Film editing evaluation

Non continuity
I started off both films by adding a short notice to show approval of its screening. I used this as it is shown before films all over the world





For my non continuity film, I made the ending of my film the start to give the audience a sneak preview of what was to come. The ending shots that I used were, first of all, the scene where the robbers were caught as the investigator tells them to put their hands up and the scene where the robbers both beg to be let free. This is because it creates a cliffhanger for the viewer as to what will happen. It gives the best of both worlds, as at one point, the viewer doesn't understand whether the robber will be taken away, or if they will be let free.

My second edit of this film was to create a title opening, this was of the world spinning, as well as a dramatic background music sound, I used these to add realism to the film opening credits. In addition to the spinning world and dramatic music, I added the movie title above, to give the film an introduction.

The first edit of note in my film was the CCTV footage. I used a shot of 2 robbers walking onto the set where the bank was and unlinked the sound from the clip, as CCTV footage is always silent. In addition to the shot, I applied a CCTV overlay to give it realism and to inform the audience what they were watching.

For my next edit, the scene that follows on from my CCTV footage, I used secondary sounds for the investigator walking into his office. I used a footsteps sound for this clip, as I unlinked the original sound.

Trailer

For my trailer I used a dramatic sound throughout to add some tension. The use of my background sound was for the effect of the viewer not knowing what was going to happen next. I sourced this background music from youtube.

The next thing I added to my trailer was a short story introducing both sets of characters. The story introduces what will happen in the movie, but doesn't give it away, it doesn't give away whether they're faced up and dealt with, or if they get away.

The next thing I edited to my trailer was the introduction to the robbers, their names, and a short clip after to show what they do. I used this to give a brief intro to the main characters.

After this I used the clips of the robbers being caught, as well as the robbers attempting to fight back and avoid being taken away. I used this to leave the viewer on a cliffhanger as to whether they were let free or whether they did get taken away. It leaves the viewer with no clues as to what might happen.

I used a glass shattering sound effect to show a shift in focus, it transitioned from the light build up of the dramatic song to the fiery verse. It shifted from the sole focus of building up the characters in the trailer, to the action happening, the glass shattering was to represent a change in tone in the film trailer.