My short films' almost linear narrative suggests a the time element ironically portrayed in the plot; a beginning, then the middle - the 'dream' and then simply, the end.
Unknown Male drifts to sleep peacefully and wakes up in his dream state to a woman who was once a memory. Premiere Pro was the best software to use, I was able to develop further my skill from last year on the program. After filming, I imported the footage into the program, cropping them and using tools such as the 'Warp stabilizer' which not only stabilized shaky footage, but added a effect suitable to the surrealist approach; a bubble, warp like pulse through the images. This works very well in creating a surreal effect for my feature. My editing pace was slow to begin with; a variety of angles focused on the clock faces; the pace quickened later in the film as tensions rose with the character in the dining room scene. The editing was therefore effective where I could cram many scenes together, and slow them down again depending on the narrative.
AUDIO/ SOUNDTRACK
I used copyright free sounds online including a horror ambiance/ surrealist soundtrack which work very effectively in the making of my film - sounds such as insects and ticking clocks were indeed very relevant in building tension. A heartbeat in particular was very significant in the sense that it could sync well with the ticking clocks; a strong association can be made between the rhythmical beating of the two. I feel the I effectively created tension, the use of the bending tool allowed me to create the most significant melting, distorted clock effects which I had shot with acrylic paint over; this is crucial to the scene where time no longer becomes relevant. I feel that I was able to use the well together to create a bizarre transition in the film as soon as my character falls asleep.
