Evidence of Visual Effects

I have recorded footage that evidently shows what I did in my editing post production stage. When editing this specific scene in Final Cut Pro, to portray our protagonist who was hallucinating and lost, I created a little montage where I illustrated various little clips of her onto one image but made it a moving image. This was very effective for me as it was a new skill I learnt for editing and loved applying it to my work.I created this montage by creating a blank black clip at first and then dragged clips into it which I made smaller to make it look like a moving image collage. I then made them all the same duration so it ended together at the same time.

This was really exciting for me to create as I have not used my editing skills in this level before and was surprised as to how great the outcome was and looks good in my short film.

In this scene shows the protagonist beginning her hallucinations side effect and gradually fade from being captured in a dark room to a room full of bright heightened neon lights which cause her to act unfocused and dazed.
In Final Cut Pro, I used the opacity tool which I lowered and overlapped clips to create a ghost effect. I overlapped the clips at different seconds in short intervals to create a trippy effect which conveys an illusion she starts to experience.



When filming this scene, I rotated the camera around various times to create a powerful optical illusion that will make the audience feel dizzy. This is to create empathy on the character and for the audience to experience the hallucination effects of the drug she was forced to take. I also used the opacity tool for this specific part also to create the same ghost effect as I mentioned before. Using this tool was very effective at illustrating a double effect, in other words making the audience think the character is 'seeing things' or feeling uneasy.  

In this scene, we used the colour correction panel to adjust the lighting of the scene and to make the exposure and saturation darker. This is because I wanted to build suspense in the capture scene.

Evidence Multiple Angles

The weapon the antagonist uses against our main character is made from rubber, which does not actually harm or injure her when she is hit. This creates suspense for the audience at this specific angle. We wanted footage to show her getting hit to show our special effect, however we wanted the screen to fade to black instantly as she is knocked unconscious and the camera is her eyes. 

In this specific shot, it portrays my group member filming Amina in my Bedroom. We used Mid shots to portray her speaking on the phone and to illustrate her body language. This is also the first glimpse we have of her at the beginning of her entire face which is really important in the audiences eyes.

Evidence 1 - Special Effects

This shot was taken at Dilly's house where we used many props and camera equipment when filming in Dilly's Room. We used the camera on filming mode where we changed the lighting to shade mode as we wanted to perceive a darker image. We used the red cup to symbolise that Dilly was at the party where Amina was supposed to arrive to but never did because she was captured. 

We also used fake blood to portray that Amina is hurt and and does not have to strength the resist against the kidnapper. All of these elements were important to use as they all represent a specific part of a scene and also helped us set the scene by being simplistic yet shows us a bit more of what is happening. Also, sound helped a lot in the party scene as we would play faint music in the background to portray the two different locations. The blood was used to portray our special effects in our production.

The makeup we showed in the beginning scenes illustrates the youthful age of the character and that she is going to a social gathering with friends. 

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Production Log - Week 1

The equipment we used during filming was three redhead lights to get our three point lighting. We also used the tripod to get straight shots of the actors so it looks more professional. We also used a voice recorder to record the actors voices as we could not here their voices clearly because of the distance between the actor and camera. We wanted to record clear dialogue so when adding it in in the editing stage, it would sound crisp.