We have officially into our editing journey. While we are far from finished from a complete movie opening, we have made some work when it comes to editing. For example, our chief editor, Melanie Reynoso, has already received all of the footage from Tori and has cut the clips to make sure they sign up correctly in the film.
Melanie practiced with some more of the editing last Sunday, since we were able to film the final footage for the film the day before. I should mention we changed the actress who is playing Betty to Tori since Amber is no longer available. We were also able to film the infamous August and James car scene last Saturday as well. Unfortunately, we haven't been able to dedicate too much time to the project because of other assignments and our upcoming SAT. However, I'm sure we will be closer to the finish line this upcoming week!
This is Melanie! She will be the person in our group that overlooks everything related to editing. While she was patiently waiting for the rest of us to finish filming, she was setting up the software we will be using to make our opening come to life!
First, I should mention our preferred method of transition. After some discussion, we came to the conclusion that a simple cut would be the best way for us to transition from shot to shot. This is a fast opening scene, so a slow fade or other transitions wouldn't exactly work out great. In fact, it would feel a little rushed. So, we won't be using these as much, but they are obviously still an option.
Next, I'd like to talk about what audio effects we will use. I have mentioned before that we will have some diegetic sound we will have to enter into the opening during editing. For example, an alarm sound and a doorbell. We will also have to attach a separately recorded voiceover at the beginning of the scene and two different music tracks. One of the more complicated effect we will be using is the fade away from James and August's argument as the second music track fades in. This involves more advanced editing, so Melanie is still trying to figure it out. With a little research, we hope we can achieve this.
Here's a quick photo of one of the editing softwares Melanie is using. Seems like pretty fancy high-tech stuff to me!
I am also very excited to announce the we have chosen the name of our film! It's called The Hope of it All! We feel like this name fits perfectly with the vibe of our movie. These teens are just living for "the hope of it all"! The title will be displayed at the end of the film opening during a shot of the sky. We are thinking of making the font for the title either Great Vibes or Satisfy. Any swirly-styles font will do!
None of us are very experienced in editing. That has been the hardest part of this portion of the project. We find it much easier to film than edit! So, Melanie is still trying to figure out the works of the editing software and how we can make the opening look the best it can. Honestly, I think that is the factor that is slowing us down the most! Luckily, Melanie has at least a little experience, so she was able to shorten down the clips Tori sent her, like I mentioned before. I'll keep you guys updated as we get deeper into editing and I'm so excited to reveal the finished result.
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