This document summarizes the post-production process for the film "Cries Wolf" using Final Cut Pro. It discusses organizing footage in chronological order, experimenting with transitions, and selecting the best footage for the timeline. It also covers adding sound effects like heartbeats, doors, and choosing music like "Pjanoo" to accompany scenes. Visual special effects like blurs and distortions were used in Final Cut Pro to convey characters being drugged.

1. ‘Cries Wolf’ Post Production With
Final Cut Pro

2. Editing and transition techniques
• We started the post production process by
uploading all our footage to Final Cut Pro and
getting the shots into a chronological order.
We did this so as to see the length of the film
and choose the correct shots before refining
the footage.
• We also started to experiment with the
transitions to make the timing of the film
better and to make the continuity match up
between shots and scenes. We also used the
to make the tempo of the action meet the
atmosphere of the action better.
• By choosing the best of the footage to apply
to the timeline first we could see what we had
to work with and what we need to fix with
editing later on.

3. Soundtrack, Score and Sound Effects
• When we began to add sound to the production we decided we needed music for
best representation reasons and to fuel the emotions of certain scenes. We also
knew we would need to add certain sound effects to build suspense as well as make
the production more realistic in certain places, with diegetic sound.
• We started by added a fast
paced heart beat sound
effect to the end of the
film, and at the climax of it.
This heightens the drama and
add tension to the audience
and well and making them
want to continue to watch.
• We also added a door effect
when the character enter to
make it seem more
realistic, as we had previously
wiped the real world sound
to place to soundtrack on.

4. Soundtrack, Score and Sound Effects
• We decided on fast paced music
for the party scene, as to excite
the audience and become
interested in the action. We chose
Eric Prydz’s ‘Pjanoo’ (left) to
accompany it and added it to the
shots we chose.
• I, as director, worked with the
editor to decide on a soundtrack
for the running scene. This was
important as it is the first scene
the audience see, and must keep
there attention. We took
inspiration from scenes from
‘Trainspotting’ (1996) and ‘The
Matrix Trilogy’ (1999).

5. Visual Special Effects
• One of the climaxes of the short film is a
scene where both protagonists are
drugged. From pre-production we knew
we wanted to use special effects to
convey the state of mind the characters
were in.
• Through the use of Final Cut Pro we used
several blurs and distortions to transform
the images we filmed into psychedelic
and fantasy mirages.
• This coupled with music creates a unique
and interesting effect on the audience
and manipulates the images into the
point of view of the protagonists.