Sound Task - The Day After Tomorrow Clip - Written by Lucy

For the sound task, Leah and I decided to use 'The Day After Tomorrow' clip as we thought that if we used the right sound effects and other non-diegetic sounds we could make the sequence very powerful.
We used sound effects from garage band including; Smash Glass 2, Thunder and Lightning 2, Thunder Roll, Thunder Clap, Rain Heavy Thunder and Lobby Conversation 3.
We then found copyright free clips to add to the tension and overall atmosphere of the sequence these were the tsunami effects, the screaming and the very tense soundtrack used throughout the entire piece.
For the foley which we created, we thought dialogue would be a good choice as there aren't many SFX out there which would have given us exactly what we wanted. This dialogue is found at the end of the clip when the French lady forgets her bag in the taxi.

Completed Preliminary Task

From all our work which we've collected over the past few weeks, we've finally finished our preliminary task. 1:19

Editing/completed- Leah

We have finally completed our editing for our preliminary task. We have added the sound to our piece relating to our theme 'christmas' this will also give an atmosphere for the audience making them feel joyful, happy and relaxed. We have also added a a title sequence at the beginning with our title of the task. The sequence consists of our title 'the winch who stole christmas' and snow falling in near darkness, this also related to our theme and setting the scene for the audience making them understand the short extract more.
All we need to do now is finalise our piece and then our preliminary will be completed.

180 Degree Rule - Leah

180 Degree Rule

In the screen shots below shows examples of us using the 180 degree rule by sticking to one side. By using the 180 degree rule it doesn't confuse the audience by making the scene look dysfunctional. By sticking to the 180 degree rule, we show that there is a simple sequence with the two characters by them having a conversation, therefore, by using this it does not show any other messages confusing the audience. 

Showing Shot Reverse Shot - Leah and Lucy

Shot Reverse Shot 

Here is an example from our preliminary task showing our use of the technique "Shot Reverse Shot". It is put in place to make the scene more interesting rather than having a constant 2 shot during the entire sequence. Not only does it do this but it also allows the audience to see facial expressions more clearly as a character is speaking/reacting to something.

Showing Match On Action - Lucy

Match On Action - Preliminary Task 

In the pictures to the right, you can see the editing technique of match on action that we used. Match on action consists of connecting two shots together in which a character finishes off an action in the second shot that they begun in the first one.

Friday 11th Update - Lucy and Leah

Last term we completed the final parts of our filming so were ready to start the editing process at the beginning of the year.
This past week we have started the editing of our sequence and have made sure that we have used all of the following methods; match on action, shot reverse shot and the 180 degree rule. 
We wish to start and complete the editing of our music on garage band at the beginning of next week so that we have time to overlook our sequence again and finalise the project.