Editing Task: Reoccurring Clip

The point of this was to practice having a clip reoccurring throughout the scene. I purposely left out sound throughout the rest of the scene so more attention could be paid to the reoccurring clip and its sound (for practice purposes only.) This was I can asses whether or not it is effective and whether we can use it in the final sequence.

Firstly I uploaded all the clips needed to iMovie. I then selected the clip that I wanted to reoccur throughout, and split it into several parts.

I split the other clips within the sequence to allow the reoccurring clip to be placed there.

 I was then able to place the parts of the clip within the other clips in the sequence as shown below.

The parts where the girl was to look possessed with unrealistic body movements I sped up (X2.) This would make the movements look un-natural and it would therefore be disturbing to the audience, linking to the supernatural horror genre.

  I put a few of the other clips in slow motion as a way of distorting reality, again making the audience feel distressed and linking to the supernatural horror genre.

I added a heavy breathing sound that I downloaded to the reoccurring parts. This makes the girl sound distressed and anxious, allowing the audience to realise she is clearly frightened which helps to provoke sympathy as she is only a child. The breathing sound I downloaded was quite deep, so I took the pitch up one to make it sound lighter and more child-like to be more realistic.

I trimmed the sound so that it was only heard during the reoccurring clips and not throughout the whole sequence.

This is the final clip:



What worked well:

• The reoccurring clip was effective, giving a distortion of reality and making it quite distressing

What could be improved:

• The reoccurring clips could be longer so that the audience get a clearer idea of what is happening within them.
• The breathing could still sound more realistic and could be layered to be more effective for example over a 'heartbeat' sound.