Post Production: Part 2

To continue from the previous editing post, we made no further alterations that drastically changed the overall concept of our sequence. No elements of narrative were hindered via this process, fortunately. To communicate tension / suspense, we used soundtrack which was crucial to illustrating this foreboding sense of distress. I went away and composed my own soundtrack, that was later adapted & used within the sequence. Based upon our editing choices, we feel our target audience would continue watching the film as the soundtrack and subversion of the traditional female victim stereotype adhere and suggests itself to the target audience profoundly. 

We made the titles by selecting the 'Graphics' mode, then to add text to the footage we selected the 'type' tool, then click on the programme monitor where we wanted the text to appear. This automatically adds a new layer to your timeline, where you can select the necessary fonts / colour to complete the titles fully. The names we chose incorporated some of our last names, hinting towards the creators being our production group. We also ensured the producer, title of the film and production company were stated correctly. To edit the sound, we found compositions via the 'sound effects' option within 'Adobe Premiere Pro'. This ensured we could collate a soundscape of leaves, sticks cracking (etc) to further accentuate the overall mood / atmosphere. We also used composed soundtracks / composition created by me, to further emphasise the tone of the sequence. 

We had some minor issues that occurred with soundtrack, particularly finding soundtracks we felt suited the themes of the sequence and accompanied the action the way we had intended prior to editing. We then resorted to composing our own soundtrack, which blended nicely into the sequence. We did not create any effects within our sequence, as our effects were all practical (aka the throat slit). Overall, I enjoyed the editing process and I feel our sequence achieves it's objectives thoroughly. The only thing I would've done differently when shooting is ensuring that we purchased a prop fake knife that didn't bend. Besides that, I feel our sequence is great and I'm enthusiastic to watch it onscreen.