Research: Editing

One of the most difficult and tedious things this project is going to have is editing. But, it is also one of the most important. There won't be a film opening if I can never edit the clips together, so today I am researching different editing techniques that are common in romance dramas and that will also make the process of editing easier.

Sound

The first video I watched was about sound effects and sound mixing. I learned how adding a variety of sounds to a scene can pull the audience in and out of different worlds when watching. Sound is very important in creating the world that you see on screen. It adds depth and can make a scene more realistic. Sound can also include background music, which for a romantic drama you would most likely hear intense, suspenseful, or sad music and sometimes light cute music for those romantic scenes. Overall a variety of sounds can be put together that influence how the audience perceives that scene.

The Art of Dramatic Editing: Free Tutorial (Feature or Short Films)

Film Editing Techniques: Timing Your Cut to Enhance the Drama

Different Types of Cuts

The next video I watched was on different type of cuts in films. One of the examples that stood out to me was cross cutting. It got me thinking that I could use this for before my two main characters meet each other. Cross cutting is matching two scenes that are happening at the same time and cutting back and forth between them. For my film I could have both of them getting ready for school and since they both have very different lives it would create a cool parallel of both worlds. In dramas it is also very common to include longer cuts to emphasize the emotion of that scene. I learned about J-cuts and L-cuts as well which I believe is crucial for having smooth transitions between cuts. It simply consists of either making the audio start before you see that shot or the shot start before you hear the audio.

6 Ways to Edit Any Scene — Essential Film & Video Editing Techniques Explained [Shot List Ep. 10]

Platform

The platform me and my partner will be using to edit the film opening is adobe premiere pro. Luckily I have some experience in working with this app but not as much as I would like, and I'm definitely not an expert therefore I also looked at a video giving me the basic rundown of adobe premiere pro so that I could be better informed for when I start editing.

Everything You Need to Know to Edit a Short Film | Premiere Pro Tutorial w/ Cinecom | Adobe Video

Overall I learned a lot today about the how editing can effect a film and how it can add drama to a scene. It's given me a lot of  ideas on what editing techniques I am going to use and even what shots I want to have. Thank you so much for reading see you next time!