Editing- 1
Hey Besties!
After directing and filming my opening scene, it is time for the most crucial part of this process: editing! We have learned editing techniques before and I had addressed it in previous postings, but now is the time to apply it. Approaching what editing techniques to use might change the way a story is told, so I want to make sure I can use it as advantage for any mistakes I need to cover up or tell the story effectively so that I can highlight important aspects of the story. Since this is a dramatic film, viewers need to understand the character tension between the distant parents and the relationship with James and Lynda.
—------>I had already mentioned Capcut, the app that I will be using to edit. I definitely feel comfortable with the features and I have used Capcut for previous editing videos.
When I started editing the first part, so so sooo many good shoots had to be sacrificed. I don’t mean the others weren’t good, but the quality of photos differ. So I felt like I had to remove some pictures I took of the rings to maintain the flow of the images. I am using stop motion for the rings rather than the cake. This replaces the playful effect with a suspenseful one. The difference between the ring pictures was lightening and most of the pictures were either light or dim. I choose dimmed lightening for the dramatic effect and because I took the shoots more smoothly when moving the camera.
After choosing the clips, I assembled them in a way that when the camera angles change, the movement of the camera is smooth. I decided to use the blur effect from the first shot and reduce it as the shoots move to noise from the picture as well as provide context to why the rings are shown in an uncomfortablemanner than a content one. This might reveal the impression of uncertainty and tension about the people who own these rings or an event that causes these rings to be depicted in such a manner.
Each clip is about 3 to 4 seconds long to create a steady pace for the stop motion. The pacing allows the viewers to delve into the vibe as they focus on the movement and lighting.
Then I applied a filter on the ring clips called High Saturation. This helps the dim lighting not make the object itself look washed out. It creates a vivid and intense feeling towards the rings, which helps with highlighting the importance of its symbolism.
When transitioning to the next scene, the family photo frames, I used a black fade out then a black fade in. This technique helps me move on into another element that foreshadows what the story is about to explore. Since the photo frames are meant to help transition into the birthday party scene, the camera moves accordingly from the kid to the family to the mom and her child. The reason it stops there is to show the mom and her child alone without the dad, indicating that he is left out of the picture because of his actions and the event of the couple separating later in the film.
After the viewers see the last photo frame, the camera zooms in on the cake to clear out the idea of the frames and move on to the action scene of what happened. After hooking on the audience with the music I will be choosing, the music will change so that when we zoom in on the cake and travel back to the birthday event, it creates a different atmosphere where it begins to tell the story. It will be a straight cutaway to the scene as if it is a back to reality kind of sense, if that makes sense 😅
That’s it for now, I will continue editing and update ya’ll on my next moves!
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