Planning the Edit: Fleeing the Scene

One of the main scenes that would be included in our film is something running away from a crime scene. This would have to have more specific stuff going on that requires more work. For one, I had to find a way to introduce and create the title of the film. 

Our film planned to start on the title with a black background. My biggest concern was how to go from this title to the first scene of the criminal fleeing the screen of the crime. To do this I thought we could have audio play before the visual switch through the use of a split edit. The actual cut would just be a straight cut as the viewer is already anticipating something due to the sound cues. This brings them right into the action without time to prepare besides the auditory build-up.

Storyboard of the first half of running scene of the film

The actual cuts used of the suspect running would also be straight cuts that occur very frequently just like in Baby Driver or Drive where there chase scenes are very tightly edited so the viewer's tension builds up and the viewer is immediately hooked into the film. 

Once the key item is dropped, I will hold on for longer on the item to emphasize its significance to the plot of the film. There can then be a fade to black in order to end the scene and transition into the interrogation to resemble the movement of time which indicates a movement of story events. 

Storyboard showing the switch from running to the dropping of the object

Planning your edits I can now see where to utilize the specific techniques I've learned and what the best way to apply them to our film should be. During my first film, I just went through all our footage, trimmed down shots and cut them together in the best way I saw fit. However, planning ahead gave me a better idea of what specific ideas I wanted to execute to make our film better. The editing wouldn't be spur of the moment but instead designed in a way to evoke specific emotions from the audience. These specific techniques were what I've spent time researching to refine my editing skills and experience.