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Editing 2

  This week, we finished editing the surgery scene of our opening sequence (the half of the sequence with the most complex effects and transitions-- the forest scenes will mostly just be long cuts to slow the pace more and heighten the audience's sense of Dr. Carter's mental instability). We finally decided upon a specific font-- called Shlop on Adobe products-- and color for the font that will show in the final moments of the sequence. We decided upon this particular one because it reminded us of classic horror movies, with fonts that look like blood is dripping from the title. Because our genre is horror, and the whole plot is that Dr. Carter killed a patient purposefully, we thought it was perfect to simulate that blood splatter in our title sequence by choosing this font and coloring the title red. Similarly, our credits will use a very similar font that looks slightly less splattered, and will be colored white to ensure the dramatic moment reaches its height only when the title is revealed as the last credit. 

Transitions-wise, we decided to add an additional moment where the screen cuts straight to black immediately after the monitor flatlines and the patient is assumed to have died, before it fades into the next scene where blood splatters on Dr. Carter's scrubs. The J-cut will feature different voices saying "Dr. Carter" as the black screen lingers for around 5 seconds, before fading back in to the following scene to further convey Dr. Carter's sense of insanity. We also decided to make the entire scene black and white to further convey the idea that the scene is merely a memory that Dr. Carter is reliving, as he drives himself insane trying to figure out what happened.

While editing, we also realized that to smooth transitions a little more, we were going to film Dr. Carter putting down the syringe after he finished using it, rather than just straight cutting to another scene entirely, to create more continuity.

Overall, our main problem has just been time management. Sound design has taken a lot of time, as we were also trying to navigate new software. Creating a schedule for when we would edit what and collaborating together in class helped us navigate this issue a little bit better, though, especially as Janelle helped Carl edit the video in a few scenes so he could focus on the sound design. It has mainly been Carl and me editing (primarily him, though), so it has taken a great deal of class time as well as a couple of hours at home.







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