It is official. We have filmed all of our desired shots, we have successfully transferred every clip onto Ben's computer along with them being saved on mine as well, and we are in the midst of editing. What a lovely journey it has been! (No, that is not sarcasm.)
Our editor, Ben, has a software called Sony Vegas Pro 13 which he will be using to edit our final video. Let me tell you, this is one powerful editing tool! After some research I found that, according to Online Sciences, Sony Vegas Pro is one of the biggest names in professional video editing software. It comes equipped with highly useful tools such as chroma key , white balance , image stabilization , stereoscopic 3D editing , multi-cam editing and masking, just to name a few! After numerous group meetings, I have witnessed Ben navigate this complex editing system like a champion, and it is a very capable and useful software to help make our video the best it can be.
Here is a screenshot of our films progress on Sony Vegas Pro
How Will We Edit Our Video?
The first thing we knew we had to do was add on a blue filter to the entire title sequence. During production, our lights were very warm. This did make it easier to get crisp images on our cameras, but it definitely contrasted with the dark, spooky feel we wanted the audience to get out of our title sequence. But thankfully, the power of editing helped save the day once again! With Pierce, Bianca, Ben and I all sharing ideas, Ben was able to place the perfect filter on our video that made the mood feel scarier and more suspenseful. Go team!
We will also be adding in non-diegetic sound during our post production . As mentioned in a previous post, we have explored different music that we would like to use in our film, and that will be edited in soon. After all, sound is what makes or breaks a film! According to Neil Lerner, Associate Professor of Music, "Horror film's repetitious drones, clashing dissonances, and stingers (those assaultive blasts that coincide with shock or revelation) affect us at a primal level, perhaps instinctually taking us back to a much earlier time when the ability to perceive a variety of sounds alerted us (as a species) to approaching predators or other threats." Editing is the stage that makes adding these incredibly important sounds possible.
According to Cambridge, we can use pre-existing music in our film as long as we credit the creator. We will most certainly do such.
We have also had to experiment with the pacing and rhythm many times. There have been numerous shots which felt perfect during production, but after production, we would line all of the shots up and watch them play out, then suddenly one of us will say "Did you see that tracking shot? That felt way too fast for the film", and all four of us will instantly agree that the pacing did not match. However, that's something we have been able to attack during editing. Ben understands how to work Sony Vegas Pro, and has been able to put shots in varying levels of "slow motion", to make the pacing correct. We have also felt the need to speed up certain shots, which can also be successfully achieved by the grand power of editing.
A huge shout out goes to you, Ben! I'm learning about the process of editing and everything it entails, but you're the only one who fully understands Sony Vegas! Thank you for being so talented with editing!
Sources:
https://www.davidson.edu/academics/film-and-media-studies/music-in-the-horror-filmhttps://www.online-sciences.com/computer/sony-vegas-pro-12-review-uses-features-advantages-and-disadvantages/
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