rough cut

we have completed the rough cut of our thriller.
after uploading the footage on to the computer, we first selected which clips to use as we shot more than one of each for a choice. we then cut down the shots to an appopriate length of time, then fitting in our soundtrack after lengthening it from it's original time.
the first shot, of the murderer making his way through the trees, was too dark and it was hard to tell what was going on, and you couldn't see anything when the camera was shot on to the feet. to solve this problem we edited the contrast and brightness using the effects in final cut express.
we then selected which titles we were going to include in our opening sequence and assigned names to all of them, then placing them in an appropriate place and order throughout the sequence, placing the main title of the thriller (Stalker) at the end of the first section, before the victims friend (sharon airy) enters the next day.
the titles displayed were as follows(in chronological order):

producer ed litle,
julian gutteridge,
sharon airy,
casting rachael dunn,
film editor natalie taylor,
production designer tim harris,
jenni gutteridge,
director sian miller.

the volume of the music and the sound were then edited throughout the piece, so that in some places you could hear the sound over the music (for example jenni shouting up the stairs, sharon shouting to jenni at the end of the sequence, the knife dropping, jenni being grabbed, and other places where voice and important diagetic sounds were used) and in other places the music was all you could hear, helping to build tension within the piece. the sound effect of the door creeking was also added in so it could be heard over the top of the music.
transitions were also added to the start of each title.

for our final draft, a designed main title will need to be added at the end, and other things that need touching up will be made known from the feedback we recieve.