First part of editing.

During my first section of editing, i wanted to have the first part of my film opening completed but without the titles in place as i decided to leave them to the last part of editing due to the difficulties i found when doing my proliminary task.

I began cutting my first sequence of shots which was the different angles of the feet walking through the forest. i chose this as my first sequence as it starts to build the enigma as it has not yet shown who the character is, where they are going and why they are in the forest. then i began to cut and put my fast cut editing sequence in place, this was hard to cut the right timings in order to make the "flashback" like sequence effective. i thought this was successful when establishing the character as well as building the enigma and creating tension. however, i soon became confident using this type of editing. for this fast cut sequence i also decided to use the sepia effect in order to reinforce the idea of a flashback. at the end of the fast cut sequence which establishes the character, i decided to add a shot of the knife at the end in order to make a clear link between both the knife and the main character while still creating the enigma.

This is an example of my jump cut scene with 

the use of sepia to give the flashback effect and establish my main character.

I then began playing around with my different shots of my main character walking through a forest in a way so that it still managed to build the tension for my audience as well as carrying on to build the enigma. the choice of shots i used such as medium and long shots at a high angle or eye level in order to portray the main character as vulnerable and alone in the iscolated location of the forest. this creates a clear contrast against the fast cut sequence, but at the same time its clear that its the same character due to the bold colours of the costume that was chosen for the main character.

Then i started to use the other clips i had in order to outline the ending of my film opening so i knew which types of shots i stll had to get in order to make the opening complete and run smoothly. i had placed a couple of shots of my main character sat alone on a bench towards the end of the film opening, therfore i had to get a shot of the main character walking towards the bench in order for the sequence to make sense to the audience. i also wanted a long hold, extra close up shot of the main characters eyes in order to portray the character as dangerous. in my second stage of filming i also wanted to get the sequence of establishing my second character and the tense argument between both characters.

i thought my first part of editing my film opening was successful as i had established my main character, begun to build the enigma, and created a large amount of tension for the audience.