My progress in the editing of my work is going well. After having directed my actors through the shooting process, I was able to get the intended shots which ended up looking as hoped. The programme I'm using for my editing is adobe premier pro. My opening sequence of Tyson walking through the prison hallway required a lot of editing through shot-to-shot transitions and through the use of inter-titles. This was all accompanied by quite heavy and aggressive music, which I acquired from premium beats, to round off the intense atmosphere I was trying to create.
The next scene consists of establishing shots of chapel statues and sculptures. I tried to use a range of panning and still shots to give a sense of location; as well as atmospheric intensity, before I even began any character dialogue. This was then intensified by shadow-like silhouette figures who were having a brief confrontation before one of the shadows shot the other. The gun shot sound was intended to be very sudden and quite startling; which is why I opted to use the gunshot sound moments after the shadows had engaged with each other and on a separate shot.
The dialogue between Fraser and JJ (Slim and Collin) held a good level of fear and intensity. I tried to be creative with my shot choices and emphasise subtle things through my editing and shots. When Collin is walking towards Slim, I used a shot from a higher ground though the ledge banisters which added an interesting and intensified aspect to the piece due to the unusual angle and choice of shot, in having the camera in a position to look as if its spying on Slim and Collin as they confront each other. I also had the shot where Collin puts his gun down at a zoomed into position to emphasise to the audience which character held the power between the two. As well as to add intensity to the fact that violence and death could happen at any moment which adds a dynamic of uncertainty for audience members.
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