Editing: Day 2

Today I completed editing the remaining half of the sequence. Last time I finished when Heidi bolts upright in her bed after awakening from her nightmare. I am really happy with the way it has come together and the range of shot types really works well at conveying the tone.

This time I still referred to my animatic but a lot more loosely, I have changed some of the timings and added in extra shots. This is to create the right pace. For example during the chase sequence the shots are a lot shorter and there are more of them, this creates a fast, panicked feel. In contrast to this in the room once Heidi has woken up and she is slowly approaching the door the shots are longer, this is to draw out the time in order to create the most tension possible before the door opens and the Antagonist is standing there.

This edit is by no means perfect and I still have work to do on it, mainly on the sound:

• The Dialogue isn't all in yet and the bits that are in need tweaking. I may get my actors (In particularly Dom who plays the antagonist) to re-record their lines so I can place them over the top of the footage.
• I need to change the music I made to make sure it fits with the timings of the shots.
• The sound effects are pretty much good as they are but I need to go over them to make sure.