Rough Sound Edit

Below is our first rough sound edit. we created this in order to place what parts of the original sound we were going to use, and what new sounds we needed to add in.

From re-watching and taking on board the comments from our teacher, we now need to cut down and edit the volume of the sounds so that they bled with the footage. At the beginning of the clip we are going to add some ambient wind noise in order to help create atmosphere and make it seem more natural. It also emphasises the isolation of the setting. We are also going to add a music soundtrack over the top of the page turning as the clipseems too quiet for too long.

Rough Edit

Below is the first rough edit of our opening sequence. we created this so we could sort out the order of our clips to begin the editing process.

After making this edit we decided to removes some clips to help with the flow of the video.We decided to re-film the music box close up as we decided it look really unnatural with the candleheld next to it
We also decided to remove the clip of the doll's face as it was filmed on a different device and was therefore a different video resolution to the rest of the video.

Filming

Whilst we were filming we created a time-lapse in order to capture our experience. We decided this would be a good way to portray our filming as it is an on-set video.

As you can see from the video, we did a some of the filing away from the room and by the door (this is why you an see the door opening and closing at the beginning)

We then moved on to filming in the office room which is the main setting of our opening sequence. as you can see, we spent a while setting up the room ready for filming (lighting candles and setting up the table). 

This time- lapse was recorded over a five hour period.

Location

We decided to film our opening sequence in a barn/workshop at the Hinksey Heights golf club. We chose this location as it was easily accessible and suited our genre and story line as it has an eerie atmosphere and looks quite run down.

The big wooden door create an eerie creaking noise which adds to the ageing effect of the building.

The odd stone brickwork with bits missing also emphasises the age and maes it look more as though it were abandoned, which in turn makes the whole location look more mysterious.

Props

Since our opening sequence was based on a reporter/detective finding a book filled with 'missing child' adverts, we decided that our props should be relevant. Here are some of the key props we decided to use:

• Rocking horse
• Leather bound note book (containing articles)
• Children's toys
• Dolls
• Candles
• Jewellery box [with spinning ballerina]
• Desk and desk chair
• Filing cabinet.

Our chosen location already had a desk, desk chair and filing cabinet situated in our chosen room, which meant all we had to do was find the other props, and collectively we owned it all already wich meant out budget was kept to a minimum.

However, we did have to buy the note book, so we found one on eBay that we liked an bought it. Unfortunately the description wasn't clear and it turned out that the book we ordered was bearly 3" in width and height:

So intead we decided to make our own using someold card, paper, string and some old leather-like fabric we found in the textiles department. Here is the finished product: