Diary of Editing Sessions

Session One
We watched all of the footage that we had filmed and whilst doing this we cut the film down into different 'takes'. This was so that it was easier to establish which piece of film belonged to which section. We also deleted the footage which was unfocused or was just 'empty footage'. Then we moved each section of footage to the correct place on the time line.


Session Two
We watched some more footage that we had filmed and then broke that up like we had done in the previous session. We then added the 'Flatline Media' animation to the time line from our previous trailer, although when importing this we had to re-add the text that said 'Flatline' because we had a technical error. We then added the 'beep' sound to the time line so that it fit in time with the heart monitor of the Flatline Media. We did this using Garage band and found the sound in the library; we then exported it using an MP3 Encoder, played the sound through Itunes and then finally imported it to the correct place in the time line


Session Three
In this editing session we decided to edit the very last part of the trailer first because we thought that it would be the hardest part to do but would look really effective. We made the final part of the trailer by layering four different clips of George in the hostage scene on top of each other and then make them all fit a quarter of the screen each. 
We then added a 'timecode generator' to each of the four segments of footage so that it appeared to look like a CCTV screen (we set the times so that they all counted up from the same number).
To finish off this piece of footage we felt that we needed something odd to happen at the end so we made all of the separate sections fuzz out all at once so that it looked like the CCTV screen had been disconnected. We did this by using a video filter named 'bad TV' which adds ripples wavy effects to footage. Straight after this happened we added a Render file named 'Noise' which is a completely pixalated screen which appears when something has lost connection. We felt that this looked really cool and effective so decided to keep this idea and add a crackling sound to play under it from the Garage Band library


Session Four
We did the same effect on four different shots of Becca as we did with George's CCTV part (splitting the screen into four separate parts), we wanted to do this to give George's stalker more of an identity. Although this effect looks great, we are unsure if two of the same types of edits will not work well so will need to decide this later on in the editing stage.


Session Five
During this session we focused on the part where George is leaving the house. To make the match on action edit we needed to find the exact part of the footage where he was opening the door and leaving the house. This didn't take too long to do and it also looks really effective.


Session Six
In this editing session we focused on the montage of different BMX tricks which George was performing. We had too much footage of him doing tricks so we had to drastically cut them down until we found the best ones. We put the final tricks together to make them look fast paced and snappy (with the use of cut editing). We then made the 'snap shot' parts with the tricks. To do this we found the best part of the trick, cut the footage and caught a freeze frame. We then moved the rest of the footage down the time line a little and then added a white rectangle shape which only lasts about half a second to create the 'flash' effect (we did this to tie in with the fact that she is stalking him, and also to signify that he is famous). We then added the freeze frame after this to make it look like this was the picture that had been taken (we put a very small border around the freeze frame to make it appeared more Polaroid like). We then moved the rest of the shot next to the freeze frame to finish the tricks montage.


Session Seven
We added the names of the actor and actress to the footage so that we knew that they appeared in the trailer somewhere. We did this so that the fan base of these actors/actresses knew that they were going to be starring in this new film so that they could create some viral advertisement.


Session Eight
During this session we edited the message, post and email scene. At first we had too much footage for these parts of the trailer e.g. when George was receiving the post we had him flicking through some other post and then reading the 'newspaper', which was unnecessary and  time-consuming. Also it slowed the pace of the trailer right down which is not what we wanted to happen.


Session Nine
This is when we added text to the trailer to give some meaning to what is happening and to act as a narrative. We constantly moved the text around to different places to see where it worked best and the  finally decided on where it is today. We thought that it was important to write the correct things in the text so that people know what the film is going to be about and also to create more tension. We also added the 'Summer 2012' text over the noise because it is important for the audience to know when the film is to be released so that the film company can gain a profit.


Session Ten
During this session we added the 'Life Drop' logo to the trailer. This took more effort than we initially thought because we needed to back up the image of Life Drop onto an external hardrive and then add it into Final Cut Pro. We then layered a white rectangle behind Life Drop so that it didn't look silly. I also think that having a white background makes Life Drop stand out the most during the trailer as it is quite a piercing colour to look at after watching darkish footage. We also added a zoom in effect on the text so that it was brought forward to the audience. We felt that this made this part of the trailer flow more.


Session Eleven
After exporting the trailer and watching it through we noticed that parts of it were missing because frames were being jumped. We thought that this was very odd and tried many different techniques to fix this. We then noticed that when text was layered over footage it didn't jump so over all of the footage we added text, which was just a full stop but with size zero so that it wasn't visible. This stopped the jumping so we were able to search for music that would fit in with our trailer's story line and editing.

