Final editing

Today we made the final additions to our preliminary task. Previously we had been working on our film almost every day, so we left it a few days and looked at it with a fresh mind. It was then clearer to see what needed to be added, and what needed to change. We noticed we lacked transitions between key areas in our film, such as after the first scene when the victim is on the stairs and at the start. Here we added a 'fade from black' transition. We chose black because it represents evil and darkness, which sums up the type of movie we were creating. After this, we added a 'fade to white' transition just before we see the killer walk down the corridor. White was appropriate for this as it contrasts with the black, representing the girl's innocence. If we had used black again it would have seemed like a closure, as black was used at the beginning too. So white also kept the scene flowing. The last transition was 'zoom out', which was used before the clip of the door slamming, making it zoom out through the glass as we see the killer walk into the distance.This transition merges the closing of the classroom door and a shot through the door of him walking away, which meant we didn't have to film him doing this as the transition ties the two scenes together making it apparent. It was my idea to do a final shot through the door because I felt this would be more original than another standard shot behind or infront of the actress. The lines on the door are in focus causing the killer to become blurred, which works well by showing that he is leaving and his job is done. To finish off, we added another 'fade to white' transition because black was not neccessary; although the victim was hurt, the twitch of her finger in the first scene meant it was not over. She was not dead, and so the white transition sort of represented "a light at the end of the tunnel". There was hope for her, this is why we chose white.