Editing- 2

Hey Besties!

Welcome to the continuation of my editing process. I will be focusing on the birthday event and showcasing the rising tension as James introduces Lyndaaaaaaaa to the scene. 👀🐍

From the last time I left off, it was the transition cake scene. Now I am adding the beginning where everything seems fine and the parents are singing their kid a happy birthday party.

They sing Happy Birthday, and they pop the small confetti and gifts. As Mary is engaged, James is definitely not. You see it based on James's actions. His constantly looking at the door and the watch while showing constant delayed responses when celebrating his daughter is highlighted in the editing and close-up shots.

JAMES SUSPICIOUS

So after a couple cut scenes of them interacting, we gotta concentrate on James. James keeps looking at his watch, so I had to emphasize that with an extreme close up shot. What is he waiting for?

DOUBLE SIDE EYE

I found this part funny because my little cousin also looked at James (her dad) when he abruptly left the scene to open the door. It just shows that even the daughter is bothered by it or curious. The dad was finally trying to do something close with his daughter and give her the birthday gift (his way of showing love without having his wife asking him to do anything). BUT! After hearing the door (which was indicated when they all looked the same direction), he placed the gift on the table without thought, and moved behind Mary. I showed the abruptness when I did another extra close up on the gift slammed on the table.

TENSION

I found a lot of mistakes during this shoot, but I made it work by focusing on a few aspects. When James greets Lynda, there is definitely chemistry through their interaction. I told my cousin to fake her way talking through their interaction, but that feels a bit awkward on the video, so I decided to cut those parts out and only take the section where James hugs Lynda in a very close manner than what is supposed to be a normal neighbor to neighbor behavior. It didn't seem like they were trying to hide it, but James will definitely try to sugarcoat the behavior into it being "normal" and him being "nice" later in the movie. As Lynda approaches Grace, she gives her the gift, but you can see that Grace gets a bad vibe from Lynda. Typically, when children sense irregular behavior, they remain a distance and look towards their parents for help. Grace looks to the back, signaling her mom to come, and Lynda (being the fake person she is) does not notice these signals (because she is being only nice to Grace because of her liking with James which is a common cliche with being the other woman). So, for this scene, close ups close ups close ups is my key approach to emphasize such behavior. I used a close up for Grace's face when she was looking back to her mom, when she was receiving the gift, and when Lynda/Mary where shaking hands. Also, when Mary shows up into the screen, she holds Grace with her left hand to pull away from Lynda (mother protective nature).

Anyway, this is all for today. Panic! Panicking! I need more, I know I can add more, but I don't want to ruin it, so I will take a break. Continue finishing it tomorrow, but there is definitely story-building! I will update you!

LOVING THE DRAMA HEHE!

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