2. In the last editing process I primarily started with the final cutting of certain
shots to make the continuity more enhanced and the overall project be more
comprehensible. By going through my sequence multiple times I noticed that in
the 4th shot of the typewriter there was a sound bug of the background music
since I cut the original shot into two. Therefore, I overlaid the next shot onto this
one to camouflage the sound bug. Another shot that I paid attention to was the
entrance to the elevator shot which I shortened to keep the overall pace the
same.
3. Secondly, I focused on the import and adjustments of the musical
compositions I had as non-diegetic sound. I utilized these compositions
in moments when something poignant happened in the sequence.
These were when the faces of the characters were revealed, when the
female character is entering the building of the male character and
most significantly when the male character sees her, where the music
is amplified.
4. In relation to sound editing, I focused on the adjustment and fine-
tuning of the voice-overs of my male character. Due to the short
frame of my opening sequence I decided not to use all of the
voice-over recordings. Instead I used the most poignant ones
since I did not want to laden my piece with too many details.
During this process I learnt how to extract an audio file from a
video format, which will certainly be useful to know for my future
projects if I do not possess a microphone at the time.
5. The third step in my final editing process was oriented to the addition of title
sequences and my final film logo.
For the title sequences I wanted to place them so they are visibly placed in
correspondence in relation to the mise-en-scene and its appearance in the shot
to coincide with the pace of the shot.
In relation to the position of the film logo, I wanted to place it at the beginning to
make a steady introduction but still shortening its appearance to follow the pace
of the sequence.
6. For the final stage of my editing process I worked on the end of my
sequence. I shortened the voiceover, that overlaid with the shot, so that
the title of my sequence did not have a verbal correspondence stating
the word “speechless”. In this way the title was more effective and
poignant to the audience. In addition, I also made the clip where the girl
is walking past through a mirror to its initial speed to keep the pace of
the sequence.
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