IMPROVED ROUGHCUT

After receiving the feedbacks from our peers, we decided to re edit our film using the same footages from the previous shoot. We tried to improve on areas with negative comments.

WHAT I DID:

Firstly, I added diegetic sound of the boy's footsteps/ panting as he runs up the stairs in the first scene. This creates a more lively atmosphere, which makes the audience feel as if they are part of the film, which also means that they will become more engaged with the character and the film in general.

Furthermore, I also included whispering sound effects that I found on youtube in order to highlight the fact that his 'friend' is there with him. By locating the whispering audio right before the boy looks into the camera helps the audience understand that the whispers may represent the imaginary friend calling/ talking to the boy.

Other than that, I also added the sound of when the boy scrapes the brick against the wall. This also gives a more realistic sense of atmosphere

However we came to face the problem of having the diegetic sound effects sounding a bit fake (?) This refers to how the sound suddenly appears out of nowhere and disappears. This ruins the mood of the film as it sounds less professional. To prevent this, we will add other diegetic sounds (wind, birds chirping etc.). This may help soothe the entry of the sounds allowing it to merge in with the overall audio.

I also colour graded the drone footage so that the colour is the same throughout the film and does not ru