Jade's contribution to editing

I think that, for the majority of the editing our group worked together. There was some parts in which we all worked on separately or in pairs. The following shows what I am responsible for:

Right at the beginning of the editing stage, Ben and myself took all of the best pieces of film and arranged them in a rough order. We then cut some of these so that all of the best takes were in the working area.
I successfully rendered all of the original film pieces after arranging them with Ben. This meant we could work on them quicker.
Dylan and I worked on the effects. We also changed the beginning of the sequence to a more suited frame, now known by me as the "quiet scene" This is because it is silent and impacts on the audience. As well as this, we made sure that it fit into a two minute time frame. We spent ages playing around with the speed of the memory scene and settled on fast as it was a replay of past events. We also decided that black and white was a good option as, it too, is a representation of things from the past.

I was also a part of the group discussions during the adding of the titles, even though Dylan actually set them, we were all there giving our ideas over; this is the case for most.

Jade's Camera and location rough cut feed back

From the rough cut feedback we have improved on making the protagonist look more 'menacing' with our editing. Everything else said was positive: The movement of the camera; the placement of the camera; the lighting; the varied amount of shots; location and the variety.

This shows that we have listened to what the audience wanted and we are pleased that our finished production worked well.

Chloe Tetu's Final Cut Feedback for Mise en-Scène

From showing the final opening sequence to various viewers, my group received feedback on several areas. Because I was the person mainly in charge of Mise en-Scène I took most of the feed back for it, like I did in the rough cut feedback. Most of the feedback that was received was all positive, especially for the costumes and props. Viewers said that the items selected were perfect for the film and worked really well in their placement, much like they did in the comments they gave for my groups rough cut feedback.

Overall, everyone in my group was really pleased with the comments given and the outcome of the project. Everyone who watched the sequence seemed to enjoy it and said that they thought it was really well put together.

Chloe Tetu's Editing Contribution

Throughout the editing phase the whole group worked together to piece the final production together. Each person did specific things but all helped each other during manufacturing. The editing that I did/ contributed to includes: uploading the footage to Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 on a standard computer; adding transitions like, cross fading various pieces of footage together, such as the part where the flower the girl is holding fades into the face of the male character and then back again (as you can see in the images provided below); I pieced together parts of the voice over with my group, such as the part where the male character shouts/calls the name of the girl ‘Jade’ and I also helped with the organising of the titles, including putting them on the film and arranging them accordingly. With everyone working together and doing their bit for the group, I think we managed to edit our piece together making it look professional and of a high quality.