Editing

We did a lot of editing to create our scene because we decided that in order to create a successful clip we needed to do more than just film it.


During the editing process we had multiple difficulties, all of which we needed to overcome in order to create a successful scene.

At first we found that when uploaded onto the computer, our clips that were filmed within the church were too dark for us to be able to see anything.We had to change the saturation  and the brightness of the clip in Adobe Premiere Elements 7.0 to make it visible. By doing this we also added a slight fuzziness to the clip, which we felt made it look creepier and decided to keep it that way.

We decided to cut the clips into smaller sections and spread them out throughout the scene because we thought it would add a jumpy effect to it, which is a main feature of 'horror' films.


We then added the fuzzy screen sections that we wanted to use to create a tense and jumpy atmosphere. To create these we had to use a plain black image, and then added the effect 'noise' to the clip, then we changed the saturation and the brightness to make the shot lighter to achieve the effect that we wanted.

Then we discovered that for some reason we couldn't add titles to our clip. After going to the I.T office and doing everything possible to try and fix the problem, we were told that there was nothing they could do, and so decided that the only way forward was to re-create the scene on Emma's profile, as we couldn't send the clip either due to the large size of it.

To do this we had to ask the I.T office to copy the original clips from Sarah's profile onto Emma's, and then had to go through the first draft of the edited scene and attempt to cut all the clips and edit all the shots the same on the second draft. This was very time consuming but was the only way we could possibly continue with our work and therefore was a necessary set back. We finally managed to get titles onto our scene.

After adding the text we added the music to the scene. This was simple to add because the music plan had made it possible for it to already be at the right timing. Then we recorded Rebecca whispering the line 'If you go down to the woods today be sure of a big surprise'. To do this we used the narration tool and then used a headset that included a microphone to connect it straight to the scene. We cut the sound track just before the girl starts talking and made it slightly quieter so that it was easier to hear the narration clip. We had some trouble recording the clip because the room we were in was rather noisy, so we needed to find somewhere quieter to record it, which we managed to do.

Once we'd finished editing we rendered the clip so we could put it on a disc and show it to an audience so we could get the reviews we needed in order to evaluate our work.