Magazine & Film Poster First Drafts

These are the first drafts of my film magazine and film poster. These will not be the final versions as I may find small tweaks that need to be made and also I may find that I have missed items that are needed on either product.

The New Font For 'Life Drop'

We decided to change the font of the film 'Life Drop' as we felt that it didn't fit in with our storyline as well. We changed the font to look like magazine letter cut outs as this is a big part of our film and we wanted to illustrate this through the title.

Shots we will use in the trailer

Shot #	Shot Description	What For?
1	Graphic shot of institutional information	Institutional Information
2	Mixture of low angle, high angle, pan, mid shot, long shot, establishing shot	The montage of BMX tricks
3	Over the shoulder shot/ Point of view Extreme Close Up Close Up Mid Shot	George received the text message and looking at it
4	Over the shoulder shot/ Point of view Extreme Close Up Close Up Mid Shot	George received the email and looking at them
5	Over the shoulder shot/ Point of view Extreme Close Up Close Up Mid Shot	George retrieving his post
6	Long Shot Establishing shot	George running out of the house
7	Close up Extreme close up	Becca’s eye, hand, mouth and Polaroid laying out
8	Zoom In Mid Shot to Extreme close up	George’s BMX with the kiss mark on it
9	Pan Mid Shot Tilt down Long Shot Close Up	George in hostage situation

Photographs Taken

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The Magazine and Film Poster Paper Plans & Codes and Conventions of Magazine Front Covers and Film Posters

Film Poster





Below is a plan of how I think the final film poster will look like. This idea includes most of the typical codes and conventions found in a film poster to keep it professional.

Film Magazine Front Cover

When planning on how my magazine front cover would look I tried to follow the typical codes and conventions of magazine making to ensure that it would proffessional and stylish.

Possible Taglines

-Life can drop at any moment
-90% of murder victums know their killer-What was that?
-The obsticles of Life
-It's a long way down from the top

Using narrative theories which we have discussed, write a short essay in relation to your film trailer

Narrative is a media term for ‘story telling’. It is not then story itself but rather the way that the story has been told. This involves things like verisimilitude, narrative structure and enigma.

I think that our product has a strong narrative and compels the audience to go and watch the film. The film is about a professional BMXer who ‘appears’ to be getting stalked by somebody but then it turns out to only be a publicity stunt, although after this has been found out he then starts to get stalked for real but because he thinks that it is only a joke he chooses to ignore them; this then hangs his life in the balance.

Our film follows a non linear sequence because at the beginning you see the character tied up in a hostage situation but then he flashes back on the events which led up to this occurrence. After this has happened the film then proceeds in a linear sequence as it shows the events which are happening in the present time.

This then leads on to the open ended finale of the film because the film leaves the audience on a cliff hanger as they don’t know what happened to the professional BMXer i.e. is he alive or not, which follows onto the sequel of Life Drop.

Todorov’s theory consists of five main sections; the equilibrium has to be carefully shown, there is a disruption, there is a recognition that a disruption has happened, there is an attempt to repair the damage done by the disruption, a new equilibrium is achieved. Our film follows these conventions of equilibrium to begin with but then after the fourth stage instead of ‘a new equilibrium is achieved’ we have a new disequilibrium (because he begins to get stalked again for real) which adds to the enigma in hand and makes the audience really think and question events which are happening on screen.

Our film defies the codes and conventions of a typical narrative because the character which is the antagonist is a woman where as typically the villain is a man. Also the character which is the victim and recessive is the male BMXer which again challenges the audience’s expectation because he appears to be the dominant male but is getting blackmailed by a female.

Overall I think that our film mainly challenges the expectations that come with certain narratives and I think that this was done because it is a British made film therefore it can be expected. I think that our film mixes things up for the better as it makes the audience fully concentrate and embrace the film.

Life Drop- The Film

Synopsis
Our film is going to be about a proffessional BMXer who *appears* to be getting stalked but then it turns out that he is only doing it for publicity and attension. Although this then backfires against his favour because he then starts getting stalked for real, but he thinks that it is someone pulling a prank on him so he just ignores it. He think gets kidnapped and his life hangs in the balance- will he survive or will he be on death's doorstep?

