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1. Experiments
Kieran Beal

2. Process
I decided to start experimenting with different editing techniques for my short and am starting off with
basic methods of transition into the opening sequence, in this instance I decided to try a simple fade in
technique. With minor adjustments to the time slot between each key frame. This can be done by
going under the effects category of Premiere pro once the media file has been inserted, after which it
is possible to drag the effect onto the file at either ends of it on the timeline. You can then access the
keyframes section of the file by looking in the top left corner, adjusting these keyframes along their
own isolated timeline will change how long the effect will last for, it is then also possible to create your
own keyframes as well in order to make the transition even longer. This was simply done to help me
familiarise myself with premiere pro's different transitions that it has available and to get comfortable
with editing again, above anything else.

3. process
This was my first finished experiment with
transitional effects, I also used this
opportunity to familiarise myself with the
colour correction techniques so that later
on I can use it to drain the saturation of
any scenes that I want without taking
significantly longer stretches of time to
try and edit the scene to how I want, in
this case I have used the colour correction
techniques to simply change the time of
the day in this JPEG image as an
introduction to the technique, the
pixilation is due to the low resolution of
the picture and unfortunately it wasn’t
meant to be resized to this scale, this
issue won't be present in my actual film. I
was able to change it by increasing the
corner darkness of the image and giving it
an orange tint on the Lumetri scale. The
colour gradient tool allowed me to
change the colour of the picture overall,
by adjusting the brightness, vibrance and
saturation. This can be accessed and used
on a panel a the top of the screen called
'colour'.

4. Using the Lumetri colour scale on premiere pro to adjust the vibrance and
the saturation of the scenes at the start of the film, this is what my film is
going to look like when my character is experiencing the effects of the
drug, a simple adjustment to the film but an effective way of showing the
drugs effects on the user, it will also help to amplify the effects of the
visuals when my character is no longer experiencing the effects of the
drug, as well as assisting the audience into knowing what exactly the drug
does without directly giving it away with dialogue.
Process

5. Process
In this part of the clip I have used the Lumetri scale again but this time
to reverse the saturation of the scene as well as the vibrance, I also
provided an additional effect by increasing the fade of the film, in order
to give it a more drained feel, I didn't however switch the scene to black
and white as I wanted the film to feel more dull but at the same time I
didn't want the audience to get the impression that the film had
switched to a film noir type of style. It would also help to emphasise the
effect that the drug makes the world seem more colourful by
comparison, not that the colour never existed at all.

6. process
The directional blur technique is useful in many different types of
cinematography however it is most prevelant in the action/thriller genre of
film, this is because it serves as a useful transition between shots due to it's
speed and subtlety and
therefore it is most useful during any chase scenes in films that involve the need to swap
between shots and scenes on the fly without it looking too jarring, I am going to be using the
directional blur effect in my film to the same ends. The directional blur effect can be found the
same way it is possible to find the default transitional effects, in the same area just in a
different sub category, then simply drag the effect onto the video, choose where you want to
place it, then adjust the amount of blur the effect has in effect controls and the direction of the
blur itself, then finally adjust how long you want to blur to go on for by using the keyframe
system.

7. process
This was my first attempt at
using the cloning effect in
premiere pro and it came out
with a less than desirable
outcome, the issue came in at
the different tones of lighting
in the background and in
addition to that the colours of
the actor's clothing clashed
with the background and
lighting. Initially I was going
to film the character in
different positions on the
same background, then use
cropping and repositioning as
necessary. However to make
this work on a second
attempt I would have to use
the same shot for all the
actions, with the same
lighting level and have the
actors actions spaced further
apart.

8. Process
Upon my second attempt at
the cloning effect for my
project I believe it has gone
marginally better.
There are still parts of the
project that I need to edit
(mainly the background as it
still has a tendency to clash at
times) but this time round I
used a location with a more
consistent lighting source, I
then had an actor whose
clothing colour wouldn't
blend with the background
and distort the picture, I then
simply placed the videos over
each other and cropped and
repositioned them as
necessary, I then used the
edge feather tool and
softened out the jarring splits
between all the videos,
however it hasn't completely
fixed the issue due to the
background being a different
colour in parts.

