Lighting, Editing and Sound - Research

Lighting:

• HIGH KEY - The lighting is bright and may include mixed white colours. We won't be using this lighting because we can't to create a somewhat unsettling atmosphere for the audience.
• LOW KEY - This lighting is dark and may include shadows and dark tones. We might be using this lighting because it will create a dark vibe, but we don't want our sequence to come off as a horror so we might opt for something else.
• COLOUR FX - Different colour combinations depending on the atmosphere of the film. Examples are black and white or sepia, as well as blueish effects or warm yellow effects. We might use this lighting as opposed to the low key lighting. This is because we can make the sequence dark and creepy but not too scary so it can be seen as a thriller and cause suspense.

In this video I have used an effect from iMovie called 'Day to Night', which includes bluish but dark tones and makes the lighting low key.

EDITING:

• CONTINUITY EDITING - Film sequences normally follow this type of editing in order to make them flow and transition in a believable way. Only cuts will be used in order to make scenes more realistic.'Cross-cutting' may also be included, which is when two different pieces of action are shown at the same time during a sequence, but it still maintains a flow to make it have a 'real life' affect. This is the main common editing style in film, so we will be using it in our opening sequence, however we may add some fades in and out of the sequence to create more variation.
• MONTAGE EDITING - The opposite of continuity editing, whereby the cuts in the sequence are noticeable and don't have a flow of time.
• CUT - An image is instantly replaced by another without a noticeable transition. We will be using this because it is used in continuity editing.
• CROSS/DISSOLVE - One image dissolves into another.
• FADE UP - An image fades in from black. We will be using this to transition from the quote to the start of the scene.
• FADE OUT - An image fading out to black. We may use this after the title of the film is shown.
• WIPE - One image replaces another and the border between the image will move across the screen.

 SOUND:

• DIEGETIC SOUND - Sound that is involved and is part of the film world e.g. cars or birds. We will be using this for our phone sound effects.
• NON-DIEGETIC SOUND - Sound that is not part of the film world and is not part of what is happening on screen e.g. a soundtrack. We will be using a soundtrack in our opening sequence.
• SOUND BRIDGE - Linking two scenes together through sound. We may use this in our task.
• SOUND EFFECTS - Sound which is added on which is not dialogue or music. Sound is added during post-production e.g. our phone ringing sound effects.