DIGITAL NEWS: Further Editing & Fine Cut Feedback

We are scheduled to have a fine cut feedback session with Helen on Tuesday but Sam was in today to look at our edits today so we can have them even more refined for Helen.

Sams feedback:
- Sam was confused as to why we had blurred out the rest of the food for the fry up other than the onion because the VO says 'these beauties' and as this is plural he thought it was all the different foods for the fry up.

- He wasn't keen on the posters we put on the wall, he said they just looked like we had handwritten posters for no reason, so we had to explain that we wanted it to look like the conspiracy theorist had drawn them all up. He said we should have considered the green screen more but we wanted that handwritten look so thats why we went against the green screen. 

- During the live piece we hear Alex say the words 'Broadditch Farm' but we see a clip of Katie walking through the maze which without introduction/explanation just looks like she's walking through a confined space, not an open farm. So he suggested we change the clip to a GV of the farm which we all agreed on.

- Sam also thought John was a bit dull and that we could put in a scoreboard or something to liven up the shot of the quiz. We thought John was a good character, theres not much more he could have said so we thought he did really well. We will think about the scoreboard as that would go with our quirky channel. 

- Sam said he liked the sound effect that we have on the 'Results' screen

- He also said that we have bonus points for the dog

- & that he thought the GVs of the farm on top of the interview were really good

In response to Sam's feedback, we have changed the clip of Katie to a shot of the welcoming sign for Broadditch. We are thinking of a timer and whistle for the live piece to liven it up, rather than a scoreboard because John actually only got one answer correct which seems pointless to outline on the shot. 

Further editing
As our different edits are all put together now, today was mainly about refining the whole edit. Colour correcting and titles were an important part of this. Alex had good ideas for the titles, we just had to pick which one we preferred. In the end we went for the titles in the photos below. The titles remind me of a military style writing which fits with our bunker idea, as a 'bunker' is also the shelter that the military can use to stay in/protect themselves in. 

We decided to keep the titles the same the whole way through to keep the continuity throughout. Therefore, we also applied the same font to the piece that I edited with the M&Ms. 

With these shots, Alex came up with the idea of masking the titles so that they follow the shot glasses when they come in and out of the shot and when Jason shakes them the title will shake. This was very difficult and after many attempts he couldn't quite do it, nevertheless, they come onto the screen with the shot glasses and look great just with that. The titles are colour coded to the colour of M&Ms and the grey colour on glutathione demonstrates that the glass is empty. 

Fine cut feedback

We had our fine cut feedback with Helen and overall she was pleased with our progress. Her points are outlined below: 

- Katie and John name checking & get John to speak when Alex introduces him in 'coming up in the video' / this is the live bit so that may not work - maybe have to cut the shot of John completely as its not been filmed yet.

- Sequence needs continuity (Jasons hand is not continued)

- Sound effect when labels appear???

- Colour correcting - white walls and white sofa gives flat look

- More cocktail - pace dropped in M&M section - upbeat, shaking cocktail etc…

- Cut out sick noise? just shot of Aidan on toilet and Jasons reaction

- Stings - keep the energy up

- Establishing shot of the bunker???

In response to Helens fine cut feedback we have found a sting to liven up the sequences and we have found an audio track for the visual metaphor sequence. I also need to look into the section where Jason's hand isn't off the table but then in the next shot it is above the table. We may be able to slightly change the colour/shade of the sofa so it's different to the wall to help it look less flat in the shots with Jason and Aidan together. 

When Alex says what's coming up and mentions John, we ideally needed to have a shot on top of John, originally we had a shot from the live interview, until Helen reminded us that as its live we can't use a shot from that because its technically not happened yet. To combat this, we used a shot from the rehearsal so its not from the live interview. 

Helen also said that we should have a establishing shot of 'The Bunker' but we were running out of time and none of us knew a shelter good enough to be classed as our Bunker. 

We addressed all of Helen's points in our final edit session today. Alex, Jason and myself refined the edit to completely finished and on Ferg's hard drive today. We added titles, graphics, sound effects and bright, bold colours to go with our quirky theme. 

We also added a countdown for the end of the quiz and a klaxon to signal when the quiz ended. It's just these small, simple changes that have transformed our programme to a sometimes-quirky-sometimes-boring piece to a upbeat and lively piece all the way through. Again, when words and when Aidan popped up for the first time we added little 'bings' just to add to the liveliness. 

I am fully happy with the final edit and think we have all done a brilliant job. It's fun to watch and has a good story which is newsworthy. 

Our edit script is now complete also. I transcribed Aidan's dialogue and every word on the script is now word-for-word with the video. 

