2. Once I had my footage filmed and was happy with the
footage, I had shot it was then time to start editing. I
made a list of the video footage title, so I knew which
ones to import into premiere pro. After importing the
footage, I rendered it and played it all through to make
sure that all of the footage ran smoothly and appeared
how I had filmed it. After that I then organised the
footage into the chronological order of how I wanted the
documentary to play out by referencing the script. I
noticed that some of the footage was slightly shaky due to
handheld filming throughout production, this choice was
made in order to achieve more fluent movement with the
camera as if the camera is another person or a fly on the
wall creating a more inter-personal relationship with the
intended audience. Due to the handheld filming shakiness
was a slight issue when reviewing footage to fix this I used
Premiere Pro, I selected the scene that was shaky went to
video effects selected distort and then warp stabiliser this
then analysed the background before stabilising the
footage reduce the amount of shakiness creating a
smoother look to the footage.
3. I spent multiple hours going over each piece of footage checking for
sound quality as well as removing audio and footage that as
no longer required using the razor tool to carefully select where I
wanted cut the footage or audio and deleted the pieces, I no longer
required then using the unlink tool I unlinked the audio from the
footage where required and removed either one or both
together. A common convention of documentaries is to have
a soundtrack that exists throughout the documentary raising in
sound from time to time used to create different emotions and
variety for the audience it also provides audio for when no other
audio can be used. To add this soundtrack, I used a copyright
free music website selecting a soundtrack that matched the genre
of the documentary. I then downloaded my selected soundtrack
and uploaded it to premiere pro and altered the sound level to
where it increased when necessary and reduced to not overpower
the existing audio when necessary.
6. Placeholders
To be able to simultaneously film and edit I needed to add placeholders. To do this I
roughly put my footage I had on the timeline where I believed it would go chronologically,
I then deciphered what was going to be on screen between the footage I had already
filmed and used the type tool to add a graphic of text explaining what each gap would
eventually be filled with. This method has aided the editing process significantly as it
means that I am able to edit my footage I currently have and am not stuck waiting for me
to film footage as I can edit when im not filming which has also aided time management
on this project as I have found that I have a lot more time using this method and therefore
can put more work and time into editing and perfecting my documentary/short film.
Talking about Molly Moselle
7. During filming and editing at some point when I opened the project, I
noticed that all my audio and some footage had disappeared from the
timeline or appeared as red blocks, this meant that I had to go away
find audio that had been lost as well as needing to refilm sections of
the documentary and review what had been lost so that the footage
would match up and fit back into the documentary.
Due to some footage being filmed in a controlled environment
and some being filmed on location it meant that the sound
quality and levels differed between shots to make a cohesive
feel for the documentary I used the volume tool on each of the
clips adjusting the audio to make it not only match with the rest
of the audio levels but make it clearer and easier to hear.
I filmed on location at Beamish Open Air Museum. Due to filming in an
operating museum I had to take minimal equipment therefore I couldn’t
alter the lighting or sound this was however something I knew I could
edit. To adjust the lighting, I used the brightness and contrast tool. I
adjusted the levels of these until I found a look I was happy with and
made to look more realistic, the levels ended up at Brightness:-44 and
Contrast:-23.
8. Stock Footage
Due to the nature of the documentary, I decided I
needed to include some stock footage(a common
convention of documentaries) this stock footage
would consist of short snippets of recreations,
interviews with family members as well as a video
of the tv adaptation of the show that Molly
Moselle was an assistant stage manager of when
she went missing. Most of the footage I will used
will be taken from YouTube as it is readily available
and easy to use. As the footage I am going to use
will not cover the full screen I needed something
that would fill the background to do this I inserted
the stock footage twice and then moved the first
layer slightly along the timeline in order to work
on the background video. I added the Camera Blur
effect to the video with the Opacity at 100 at the
Percent Blur at 7 I then selected the video and
enlarged it using the corner until it filled the
screen.
10. Feedback
• Add contrast to my face-Beamish filming
• Suspect sheet needs to be on screen longer x2
• Audio for detective scenes to be added
• Has a nice range of shots
• Creates an effect-ambience
• Longer in each location
• A good use of music
• Lighten some scenes in the detective office making them easier to see
• Sharpen some shots-Some blurry
• Set Dressing and creating was effective to the time period and
ambience of the short film
11. What Needs to be Done?3rd Draft hand-in Date: March 15th
Final Video hand-in Date: April 5th
Full Project Hand-in Date: April 26th
•Colour grade my face- Beamish filming
•Add tv tuning effect to match audio
•Use stabilizer on shots
•Makes suspect sheets longer
•Add audio for some detective room shots
•Film voice over
•Film establishing shots and create montage
•Refilm Locations
•Lighten some scenes in the detective office making
them easier to see
•Sharpen some shots
•Add stock footage
•Add ghost
•Create station sequence
12. For the Eden Street turning into
Garden Place sequence, I decided to
capture photos in a stop motion
animation style this presented its
own challenge when editing as first
of all I needed to make sure that all
the images had the same central
point as well as making sure that
they were all the same size to do
this I used ctrl+T and resized the
photos individually. Once they were
the right size and had the same
central point, I then needed to
adjust the time of the graphic clips
adjusting them to the right speed in
order for the audience to be able to
see what's on screen whilst not
dragging out and becoming too
long. Once I had completed this I
then used the transitions panel to
add a cross dissolve between each
image making the images flow.
