Coloring? B&W?

It's time to start making magic in post-production. 

In previous posts, I told you about using two different software programs, iMovie and Final Cut Pro. I decided to organize the clips in iMovie, but the editing and effects I want to add, I'll do them in Final Cut

My aunt is still part of my team, and my mom will help me too. Final Cut is more complicated than iMovie, but they also have some similarities since both are from the software developers. 

Since I already have all my clips, the next step is to edit them so that my story is fluid and generates tension in the audience.

After watching a couple of movie trailers like Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List, I decided to decolorize my clips in black and white and leave some details in color. It will be a challenge, but it's worth trying because it would make my project stand out.

     Spielberg's technique is very well known in the film industry. The Guardian (2019) states why Spielberg used the black and white style in this movie: “The Holocaust was life without light. For me, the symbol of life is color. That’s why a film about the Holocaust has to be in black and white.”  

Here is a sample of what I did.

 I also began working on the sound. I've already downloaded three tracks from BenSound, the copyright-free music library that my teacher recommended. Since my opening doesn't contain much dialogue, the music and additional elements like some foley (breathing and steps) can give more tension to the scenes.  In my next post I will write about it.

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