Prelim-Post Production Blog

Logging my shots
We learnt how to use final cut server in our last lesson with Matt. We learnt how to access our footage and load it into the programme called Final Cut Pro. First we logged the shots so took out the takes we did not need. We created a log bin in which we could store our logged shots; we took the best of our takes to put in our sequence we were going to create. We logged the shots by going through the footage and pressed I to mark in at the start of the shot and O to mark out at the end of the shot we wanted and then went to modify shot and named it (e.g mid-shot or close up shot) and moved it into the log bin. We did this for all our footage.
Organising my shots
After we got the shots we wanted to use, we had to remember the order in which the shots came in the storyboard we had. We did this by referring back to our storyboard and then matching our shots to the ones on the storyboard. This made it easier with trying to recall the order.
Shot Order
Ours started with a wide shot of both the characters which tells the audience what the main characters are going to be. It then goes to the medium shot of them which shows the characters in more detail so the shots are gradually getting closer to the characters so the audience can see more and more detail. Some of the shots we did had good continuity for example we went to a close up of our actresses hand on the door handle and then made the next shot her closing the door so it matches the two shots to make the sequence make sense to the audience.
Editing in Final Cut
We only did a few shots in editing so far. We cut on the close up on her hand on the door to add dramatic effect of her closing the door and then went to her face looking serious. The trouble we had with the editing is that we had multiple different voices talking at the same time as we cut in the shots so we still had them talking in the shot. Examples of editing we need to do is little details, such as the actress flicking her hair at a time which means she would have to do it the same each time we take another shot otherwise it would not make sense if she suddenly stopped playing with her hair. The same as where the actors stand as they can not suddenly move to a completely different place as again it would be confusing and not realistic.

Continuity Editing
The purpose of this is that it helps smooth the discontinuity of the editing process. It helps the shots to make sense as it matches them to what is happening in the sequence. This makes it easier for the audience to follow the sequence as it puts together the selected shots for it to flow.
Continuity editing can be split into two categories, such as temporal (time) and spatial (space). The important ways to get good continuity are avoiding the ellipsis, using diegetic sound and also using the match-on-action technique to make the shots match. It is important to follow a specific film language to ensure that only the relevant story points are shown and to manipulate time and space (temporal and spatial continuity). Other ways this is important is to force the audience to identify with the right characters which makes sure the story makes sense to the audience.