Stop Motion
Animation
13. Sunderland Montage
I wanted to create something within the first few minutes that would establish
to an audience that this documentary was set in Sunderland I first explored
the idea of using stock footage of old Sunderland however I also wanted to
allow the audience to recognise locations to have an interpersonal link with
the documentary as well as securing the links to Sunderland fitting the brief of
"Sunderland Culture" therefore I decided to use the concept of time turning
aided by the visual guide of a clock to reinstate that. For the beginning of the
montage, I wanted it to fit into the world of the detective, so I used the clock
turning along with the more regal sound of the opening of SAFC walkout music
called," Dance of The Knights - Sergei Prokofiev" with a Sunderland sign in the
bottom right-hand screen and as the clock hands turn, I wanted the it to
evolve to a modern-day montage of Sunderland. I did this by using the cross
dissolve on the clock animation and Sunderland sign revealing the modern
footage I also blended the music by fading out Dance of the Knights and
replaced it by fading in the more upbeat second half of SAFC's walkout music,
"Elevation – U2".Once I had edited my footage to the beat of the music
including landmarks such as the Stadium of Light and Roker Lighthouse, I then
wanted to create a visual turn back in time. To do this I reintroduced the clock
animation using cross dissolve again as well as fading out Elevation and fading
back in Dance of the Knights I also was able to add some effects adding images
relating to the story appear of the clock and fade away with the moving of the
clock hand to further secure the passing of time.
14. A common convention of documentaries is archived footage,
and this is also something I wanted to include in my
documentary to do this I downloaded the video that I wanted
to use and brought it onto the timeline, I then trimmed the
video to the clip I wanted. I then resized the video so that the
whole clip was visible however these left me with black bars at
either side of the video. To fix this I duplicated the clip and used
the video effects panel to find blur and sharpen and then
applied the camera blur to the new video and set the blur to 6.I
then resized the new video stretching it to cover the whole
screen. Then I added back in the original video making sure it
was in front of the blurred video, this is often a technique used
in documentary making therefore I wanted to make sure I
learned how to do it to include it in my documentary. It was
important for me to stretch myself by including ghosts at some
point in the documentary not only is this relevant to the story
but it also allowed me to work on skills such as green screen
that I had previously not looked into.To make a ghost appear on
screen I first found a copyright free greenscreen video and
downloaded it, then brought it onto the timeline where I used
the razor tool to cut pieces of the video out I didn’t need and
then went to the effects panel and searched for the ultra-key.
By applying the ultra-key to the video, I was able to use the
eyedropper to select green which removed it leaving me with
the ghostly video that I could use and blend into scenes within
my documentary.
16. Feedback
• I like the blend of new and old
• The use of real-life locations relevant to the story grounds
the audience and pulls them in
• The number of changes in location keeps the audience
engaged
• I like the use of real-life people involved in the story (Bunny
Doyles Daughter)
• At some points it was hard to hear
• Didn’t like screaming ghost
17. What Needs to Be Done
• Make opening audio for Sunderland portion longer and
blend it better
• Make Bunny Doyle opening audio louder
• Make Bunny Doyles daughter louder
• Add voice over
• Add more ghost elements
• Remove end ghost
• Middle pictures in the stop motion sequence needs to be
resized
• Add footage over the voice over if not already there
18. To include archived footage in my documentary I downloaded
the video that I wanted to use and brought it onto the timeline,
using the razor tool I then trimmed the video to the clip I
wanted and deleted what I no longer needed. I then resized the
video so that the whole clip was visible, I wanted to include a
running theme of black and white throughout the
documentary as it would not only give continuity to the piece
but establish time periods and make it easier for the audience
to follow to do this I selected the video and then went to the
Lumetri Colour tab and selected the creative tool bringing up
my options I then selected SL Noir HDR and applied that to the
clip to create the black and white effect that can be seen on
screen. To create my end credit sequence, I first found a
copyright free greenscreen video and downloaded it, then
brought it onto the timeline where I used the razor tool to cut
pieces of the video out, I didn’t need and then went to the
effects panel and searched for the ultra-key. By applying the
ultra-key to the video, I was able to use the eyedropper to
select green which removed it leaving me with the projector
effect and the frame of the projection which meant that I could
layer a graphic of a white box below creating the screen. I then
used the type tool to create the writing and by selecting two
different fonts I was able to give the illusion of old Hollywood
to match the projector at the front of the screen also linking
everything back to the time period the documentary is set in.
