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Robbery - Final Draft What did we change? I added "24 hours earlier..." once the robbery had started because the peer edits revealed to me that people were confused why the shot of the plane was at the beginning of the film and not the end. I changed the background of "An SSKC Film" because the plain black background did not look good enough to me. I added text when Kelsey's identity changed for clarification of what was going on because most people were confused about that part. 

What People Liked: I liked that it was suspenseful and interesting to watch. I like that the story eventually came together. Originally, I was confused about why there was a video of the plane, but the ending where the character went off walking toward a plane connected everything together.  I liked the opening airplane takeoff. It seemed like a valid video to insert the names of actors. I loved the very last transition, where the camera zoomed into Kelsey holding Saoirse's license, then when it zoomed out Saoirse was there. It was smooth, unique, and well done. I like how there was a mix of diegetic and non diegetic sound. I like how they mimicked actual film openings by stating "SSKC Prod" at the beginning and some opening credits with their names. I like how they attempted a plot line. I liked the plane landing. I liked the variety of shots and editing techniques seen.  I really liked how the beginning and end matched up, starting and then ending at the airport...

Robbery - Rough Draft

I completed the entire film opening by the end of week one, I just had to add in audio and sound effects. The picture above was taken when I uploaded our film opening to youtube.  Audio effects: I spent a good amount of time going through the free audio/sound effeect options on imovie until I realized that they don't have many that fit with an action/adventure movie, so I settled with my best option. I only put this song during the intro where I introduced my group members' names and when there were moments of silence during the action. I also added a banging noise when the title came up and at the end because I thought it added drama. Lastly, I added a footsteps sound effect at the beginning when the robbers where approaching the bank.  Amount of time: 1 hour People involved: Carson and Sarah

Title and font: We wanted the title of our movie to be short, preferably one word, so that it could have a bigger impact on the viewer. Therefore, we settled on the title "Robbed" as it gets right to the point about the plot of our movie. When editing the opening, I wanted the title to be bold and to take up most of the screen. Video effects/transitions: I tried to stay away from using video effects because I think they can look cheesy, but I used a couple transition effects towards the end. After Kelsey was talking to her mom, I used the "fade to white" effect because I thought it was a pretty transition to the airport scene. I also used "fade to black" after zooming in on Saoirse's drivers license because I thought it created a dramatic effect. Audio effects: *I put in audio on the second week* Problems: I still have a very hard time using premier pro, so after about an hour of trying to figure out how to use it again, I switched to imovie ...

My group filmed the beginning of our opening at school. This is when our main character will be walking to her car, leaving to drive to the bank. We decided that the best place to film this scene would be at school. My group began filming some aesthetic shots of nature around the school. These could fill in some empty spots in our opening.