Skills Audit: Editing

In order to make the editing easier for us, we organised shots by renaming each shot with a brief description to be able to find what where looking for with out wasting time. We then imported the clips into final cut pro ready to be edited. We began by cutting various points of clips getting rid of unwanted footage. This then allowed us to create effective shots. For example in order to get a match cut of the Rojda in the café putting the cup down on the table, we had to cut down on clips making sure it looked smooth. Not only this gave us a great match cut effect, it also cut out time which meant that we then had more time to include other shots and creative effects. Our opening sequences where limited to 2 minutes. We also used the fade transition in the beginning and the end of the sequence in order to give our thriller a smooth effect to start and end with. The shot after shot effect between the Rojda and I and Miguel who was sitting down on the bench outside the cafe was also created by the use of cutting into clips. Although it sounds easy, getting the timing accurate was a bit tricky as we had to watch the clips many times to make sure that we hadn’t missed out any seconds. The editing took roughly 3 day to complete.