Editing the Prelim

After filming the prelim, edited the shots together so that the scene flowed and made sense.
     Once the footage had been uploaded to the computers, we used Adobe Premier to split this into individual shots, separating the mid-shots from the over the shoulder shots and high and low angle shots. After this was done, we used the storyboard to order shots on the timeline. We took the shot we wanted to use at each point, dragging it to the timeline and then using  the starting and end point tools to define where each shot would start and end. To make each shot join on from the next, we placed them directly next to each other to create continuity.
   We tried to stick to the storyboard as much as we could, however once we had split the footage into all the different shots, we realised that we didn't take all the shots necessary like close-ups of both people. This meant we had to change the type of shot used, so we used shots that were closest to the type of shot we were meant to use, for example, instead of a close-up, we used and over the shoulder shot as this was the most similar as this was the same level and shows the face in a similar way to the close-up.
    We used deep focus in our prelim so that you could see everything the whole time, as well as varying shot duration to fit what was shown on the story board. We used shot reverse shot during the prelim to show the conversation between the two people.

   There are many things I would do differently if I were to do this task again. This includes making sure that we took shots of all the angles necessary, for example, taking a close-up so that we could stick to the storyboard properly. Also, there as some points during the edited version if the prelim that you can tell that two shots have been put together, so if I were to do this again, I would make sure we found the precise end point of each individual shot to improve continuity.     During the editing, I took part in finding the end points of each shot from the footage. I also helped to select which shot we would use for each angle shown in the storyboard as we took a few shots of each angle. From this process, I learnt that it is actually very difficult to edit something as you have to be very precise about what shot is being used and when as well as what techniques you use. I realized just how accurate you have to be to make sure the scene flows properly.