final cut

Today we put the finishing touches to the final cut of our thriller title sequence. All that was left to do was apply video filters to a couple of shots, adjust the soundtrack a little so it mirrors the visuals, and obviously check that everything else was completed and we were happy with it. When watching our finished product, our group was quite impressed with what he had achieved in so little time. I think that our planning gave us a considerable advantage, as it helped us make sure we stuck to our deadlines, and got everything we intended to do, finished. Overall, i have probably enjoyed the editing stage of production most, as you're able to play around with effects, speed, filters, etc, on Final Cut, to see what works best with each individual shot. Putting all of the footage together in a sequence is also quite fulfilling as it gives you a sense of what the finished product is going to look like, as well as giving you a greater idea of how to move shots around, in order to achieve the effect you want. This project has helped me familiarise myself with Final Cut, and i now have a greater understanding of what tools to use to create certain effects. In our title sequence, the part i am proudest of is probably the editing, as it gives our film a bit of an edge, and techniques like darkening the shots makes the thriller genre more prominant in our creation.