The Script

<Various locations around Richmond>

George: (Doing different tricks on the BMX, needs to include at least one jump, one 360 and one wheelie)

<George’s Bedroom>

 George: (Sit on the sofa in front of the television eating cereal, receive a text and react unfazed and cheerful. Read the text and appear confused, but just brush it off and carry on eating cereal and watching television)

<George’s Kitchen>

George: (Put on shoes and begin to get up but then *notice* an email in Inbox. Read it and act more worried. Get up and walk out of the room)

<George’s Hallway>

George: (Pull the letters out of the door and flick through them all until you get to the ‘Read Me’ one) Oh sick, the new edition of Ride UK BMX! Mr Moffitt...Mr Moffitt. Read Me? Must be some chick... (Open the letter and mumble what you are reading) …World Class Biker…Missing!

<In a darkly lit room, with the only light source being that of a desk lamp>

Becca: (Put on lipstick; look around the room with your eyes, acting shifty and distracted; Tap finger on the desk with a rhythm)

<Outside George’s House, on the driveway>

George: (Run out of the house with your bike in your hand and frantically cycle down the street and around the corner of the road. Appear frightened and panicked)

<In an enclosed dark room, there is only one source of light pointing at George. He is tied up and blind folded, sat on a stool in the centre of the room>

George: (Struggle against the roped that you are tied up with, ‘look’ around the room, act panicked)

The Real Storyboard

STORYLINE
*this is the way we will make it seem like it is the stalker rewinding the film then playing it again*


1) The shot of the bike wheel spinning, zooms in on shadow OR of the shadow walking over the bike on the floor.


2) Shot of George biking down a road and round the corner


3) Shot of George leaving his house carrying his bike.


4) Shot of George getting post, flicks through all of the post to reveal the newspaper article throws the article onto the side


5) The shot of George receiving the e-mail and moving towards the front door


6) Shot of George receiving text message and throwing phone


7) Shot of Becca - split screen into 4 - her eye OR hand and her mouth putting on lipstick and finally on the largest part of the screen her laying out the Polaroids.


8) Several shots of George doing tricks


*All of the above will be played backwards for example the shot where George bikes down the street will actually be him biking backwards back into his house; the following set of shots will be played through normally*


9) The same several shots of George doing tricks played through normally


10) shots of Becca her hand, eye and mouth and her laying out the Polaroids


11) Shot of George receiving text message


12) Shot of George receiving e-mail


13) Shot of George receiving post and reading the newspaper article


14) shot of George leaving house and biking down the road


15) Shot of bike wheel spinning with either shadow or zoom


16) Institutional info


17) Final shot of George locked in a room; the screen will be split into 4 and there will be a CCTV edit to make it look as though George is being watched from all angles.

Taken- A Brief Analysis of the Trailer & Film Poster

Taken

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#From slide two;

Bourne Identity

Abduction Analysis

Abduction Trailer Analysis on Prezi

Songs that could be featured in our teaser trailer

Here is a list of songs that could be featured in our trailer;

Music Playlist at MixPod.com




They all have an urban kind of sound and are normally associated with the skating/bmx culture. If we were to use a popular song like this it would make people more engaged when watching the trailer as they like what they are listening to.


Although we will not be able to use any of these songs because of the Copyright law, so we shall create a background song that sound similar to these.

Making the Props

Some of the props required us to create them. This is how we made them;





*The post it notes with the magazine cut outs are for the notes left by the stalker

New Target Audience

We decided that we needed to change our target audience because our new film is so different to the last one. For example the kind of people who would have  liked the old one would have been interested in films like Trainspotting where as the new target audience enjoy like films like The Bourne Identity.  Although we have kept the target age group about the same even though the new certification is now lower than before, this is because the audience will be able to relate with the new protagonist.

New Actor, Props & Costume

Actor

Here is our new main actor for our film. His name is George Moffitt and we chose him as he is a skilled bmx biker so fit perfectly with the role. Also his appearance is like a stereotypical biker as he wears a lot of skater hats and clothes that link to the skater culture.

Costume

We decided to let George wear his own clothes as they look skaterish already. These may include;

A BMXer hat

High Tops

Shorts                                                   Checkered shirt & T shirt 

We also have a couple of scenes where George will need to be wearing PJ's

Props

There is a variety of different props that we will be needing when filming the trailer and doing the photo shoot. These being;

George's BMX bike                                       Backpack

Post it Notes                           Magazine Cutouts & Photos of George doing tricks

We will also need the objects listed below but these will all already be available in his house;
-Toothbrush
-Toothpaste
-Cereal Box
-Bowl, spoon (General breakfast objects)
-Torch
-Lipstick