Editing - Experience On Equipment/Programes

While in the process of making and editing our thriller I have gained a lot experience and knowledge on technology as well as how to use them in the correct way. I have used lots of different equipment and internet based techniques in order to make a successful thriller. In order to save our work we used hard drives that the college provided us with.

Firstly using the professional cameras was a great experience I have learnt different techniques on filming in the correct way, I have also gained an idea on how to get the correct and perfect camera angle as well the lighting. Using the professional camera made me feel like a real director. In addition I have used flip camera, still cameras in order to record the feedback that I got for our rough cut as well as taking some behind the scenes pictures and some still images of myself (Umme) and Rebecca editing. I also used a recorder which I recorded radio so that we can added it as a background music however after putting the recording in place it did not match to the sequence and therefore we decided not to use it

 When filming we also used lighting to make the shadows. Making the shadows was difficult as we need the exact right lighting and space to make the shadows. However in the end I was happy of the outcome of the shadows we produced. When it came to editing we used Final Cut Pro on the MAC at first I felt that it was difficult to use however as I edited more and got use to the program I managed to use Final Cut Pro successfully

 

The other main program that I used to make the sound for our thriller was Soundtrack Pro I also felt that it was quit complicating to use at first however I found that soundtrack pro was easier to use than final cut pro. In the search for a soundtrack for our thriller I was suggested to look on a website called 'Creative Commons Music'. I looked through the website however did not really like the music on it and there for decided to look on soundtrack Pro again. It took me a while to find the soundtrack however in the end I managed to gather some good sound to use on our thriller.