Sound design.

The first sounds I have inserted are between (approximately) shot 11 and shot 18, which consists of myself, and 4 friends singing 'Make friends, make friends, never ever break friends' - which obviously fits very suitably with the story-line being based on two best friends. It took several attempts to get this sound exactly how I wanted it, we had to ensure the room we were in was completely silent, to avoid any other noises distracting or distorting the sounds we needed. I recorded the sound on my camera, and imported it to iMovie as part of the film; however - I only wanted the sound from the clip rather than the sound and the actual visual recording, therefore; I had to highlight the entire clip I needed and click 'Edit' > 'Detach audio' meaning the sound from the clip became detached from what was seen. By doing this, I was left with only the audio for me to insert where I wanted it in the movie, which I chose to be from; Shot 11 (approximately) to shot 18.

Day four editing.

I plan for today to be the last day of editing, so I have enough time to evaluate my video. Following on from the cross dissolve transition after the shot of the photograph's the shot of Cynthia running through the woods is introduced for the first time - which I have slowed down to 50%. Similarly to the first shot in the woods of the floor that has been slowed down, I have done it primarily to show how the duration of the running must have seemed for the victim, as I said before it can empathise with them 'as though they were running continuously in fear of what was to come when they eventually turned round'. The next shot I chose here is blood/food colouring writing on the back of a notice board which I have made a lot faster in contrast to the shots of Cynthia running. Making this clip a lot faster shows the contrast between Arabella's racing state of mind compared to Cynthia's soft naivety which is portrayed in the slow-motion relaxed shot. Shots of Cynthia running and the blood/food colouring writing appear recurrently for the next few shots. Eventually when these finish I have inserted a clip of Cynthia in the woods, I originally allowed this to run smoothly although it was quite quick, however I have cut out several parts of several shots I recorded to create a jump cut. Jump cuts are highly affected as not only do they make the shot appear distorted whilst disrupting classical continuity editing, they also reflect on Arabella's state of mind due to her schizophrenia, with the fast acting and displaced cuts.
Before the jump cuts were inserted, this is how my movie looked:

I thought this was far too slow, and being one of the last shots the viewer sees, I wanted it to make an impact rather than follow on too similarly to the rest of the continuity editing we see throughout the film.
In order to create a jump cut I do the following:
- Put together various clips I planned to use
- Highlighted what part of each clip I wanted taken out from the rest
- Delete/cut out the highlighted part
- Allow the movie to play continuously with the segments taken out
Which causes my movie to look like this:

Finally, I have concluded to a black screen at the end of the film which fades on from the shot prior, included with this is a two second title featuring the 'Cracked' font with 'double strike out' reading the main title to the film 'Arabella's diary' to conclude the movie.

Day three editing.

Today is my third day of editing, which is following on from the editing I did on Saturday 17th. The next shot shown is of a notice board displaying notes and possessions kept by Arabella, including a porcelain doll. A 'fade to black' transition has been inserted here, between the notice board shot and a shot of various child-like hand drawn pictures are shown on the wall. I have changed the colour considerably on this, the exposure has become 99%, as well as -32% brightness, 81% contrast and 32% saturation; I have changed this because it has created a slightly black hint, particularly around the outside of the shot - it may be accentuated here due to the natural lighting that came through on the shot originally, therefore when I changed the colour, certain parts tended to be lighter and brighter than others. Similarly to before I have inserted a 'fade to black' transition between this shot and the upcoming shot; of the girl as she turns around to look at the camera, which I have slowed down to 50% as it was quite a quick shot however I preferred it a lot more when slow, as it looks good with the following 'cross dissolve' transition, taking viewers to the photographs I pan recorded in the dark (see filming). This shot didn't necessarily need any editing because it already featured an interesting lighter tone when the camera panned across different parts of the shot (this is due to the light I used on the camera in contrast with the dark room I filmed in.) Again, a cross dissolve transition has been inserted here to follow to the next shot which I will continue to edit soon.

Day two editing.

I inserted a one second 'cross dissolve' between the last shot and this, again to create a similar smooth transition allowing each shot to lead on from one another without any sudden stopping. This shot consists of writing being shown in a notebook - I have taken several different shot's and put them together, therefore this shot doesn't run as smooth as the others, which is good as it's the effect I wanted to create. The colour has been changed again, with 99% 'exposure', -35% 'brightness', -18% 'contrast' and 0% 'saturation' meaning this shot is featured in black and white, similarly to the first shot shown in the woods. Between this shot I have inserted a transition which lasts 0.9 seconds of simply 'fading to black', following on from this is a slow motion shot from over the shoulder showing a young girl brushing her hair in the mirror. I have made this a very short shot, also slowed down by 50%; which I enabled by 'converting the clip' and altering the speed to my preference. A one second 'cross dissolve' appears again between this and the next shot, which returns to the writing in the notebook, with the 0% saturation and colour changes as shown before.

