The editing process...

To edit our footage and create or film trailer we used the Adobe Premiere Pro software.

After every time that we filmed we uploaded our footage by clicking file and then import. We then chose what footage we wanted and uploaded it so that it came up down the side of the screen on the left hand side of the screen.

We could then click on each recording and decide which ones we wanted and if the recording was not right then we deleted it from the box so we did not get confused. When we found the scenes we wanted we then dragged them onto the timeline.

We put all the clips that we wanted onto timeline in order so that we organise them into becoming a film trailer.

One of the tools that we used a lot of the time was the razor blade tool, this was used to cut down the clips to whatever length we wanted them to be. It was particualrly useful as we could then create an atmosphere by cutting the shots to a short length and adding them all together to poduce more tension for the audience.


When adding in our captions we had to make sure that they fitted into the timeline properly with the rest of the trailer. We wanted our captions to start off small and then get bigger so we had to double click on the selected caption, that was on the timeline and then at the top of the page, video control effect came up and that is where we could change it. We then clicked on scale and at the beginning of the clip made it 50 and then we added another point in at the end of the clip and made it 100. Therefore the writing then looked as if it was coming towards the screen as it went from small to large.

We then uploaded the music that we wanted and placed it underneath the footage ensuring that it was in time with the footage. We then again used the razor tool to cut it t make it the right length, so that it then fits in well with what can be seen on the screen.
We also adjusted the audio at the side of the timeline, by doing this we could mute the diagetic sounds or adjust them to make them louder in places. We muted out all diagetic sound so that all could be heard was the music. We emphasised the noise of the ball hitting me in the face to show how hard it had been thrown and to portray to the audience the damage it had done. We also did this when the car was breaking down and the engine not starting. We also edited the sound of heavy breathing and the scream at the end to create a scarier atmosphere.


Last of all, to complete our trailer we added in some final effects. We added black and white to the first few clips. We then copied one of the clips several times so that if give off more of an effect to the girl being hurt/bullied, it then also looked like a memory. We then dipped it to black to emphasise that the actor was sad. After completing all this we rendered the clips to complete the trailer.