LO5: Evidence of editing and cinematography effects

When editing clips of the two thrift stores, I knew that an important visual element of these clips would be the colour grading. I looked through all the different creative effects and settled on using "Fuji REALA 500D Kodak 2393". I feel that this is fitting because it gives the clips a retro vibe which fits with the idea of thrifting.

 When editing the clips which are of the Rana Plaza disaster, I wanted to make them black and white as I noticed that the quality of the clips looked bad in my offline edit. I used the creative effect "SL NOIR NOUVELLE" as I believed that this would improve the look of the clips and also add more of an ominous vibe.

 I added titles to my short film, using the same font for all. I wanted there to be continuity though out the short film so I made sure that all graphics I added were in the font "Vogue". I believe that this made my film look more professional.

I applied transitions to much of my documentary. The one that I used the most was "film dissolve". This one looked really effective when transitioning between the questions and the clips from the interviews. The screenshots show how this effect looks when put into my film. I really like the way that the text is still there for a moment at the beginning of the next clip.

I believe that the post-production techniques which I have used such as the way that I applied colour grading and transitions to my work has helped to create meaning within my cinematography. The effects I have chosen for my colour grading links with the genre of the shirt film, portraying the indie nature of thrift stores. The transitions I have applied  compliment my short documentary film as they support the graphics which I have added with the questions that I asked during my interview. Overall I am happy with the finished film I have created and believe that my cinematography through was strong due to the research that I did and experience that I gained throughout filming and editing my own short film.