Editing

During editing our main goal was to clearly define the difference between our acted footage and our interviews. We had initially planned to use transitions between these two extracts such as cross dissolve or edit the footage itself such as convert it to black and white or de saturate it. After trying this method and not being too pleased with the results we then decided to simply brighten our footage and make the interview extracts glitch when necessary. This glitch technique added to the realism and grittiness of our piece whilst also allowing us to cut out the unnecessary information.

Whilst editing we also had to make sure the sound levels were consist ant throughout the piece which was difficult as the footage was shot in different locations. With the outdoor footage we had to adjust the levels when the wind was high and also adjust traffic noises whilst still making sure the characters dialogue could be heard clearly.

Another task during the editing process that we were faced with was to incorporate music to the opening and ending that was suitable to the topic and tone of our piece. We decided to have a drum like African style music at the beginning to relate to the African title “Baba Yangu”. This worked well as it set a neutral tone for the start and we also managed to cut the facts that we have at the start and the title to all appear on the beat which shows our very careful and detailed editing skills.