Prelim Post Production

We have begun to edit our prelim tasks, and although they are not finished we have managed to cut our scenes to form a basic sequence. We used a programme called Final Cut Server (below).





We had to upload all of our sequences we filmed, and put them in to the 'rush bin'. We did this so that if anything went wrong, we had back-ups of our clips.
We then chose the clips that we wanted to use, and put them in the 'log bin'. We named them so that they were easily recognizable, making the diting process easier (e.g. Felix close-up). On Final Cut Server, there are two screens so you can see what you are doing. The first screen shows the clip you are using, and the second shows the editing clip. Below is the time-line window, where you can cut and organise the clips. We used our storyboard for reference and were able to see which shots were needed where.
This related to choosing the correct shot order. We played around with different clips to see which ones made the most sense in the sequence, and which shots were appropriate within the script. For example, we placed our character one above character two when he was giving him and order, resulting in a low angle shot showing character one had the power. We would choose this shot over a wide angle shot with the same dialogue, because it is mroe relevant to what is being said.
To make the clips flow smoothly, we experimented by making sure our clips overlapped on the time-line. However, positioning them correctly was often quite tricking on the time-line, because we had to be very precise.
I really enjoyed the editing of the prelim task, because it allowed us to be creative and come up with our own interpetation of the scene, and luckily we had shot many different shot types, so we had a lot of material to work with.