Editing The Footage

After filming our footage and uploading it onto the mac, i am now currently editing it. To do this i am using the programme iMovie on the mac. This allows me to edit the footage, change the effects, transistions, music etc. The programme iMovie is very easy to use and i have not encountered any difficulties, due to using the programme previously.

Final Film Poster

Final editing

For the past few weeks we have had to edit the footage. After getting audience feedback from the focus groups, we were able to make adjustments. This included our magazine and poster. The focus groups were very helpful. It gave us an insight into what the audience wanted and how they felt about our products. Doing this enabled us to make the necesary changes. In turn improving our final products overall.

Drafts poster

Sound

Music and foley are key elements when making our teaser trailer. Choosing the correct style of music is vital. If we make the wrong decision, it could have an adverse effect on our trailer. In order to establish the effect music has on a film, we used the example of the movie 'Rain Man'. We watched the opening to the film first with the music from the film 'Superman'. This implied that the film was in the comedy or fantasy genre. It was similar to the music of Disney films. We then watched the opening again, but this time with the music from 'Gone With The Wind'. This gave the movie a completely different feel. The movie then began to feel like a romance. Finally we watched the original opening of 'Rain Man' in which the music used was 'IKO IKO' by Belle Stars. Although the music was unconventional, i thought it worked well. The music was foreboding, and reflected the main characters life at that moment in time. The unconventionallity also reflected the state of his brother as he is autistic.

Preview: Teaser Trailer (Initial Idea)

This video is a teaser of what our group has filmed so far. We used our establishing shots and compiled them into a mini trailer. By doing this we were able to show our focus groups and gain their feedback. This included their comments on scenery, camera shots, narrative etc. The video gave them a taster and preview to what our final trailer will look like.

Filming : Day 1 - On Location

Today two members of my group and I went to film some material for our trailer. We travelled to Wapping, as the scenery is perfect for our trailer. Wapping is an old area in London, that has not yet been fully renovated and modernised. This enables us to capture the essence of the 1960's.

It took us about 45 minutes to get to Wapping and we took the underground. We were able to start filming straight away. We filmed in a tunnel walkway, that was illuminated with little lamps. This gave an eery feeling to our footage. The shot was a tight frame of me walking through the tunnel. It was a behind shot of the back of me and was a low angle shot. I was holding a wire cable (the weapon) in my gloved hand and the camera was focused on my feet.

We then moved the scene to the docking area. We were able to film on the walkway but not in the actual docks as it is private property. From the docking area, we were able to film the docking bridge, as well as underneath the bridge. From where we were positioned we filmed a wide shot of the landscape, which included the view of tower bridge.