO of the camera when we went from inside to outside and so must remember to do this when shooting our thriller sequences as otherwise the lighting looks unnatural. Furthermore, we realised just how much time editing takes and that you need to be patient if you want to get the best end result.

I feel as if my partner and I worked well together but next time we should try to be more aware of timing. We spent a long time at the start of the lesson focusing on the more minute details of the editing - next time we will ensure we have the basic, most necessary shots edited first.

Editing the preliminary task was a useful exercise as now when shooting the thriller I will be more mindful of background noise, ISO settings, etc. It was a great opportunity to practice our editing skills and now I feel more prepared to edit our thriller.

Below is our edited preliminary task.