Kage's AICE Media Studies Project

 

 

 

 

  Throughout the process of creating the film, I have definitely learned new skills when it comes to editing. This can be evident even in the film itself, as I use different techniques towards the end that I haven't considered adding in the beginning or even knew to add. In general, this made me comfortable and familiar with using the editing software.   One example of how my skills progressed was by adding background audio. There were many sounds that I needed to include that I was not able to while just filming. I learned how to make audio fade in and out. I achieved this by using the fade-in slider, and I would continue to use this for background sounds.    Another example is the use of cuts and trimming clips. During the film, it can be seen that there are transitions between one scene to the next, which are action cuts. I used these many times as there was usually always something going on.

   To give a film opening its "Cherry on Top", there must be a phenomenal title sequence. In cinema, fans than just introducing the title. There is also the build-up, which showcases a background, along with opening credits.   For my film, I chose to include the title in the end, as it will allow the audience to see who the characters will be and the story that is created before the main part of the film. I also added this in with music so that it wouldn't seem boring. The music I chose was the theme of the film, 'The Loser Wins'.    Another thing that was fun about this was adding the font. Although the font wasn't super special or complex, it was a small element that added detail to the film. One thing I also included with the font was a text shadow.    Lastly, after the title sequence was the transition. This was when I let the music play out after the water bottle was caught. At the very end, the frame where Tim caught the water bottle had a comic filter o