LO3: Applying appropriate visuals and applying audio effects

AUDIO EDITING:

I dragged the main audio from the editing panel from the cache into the audio tracks , choosing a multitrack layout so that I was able to see which sounds were layered on top of one another . I created two separate tracks to keep my files organised , one for dialogue and one for music - this meant that whenever I was navigating the edit I was able to jump directly back to whichever section I needed to through dragging on the horizontal bar to the bottom of my work station. The different sections were each defined by separate colours - this meant that if one of the assets was out of place , I was able to identify this and return it back to its audio track which helped me stay organised. I then began to divide the audio up into useful assets which could be matched to both the soundtrack and footage, to do this I used the razor tool , I was then able to cit sections from he audio where there was dead air making the narration seamless and professional.

When listening to some of the audio clips, they sounded lost beneath the vocals in the soundtrack - I searched for an instrumental version of the song however one wasn't available therefore I needed to work with the quality of audio I had available - I then selected the dialogue audio and increased the dB reading to maximum so that it could be heard clearly and defined from the song. In some areas I had to physically cut the music track using the razor tool and then turn down the sections audio using the same slider - then when putting back into Premier , I could create a separate track for the song which played beneath so that it wasn't as clear that the song changed volume.

Because of the facility the audio was recorded in, there was some slight echoing on some of the audio recordings - these couldn't be fixed by basic correction therefore I selected the effects panel , navigated to noise reduction and then into the adaptive noise reduction. I then changed the preset from default to De-reverb and altered the sliders until the effect was audible. 


















As with the fading intro to the footage , I decided to fade the audio in too , this could have been done in Premier Pro however you have much more control over the period the effect takes place for. I did this by dragging the key frames which are shown by little grey squares - dragged the square to the right which in turn creates the yellow arch on the audio track as shown .

When the arch meets the top of the audio track , the song reaches full volume and levels out - this again can be controlled by the slider as shown above.

Video Editing 

To introduce the beginning of the film as per convention, I created a title graphic using a pre made graphic available as part of the Adobe Premier pro , I then added text to the graphic which I wanted to appear one sentence at a time , I did this by layering the graphics on top of one another and then using the tip to black effect which blended straight into the background of the title graphic, these gentle transitions were created as to work with the soft instrumental intro of the song.

This editing technique wasn't used on the example piece that I looked at as a part of LO1, however I thought this would be a nice way to introduce the serenity to the beginning of the film before the more lively aspect begins once the musics main body kicks in. I also used cross dissolves throughout the short film which also also have this calming effect throughout, this helps with the flow of the visuals however when the more energetic scenes are shown with people taking part in outdoor pursuits, I decided to do more harsh , jump cuts to the beat of the music as to engage the audience particularly those who are younger which is one of the most important things to me as I mentioned in my treatment as the main aim was to younger people more engaged with their local environment.

This edit took place primarily on the drone shots however was one of the most important to ensure the running of the short film, when putting the clips into Adobe Premier I was made aware that some of the clips were either too short or too long - by slowing the footage down you receive a smoother looking shot and more lengthy shots can become tedious . The clips which were effected by this I right clicked upon and then selected the drop down panel called 'speed/duration' I then either sped up or slowed down the the clips . This was a possibility do the the clips being shot in a high frame rate therefore they could be slowed down without looking staggered.