P3(c) Applying Visual Effects and Transitions

Applying Visual Effects

Text Overlays:

To introduce the name of our production we decided to create a text layer by going to title>new title>default still as shown below.

This brought up the 'title' window that allowed us to type and edit the text in numerous ways so to fit the theme of the video. 

We made the following changes;

- Changed the font to look more creepy, which related to the videos themes.

- Made the text larger.

- Positioned it in the lower right corner of the frame, so to not obscure the view of the actors in the frame.

Once we had finalised the edits to the text we dragged the text layer into Video 2 layer which laid it over the footage on Video 1.

Affect of audience:
Text is often used to inform the audience, in this case I'm informing them of the title of the movie, however text can be used to inform the audience of a date or location and is also seen in the credits of a film.

Transitions:

As seen above we also used transitions in our production, in this case we used a cross dissolve transition on the text layer that made it fade in and out, for a more smooth feel that does not distract the audience.

This effects automatically adjusts the layers opacity over a period of time that is set by the editor. 

This is a visual demonstration of the opacity changing its value from 0 (invisible) to 100 (Sold)

Affect on audiences: Transitions help to make an edit 'invisible' in this case the transition has made the text disappear smoothly as opposed to just disappearing, which may distract the audience, transitions help visual elements to move and  visually appealing ways.

Colour Correction:

The final Visual effect I applied to the production was a colour correction, using the Effects window I found the RGB curves effect and dragged it onto the clips I wanted to apply it to.

RGB curves allows the editor to adjust the shadows, mid tones and highlights of a shots colour channels (Red, Green and Blue) as shown below.

The shot before RGB curves 

The image below shows how I have adjusted each colour channel. 

Summary of adjustments:

- Reduced Red highlights

- Boosted Blue highlights

- Boosted Green shadows

Affect on audiences:
The effect this creates is a shot that appears more blue and green with very little red, giving a colder and darker look that matched with the theme of the film. During the editing stage I spent a lot of time creating the colour palette that fit the story of the film. The colour of the film is vital as it controls meaning, what the story is about and its thematic underpinning. Therefore the look of the film will often be based on those factors. In this instance the colour palette is based upon the setting, content of the film and genre of the film and as this is a horror film set in a forest location I decided that a green/blue tint would convey the most suitable message/feeling.

After RGB curves has been applied and its parameters changed.

Working Process: