Editing Updates!

 

I've finally finished editing my film! My second large round of editing went to sound layering and working out how the title scene was going to play out/sound. It also was spent figuring out what sounds to keep from the natural recording and what sounds to use via a foley or public use. When I layered the sound, I wanted to keep in mind a somewhat natural difference between volumes that would be easy on the ears- as someone who watches a lot of movies, a heavy difference in sound can be jarring or physically discomforting for me, and while I wanted the vibe as a result of the sounds to be tense, I didn't want the sound balance to take away from the film instead of pulling the audience in: I hate having to constantly raise and lower my volume when watching a movie to get it just right every other scene.

For the title, I decided to keep it simple, and let the sound do the work: a grating, eerie violin plays as the sounds of the forest fade away to a black screen. I had to change a few things as my editing program didn't allow for all the ideas I had had originally (the font changing being one, though I was able to find a similar replica on my editing program), but in the end I feel what I have gets the job done just fine. It leaves the audience to reflect on the opening, and what the implications my be, or what may happen after.