21. Editing Online
When first creating my cover photo I did not
have access to photoshop therefore I used
photoshop online. This version of photoshop
had the basic tools and functions which
allowed me to create the base photo that I
would later import and edit further on
Photoshop. To begin I used the retouch and
remove tool to remove the bollards outside
of the Theatre. Also located in the retouch
tab is the lighten tool by adjusting the brush
size and opacity of the brush I was able to
lighten areas such as the letters spelling out
"Empire" on the front of the building and the
pillars at the front of the theatre.
22. Experimenting Making the Ghost
For the ghost I wanted to create
something that reference old horror
films with connotations linking to that
genre. At first, I wanted to use the new
AI technology to create it however
after looking through the suggestions
created, I decided to try a different
way of creating the ghost. I now
decided to use the top half from one
image and the bottom half of another
blending them together to create the
image I wanted. To do this I removed
the background from both images
using the magic wand tool and then
cropped the images together to create
the figure I then used the eyedropper
tool and the paintbrush to blend the
two together and add extra details. I
then used the blur tool to make the
connection between cleaner.
23. Photoshop
Once I had finished the online editing a few days later I was able to
access photoshop to continue editing I had downloaded the editing
of the Empire and the ghost separately. This allowed me to be able to
resize the ghost and the Empire as well as keep them on separate
layers to be able to edit them further. Once the ghost had been
imported, I wanted to make it appear as though it was appearing
from the water relating back to the story that it was suspected her
body was found in the River Wear. To do this, due to the awkward
area to cover I decided to try and use the AI generated feature to
make water after rephrasing the prompts I was able to get the look
that can be seen on the image. I also decide I didn’t like the look of
the empire therefore by using the burn tool and adjusting the opacity
and brush size I was able to darken the image preparing for when the
white text would be layered on top of the image. Previously the
background was a light blue however I didn’t feel that this would fit
the tone of the genre therefore I inserted this image as a place holder
to be able to see the poster as a whole. Looking at the image some
things I need to do include blending the bottom of the ghost to the
water as well as replacing the sky image, looking at the top of the
building to remove the light blue, removing the plant pot from the
street and colour grading the image as a whole.
24. After reviewing the image, I wasn’t happy with the
result therefore I decided to redo the poster from
scratch I reuploaded the same image of the
Sunderland Empire and ghost. I then hid the layer
with the ghost and began to remove the plant pots I
did this by using the retouch tool around the area to
remove the plant pots and after using the eyedropper
and pen tool to retouch or fix any areas. I then used
the burn tool to add more contrast to the image and
darken the image overall. I again wanted to make it
appear as though the ghost was coming out of the
water relating back to the story that it was suspected
her body was found in the River Wear. To do this, due
to the awkward area to cover I decided to try and use
the AI generated feature to make water after
rephrasing the prompts I was able to get the look that
can be seen on the image. This version of the water is
something I much prefer to the past version as it uses
the reflections of the Empire. I then added back in the
ghost, using Crtrl+T I resized it to fit my desired height
for the ghost.
25. I wanted to add more connotations of true crime to the
poster, a common convention of the genre is silhouettes, so I
decided to take a silhouette of the side profile of the
detective as he is the one that guides the audience through
the documentary. As I took the image from the left it meant
that the image had to go on the left-hand side of the poster
so again, I used crtrl+T to move the ghost to the right of the
poster and resize it again. I then focused on blending the
ghost to the water, so I used the eyedropper tool to get a
predominant colour from the ghost and lowered the opacity
of the brush allowing me to create an almost mist over the
water allowing for the ghost to blend in. The sky also looked
plain so again I used the AI generated feature to make the
clouds after rephrasing the prompts I was able to get the
look that can be seen after I was happy with this, I then
needed to include information. To do this I instead an image
of an old letter which would become the background for the
title which I then used the eraser and lowered the opacity to
make the appearance that the letter had been torn. Then I
used the type tool to add the title and release date of the
documentary. To add the credits at the bottom of the poster I
used a generator to create the specific look of the credits and
then imported it into photoshop using the ultra-key and
eyedropper tool to remove the black from the image creating
the credits.
26. The Mystery of Molly Moselle Final (youtube.com)
The Mystery of Molly Moselle
Final products
Cover photo and title card
Promotional
Poster
