LO4: Evidence of editing (Jacob)

The main aim of the trailer was to build suspense using quick transitions and intense bits of footage. I believe the way I edited the trailer helped create suspense and a feeling of uncertainty as to what will happen to the characters. This will make people want to watch the whole film to find out what happens which ultimately means that the trailer has achieved its purpose.



One of the main aspects of editing in the trailer was syncing up the footage with the ticking noise audio. Each clip needed to be exactly 1 second long and matched up with the ticking noise (the ticks were 1 second apart and the transition between clips needed to take place on each "tick").

Another important aspect of editing the trailer was cropping some of the clips. In the trailer, we wanted to have close-ups of each character and to do this we had to crop some of our existing footage. This helped us introduce each character into the storyline, which is one of the main conventions of a film trailer. The cropped close-up shots also helped add to the overall feeling of suspense.

Arguably the most important aspect of the trailer was altering the colours of the shots. Altering colours and applying filters is extremely important in creating meaning in an audio-visual product as certain colours have different connotations. For example in this shot, we wanted to reinforce the negative stereotypes about the kidnapper so we altered the colour of the shot to make the blues stronger and the reds weaker. This gave a slight blue, cold tint to it which helps reinforce the fact that the shot is showing the antagonist.

This screenshot shows me adding the only titles used in the trailer, which were added at the very end to enclose the title of the film. I decided to use a cut-out style title is I thought the drastic change in background colour would make the audience take note whilst still allowing them to see what was happening in the shot behind. Another reason for using such a title was to demonstrate my editing ability as it is not a commonly used title.