Day one editing.

After importing all of the clips I have recorded over the past week onto the Mac, I was able to begin editing each shot. I began by choosing which clips I want, and what specific order I would like them to appear in. I started with the opening clip which shows the floor in the woods, and around the woods from the victims view point which I slowed down to 50%; making it last 20.1 seconds rather than 10 - also, I felt this may emphasize the duration of the running and how it felt for the victim, as though they were running continuously in fear of what was to come when they eventually turned round (nearer the end of the movie). By doing this I clicked the selected amount of clip I wanted to edit > 'clip adjustments' and clicked 'convert entire clip' before deciding how slow/fast I wanted the speed to be. As well as changing the speed, I also changed the saturation of this clip to 0%, meaning it became black and white - which I prefer as it contrasts with the next shot which I have used as the food colouring/blood which is pouring into the bath as a shocking red colour. As well as changing the saturation I changed the 'exposure' to 100%, the 'brightness' to -25% and 'contrast' to -27%. Between this shot, and the shot which leads in the food colouring/blood being poured into the bath, I inserted a 1 second 'cross dissolve' transition, allowing the clip's to move softly between one another as I have witnessed on professional films. I changed the 'exposure' again on this clip, making it 106%, as well as the 'brightness' being 13% and the 'contrast' being 6%, I made the 'saturation' slightly lighter this time - rather than black and white - as I changed it to 109% making the food colouring/blood appear raw in contrast to the title which I inserted in the last 3 seconds of this shot. The font I chose for this title (which reads 'Oleander Productions') is 'Cracked', I looked throughout all of the fonts available, yet I found this was the most appropriate for the theme. I also inserted a 'double strike out' on this font, and ensured it was written in black with a white border. The text is rather large as it is written on size 72 font, however it fits the shot well and the colour use is a really good contrast to the blood.

Alterations to my story board.

Due to the several changes I have made to the order the shot's are in, I have had to create a new storyboard which matches the movie opening correctly:

Alterations to shooting script.

I have written the shooting script for my movie opening, however I haven't stuck to this exact shooting script whilst filming - therefore I have written the changes I have made below:
Shot number 1:
Grassy floor in the woods.
Shot location:In the woods.
Camera angle/composition:Close up, seen from the victims viewpoint.
Possible editing:Black & White colour. Fast motion editing.

Shot number 2:
Panning of the woods from left to right.
Shot location:In the woods.
Camera angle/composition:Swish pan, seen from the victims view point.
Possible editingBlack and white colour.

Shot number 3:
Running bath with blood dripping and spreading into the water.
Shot location:Bathroom.
Camera angle/composition:High angle shot gradually zooming into the water.
Possible editing:Production company title appears in black text.

Shot number 4:
Child-like scribbled writing which has been written by Arabella.
Shot locaiton: Bedroom, however this isn't shown
Camera angle/composition: Close up shot panning the writing
Possible editing: Lighting change and fade into next shot

Shot number 5:
Young girl is shown brushing her hair in the mirror
Shot location: Bedroom
Camera angle/composition: Over the shoulder shot from behind, showing the girl in the mirror.
Possible editing: Fade into next shot

Shot number 6:
Notice board including notes and destructive drawings, and porcelain doll are shown, as possessions of Arabella's.
Shot location:Bedroom.
Camera angle/composition:Panning backwards and forwards varying from mid-shot/close-up on specifically important items on the notice board.
Possible editing: Names of cast on screen in black text.

Shot number 7:
Chid-like drawn images on a wall.
Shot location:Playroom.
Camera angle/composition:Medium shot slowly panning across the images
Possible editing:Fade into next shot/Written, directed and produced credits appear in black text

Shot number 8
Girl slowly turns round and looks into the camera
Shot location: Bedroom
Camera angle/composition: Mid shot to close up
Possible editing: Slow motion and fade into next shot

Shot number 9:
Various photographs of two young girls (Cynthia and Arabella) are shown hung up, as possessions of Arabella's.
Shot location:Bedroom
Camera angle/composition:Medium-shot panning/gradually zooming.
Possible editing:Director & Producer title appears in black text

Shot number 10:
Child-like scribbled writing appears again, similarly as shot number 4
Shot location: Bedroom, although this isn't shown
Camera angle/composition: Varying between mid-shots and close ups from different angles
Possible editing: Fading from one another and possibly in black and white

Shot number 11:
Cynthia running in the woods shown from behind
Shot location:In the woods.
Camera angle/composition:Continuously tracking Cynthia as she runs through the woods at a medium-close up shot.
Possible editing:Slow motion tracking

Shot number 12:
A finger writing with blood/food colouring on a cork board
Shot location: Bedroom, however this isn't shown in the shot
Camera angle/composition: High angle mid shot
Possible editing: Fast motion tracking

Shot number 13:
Cynthia running in the woods shown from behind
Shot location:In the woods.
Camera angle/composition:Continuously tracking Cynthia as she runs through the woods at a medium-close up shot.
Possible editing:Slow motion tracking.

