Editing

To edit our film we used Final Cut Pro X on the Apple Macs. We decided which clips were usable (as some of our footage was too shaky) and arranged them into the right order. We then cut down each clip so that only the relevant footage was in the film. 

We realised that two of our clips had completely different lighting from each other, which was an issue because the clips were supposed to cut into each other as if they were filmed at the same time. Therefore, we had to use the colour correction element of Final Cut Pro X. This was successful, and once we had edited one of the clips, the lighting appeared to be the same for both.

Once we had corrected the colouring and ensured that we had the correct clips in the right order, we were able to start adding special effects to our title sequence. An example of this is the slow motion we used when Megan is pushed over. The papers that she is holding go everywhere, and the use of slow motion emphasised this fall. We also used slow motion during the section of the title sequence where Megan is looking around at her peers, and they are all staring back at her. The slow motion means that there is more of a focus on the actors/characters. We then used fast motion to speed up the panning between the groups of people as this was a lot less significant. 

We added transitions between some of the clips. An example of this is when the camera is tracking Megan. The shot fades into the next shot of Megan walking slightly further up the corridor. This transition showed an ellipsis between the two shots.