The editing for our opening to a thriller

As our editing was starting to cause problems we decided that we should have a group meeting to resolve them. The editing was starting to annoy everyone, as the more we edited the more we weren’t getting the effect that we had initially been aiming to achieve. In our group discussion we decided that we should all meet up at Usman’s house and spend a whole day on editing to ensure that the final effect that we wanted to have on our audience was achieved. First we had to find all of the clips and import shots from other group members USB’s to the computer so that we have everything ready to start editing. We then put all of the shots onto a timeline. I found some continuity problems in the video that we had edited but the other group members said that they didn’t see the point in changing it as I was the only one that noticed. I disagreed with them as continuity is a major part of this coursework, as it won’t make sense to the audience otherwise.
Then we decided to compromise and put the shots of me in a dress, so that the scene makes sense to the audience. We then carried on with the rest of the editing and the soundtrack research, and finding the right soundtrack to make sense and create a buildup of tension for the audience.
Finally we had to create the title sequences, and also come up with a name that would relate to our opening. We eventually came up with the name “9seconds”.
We originally wanted to use subtitles where the female character is speaking in a foreign language, but when we were editing we found that it worked well without the subtitles. We decided as a group that it would be best not to use the subtitles as it creates a more effective vision of her vulnerability.