EDITS

 EDITS

Video editing is important because it is the key to blending images and sounds to make us feel emotionally connected and sometimes truly there in the film we're watching. It's a safe assumption to say that video editing is among the most important jobs in the film industry. When editing and filming Extraction I felt huge importance in making a realistic environment, I did this through set design as well as editing in sounds and adjusting lighting. 

Edits are expected in a film opening, we wanted to build up the film narrative in order to engage the audience. My production team decided to use final cut pro in order to edit our film opening. The opening begins with an establishing shot of a derelict, unilluminated shelter. The mise-ensene immediately helps the audience identify the genre of the film and agonist/protagonist.

During the second scene, the protagonist is being chased by the villain. Music/sound within a movie helps shape emotional responses and creates a rhythm to scenes and segments. In our case, we added in non-diegetic sound (fast pace beat) in order to generate suspense and captivate the audiences emotions. We also included laboured breaths and heart beats so that the audience could understand her sentiments.  

The final visual is the protagonist back in the shelter after being chased through the woods. We used a number of different shots to capture her expressions. For example: an over the shoulder shot when she steps into the shelter. The opening finishes with the girl being trapped/ concerned leaving the audience on a cliffhanger.