Opening sequence- Editing Workshop #6

For our last workshop we focused first on changing the names in the credits and then placed them further apart in order to slow the sequence's pace down. 

We then changed the main title to appear at the end of the sequence. We imported a 'digital' font to match with the sequence's concept and add effected to changed the letters into digits.

#4 final/rough sequence

Opening sequence- Editing Workshop #5

We began by importing the credits cards and naming each card, followed by placing them in certain shots where it had free space- to maintain a well balanced composition. We came across some issues with the placement of credits as they were too bunched up together- making the credits' pace too fast. 

Jake took care of this issue. Meanwhile, I began to research for non-copyrighted soundtrack/music on both YouTube and iCloud that would 'match' well with our opening sequence's crime/thriller genre. 

I selected multiple options for our opening sequence's soundtrack and with the help of the rest of the members we chose one and imported it to the sequence. We lowered the volume in order for the dialogue to be audible and added a few sound effects- such as typing keyboard noises, etc.

By the end of the lesson we were mostly done, just needed to refine the sequence, change the credits' names to make them sound more realistic and their placement as well as change the main title- maybe place it at the end of the sequence to create tension?

#3 rough sequence

Opening sequence- Editing Workshop #4

In the fourth editing workshop we dedicated extra time to finish editing the whole sequence. We started by incorporating our previously edited screen recording montage and the 'CCTV footage' shots. This made the rest of the sequence to become easier to edit as we began to see a final draft being created. 

    

By the end of the workshop we had finished the opening sequence, however after some quick feedback we had to change certain things such as scenes needing cutting- some shots are too long. The credits also needed to be placed, as well as sound effects and the soundtrack.

#2 rough sequence

Opening sequence- Editing Workshop #3

During this workshop we decided to perfect, shorten, etc, the edited footage we had so far. We spent the entire workshop figuring out the order in which to place the shots in. 

As mentioned before, the lack of guidance from the storyboard complicated/slowed down the editing process. Fortunately, we still had the final draft of our shot-by-shot list that was used to placed certain footage in the timeline.

Credits workshop

During the second workshop, Matt gave a short lesson on editing and placing credits in our opening sequences.

We firstly had to import 'bin title cards' on Premiere Pro and drag to timelines, as you would with raw footage, and place them wherever in the frame. The title card were also numbered/ in order therefore all we had to do was to makeup names. 

To change the original name on the title cards you need to click on the middle of the phrase and delete the sides to maintain the cards' format. 

The credits should be placed for a certain period of time in order for the audience to be able to read- a trick for this to be able to read the credits three times.

Opening sequence- Editing Workshop #2

In the second workshop we had created a possible introduction for our opening sequence. However, we were still unsure so we made another alternative for an intro beginning with an extreme closeup shot and an establishing shot- each sequence with a different arrangement inherent order for us to see which shot would create a more interesting sequence. 

We struggled to decide how to edit our opening sequence since we no longer had the storyboard as a guide. As we edited these, I took notes on how we could modify these according to the footage we liked best.

By the end of the lesson we were able to edit up until the scamming scene. We were quite satisfied with the outcome so far however some of the dialogue scenes were too long and needed cutting.

#1 rough sequence

Opening sequence- Editing Workshop #1

In our first editing workshop we began by watching the raw footage taken and placed the good footage into two bins: one containing all the scenes with the scammers and the other with the scenes of the student. 

After naming each rush we began to edit the intro. We attempted to edit according to the storyboard, however the shots we initially thought were going to be good ended up not turning out so well. 

Therefore, we decided to improvise and plan an alternative introduction. We didn't know whether to start with an establishing (wide) shot to set the location or an extreme closeup- the shot we liked best/found the most interesting composition to begin with.