Editing Stages

We began editing our footage today and have managed to put some of the clips together. Here's a screen shot of our work:

We've also looked at some effects and applied a couple to our footage. For example, we used the speed tool on iMovie to slow down the shots of Sam (our soldier who gets shot) falling to the ground as he's hit by a bullet. I think this effect makes the shot look really dramatic allows the music to anchor the visuals.

Another effect we used was the ghost FX tool. We used this on the shot when the soldiers resuscitating Sam turn into his girlfriend. Because the shot is quite abstract, the ghost effect makes it appear dream like and surreal. 

Although we've only edited about 10 seconds of the video, I feel like we have made a lot of progress and I'm very excited to continue the editing process.