Final Cut Pro

After planning was finished and we had our first set of shots from outside the haunted house, we begun editing. We used the Apple software ‘Final Cut Pro'.

Final cut pro has allowed us to stitch the shots together to give the appearance of complete continuity and match on action which is cutting from one shot to another view that matches the first shot's action.

We decided to apply a black and white filter to make it look like old footage and to make the film look like it was taken at night. We also applied effects to some shots with the spectre in to give the appearance of a supernatural force.

Here is the black and white footage

Here is the footage with 'bad TV' and 'Prism' effects added. We used this to flash images while giving a supernatural look.

We also used these effects when the spectre flashes up in the background, after Joe and Tyler enter the house.

Here is the short flash of the spectre appearing in the background

These effects have added to the feel of the film. Combined with the sudden digetic supernatural sounds that we managed to add straight from the library of 'Final Cut Pro' sounds. I feel we have managed to create a genuinley scary piece.