Fiction Adaptation: Editing (Progress + Development)

I have been making progress with the edit since I filmed on Monday as I had lots more footage to work with. I decided to keep what I had edited for the rough cut on premiere but start a new edit and plan to slot in sequences from it. I have been finding the imagery quite easy to work with and it has been sequencing nicely. However, with the change in arrangements, I have had to think on my feet a little about how to compose some of the imagery around the words of the poem. For example when the poet says 'We are throwing stones into Brighton's ocean lips while we try to solve each problem'. Originally I had decided to show Ida comforting an upset Imogen when she wakes up from her dream. As I am now framing most of it around the bench scene, I have decided to keep this section very simple with them just looking out into the river in thought and reflection. There are also a few lines towards the end of the poem which I have had to edit as I go along.

In terms of colour correction, I decided to work with the cooler tone of the footage from the second day of filming which was a lot greyer due to rainy weather. I think this works nicely with the scene at the beginning where Troy is watching them from afar. It was difficult to edit the colouring on the original footage as it was a lot brighter and had more contrast. However, with a few tweaks to the tone, it doesn't differ too much. For the sound design, I have kept the atmospheric sound throughout as I think it works well with the scene. I have also incorporated a few sound effects to bring more life to it. For example when we see Troy in the distance, I found some copyrighted music which instantly tells the audience that they should be wary of him.