Editing session №6

Today was our last editing session, where we focused on adding titles, fixing the sound and, generally, perfecting our sequence. We, first, chose our three favourite fonts from the list we created last session and uploaded it to Adobe to see what it looks like in the sequence itself. These are the three types of fonts we were considering:

1. 

(Classic Robot)

2. 

 (Cormorant Garamond)

3. 

                  (Van Helsing)

Cormorant Garamond looked the best, as its style was matching the ambiance of our sequence. We then started inserting titles in the standardised order (we researched it previously) and were trying to place them in the blank spaces of the frame. There was a useful tool in Adobe, which showed the boundaries of any screen (e.g. TV) and helped us place the titles in such way, that they wouldn't get cut after we would download the final version. After inserting all the made-up director, producer etc. names, we made sure the duration of each title occurring on screen is long enough for the viewers to read. To check that, we read each of the titles 3 times with a fast pace and if it was possible to do within its duration - we kept that length. 

Initially, we had a few ideas about the title of our movie ("Mind default", "Blank"), however we brainstormed more options and chose the one we liked the most: "A Void". "Void" relates to Jul's lost memory of her childhood, while "Avoid" refers to the movie action, as she would try to escape her fake family to find her real parents. 

The last modification we made was adding sound to one of the mid-shots of the room (it didn't have any audio). Due to the fact that we only needed some "natural" sounds of the room, we copied the audio from another room shot and pasted it to that clip. At this point, our sequence was completed and our teachers reviewed the video, gave us feedback and signed off the project!

This is one of the latest version of the sequence, however we made insignificant changes (e.g. relocated certain titles) after our teachers watched it (so the actual final version will be uploaded later):