EDITING THE SEQUENCE: PART 2

Editing the Sequence: Part 2. 

Once we completed mixing the soundtrack and cutting the footage, we began working on titles. We had pre-discussed the type of font that we wished to use; we decided on something minimalistic like Times-New-Roman in an off white colour. After browsing fonts, we decided on Didot, but then changed it to Bodoni 72 Oldstyle as we believed the circular rings on the end of the 'y's were too extravagant. Then, we worked on positioning the text within the different frames, fitting them in spaces between the subjects and adjusting the size accordingly. We used white guidelines to use for reference in regard to our borders and where we would have to keep the text. To come up with roles, we simply chose regular names and also used our own for the roles that we took on the shoot day. We also used Mike's name for our executive producer.

 A specific choice that we made in creating tension, was carrying on the choking/gargling audio into the title screen, timing its reveal with a particular cough. This was to draw attention to these sound effects, and to make the viewer feel uncomfortable as there was a lack of narrative for the viewer to link the sounds to. 

When colour grading our sequence, there weren't too many adjustments that needed to be

done. Initially, when rewatching the footage, we had presumed that perhaps we would need to change the shot of the man post titles as the colour was contrasting the rest of the sequence far too much. However, upon reflection, we realised that the contrast actually suited the change in titles and provided a tonal shift. Besides this, we increased the exposure on some of the berry shots, and close ups of the man's face for continuity reasons. 

Overall, I am very happy with the way our sequence turned out as it holds the same effect that I had imagined when drawing the storyboards and is quite similar to our test shoot. It was fairly easy to edit as we had no continuity issues and were pleased with all of the different shots; having Matthew as the editor whilst being a music technology student was particularly useful as well as we were able to make sound adjustments to our sequence easily (such as the timing of the beats, or when the music comes in). 

I believe our sequence is quite tense due to the intricacy of our shots as they are rather intimate and seem almost too perfectly composed, revealing the man's character. Our soundtrack choices also signify the emotional darkness of the scene, and work well alongside the dim colouring that we chose.