Today I have started to edit the kidnapping scene with my partner James, we are exploring different effects and techniques and our product is starting to look very slick and professional.
Last weekend, me, James and one of our actors called Tony went down to a quiet woodland area to film the kidnapping scene for our product. The setting was well lit and surrounded by trees which meant that we were able to keep the camera quality high and clear whilst also maintaining an eerie atmosphere. We stuck to our shooting script as much as we could but when we were filming, we found ourselves creating other higher level shots which made our product more visually interesting and exciting so we did change some shots. I really enjoyed the experience, as I did last year, because some of the shots we achieved were difficult to capture but when we eventually got them they looked very good and I felt a sense of pride when I started to edit them. One shot in particular which I am very happy with is one where the kidnappers close in on the victim and as they get up they step on the camera so the screen goes black. As soon as this happens we see the victim walking over the camera too and this shows the change in location from the kidnappers watching the victim, to the victim casually walking down the path.
As for the editing, so far me and James have focussed on getting the scene into chronological order so that we can easily add in the extra scenes that we need to film. We have also concentrated on editing the scene very finely to make it look sharp and enable continuity. Furthermore, we've found a dramatic and intense soundtrack on YouTube which compliments the scene perfectly and creates the suspenseful tone which we were aiming for. So far we are very pleased with how our product is looking and we want to continue this high standard when filming and editing the rest of it.
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