We decided to cut out the parts that we added in (shown in a previous post) and simplify the way in which the film runs, as we thought that too much happens in the opening. We finally edited the film opening so that it tells less of a narrative structure however, in our opinion, worked better and was more effective.
We only needed to film a few more shots which we would then add on to some of the other shots we had previously used. The use of several titles were also an effective way of improving the intensity of the opening sequence.
When we had finished filming the new shots, we used Adobe On Location again to firstly capture them off the tape. Once this had been achieved, we could import them into Adobe Premiere so that they could be edited and ordered properly.
This programme allowed us to do lots of things to our shots to make the opening more entertaining and effective.
Firstly, it let us split up the sound from each of the separate clips. This came in handy because we wanted a sound to be 'repeated' throughout the duration of the opening sequence - but without the camera noise in the way; therefore we deleted the sound off each clip and replaced it with a sample of some heavy breathing that we had filmed previously.
Also, Premiere allowed us to add video and audio effects/transitions to our shots. We used a lot of cross fade on the audio so that the sound ran more smoothly throughout the video (so it wouldnt quickly cut out). In addition to this we used some video transitions on the final title of the sequence. We added a 'fade' effect which the title more of an eerie feel to it, making it more believeable.
Titles also play a big part in our opening sequence. We used them to display actors names, production companies (which we made up) and the title of the film. Not only this, but we were able to find a relevant font type specific to our genre which we thought worked simply, but well. It also gave us many other options such as height,width and positioning of the text.
Above is our final title which shows the name of the film. We went for a simple layout as was mentioned before because we felt that it added to the intensity of the opening sequence.
Overall, I think that Premiere was very good at aiding us in completing the task as it allowed us to play around with effects and gave us some ideas as to what could be done to the audio/visuals on some shots.
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