2. The first thing I done after filming was
upload my clips into final cut. After it
uploaded, I completed an edit decision
list . Following my edit decision list, I
deleted the clips which were practice
shots and the shots which went wrong
according to my edit decision list. I then
renamed my clips in regards to what
scene they belonged to so that when
editing, I could easily pick the relevant
clips.
3. Creating the shot showing that the preview should be approved for
appropriate audiences...
4. This is the first shot which appears in the
three teaser trailers which I analysed as
part of my research, so I decided to
recreate it to say that the preview should
be approved.
The first stage in creating the first shot
was to open up PowerPoint, create a
green square, and then create the
different parts of the text. I then resized
and change the colour of the text to
white.
5. The second stage was to group the
different elements together by selecting
all the different parts, right clicking the
mouse, selecting ‘grouping’ and then
group.
The third stage was to convert it into a
format in which final cut would support.
To do this I selected the image, right
clicked and selected ‘save as picture’ and
selecting JPEG then save.
6. After saving the image as a JPEG, I went
into final cut and clicked on ‘File’ then
‘Import’.
I then selected the image from where it
was saved and clicked choose. I then
simply just dragged it into my sequence
and positioned it at the beginning.
8. Experimenting in motion with text font for the title of the film
After experimenting, I decided to change the title of my film because I found that the title didn’t really work
with my film and didn’t really tell the audience anything about my film.
9. I changed the title of my film to ‘living a nightmare’ because I thought it fitted in better with the plot of my
film. I also discovered a better font which is ‘Chalkduster’ in motion which I believe perfectly portrays the
genre of the film which is horror.
10. Moving the text into Final Cut
After importing the text from motion into Final Cut, I
decided to experiment by layering the text over a
moving image of the actress walking towards the
screen with a candle in her hand. Although it breaks
convention, I believe it works and the audience
agreed too as it helped create a more eerie, tension-
filled atmosphere.
I used image and wireframe to ensure that my text
was placed in the correct position. I had to keep
resizing and moving the text around because when I
let the sequence play, the text ended up covering the
image but it didn’t take me long to ensure an
accurate positioning.
11. In motion, I created the text for the
actresses name to put into final cut. I
used the crayon tool to make the text
grey colour. I also added behaviour to
make the text fade into the shot and fade
out of the shot. I also added a slight glow
to make the text look a bit ghostly.
I then finished by clicking on ‘File’ then
‘Export’ and saved it as a QuickTime
Movie. I then went back into Final Cut
and imported it.
12. In motion I also created text which shows the time for my film. I thought this would be effective because in
horror films, showing the time tends to symbolise something bad which is about to happen or shows a
flashback. When I imported it into Final Cut and ran it with my sequence, I decided to not include it in my
film because it didn’t really fit in with the rest of the sequence as it didn’t really help put forward the plot of
the film which is what I initially thought it may do.
13. Experimenting with speed
For quite a few of my shots, I changed
the time in terms of making the shot
faster or slower. This allowed me to
make my teaser shorter and also allowed
me to create more suspense and portray
the genre of horror.
I found that in order to ensure the change
in speed fits in with the film and doesn’t
look a bit out of place and very
unrealistic, I had to experiment with
different speeds which meant I made it
too fast or too slow and had to keep
changing the speed till it was right. This
experimenting process was quite useful
for example, as I found that at first when I
thought a certain speed didn’t work and
tried a different speed, that the first
speed I tried actually worked better.
14. Shot transitions
In terms of transitions, I used fade in fade out a
couple of times to show that some time has between
the two shots. I mainly used a basic cut to increase
the pace of the teaser
15. Adding music
To add in some background music, I went onto YouTube and found some music which fit in with the genre
of my teaser. At first I found a few different ones but they had copyright so I kept looking until I found some
music which the owner actually wrote alongside the music that people were allowed to use it and he also
had lots of other music which were allowed to be used by anyone, but they didn’t fit in with my teaser
trailer.
16. Adding sound effects
During editing, I realised that I was missing some sound effects. One sound effect was of the actress
screaming in a very high pitched voice. After I recorded the scream, I imported it into Final Cut and played
about with when the scream is heard in the sequence. At a later date during editing, I heard the church bell
ring near my house, and it gave me and an idea to include the sound of church bells ringing because in
horror films, bad things tend to happen when the clock strikes and also in some horror films, I have heard
the sound of the clock striking or the bell ringing to inform the audience that something bad is going to
happen. I included this sound effect when the title of the film comes up with the shot of the actress moving
towards the camera as I thought it created a bit of suspense and mem
