Editing #4

Once importing the footage and re-arranging it within 'Final Cut Pro X', I focused on creating a distinction between the colour of the flashback scenes in contrast with the cafe. I couldn't simply import the video from Express to Pro X, which meant having to re-make the whole video. However I didn't mind doing this because it allowed me to make corrections such as more concise cutting, stabilisation and re-arranging parts.

I used a combination of a Projector and Threshold filter, whilst making corrections to Contrast/Brightness/Sharpening, etc. In the FINAL version, I will again go over what I have done and create a 'happy medium' between all of the shots.

It was time to begin with imputing the audio of the project. To record the dialogue of Actor Tommy (Cafe Mob Man sat chatting to Witness) I used my Iphone 4S Voice Recorder. I opted for this over, perhaps what would be deemed more 'suitably professional' technology such as Cubase and a Condenser Microphone, because of how accessible it was. In addition to this, it provided a good quality of audio that could later be edited. With the dialogue in place, this helped me (and Chris who helped with finding sound), to position other audio elements within the soundscape. We could acknowledge which parts of the video were more dense with audio and other parts that needed working upon. 

 I used effects including 'Ken Burns' when cropping the video, particularly during the shot where we see the Mob member turn around and realise the Witness is present. This created tension and was a good tool to experiment with.

I chose to also import blank black jpegs to create a 'letterbox effect'. The use of artificial aspect ratios in this way provided the cinematic look that I wanted the video to embody. Furthermore, instead of just using the pre-set letterbox effect, this allowed me to be able to move the footage around under the black lines. This omitted any problems that could be faced with cutting out people's faces and positioning characters within the frame correctly.