Editing - Thrid Stage - Music

We are at the stage where nearly all the sequences for the film have been completed in terms of the editing process, and now we need to add the music to the film. Whilst editing, I learnt that it was possible separate the sound and the shots from each other using the tools on Final Cut Pro. Me and Xiangyu found this useful as this meant that, if need be, we would be able to cut parts of the music in order to fit the intended feeling of a sequence whilst not having to actually effect the shot itself.

The toolbar on Final Cut Pro, showing a range of the different icons available.

A screen-shot of our music on Final Cut Pro, showing how we changed the volume of the music at different times to create suspense.

For example, there is a particular sequence in the film where Greg is walking up the stairs that we wanted tense music for to give a sense of tension to the audience. However, when we uploaded the music from Xiangyu's Ipod, we noticed the sound originally did not give off this feel when the combined the music with the film. As a result of cutting, we improved the feel of the film, as we were able to give off that feeling of suspense that the horror and thriller genres are stereotypically known for.