Editing & Music

After we had obtained all footage that was required to create our film, it was time to edit it.

As a group, the three of us began to use Final Cut Pro to edit our production together into a flowing, flawless horror opening. Through the use of colour correction, we were able to distinguish between outdoor sunny sequences to woodland haunting sequences.

We were also able to have the three images that were prepared for the company logos flow into each other, before showing the opening establishing shot of the park. Luckily, filming day II provided us with a cloudy sky, adding to the general gloominess of the production.


Musically, we were originally going to compose our own score for the product, however as time pushed on, we realised this was a dream that could never become a reality. Instead, I began looking at television soundtracks instead of movie soundtracks in an effort to find a cheaply made, yet effective piece of incidental music that could be used. After searching the internet, I couldn't really find a piece that I truly enjoyed. In desperation, I turned to my iPod, which had the full Buffy The Vampire Slayer score on it. I sat up one night and began listening to the various tracks on the album, with four standing out in particular.

• Angel Waits
• Twice The Fool
• Moment Of Happiness
• Faith's End

I played the tracks to the rest of my group, who agreed that these songs stood out as spooky, eerie and spectacular. We then incorporated them into the film on the final day of editing, playing around with the volume of the incidental music and the dialogue to get an even mix, so that both the action and the music could be heard comfortably by the viewer simultaneously.

One of the final edits of the production was having the zombie growls carry on into the next sequence, in order to make the whole piece connect together as a whole. For instance, as the female zombie eats the boy, her growl can still be heard as the camera cuts back to the romantic couple, likewise, the growl of the male antagonist at the end carries on into the cut to black, which implies action is still happening off screen.