Editing Difficulties
Lipstick shot
One of the shots that we struggled to edit was the extreme close up of Cupcake/Harriet applying red lipstick. We wanted Cupcake to seem neglected and less fortunate than the average person, however this scene was shot in a tidy, well kept bedroom. Therefore, we had to zoom in even more to her lips, however this then made the shot very blurry and granulated. We were unable to re-film this shot as the actress' schedule was extremely busy. To resolve this, we made the shots much quicker and used jump cuts to take the focus away from this.
Darkness
All filming was taken whilst it was very dark outside as we filmed during winter time. This meant that some shots were lost in the darkness and became very unclear. By increasing the brightness, the shot became fuzzy and very unprofessional looking. As well as this, we were unable to add effects over the top as they often darkened the footage even further. As a result of this, we had to use the sharpen tool, rather than the brightness. This made the shot much more defined and clear.
Sound
Our trailer used a combination of diegetic and non-diegetic sound throughout. Diegetic sound, such as speech, and non-diegetic sound, such as the constant backing track, had to be layered. This meant that sometimes the speech was too quiet and could not be understood clearly. For example, the car scene with Debbie and Cupcake took many attempts of sound alteration to perfect, as the speech was initially very quiet and unheard.
However, in general the trailer was reasonably easy to edit as we filmed in chronological order. As well as this, the shots were very straight-to-the-point meaning there were very few shots that needed major/drastic editing.
One of the shots that we struggled to edit was the extreme close up of Cupcake/Harriet applying red lipstick. We wanted Cupcake to seem neglected and less fortunate than the average person, however this scene was shot in a tidy, well kept bedroom. Therefore, we had to zoom in even more to her lips, however this then made the shot very blurry and granulated. We were unable to re-film this shot as the actress' schedule was extremely busy. To resolve this, we made the shots much quicker and used jump cuts to take the focus away from this.
Darkness
All filming was taken whilst it was very dark outside as we filmed during winter time. This meant that some shots were lost in the darkness and became very unclear. By increasing the brightness, the shot became fuzzy and very unprofessional looking. As well as this, we were unable to add effects over the top as they often darkened the footage even further. As a result of this, we had to use the sharpen tool, rather than the brightness. This made the shot much more defined and clear.
Sound
Our trailer used a combination of diegetic and non-diegetic sound throughout. Diegetic sound, such as speech, and non-diegetic sound, such as the constant backing track, had to be layered. This meant that sometimes the speech was too quiet and could not be understood clearly. For example, the car scene with Debbie and Cupcake took many attempts of sound alteration to perfect, as the speech was initially very quiet and unheard.
However, in general the trailer was reasonably easy to edit as we filmed in chronological order. As well as this, the shots were very straight-to-the-point meaning there were very few shots that needed major/drastic editing.
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