The editing process for me hasn't been very hands on or technical, I have been there to oversee the edit, offering my creative ideas and feedback and assisting the Editor, Sound Designer and Colourist in any way that I can. During the editing sessions, which we have been either doing in the production room using the TV or in lecture room 2 with the projector. Having the edit up on another screen for the other members of the team to see has been useful so that Josh can show me what he's been working on. He started by putting the rough cut together by syncing all of the sound and putting together a rough picture edit. This gave us a starting point to work from as a group rather than trying to work on it from scratch. Josh is very organised with his editing so I felt confident that he didn't need my assistance during this process. As a team we generally agreed on the best takes to use and the cutting of the scenes, which translated well from Josh' shot-list onto screen, making it very enjoyable seeing his vision come to life.
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| The Edit |
During an edit viewings with Simon, he watched the rough cut and offered some suggestions for improvement. These included potentially undertaking a re-shoot for Scene 10 as the shot we had used was very dark. However, we found an alternative shot for this scene which worked much better. Other feedback included making some of the movements tighter, such as putting the masks on and taking them off. Unfortunately Josh was unable to cut one of these movements down due to a lack of coverage for that scene. Josh tried to troubleshoot this by speeding up the shot but that was too noticeable.
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| Colour Grading |
Once we were happy with the picture edit, it was over to Ellen to incorporate her sound design and colour grade. She showed me her sound log which included several sound effects, all of which I thought were suitable to use. Regarding temp music, we decided to all go away and find some tracks for the underscore. After another viewing with Simon, his feedback included incorporating more music in the film, as it would be fitting. This is something that I had pushed for initially but Josh was happy without it. After we went away and found some suitable tracks that were subtle and added to certain scenes, Josh and Ellen were keen to incorporate these into the edit.
Ellen had chosen to go for a natural to cool toned colour grade for the film, picking out the colour blue in particular. I am very happy with the colour grade choice and think that it gives the film the cinematic look that I had envisioned.
On the whole, I am very pleased with how the editing process went. Although, my input was only creative and not technical, I feel like my ideas were considered throughout this process and I am very pleased with the outcome.
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