9. ProcessThis is my first experiment with a poster concept
for my film, it's design is meant to quickly portray
the theme of the film without giving away any plot
details as is the purpose with all posters, the Guy
Fawkes mask is meant to represent the main
antagonists of the film, due to limitations of the
software I was unable to use a custom text design.
As a result I used one of the default images,
however to make the text slightly more unique
with my poster I decided to distort it, this was
simply done through selecting the layer I wanted
I.e the text itself using the text tool and highlighting
it. Next I right clicked on the layer in the drop down
menu to the right of the screen, I then used
the warp tool and used the 'arc upper', I then
twisted the letters to +50%, set horizontal
distortion to –7% and vertical distortion to –38% to
get the resulting style. With the subtext I
highlighted it and used the character tool to move
the letters apart in order to get the exact
measurement of space that I wanted. This is
definitely the type of style that I want my film
poster to be like and I will also likely use a similar
design technique, however I will also be using my
own imagery for it instead of a sourced photo. I
also feel that the space next to the image and
could use some more text, however this would
likely just be a fake release date for the film, this is
because while the space is empty this isn't a cover
for a magazine , the poster for a film, especially a
psychological thriller shouldn't have a very busy
poster, it should be able to send a clear message to
the audience what kind of film this is, and that
empty black void helps to emphasise this idea of

10. ProcessI decided to further experiment with different choices in
design with another poster for my project, while I have kept
the image very similar to my original experiment, I believe
this is an image I could more easily mimic/recreate with
photoshop compared to the other one, however I don't like
the text layout that I chose for this experiment, I believe
since the image takes up most of the screen I had to place
the text over it, and now that I am looking at it from a
finished perspective, I believe that it is a better idea to place
the text alongside the image so not to obstruct it. On a
positive note I think it was a better idea to place the fake
release date at the bottom of the poster, as well as using
another one liner to introduce it, instead of simply putting
'release date'. Another issue that I have with this design is
the text, I think that the text layout and design is both
simplistic basic, and I think with extra time I could've
developed this aspect of the design to be more complex
than it is. In this design I used very similar techniques to the
last one, except using a different text style, and setting the
horizontal and physical distortion ton different levels than
before.

11. Tools and processesRazor tool: The razor tool is the most basic and essential tool to create a film or any form of video, it used to split up parts of a video file into
separate pieces, which will allow the person editing the video to use different video effects and transitions at different parts of the media file,
as well as allow them to relocate separated parts of the file to different locations of the video.
Transitional effects: These are effects that are you to make the video move more smoothly from one scene to the next instead of abrupt cuts,
some of the effects are available as hard files in Premiere pro that allow for simple transitions, in which case it's as simple as a drag and drop
onto the video file. However even though it takes considerably longer it is possible to create your custom and more impressive transitions. It is
also possible to edit how long your effects go on for and the amplitude of the effect over time, this is done using keyframes.
Keyframes: These are another essential tool to creating unique editing techniques, these are created through the editing effects control panel
and selecting the small stop watch icon next to each effect, this will give you access to the keyframe panel and it will give you a keyframe by
default where the effect will start, you can then go forward or backward in the video, adding or taking away keyframes to change when the
effect will begin or end, you can also change the percentage of the effect at each keyframe so you change how much of the effect will have
taken place at that point, this allows you to have ultimate control over your digital effects.
Colour correction: Colour effects can be done through a few different methods in premiere pro, however the way I did it was using the Lumetri
scale, this is accessed through colour effects on premiere pro, at this point using lumetri colour is easy, it offers the user several different sliders
to adjust the colours of the scene (as seen in my screenshot),

12. Reflection
The number one effect that I will be keeping in my final product is the colour correction effect
that I used in my first real experiment to alter the colours of the scene drastically to create the
drug induced effect and the symptoms of not being on it. This visual effect is going to be crucial
in creating my film and so I definitely will use it in my final product, although I may put more
work into it next time round as at this point in time I simply experimented with a few of the
controls to see what effects I could create however with a little more time to edit I believe I
could create something more impressive than what is present in the experiment.
The cloning effect on the other hand I am unsure of, I know that my original film plan was
absolutely going to use the cloning effect to duplicate some of the characters in the scene to
decrease the demand for actors and wardrobe, this however became a near to impossible goal
as using the cloning effect outside is incredibly difficult. While technically doable there are
many variables to take into account to get good enough footage to use for any shot, it requires
a lot of time and precise methods afterwards to get the shots looking good enough, as a result I
can either edit my screenplay to have this effect take place indoors, or I will have to cut it out of
my screenplay entirely as most of my film takes place outside.
There are different aspects of each of my posters that I would likely use in my films, the image I
used for the background for instance, the dark colour schemes I believe support the themes of
my film the best and I would likely use the side angle to leave room for the text in the poster, in
the second poster I would probably use the same release date technique that I've used there.