The Edits

In our Crime opening, we used several different sorts of audio and video edits in our project. Most of these were used for effect to help heighten the mood and atmosphere in the scene the edit is being used in.
These edits include -
- Cutting
- Black and White
- Fade out to White
- Non-copyrightable music
- Titles overlayed on footage
- Voiceover
Because our footage was over the limit allowed for our projects (2 minutes long), we had no choice but to make many cuts to narrow it down. In some cases, we were forced to get rid of whole scenes as they didn't seem necessary and were taking up too much space. Overall, I feel that it helped make the more relevant and major scenes stronger so the audience can become more involved in them.
The B/W effect was used for a flashback sequence to create an illusion that this particular scene is in a different time period. It also changes the mood from chilled and mellow to tense and suspenseful.
The fade outs and ins between scenes were also used in the flashback. They went at a fast rate which helped make the flashback snappy yet tense.
Music was used in just about every scene in the footage. In most scenes, the music sounded funny and casual, relating to the scenes where Jimmy and Big Arth are talking in the house. However, in the flashback scene where Jimmy is kidnapped, the music becomes dark and grim.
When the characters are first being shown, the names of the actors involved in the project are shown on-screen along with the actors to help audiences associate the character to the actor.
The voiceover was used in the flashback scene. The audio from the actual clips was muted and a voice recording of Jimmy was added in so it was like we were looking inside Jimmy's mind and viewing his memories.