Editing

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The editing process was slow and tedious. Having only used the programme Adobe Premier Pro only once before; it was difficult to get the hang of. We began by capturing the entire of the filming done. Then we cut the different sections up into- vox pops, cut aways, interview with the vicar, interview with the sociologist, and the pumpkin.

Next, by following the running order, we started to piece together the clips we need and don’t then putting them in order. By importing files from DVD’s we would supposedly be able to add in achieve footage from the shining, and wickerman. This was proven to be difficult because some of the DVD’s had blocks on them; therefore we downloaded the clips off a website that downloads from YouTube. This was helpful as it gave the exact clips we need instead of having to go through the entire movie in order to find the correct section.

Firstly, we put together the vox pops as we had decided they were to open the documentary as this would show the opinions of Halloween and give an insight into the show from the start. Next we put together the opening sequence of the pumpkin spelling out ‘Halloween’. After this the carving of the pumpkin was put together and sped up by 500%.

Following this, the interviews were put together in accordance to what they were saying and how well each of the answers linked. We discovered at the point that the interview with the sociologist was louder than with the vicar, so we altered this using the audio tool to make them the same level. At this point the cut aways were then added, bulking out the content and adding to it visually.

The group feel that I took over during the editing process but I feel this was because I had a greater urgency to finish the product and to a high standard. I fed back to the group were possible but otherwise I just followed the planning as much as possible. It was difficult to work as a group as different people had different priorities and standards to which the work was acceptable.

Kelsey and Tom worked well on the opening credits as Kelsey found a website that carved letters into a pumpkin and the idea was used to incorporate this into the documentary. This was a good idea as because it is cartoon it appeals to another age range within the target audience. Kelsey also worked on a short film which will be shown within the questionnaire section of the blog. This was well done and looks effective within the blog. Toms work on the cut aways was appropriate as he managed to add effects onto the clips to give them an eerie feel. This was affective in accordance to our plan.

To conclude, the editing process was time consuming due to insufficient computers that froze a lot and the standard in which we wanted the work to be at. The following images are screen grabs from different sections throughout the editing process. As the saying goes ‘a film is never completed only ever abandoned’ and I believe this to be relevant to this task.