Key Problems

I would like to think that overall we were very efficient in all aspects of our film opening, particularly editing as we were quick to make any required adjustments. However, we did encounter a number of problems along the way:

• Firstly, the initial plan for our opening simply wasn't long enough, which we realised after editing and accumulating just 1 minutes worth of fully edited footage. This then meant we had to further our plot in an almost "part two" of the opening which took place on the roof. We decided upon a flashback sequence, contrasting heavily in colour palette and lighting to the opening half. As a group we wanted to avoid the more conventional and often cliché "one week earlier" and it is at that point we took inspiration from seven in a more ambiguous take on the flashback.
• Light levels were a huge issue in filming for both consistency but also in making clear the time of day as to not confuse the audience beyond what we intended.
• In editing the glitch sequence was very tricky, deciding upon the length of each shot, the point at which it cuts as well as the number of alternations. This is where my skills in editing became excruciatingly precise!
• Furthering on from this, we struggled with deciding whether to include sound or not however eventually we looked to audience feedback for the answer (if only we'd done it sooner)