Once I got all the footage I needed, I went into Premiere and began organising my files (As shown below).

Screen 1

I began by importing all of the old footage I'm going to edit (Train Arriving and Screen Tests replication). Im beginning the film with a old film countdown, which is made easily in Premiere by selecting New > Universal Counting Leader. This additionally adds the sound bleeps for each number.

I then put all the film marking overlays over the footage I filmed, and made each clip black and white. I then imported my film scratching I made in the Fields and Frames Film Workshop we had with Vicky. I overlaid this over the footage I filmed and set it as 'Overlay' and changed the opacity to a lower percentage. 

Found film texture overlay. 

Film Scratching over my own footage. 

For my first screen I lastly added a noise video effect to make the footage fade to noise gradually and stay that way on the screen until the second screen finishes. To make sure this is accurate and both screens work in alliance, I timed each screen to the exact second, so that the films both run fluidly. 

For the sound on this screen, I used a Parametric EQ to increase the higher frequencies, as typically this is what old voice recordings consisted of, lacking in lower frequencies. I depicted sentences from the voice over recordings I did of several people which I felt spoke the best about the development of film and technology. 

Adobe Audition Screenshot.

I lastly imported my recordings of scratching to add over my film to make the sound seem older and more interesting to listen to. 

Screen 2

For my second screen, being the television which is more modern and up to date, I decided to use a pause screen rather that old television static, due to the technological advancement of technology, being that we can now pause whenever we please, whereas before it was impossible to do so. I began with a pause screen which will then go to a cursor moving and clicking the play button. This will then begin the film. Previously I had already exported all of my Pixillation work, which meant I could simply import the work into my timeline, along with the PhotoBooth recordings. Similarly, I depicted parts of the voice recordings I did which I felt best described new technology and the way in which film has changed. I did not change the audio for this screen, as this is the screen where everything is of widescreen resolution, HD and clear, in comparison to the other screen, which is of standard definition and lower video and sound quality. I decided to include a humorous ending of peoples reaction to PhotoBooth, being a new visual technology. I finally added the pause button being pressed again to end the film. 

Screenshot of the final frame of the film. 

During my tutorial with Rosie and Owen, I was given some really useful advice as to how I should go about structuring my film and the elements in which I should include. After showing Owen what I had made so far, he suggested getting a more varied opinion, not just students. In addition to this, he thought it would be interesting to play more with the multi-screen idea, as it will make the person watching more intrigued with what is going on. From this feedback, I decided to go home and film additional pixillation and voice over work of my Grandmother and my Dad. Some examples of the work I did are below:

 




I also filmed their reaction to new technology, in particular PhotoBooth for Mac, which allows you to manipulate yourself using a variety of effects such as stretching and morphing.

Going home allowed me to have a larger variety of footage to work with and also opened up my film to other audiences, rather than before where it was mostly student-orientated.

Before the easter break, I booked out a sound studio out and recorded additional voice over because I had already recorded most of my voice over audio before the easter break using a microphone from the university. The two different recordings will be edited to make sure the continuity of the sound is not all over the place. I also recorded Pholy sound to add over my voice over track such as old sound crackles for my first screen. I feel this came out really well and I will definitely be using it in my film.

After my tutorial with Vicky I thought about my idea more over a part of easter and began filming the pixillation parts of my film during this time. The pixillation parts will be displayed on one screen along with newer technology/film based works I intend to make. The older works will be displayed on another screen. I decided to look into early film works and replicate them in my film. These were works by the Lumiere Brothers and Andy Warhol.



This film was interesting to research about, as at the time it scared the audience as they believed a train was coming at them through the screen. This early example of film is crucial when researching into my idea more, being that I want to discuss the development of film and technology over the past century. I hope to replicate this film by filming a train coming into a station in Farnham.

 

This piece was interesting in thinking more about the deeper meaning of film, making an audience unaware of the situation the person was in, until they looked into the film further and realised its true definition. Once again I hope to replicate Warhol's work in making my subject feel awkward, as if they are being watched.

 

For the more technically advanced side of my film, I looked back at Norman McLaren's 'Neighbours', an interesting example of the pixillation technique where a subject is used and made to do different movements such as hover or slide across the floor. The multiple images taken combined and sped up allows for a real-time looking effect, allowing you to experiment and make something visually interesting. I have filmed my Pixillation shots and I feel they have come out the way I wanted them to. Here is an example of my Pixillation work:


I'm very happy with the way in which the Pixillation work came out and I am hopeful the footage will come together well with the voice-over recordings and other visual elements.