Editing for 'Snatched'

After finishing all of our filming we then decided to label all of our footage and put it in order. We then began to watch them all to make sure they all went fluently together and started to note which shots we either need to re-shoot or do a shoot off. After deciding this we then chose a day to go re shoot the missing scenes which we needed. After that we need uploaded the footage into the programme and started to rearrange it in order. We then took it in turns and suggested where we needed to import a transition or effects to not make the footage jumpy.

 

Titles

 

 As we arranged set roles for one and other we was able to do different tasks whilst other tasks was being taken care of. For instance, from the start of our editing process Chloe took over the role of sorting the titles as she had great ideas for them. Because the titles was a big job it took up a lot of Chloe's time but in the end they turned out really good by also getting suggestions from myself and Laura-Jo. We decided that we would involve titles at the beginning of the sequence and at the end. We decided that we didn't want titles throughout the whole of the sequence as we thought it may take it away from the action on screen so the audience watching wouldn't get distracted. Chloe decided to use black as the background colour and white as the text colour as she wanted to keep it nice and simple but we wanted advanced effects to involve. Because our title of our movie was called snatched we involved a title for this at the beginning before the filming and we added an effect to it so it looked like the text was being smashed as if someone has smashed through it to get to someone. At the end of the filming we tried to get the effects of the text to go in time with the music so in the end we found the music before and then found the effect of a wave. Overall we was really impressed with how the titles turned out especially the last sequence as at the end it blended in nicely with with the action as it swiped across as the man walked off screen.

 

Music/Sound:

For our music/soundtrack we didn't want a well known song which involved any dialogue as we thought that looking back on our last video of 'Lost but Found' our chosen music didn't work out very good as we thought it didn't suit the action. So for our new opening sequence we wanted to make sure our sound fitted into the action. In the end we started to just look on websites with earery sounds on them but we then resulted in looking on YouTube as the sites we looked on wasn't long enough or they simply didn't suit our action. Finally we found a great sound clip on YouTube  the only problem with it was it wasn't long enough so in the end we decided that we would just repeat the sound throughout the whole of the sequence so that it would cover the whole of the filmed action and thankfully this worked out really well. Also with our other sound effects we filmed these different with a sound recorder as from our last attempt of producing a opening sequence we noticed that sound doesn't come across very clear especially as we also involve a soundtrack throughout it. We self recorded breathing which we did through a bottle which worked really well as it made it much more mysterious. We also recorded sounds of leaves rustling, the sound of a football being kicked, a swing swinging, a phone ringing and a scream.. At first during our editing we didn't self record the dialogue whilst the boys on the phone but we realised you couldn't hear him talking over the music so we then separately recorded this and then was overly happy with the outcome.

 

 

 

We started our opening sequence as I've mentioned above with the first set of title which firstly introduced our production company which is 'LaNiCh' productions which is in fact our first letters of each of our names. After that the next title slide was the name of our film 'Snatched' the effected we used was a smashed glass effect which is shown on the left in a print screen from the editing programme. We all thought this worked really well as it straight away grabs the audiences attention to the action on screen.

The first clip of filming the audience is shown is a close up of the two boys playing with the football having a kick about. We decided to start with a extreme close up of the football and zoom out so at this stage the audience has no idea of what the film is about. From that we then introduce the man which is a shot of the bark on the park and the movement he is making to introduce to the audience that there is something not right and makes it all more mysterious. To add more tension at this part is the sequence is where we involved the first bit of of self videoed sound of the breathing effect which we found worked really well with the action. We also used handheld to make it clearer to the audience that we are following the man and its filming his footpath, from this we then tilted up to the young boys playing football showing the audience what the man wanted and what he is looking at.
 

After this is a shot from the other side of the football cage as the young boy runs towards the camera guessing nothing is wrong or strange. At this point the audience gets to see the man for the first time in the background walking away from the two boys then after this shoot there is a couple of short clips showing the man footsteps away from the young boys linking that the man in the previous shot is in fact the same man watching the young boys. At this point in the sequence the soundtrack of the mellow music is being played throughout. The next footage is showing that the male figure sits on the swing at this stage the audiences would have guessed that the film must be based around the male and the young boys.

The next shot where the man is sat on the swing swinging we found was a really nice composition shot as he is central to the camera but still not looking at the camera which therefore he is still keeping himself hidden and mysterious. This also then blends nicely into the next shot as its a point of view going into an establishing shot. I thought that this was shot very cleverly by Laura-Jo as when she did the point of view shot she suggested that she should hold the camera and swing with it on the swing emphasising that its the males point of view and what he can see. We used a cross dissolve to put these two shots together so that it then didn't look jumpy.

After them shots we then focused back onto the young boys playing football. We then brought in another of our self recorded sounds of the phone call ringing which became louder than the music so that it became a main focus followed by the dialogue which we self recorded of the conversation between the young lad and his parent asking him to return to his house. This became a harder task than we thought it would be to match the sound to the filming as we had to make sure it matched up to his lips but thankfully it worked out in the end so overall we was happy. From this shot we did a straight cut into the swing by it self showing that the male figure had moved and then we showed a walking shot of him walking to a bush where you could suggest he was hiding.

After this we then went into the movement of the young lad on his bike making his way home by using a pan shot as he goes past the park entrance hinting further to the audience that he was being watched. After this is was a short clip of the young boy riding beside the bush from this there was a mid shot showing the man on the other side of the bush where he was riding and he suddenly grabs him and lift him over. We decided that we would leave it on a cliffhanger as he walking off then with the movement the titles comes on and moves with him which started off as my idea as it was just a suggestion then in the end we made it happen.

Our chosen music was found on youtube which was very eerie and mysterious.

 
Overall I'm really happy and proud of my groups opening sequence as it shows all of our strengths and it reflects on how well we can work together. I think that this piece of work turned out much better in comparison to 'Lost but Found' because I found that as a group we was more passion et for this one as we knew that the narrative was much better. Below is our final hand in of our opening sequence.