Software❀ᮬᰰུ
To begin with, I chose CapCut for this project because it is easy to use and has all the tools I need. It lets me add transitions, text, sound effects, and filters. Our opening scene needs a variety of effects and good audio, and CapCut makes that simple. It also lets me save my video in high quality without needing expensive software.
Introduction text• *₊°。
This is our first draft of our introduction text to our opening scene. We wanted to inform our audience about the occurrences before the footage was found. To do this, we included the date the teenagers were reported missing, how, and what happens next after a certain amount of time.
This is our final draft. There are some changes that I made. First of all, I changed the font of the text to "Creato Display". The reason for this is because we wanted to make our opening scene look a little more modern. Since the font we used before this was "Typewriter", it seemed really old and outdated, which didn't quite fit with our time line (2019).
Secondly, we decided to slightly change up the words and align them below each other (in one screen). We used shorter sentences to make it more intense and nerve wrecking. Each of the sentences appear in different time stamps, one after another.
This is how it turned out like. I'm really satisfied with the results. In my opinion, the "Jitter" effect I added played a big role in making the text look unsettling because it resembles flickering lights, which in general seems creepy. Additionally, the "Fade In" effect I added in the beginning of every sentence created a smooth entrance. The cherry on top is the static noise in the background. The best part about it is when it gradually gets louder and more distorted towards the end, building up suspense.
Zoom ins & outs₊˚. 𐦍༘⋆
As shown in the video, I implemented some "Zoom In" and "Zoom Out" to make it clearer that the cameraman is using a camera to record the whole thing. It makes it feel more realistic. I did this manually in CapCut using keyframes.
The two white diamond shaped icons that I circled are called keyframes. These are what I used to create the "Zoom in" and "Zoom outs". How I did it:
1. Place a first keyframe on where I want the Zoom in/out to start
2. As shown in the picture on the right, I then click on the keyframe and adjust the position until I reach the Zoom in/out I want
3. Then I add another keyframe on where I want the Zoom in/out to end
4. Lastly, I click on the keyframe and adjust to return the position back to normal
Note: the reason why I did this manually instead of using the effects from CapCut is because I wanted to make it look more realistic. It looks more shaky and unstable when I did it myself, which is what I was looking for. Using the Zoom in/out effect from CapCut made it look too smooth.
Background noiseᗢ₊˚✧
In most found footage movies, we can hear a slight background noise that sounds like a blowing air conditioner. Sometimes, we can hear the noise very clearly, and it usually makes the movies seem more realistic. This is because the overall audio (of the characters talking, etc) is meant to sound unclear, unlike usual movies with good sound quality. An example of this is shown in the clip above from a found footage movie called "Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, 2015).
This is a little funny, but this was suggested by my friend, Gusde. To recreate that background noise, he suggested that I search up "air conditioner sound" on YouTube and use it as my background noise. I thought it was a really good idea so I did end up using it.
This was my opening scene before the background noise. If you pay attention, it sounded too quiet and silent.
Then, this is our opening scene with the background noise. As you can hear, it sounds a little noisier, which is what I was aiming for. I screen recorded a minute of the video from YouTube and extracted the sound to CapCut. Additionally, I did some adjustments to it (increased the volume and made it sound muffled). I really like how it turned out.
Knocking sound effect𑁍.ೃ࿔*:･
This is a YouTube video of a scary door knocking sound effect. Our plan was to layer the knocking sound for a more scarier and intense effect. We figured that if we tried making knocking sound effects on set (during shooting) it wouldn't sound very loud/creepy, so we decided to use a sound effect instead.
This is our video without the sound effect. We purposely did not manually make sound effects on set and had our actor (Lamiya) pretend that she heard a loud knocking sound and proceed to react to it.
This is our video with the sound effect. As you can hear, it definitely sounds like aggressive knocking because that's what we were trying to achieve. If the knocking sounded less angry, it wouldn't have felt scary/shocking. I made sure to increase the volume a little more from the original audio that I extracted from YouTube to make it sound even more frightening.
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