Shot number 14:
A finger writing with blood/food colouring on a cork board continues
Shot location: Bedroom, however this isn't shown in the shot
Camera angle/composition: High angle mid shot
Possible editing: Fast motion tracking

Shot number 15:
Cynthia running in the woods shown from behind
Shot location:In the woods.
Camera angle/composition:Continuously tracking Cynthia as she runs through the woods at a medium-close up shot.
Possible editing:Slow motion tracking.

Shot number 16:
A finger writing with blood/food colouring on a cork board continues
Shot location: Bedroom, however this isn't shown in the shot
Camera angle/composition: High angle mid shot
Possible editing: Fast motion tracking

Shot number 17:
Cynthia running in the woods from shown behind
Shot location:In the woods.
Camera angle/composition:Continuously tracking Cynthia as she runs through the woods at a medium-close up shot.
Possible editing:Slow motion tracking.

Shot number 18:
A finger writing with blood/food colouring on a cork board continues
Shot location: Bedroom, however this isn't shown in the shot
Camera angle/composition: High angle mid shot
Possible editing: Fast motion tracking

Shot number 19:
Cynthia running in the woods, before slowly turning round
Shot location:In the woods.
Camera angle/composition:Continuously tracking Cynthia as she runs through the woods at a medium-close up shot, which becomes closer as she turns around
Possible editing:Slow motion tracking.

Shot number 20:
Black screen, zoom into Cynthia sitting in the woods/Cynthia suddenly looks up.
Shot location:Woods.
Camera angles/composition:Close up shot tracking Cynthia
Possible editing:Fast motion, dark lighting and jump cuts

Extra filming.

I have uploaded everything I have recorded so far onto iMovie, however I don't feel there is enough shown of Arabella therefore I came up with the last minute idea of having a short clip shown of her from an over the shoulder shot. This features Arabella standing infront of a mirror - you are able to see her from the reflection however not until she turns around and looks at the camera. The effect of both these camera angles juxtaposed is really good as it creates a sense of suspense and hints at the thriller theme slightly more than the rest of the film - which I needed to emphasise.

Day three filming.

Today shall be my final day of filming, as I know exactly what is left for me to record and I have planned it successfully to complete it and upload it as soon as possible to iMovie. The woods is the main setting for the last few shots today which have been; filming the floor - an idea I took from a YouTube video I watched. I recorded this at eye level to allow it to appear as though it's from the victims view point - I also walked quite fast whilst holding the camera for it to appear shaky. Secondly to this, I recorded a swish pan from left to right in the woods, again from eye level for it to appear from the victims view point. I had to film this quite a few times as the light from the sun interfered severely with the camera when I played it back. I also recorded Beth (Cynthia) running away from the camera, and looking back for further idea development and editing. The final shot I recorded today was of Beth (Arabella) sitting on the floor, I recorded this at a mid shot which eventually came a very close up shot of Beth's face as she looked up. I had to record this a lot of times because it was hard to get the right shot which was most effective - as it will be the ending and I need it to make an impact for the viewers.

Day two filming.

Today I filmed in my bedroom again, as well as the bathroom and a play room my friend used to use. In the bathroom I ran the bath and filled it with food colouring (to appear as blood) however whilst pouring the food colouring, I held the camera at a very high angle. When I put this onto iMovie I want the titles to appear in black over the red blood - as a contrast - so I have recorded it relatively slowly and close up to show the bright colour. I struggled to record at the right time that the food colouring was pouring out, therefore this took quite a few takes as it came out the bottle quite quickly. In the playroom I recorded a very quick shot simply of cartoon images that were on the wall from years ago, this was only a few seconds so it was pretty easy to record as it isn't a main shot. Whilst recording with the food colouring I came up with the idea of writing with it, as though something is being written with blood. I used the back of the notice board I used the day before, as it was blank. This was difficult because I am working on my own meaning I didn't have someone there to help me or hold the camera whilst I wrote on the notice board. I held the camera myself at a mid shot from a very high angle shot compared to me kneeling. I wrote the first few words and filmed the last few letters of each word, pausing the camera regularly. Tomorrow I will continue with the last few scenes I need for my movie opening.