Sound

Our rough idea is that we will begin the clip with mostly ambient sounds as the camera shows her from an omniscient perspective. We figured out that by pre-recording sounds, we can turn them into an mp3 and layer them over our shots, so when editing we will add in leaves rustling and cars passing to help create a less suspicious or creepy effect in the first few shots.

However, the mood will quickly shift with the change of perspective going from omniscient to the antagonist as he stalks her from across the street. As the film shows a dramatic push in to Jenna as she sits on a bench, a creepy soundtrack will begin to play, making it even more obvious that she is being watched.

The ending is where sound will really be the final touch and will hopefully leave viewers completely shook up. In the final moments of our clip, our protagonist being dragged behind an alley in one fluid motion will be perfectly synced with the jarring echo of her terrified scream. Like I mentioned in my earlier blog post, we recorded this sound by having Jenna scream into an empty parking garage.

Color

Color saturation or lack thereof is also important when editing. The daytime shots will be edited to have a less sunny feel to them in order to portray the negative connotations of the film. Making everything more grayish and without color will foreshadow something bad happening later on. For clips that were to bright and overexposed, we lowered the saturation to in order to add the grayish effect. We also took out the light by adjusting the exposure darker to fit the overall theme.

Sources: https://blog.frame.io/2018/05/21/premiere-lumetri-guide/