Girl centric.

This is the final version of the edit. Overall i am very happy with how it turned out although there are lots of things i would do differently if i had to repeat the process again. lighting is something that i think is both the films strongest and weakest elements. the scenes that i artificially lit are a closer realization to what was originally in my head than some of the darker naturally lit scenes. 

I decided not to colour grade my film. instead I chose to simply correct certain scenes that where too dark or have an incorrect white balance.

this is how originally i thought i wanted the music to be, under three sections of the film:

the beginning

the dream sequence in the middle

the second dream sequence

however on creating this i feel as though my tutors reservations about the motif wearing thin are correct. in my next edit I think i am only going to use it during the beginning (titles till she leaves her bedroom) and the end climax of the film (from after the second dream sequence) to bookend the film. that way the motif isn't too overbearing and the silences are more pronounced.

-credits - title - establishing unique visual motif and accompanying musical motif Beginning:

- liz fading out of daydream (music fades with her) - going downstairs, picking up post - reads letter from mother, has emotionally returned to reality - mundane living - feeding cat, reading book - hears disturbing news broadcast, triggers a need to return to daydream world, motif returns Middle:

Laura Marling - Alas I cannot swim

This is my second idea for the opening titles sequence and the one I have decided to use due to the consensus of both my class and tutors.

The Kaleidoscopic effect was applied using Final cut pro and I had already experimented with it previously in my early research, when deciding whether or not to digitally alter the dream sequences or use a hand made Kaleidoscopic lens. I decided I liked the effect but it felt too artificial and less easy to distinguish what was happening.

The effect reminded me of the opening titles of the BBC show the Queens Nose (referenced earlier on in my blog) and eventually this led me decide to try and create my own, using a more Modern Type face.

I took one of my own Kaleidoscope shots of flowers and used the tiling filter to create the background, then exported the sequence to Adobe After effects where I applied the type face.

This is the first idea I had for my opening titles. I created them using Adobe After effects which we have been taught earlier in the year by our tutor Danny Turner.