Editing2 (:

So, today we recorded our voice over, and finally got the music/noises on the computer. We had a problem last time because Emily's account had no disk space left, so we had to log onto mine to continue editing.
We needed to rewrite our letter because we posted the original. Somebody is going to get a nice surprise with rose petals in their envelope :) We had two drafts, then I have written up the final letter so its readable. We had to cut down a bit of the writing, because it would last longer than we needed. The longer draft was just some ideas I put together while Emily put the music on the opening, and while I was listening to love songs on my iPod, good times :)! Anyway, we then discussed as a group what needed to be cut out, and which sounded good. Turns out, I'm not so bad at writing love letters :)
The letter needed to coincide with the filming we did, so we had to write about the lover going to war, the tree and the proposal.
Firstly, we began with 'Dearest William' because that is how letters that we researched began in that era. The part about being alone and missing her fiancé would happen with any couple that have to spend time apart, so we decided it fit. The next paragraph fits with the flashback of the girl & William in the churchyard, as the letter mentions the time he proposed to her, without giving it away straight away that he was doing so.
The next simile describes how Jenny is feeling, after her loss. 'I feel as though the sun has drained all the colour from the world' suggests that the reason for our film to be in drained colour is because it represents her mood & feelings at the time.
The ending of the letter seems to be how people finished off letters during the second world war, promising their love forever.
We asked Eve to read our letter for us, because she has a soft ladylike voice which would balance nicely with the beethoven music we're using. Although we had a problem when recording, because i clearly cant work anything technical ;), we managed to get it done within 10 minutes. When reading, the highlighted colour change means a pause, where we stop the recording so it can be messed around with in premiere.
We ended up with 6 recordings to play around with next lesson.
When we have added the voice over to the edited footage we have so far, we will be almost finished.
GOOD STUFF :)



i gave you my heart. when we fall short, i know we'll be okay.
you're my forever, you’re my always. - oth. &rjt.