15th March 2010 - Editing

Over the course of the last few weeks Oliver and I have been editing the clips that have been uploaded onto out personnel storage drive. we used the software Adobe Premier Pro to compile and edit the clips together. when butting the clips together we realised that shots we had were actually good onscreen and cut sections out that were not needed and could be missed.

When sorting the videos in Adobe premier pro, we put them into the film order using the best videos for each shot. We then cut down the shots to the suitable lengths we needed and any miss fit sections we through out and replaced with the same shot that fitted in. we did this for every shot so when the transition had happened they lined up and matched.

For the transitions, we knew what fades and effects we where going to use due to the planning we had made earlier, however some transitions and effects we changed because we felt that they added a better effect to the thriller and made it have an overall better feel, we also added the title and any text that will be shows on screen at this point.

After we had edited the clips together and added the transitions that we wanted, liker the cross fading and dips to back, we then added the music we had chosen to the video, we had found this music at an earlier stage once we had seen the video clips we had uploaded. The music is copyright free music that we have obtained from the website : http://freeplaymusic.com/

After the music had been added and we were happy with the volume and sound being produced, we then cropped it to the correct lengths and saved the file. We have now exported the video to My YouTube account and this is the finished video:

1st March 2010 - Upload and Editing

Today, we have started uploading the shots we have taken on film and converting them onto the computer. We edited the clips into different sections so it made it easier to understand where things were in the opening sequence and that we could slot the shots all together. Once we've seeing some of the shots on screen we decided that we may have to film some of the shots again as we are unhappy with a couple. however we are going to see what they look like once we have started putting them together to see what exactly needs changing in the shots.

28th February 2010 - Filming

Today Oliver and I along with the actors that we had chosen (Sam Willis and Ashley Grantham) went out onto location and began filming our thriller opening sequence. As out filming schedule stated, we went to toton sidings to film, we went at 2:00 pm, which is around the time we had decided on.

For the first section of out clip, we must do a over the shoulder/Birds-eye view of the stalker cameras feet. We had some problems filming this shot as our actor kept messing about and the camera had to be held at a angle and shook quite a lot when the actor moved.

The second shot is of the stalker character walking away into the distance, we took multiple takes of this shot to make sure we got it perfect, in some shots however people can be seen in the background as it is a busy public pathway. However we managed to get some shots that looked good and where pleased with.

The next shot we took was of Ashely listening to music, this was a close up on the side of his face with him walking and the camera panning onwards so the side of the face was in shot when he moved. this shot was take multiple times as we wanted to get the speed right. we filmed using a tripod to keep the camera level and for a swift and steady pan.

The third shot used is that of an over shoulder of ash walking towards the stalker character. we took this shot using the tripod to keep the camera still, however the camera is still at a slight angle and looks funny. we may have to re-tape this shot to get a steady camera depending how it looks on-screen.

Next we have a reverse shot of the situation, an over the shoulder shot of the stalking character with the indie kid just coming into the frame. this shot was done rather well, we used a tripod to keep the camera steady and the shot looks aright.

The camera then changes to a side way view of what is happening, with it slightly raised at a high angle above eye level to make it look like we are looking down on the characters. This shot was done very well and looks good on the camera, when looking on screen we also think it looks good and will most likely use this shot in the opening.

The next shot was a wide two shot with both characters walking into frame along the path, the shot is taken behind a bush. we did this shot as it allows us to have a variety of angles within the opening sequence.

The final shot is a soft pan upwards from looking on the hat of Ashley's hat which is on the floor to Sam's Character " the stalker" pulling his bag on the floor. this shot looks a bit out of place as Sam is to close to the camera when we panned so we may have to shoot this section again.