The main problem I faced when editing was the program crashing after trying to do certain things. This meant that if I didn't save it, I would loose all my work. However, all I had to do was save frequently to avoid any loss. Eventually, the program stopped crashing, although we could not work out why, it made it much easier to work and I was able to edit much quicker.
I didn't add many transitions in between the clips as I wanted the rough cut appearance for my film opening. Most of the editing I did was cutting down clips and cutting out bits I didn't like. The main transition I added was a cross dissolve in the breakdown sequence. I thought this added more of a confused and disorientated feel to the clip. I did try some other transitions out between clips but decided they didn't look right for feel I wanted.
For the titles, I used lots of transitions and added effects. For the 'A Turner Production' I went through each individual key-frame to make the text get bigger and to get the look I wanted. This was a long process but I really like the outcome and I think it makes the opening look better.
I did a similar thing for the actual title, 'Derelict' so the timing would fit in with the cars passing. I really like the effects this gives as it makes my opening look much more professional and is a creative way to make the title appear and disappear.For the names of the actors, I wanted it to be very minimalist as I didn't want the names to take away from what was going on screen. I also decided to put the main actor 'Robi Ankers' before the title as he would be the primary character in my film and I thought this would make him stand out more than the other actors.
The only sound I added in was a siren part way through the upstairs sequence.To find this I searched 'Police Car siren' and looked through several websites before finding the one I used. The volume of it was too loud to sound like it was coming from outside, when I added it in so I changed the volume of it to sound more like it was passing by and not like he was sat in it.
To create the titles, I found fonts I liked on DaFont.com and imported them into Photoshop CS4 (Which I have also had a lot of experience on) This made it easy or me to create and edit all my titles and since both programs are Adobe, it made it very easy to transfer the titles into Prem Pro.For the main title font, I selected several different fonts I liked and downloaded them into Photoshop. I then wrote the title in all fonts and chose the one I liked most, which was 'Tarantino'. I also ended up choosing one of those fonts for the actors names, which was 'Heroine'. The colour I chose for the title was not an easy choice as I need it to stand out on the dark clip but I didn't want a white as it looked a bit too clean and harsh. I chose the colour it was as it fits in with the lights from the cars.
I chose white for the actors names as I wanted them to stand out as they are quite small and could be easily missed.
For the companies I used, I wanted to create very simple titles. For the 'Night Life' one, I wanted to create a neon sign look. For this I found a text I liked, 'Space Age', I then chose 2 colours to use and overlayed one on the other. To make it glow, I selected the text and set the effect as glow. I also changed to colour of the glow to match the colour of the writing. I thought this created a nice Neon Sign look.
For the 'Rainy Days' production company, I also wanted a very simplistic title. I selected this company as I thought it fitted with the rainy opening. For the picture, I searched 'Child with umbrella' on google images. I then found the picture I wanted and coloured it in black to make the silhouette. The font I once again downloaded off DaFont, called 'Please Write Me a Love Song'
