The Editing Process

This shot I shot following Megan as she collected her coffee. I used match action editing in particular as she walked out of the door in order to show a variety of different angles but without revealing Chloe. 

As Megan crossed the road I used a variety of shots to include in my match action technique. These shots were then halved in speed in order to match the script speed and also add to the tension of the film. At this point as well as in the coffee shop I added the credits to show my actor names which would be starring in the film.  

The 'typical' phone shot I included in order to match the script. As Jack explained about 'her act her game' I thought it would be appropriate to show just how many people Chloe was pursuing at a given time and as she unlocks the phone we see just how disinterested she is in them. It was an extreme close up shot which would make her action clear and easy to understand.  

This shot zoomed quickly past Chloe's heart in a panning shot. This would match the script and voice over of that particular moment 'that was her problem not mine'. It needed to be a quick shot in order to increase the tension of the speech and make the anticipation for the reveal of what had happened between the man in the background and the girl in question. 

The long shot where Chloe and Jack meet is the first reveal of the other main character Jack. The script makes it obvious that the man that had been talking was Jack and that him and Chloe had definitely met before and had been involved before. There is the use of match action so that when Jack turns his reaction is able to be seen.

The two minute clip ends with a change in music tempo and then the shot of the title to the film. This is 'Chloe' and that would be followed by a '6 months earlier' type thing so that the story of Chloe and Jack is told. 

Soundtrack Explanation

For my backing track to the production I was looking for a long time in order to find a song that was without lyrics as well as built in momentum as that was what my script would appear to do. Firstly I looked on 'Purple Planet' but the type of music on there would not have fitted with my script, I then moved onto looking at the music on my phone in order to discover whether any of the backing music of those songs, if the lyrics were taken out would fit with the script appropriately. As I had already written my script I was looking for something which would fit well with the general theme whilst still appealing to my target audience. As my target audience is 16-30 year olds I came to the conclusion that by opening my film with a relatively well known song, it could potentially appeal to my audience. The song which I chose was 'I Care' by Beyonce but I would need to remove the lyrics before using it and so I then searched YouTube for instrumental versions and I found this version which was covered on the piano and then uploaded to YouTube. The song would be recognisable to Beyonce fans as well as it goes well as it fits with the script (although as I asked around many of the people that watched my film did not recognise the music). 'I Care' built the tension of my script and could potentially make the audience confused at the beginning of the film but this would then be explained as the film progressed.

Editing Techniques

In this trailer there is fast-paced editing used to move between shots and begin to establish where the story line intends to go. Although what I will be making is only going to be the first few minutes of my film I still hope to use similar editing techniques.
For example, each shot generally moves onto the next just after a fade out or black out. When I begin the editing process shortly after my filming takes place I will need to add in black shots in between each of my shots or at least the majority of them. These black fade outs will create a dramatic effect to my film and make the audience excited about the reveal of the two main characters as well as the storyline. The script will generally take the sequence of a sentence followed by a shot and then a blackout. Therefore as Jack mentions the time in his voice over, Chloe will look at her watch. Although this could appear slightly cheesy as it happens on more than one occasion, it will show that I have thought through the script to match up with the shots. As Chloe walks there will be many ellipsis' as the audience will be aware of where she has come from in-between shots.

The Day Of Filming

I began filming at around 1 o'clock on Saturday the 14th of march. My first location was Costa Coffee and then we moved over to a side street just of off Loughton high street. This photo was taken on the day of filming whilst I was doing extreme close-up shots of Josh (Jack). Although I did not actually use this particular shot in my final production task it shows the equipment which I used. This consisted of a tripod and a camera. But for some parts of my filming I had to use the camera without the tripod as it would have been difficult to shoot e.g. in Costa. I did not film in the order of the film but instead shot the parts with Josh in first and then all of Chloe's walking and close up shots.

Location Shots

The majority of my opening to the film Chloe was shot on a side street just off of Loughton High Street. I chose to film here as I needed a quiet street but possibly have a few people occasionally walking past to make it seem more realistic for when Jack (Josh) walked past, as well as making it appear normal that Chloe (Megan) would also be walking down a quiet street. Although I would eventually remove the audio from these shots and replace them with a soundtrack and voice over, it still appeared to be easier to shoot in an area that was not filled with people who would look at the camera and ruin the shots out of their own curiosity, (especially in an area where TOWIE is being shot which could cause some unnecessary confusion.)

One area where it was obviously going to be busy was Costa Coffee, as I planned to shoot on a Saturday at lunchtime (1 o'clock) as this is the only time my actors will be available. However, this was only one part of my shots and so it wouldn't be as big of an issue as if I shot a large part of the 2 minute clip in there.