Malac - Final Edit Review

Time to be a critic.......I've got to admit I'm not particularly happy with this final edit although there are positives to take from it.

NEGATIVES

. Poor Planning - NO SHOT LIST, NO STORYBOARD - This showed in the final edit because after the intro I think the film nose dives. There are a few nice shots but i think the lack of planning from the director really showed. The poor planning also made the edit difficult, at times I almost had to create an edit on the spot from what was available.

. Ellie's Sound - I think Luke's sound is fine but Ellie is too quiet. Her voice suits the role and she sounded nice and calm but the quality of the recording wasn't great.

. Lukes breathing - Out of sync just after the bag is removed but in the edit I had to mess around with the breathing to get it to suit because the recordings we had just didn't flow right.

. Ellie last Scene - Out of sync again but it was a case of not having a good shot or the right sound combined so again I had to work with what was available. Although If you watch it I think I hid it the best I could.

. Liquid Change - The change from Champagne to Water was far more obvious than we expected.

. Lighting - I really liked the idea of it being dark but the lighting wasn't moody enough to create the right atmosphere.

POSITIVES

. Proud of the intro - It turned out just the way we had visualised and it generates the feel that we were looking for.

. There are some really nice shots which I think we owe credit to Tom Pierrepoint for.

. The music is really nice and I really enjoyed working with it in the edit because it was a track that was really adaptable. I was able to break it up, take bits out, add bits in and change the order of it so that it fitted just right with the shots.

. One thing I was extremely pleased with was something Deborah mentioned on review of the films because she perceived the story exactly how I wanted it to be perceived. Due to the nature of the edit being created on the spot I wanted to avoid giving the story an obvious beginning or end. We wanted the story to be a mystery thriller and I wanted to finish the film with questions still to be answered. This decision was almost forced due to the footage available but I was still pleased that someone read it the way I wanted it to be read. I hope others watch it and feel the need to watch it again in order to work out the story.