Missing something? re edit [Full Version]

This is my version of our short media movie that goes towards the moderators. i was not happy with the original version with cheesy acting and bad cuts. so i decided to make my own in my own time deleting the audio and replacing it with a soundtrack. i decided to slow down a lot of the clips to create tension and suspense and it also goes really well with the music, i also sped up a few clips to give a sense of speed. i used a lot of fade in and outs to give it a smooth transition to the next, it also goes very well with the soundtrack because its a tense bit of music.

i used a few dissolve jump shots. which i thought worked well because it sped up the movement and kept tension flowing. i used an effect called ''defocus'' on some parts of the movie. like when I'm running down the corridor. i used it to give it as much movie look alike as possible. to improve this project. i would of synced the last clip with the music a bit better. and i would of made the last few clips interlink with each other more smoothly.

my main aim when making this was to create suspense for the audience, and by watching it a few times i think i have succeeded.

Missing Something?

Jamie put that cigarrete down

8 Picture Movie; Edited by me - fast pace

The clips in this movie are the same as the other movie. but i did two versions to compare the types of editing techniques. This version of the movie still creates tension but i don't think it has the same effect as the slow paced one just because its a thriller. and when a thriller starts off fast its generally not as good. my personal opinion, the more slower paced edit would be more succesful

8 Picture Movie; Edited by me - Slow paced

The first shot we chose to have a shot of a shoe to create mystery and have the audience thinking "who is that", the clip has a voice-over and is deep and gravelly to give the gangster effect to the voice. this automatically gives the audience the sense of negativity. The second shot is a flash back of a woman in a bed. the editing on that clip is done in a way you here the gun shots but the clip cuts out right before to create theatre of the mind. the next 2 clips interlink with each-other, the first clip of the two has a voice over and the camera angle is of mid body and is meant to be a tracking shot, the clip also has a voice over to create an understanding on what is going on. In the shot you can see the protagonist with a gun by his side. the the next clip dissolves into the next and is the protagonist shooting a gun (this clip is meant to be a flashback).

Next is the extreme close up of the antagonists face. he is smoking a cigarette. it is an extreme close-up because it gives tension because you cant see the antagonists full identity also giving a sense of theatre of the mind, during this clip there is a voice over, in this voice over the antagonist reveals that this is the end by saying "This is how it ends" this gives tension because the audience don't know how it ends yet.

The next 2 clips show the way the antagonist kills the protagonist. the first clip of the two is of the antagonists hand holding a petrol can in an action that he is pouring it on something. the editing on the clips has a slight zoom in. this creates tension and leads the audience up to a climatic ending. the last clip of the two is of the antagonist flicking a cigarette, obviously at the petrol he just poured. also the clip zooms in a little and then fades out. The transitions between these two clips are cuts to create a smooth dramatic switch over. the clips then stop for about 2 seconds to wait for the musics beat to drop and then the clips kick back in with the last clip of the protagonist burning. the last clip also has a screaming SFX to create tension. at the end of the movie 'coming soon 29.09.09' enters the screen to show the audience when it will be released. the text slightly zooms in and then fades out with the music.

Overall the editing is in sync with the music just to give it extra tension and almost the effect of estimating what will happen.

Establishing shot used to display the empty, deserted walkway. This is the entirety of the setting that will be used.

This is a long-shot to mysteriously introduce the antagonist. This creates a sense of curiousity within the audience.

Finally a close-up completely reveals the character to the audience and his expressionless, Focused on his target he then moves in for the kill.

A close-up of his feet in action is a simple shot used show that he is now walking, his actions in motion. it connotes the character is moving closer to the target

A low-angle shot that scales most of his body, at medium range, it is to show off authority and dominance.

An over-the-shoulder shot that targets the bin finally announces the character's aim. This type of shot is to show both objectives. in this case, one being the killer and one being the victim.

This medium shot took several attempts as it was pretty difficult because the bin had to be balanced.

a member of the "crew" was out of shot holding the bin in the positon for it to look like the bin had been kicked.

final shot is a shot of the killer walking away from the bin. the camera angle is from the bins perspective. the killer looks round in an almost guilty way, but there is no sign of a sorry.