Post - Production
From interviewing people that are going to be in our film and looking at the serveys we asked the public to complete, we found out that many people agreed with the conventions on a horror movie; 92% of the people we asked felt that different sounds create different emotions in horror movies which we then took on peoples opinions and views. We also got a lot of feedback after we had finished our film, many people like the build up we created with the sounds and slow paced shots, they also agreed that the girl protagonist was a good way to intrigue our target audience of young males. Some of the audience mentioned the non diegetic sound being in sync with the actions towards the end of the two minutes but others disagreed and felt it could've been a lot sharper and in time, which taught us that we should allow someone to watch our film before we feel it is completely finished as they might mention something they will feel is a mistake while we didn't notice.
-What editing decisions were made? How did they inform the production?
As a group we all decided we definitely wanted to edit the film to conform to the usual horror movie, using editing to do this we made shots longer paced to build tension within the audience; we used lots of close ups and match on action to not give too much away about the characters etc, and we also added in a lot of long shots to show the location so the audience will feel as though they can relate more to what the characters in the film are experiencing. When it came to which one of us edited the film, we never made a proper decision as we all felt it would be best for all of us to be together when this process took place, which may seem as though it would take more time, but meeting out of school to edit and having a clear and detailed story board made it a lot easier to work together and not do the editing separately.
-What particular editing tools were used and to what effect?
We mainly used the cropping tool to make sure each clip would run smoothly, especially the match on action sequences, this was to make the opening two minutes look as professional and realistic as possible. Cropping the clips was a continuous technique we used through out editing the film, but we also used many other tools to add different effects and emotions, such as using a transition to show that time had passed, creating enigmas but also keeping the plot easy to follow. An editing tool we used to make our film look more like a real movie is the text tool, this was to add the opening credits, which at first we felt we made them run too quickly which changed the effect on the audience completely; slowing them down and using a faded transition made the genre a lot more obvious.
As a group we all decided we definitely wanted to edit the film to conform to the usual horror movie, using editing to do this we made shots longer paced to build tension within the audience; we used lots of close ups and match on action to not give too much away about the characters etc, and we also added in a lot of long shots to show the location so the audience will feel as though they can relate more to what the characters in the film are experiencing. When it came to which one of us edited the film, we never made a proper decision as we all felt it would be best for all of us to be together when this process took place, which may seem as though it would take more time, but meeting out of school to edit and having a clear and detailed story board made it a lot easier to work together and not do the editing separately.
-What particular editing tools were used and to what effect?
We mainly used the cropping tool to make sure each clip would run smoothly, especially the match on action sequences, this was to make the opening two minutes look as professional and realistic as possible. Cropping the clips was a continuous technique we used through out editing the film, but we also used many other tools to add different effects and emotions, such as using a transition to show that time had passed, creating enigmas but also keeping the plot easy to follow. An editing tool we used to make our film look more like a real movie is the text tool, this was to add the opening credits, which at first we felt we made them run too quickly which changed the effect on the audience completely; slowing them down and using a faded transition made the genre a lot more obvious.
-How did the post-production process enhance the overall production?
The post prediction process helped me and the rest of my group to get a better idea on how creating a film works, from getting constructive criticism to learning different editing techniques making our opening two minutes a stronger piece. Getting feedback was very useful and benefited our production most as it gave us a view on how other people would see our film; asking people from our target audience if they felt it was appealing to them helped us a lot to continue with the same style of horror.
The post prediction process helped me and the rest of my group to get a better idea on how creating a film works, from getting constructive criticism to learning different editing techniques making our opening two minutes a stronger piece. Getting feedback was very useful and benefited our production most as it gave us a view on how other people would see our film; asking people from our target audience if they felt it was appealing to them helped us a lot to continue with the same style of horror.
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