The Editing Process

After collecting all our footage, it was time to edit. First we spend time looking at the storyboard and deciding what we needed to change and which shots would look good together. The captions were pretty easy to make as we basically used photoshop, all of us already had experience in using photoshop due to our as-level project. The captions were easy to start with as they helped us get the story and order straight in our heads. Next, the biggest task of all the editing process, cutting down the footage that we got. This was pretty hard to do as we wanted the correct mis-en-scene and also the correct camera shots including close up shots, medium close-ups and long shots along with a wider variety of camera angles. It was quite hard to get used to using Premier-Pro. to start with as it was quite hard to use and the amount of things that could be done got quite confusing. Eventually, after getting used to it, it became obvious that there was only two tools really that needed to be use, that was the grab tool which selects various sections of the footage and also the cutter tool which cut bits of footage up so the whole clip didn't need to be used. Pasting the various pieces of footage proved hard as we wanted to get the timing correct and also wanted to use the best shot of the sequence we had filmed. Each of the shots, looked pretty similar because we decided that taking a longer sequence of film would give us a better choice of footage to choose from. In order to load the footage up we had to use a cable connected to the back of the Mac computers. Next we used Premier Pro. to load up the film we had recorded which we then had to watch through. The editing process did take a lot of time, especially as we didn't have all the footage that we needed before we begun. After editing and pasting the shots together we added various effects, such as dissolving and a white flash. I think we were too ambitious to begin with as we did want to include various cartoon bits such as hearts as we felt this would edge a fun edge to our trailer. Overall, i feel our trailer has turned out well and although the editing process was hard to begin with it definitely got easier as we got used t using the equipment.

Captions
In order to create the captions we found various images of fairy tale books we then copied these into photoshop and added in each of the captions plus photos of each of the characters. in order to add authenticity to the book we added effects to the photos, such as posterisation and also different brush strokes that were avaliable on photoshop. We cut ad pasted the books into photoshop then added in the captions then finally the pictures. In order to add it to the trailer we had to save the individual captions then paste them into premier pro. Overall, the process was quite simple. However, finding the right pictures to match the captions and indeed taking them proved harder. Mianly because we had to gather all the characters together and also had to find the right location which would represent what we wanted to show in the narrative.

Transitions
To add some individuality to the trailer, we decided to add in a few transitions between a few of the clips. For example, the firtst effect, added between the 'fairytale book' and the first page. I think, by adding this, it has made a smooth change between each of the captions so is not so jumpy and overall easier on the viewer and effect of the trailer. Another effect that we added was the transition between the first page of the book and the school corridor. I feel the effect links nicely with the scene and adds individuality to our trailer. Overall, i like the effect added by transitions in trailers, through research i have found that alot of film trailers use and have used transitions. A good exmaple would be, at the beginning of Ella Enchanted. This is where two of the opening shots seem to blend into one another and adds a nice effect to the overall finish.