Somebody's Watching Me
Since beginning this project, we have jumped between storylines, thrown out plots of monsters and ghouls, and nearly ripped out hairs out on those days when ideas just wouldn't come to us. But, through the chaos, one thought has stayed constant: our character is alone, or so they think.
But, what's a good apocalypse without a menacing antagonist?
Although we did not want to introduce a villain in our film opening, we decided hinting at the character being watched may add to the suspense of the train coming by. For this, we had our minds set on security camera footage beginning the video, and, since I am one of the people on editing duty, I had to figure out a way to achieve this effect realistically.
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| Footage with timecode |
The most important part of the security camera effect in my eyes is the coloring- bright, vivid colors make the technology seem far too modern, and flushing the liveliness down into a dull bluish-gray really pushes the hollow, tense vibe of this empty world. Playing around with lumetri color helped me achieve this effect.
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| Footage with coloring |
Finally, for the finishing touches, I added some noise to the footage as well as a premiere effect titled "Dust and Scratches." In an apocalypse, it is likely that some dust would've collected on the camera, slightly blurring the footage in certain spots.
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| Footage with full effect |
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