Effects and Editing Techniques

For the opening shot/ title i wanted to use one of our stronger more simplistic shots with a font that was not too overpowering. Our film requires you to think but it is not complicated, therefore a busy font would not have suited it. This simplistic font is perfect, paired with a cross dissolve in and a cross dissolve out, it serves it purpose well.

To hide the dissappearance of the title i used the 'cross dissolve' so that it would fade out in the middle of the layered footage. By creating layers of different bokeh footage i was able to create a smooth and interesting effect.

We chose the phrase 'those that wander are not lost' as it acts as a bit of a summary to what we are creating our film about. The screen grab above shows the effect for the word 'those'. The diy lense cap is visible adding depth, which then slowly zooms into the sea. To create something more appealing we chose to keep the original sound of children playing on the beach.

To widen our use of techniques we took a series of still shots that appeared to move when placed close together. I chose the photo's of the arrow as they show a sense of direction. One of my favourite shots that Miranda created shows a bright blue bicycle bokeh with a textured almost green background. To link the two i added a 'dip to white' which created a flash and overlapped the two pieces of footage.

(this image shows the amount of layers i have overlapped) 

The above shots show the layering of footage, a theme i have chosen to keep throughout so that there is a sense of movement. The pink lights are three layers of bokeh lights which cut in together at different intervals to create a flicker and a hazy kind of effect. I like this effect so much that i have asked Miranda to get some new footage of the round bokeh effect, this time with perhaps different shades of blue or green.

Lastly, the 'world' image shows the lense cap on top of a landscape view of a harbour. The bright yellow lights that are visible at the back make the writing look almost graffiti like, with the reflection in the sea acting as the paint drips.