Editing

During the editing process we came upon many problems and glitches that we overcame in order to make our opening sequence better. These glitches are thus;

1. Shot Length= Some of our shots were to quick for the general theme of the genre, they needed to be longer, slower, slicker. This was easily fixed during our stint with final cut. We simply extended the length of the shortest clips and cut short the clips that were too long. However, we deliberately varied the lengths of each shot to make it more interesting for the viewer.

2. Shot Cuts= Many of our shots, naturally, were not cut the way we'd like them so in Final Cut we were able to fade in and out the shots that we wanted. Also most of the shots were not in the order that we liked so we cut them in the way we wanted using final cut.

3. Credits= We were not able to film credits, one because they'd look unprofessional and two because we didn't have the time. So in Final Cut we were able to do so. This made our opening sequence longer and more professional. We looked at other thriller opening sequences from crime dramas as influences, as we wanted to achieve the same feel. One thing we noticed is that many have simple, very legible white fonts against a black background. We used this throughout the credits and titles to try and achieve the same feel. Another advantage of this is that it is very clear and assures that the viewer can understand at all times. This was very easy to make and insert into our clip, and in our opinion gives, overall, a much more professional look.

Overall we are very happy with the editing process as it did not take that long, and made our opening sequence much better as a whole.