Post Production Evaluation

I found the editing process very difficult to begin with. I learnt how to use final cut server, methods such as fade in’s and other various techniques. We had to find shots that go together but have different positions, for example, during the series of paper shots, we had to fine a close up matched with a wide shot, to make them look like the same shot but in different positions.
Our aim for this sequence was to build suspense, therefore by doing this we started with clam and serene shots of paper falling with blue skies but we wanted to give an ‘on edge’ feeling therefore we added creepy music to the mix and had credits fade in and out slowly. We wanted to create the effect of the paper falling (a feeling of tranquillity) with the contrast of James jumping off the building at the end.

For the sound track we used a slow building tune with wind in the background. The wind symbolises that the paper is falling from high up. This is non diegetic sounds because it is sound to create a mood. As the sequence goes on the music begins to get more sinister to show the effect that there is a possibility that something bad is going to happen. When James jumps, there is a sudden crash thunder for the big climax and to make it more dramatic. For the titles sequence we began with the distributor and production company because we felt that this was an appropriate place to start the film and get the audience into the mood. After that there were the actors and then went on to the various rolls of people who put the film together, like the producer, cinematographer, director, and editor and finally the title of the film ‘the gordon experiment’.
The fade is and outs create mystery and tranquillity at the same time. For the final frame, James is shown jumping off a building, as he is falling a city scape appears in the background. This shows the effect of James falling for a long time and showing that he is very high up. We did this by getting a picture of a city scape off the internet and then pasting it into After effects. I thought that after affects was a bit confusing and took a while to get the hang of but I soon got use to it.
I feel that the editing task went well. Our group completed the mood that we were aiming for by using creepy sounds and slow moving credits and shots.