2nd Movie

The head therapist came back with a page of blurb which we separated up in different paragraphs. I wanted to make sure that everything could be recorded easily instead of having perhaps an error or two while the whole voice over was recorded.

Given that the opportunity to sit down and work with the head therapist we decided to edit the 2nd revised movie right then and there, they could provide direct input. I was very happy to do this, infact it was a good partnership.  Rather amazingly when the recorded paragraphs were combined they nearly equalled the first videos run time.  However it became clear that the video would need to be more clearly divided into specific sections being described in the voice over.   
Since I had taken many photos during my visit, now seemed the perfect oppertunity to use them.
The H.T. (head therapist) went thro many photos and picked the ones they thought would fit the voice over,  they had to be resized them in photoshop to fit the video format, but that was no problem.  Now the movie had still images and video, thankfully ealier in my 1st draft i had become more open to the idea of video cut transition effects, as they were now needed 100%.


Using Adobe Premiers multiple video and audio layers I could play each recorded paragraph on its own layer, this made getting the correct timing a lot easier, I didnt want to start cutting or editing each paragraphs audio file inside Premier.  Instead I prefered to space them out according on their own layer.  It was much easier to edit the transition effects to give us the desired cut and fade into the paragraphs.  Of course we realised with spaced between the voice over parts, some music would be needed, light, and of course copyright free.  The only option I could think of was a quick google search for some free samples, after finding one, I opened it in Sound Booth and created a simple loop.  It was only a quick fix but worked surprisingly well, with Premiers sound fade effects etc, i could mask any slight errors in the loop. Transition effects were certainly addictive, I can see why they are considered a bit over the top in feature films.


There were some problems still persisting though, many, in not all, of the imported photographs into the video, did not fit the screen resolution of the movie.  So of course black borders were prevelent, sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't.  However the launch date of the Crowdcube website was approaching fast, and Equus wanted the video finished so they would make the date.
Also working 1 to 1 with the H.T. was a rare chance, we both decided to finalise the movie then and there.