Edit script:

Visuals	Sync	Timeline
Intro Sequence / GFX	Intro music	00:05
PTC in studio / Alex presenting	Alex PTC: “Hello and welcome to THE BUNKER, YouTube’s answer to debunking weird, wonderful myths and theories you may or may not even know even existed. In today’s show, Katie goes to Broadditch Farm in Kent to investigate their spooky Halloween events and puts John to the test with some Halloween myths. But first, we’ve all been there: out for some pints, maybe a few cocktails, possibly even a few shots?  And then, sadly, the hangover.  But what exactly is a hangover, and more importantly, can you cure it?  I sent Jason to find out…”	00:35
PTC in bar (?) / Jason presenting / Visual demonstration of hangover gubbins / Graphics? / CU of face gradually paling up and beginning to sweat.	Jason PTC: “To put it simply with a few big words: when we drink, the enzymes in our liver transform alcohol into something called acetaldehyde, which is then broken down by glutathione into acetates, which are absorbed into the body.  As we drink more, our stores of glutathione start to run out, meaning that more acetaldehyde is left to absorb into the body.  And since acetaldehyde can be anywhere between 10 and 30 times more toxic than alcohol itself, we begin to experience headaches, nausea and the sense of impending doom of the dreaded hangover.”	01:05
Mid shot of Jason, then zoom out to wide to reveal Aidan	Jason PTC: This is Aidan [Aidan is revealed in shot], and he’s kindly offered to help us test and possibly debunk some myths about curing hangovers.”	01:15
Mid and close-up shots of Jason preparing fry-up in kitchen	Jason PTC: “My personal favourite treatment is the badboy fry-up.  We’ve got some eggs, bacon, sausages, beans, and onions. Now these beauties [onions] happen to be rich in sulfur, which helps build up glutathione, so in theory, should help to speed up the recovery process.”	01:32
Seq / GVs of Aidan eating the fry-up		01:36
Mid / Wide shot of Aidan and Jason on the sofa	Jason PTC / Aidan Interview: “So Aidan, how are you feeling after that meal?” “Yeah not too bad, the food wasn’t the best but.” “Good good good, well make sure tonight you’re drinking plenty of water. So, I’m going to see you tomorrow morning.” “Will do.”	01:46
Seq / GVs of Aidan drinking, waking up, drinking lots of water	Jason PTC / Music “Hangovers can make us feel dehydrated because alcohol decreases the body’s production of anti-diuretic hormones, which is used to reabsorb water into the body.  This means that we lose more fluid than normal through urination.  So drinking water as you go seems like a good idea to try to prevent a hangover.”	02:03
Mid / Wide shot of Aidan and Jason on the sofa	Jason PTC / Aidan Interview: “So Aidan man how are you feeling today?” “Yeah better than yesterday, think the water helped.” “Good good good, well today i just want you to keep on drinking as we’re going to put to the test ‘hair of the dog’.”	02:08
Aidan drinking GVs	Jason PTC / VO: “This is the myth that drinking more alcohol after a night out will ease the effects of your hangover.  The phrase comes from an old idea that if you were bitten by a rabid dog, you could be cured by eating the hair of the dog that bit you.”	02:24
Mid shot of Jason inside bathroom with Aidan being sick	Jason PTC / Aidan: [Vomiting noises]	02:42
Jason in kitchen cutting lemon	Jason PTC “Well there’s one more supposed cure all the way from Puerto Rico...”	02:46
Slow-mo / Close up of Jason rubbing lemon into Aidan’s armpit	Jason PTC: “Now, this is supposed to prevent dehydration… You feeling hydrated yet?”	02:50
Mid / Wide shot of Aidan and Jason at the bar (?)	Aidan Interview: “So Aidan man, I know you’ve had a rough few days, what’s worked best for you?” “Yeah I think staying hydrated definitely worked the best but I’m going to stay away from the lemons from now on.” “Yeah man, well there you have it. Keep hydrated and definitely don’t rub lemons in your armpit. Back to you guys at the studio.”	03:05
PTC in studio / Alex presenting	Alex PTC: “Thanks for the advice Jason, I think I’ll stick to one drink for now.  [sips drink] It’s October, which means that Halloween is just around the corner, so our reporter in the field, Katie Joslin has gone to Hauntfest at Broadditch Farm to investigate the spooky goings-on and to put some Halloween myths to the test… This really tastes funny…”	03:25
Mid shot of Katie / Est shots / GVs of Broadditch Farm and Hauntfest	Katie PTC: “Thanks Alex, I’m here at Broadditch Farm where they have just opened their annual hauntfest. I’m here with John who is one of the owners of Broadditch Farm...”	03:32
Mid shot of Katie and John with GVs overlaying	John Interview: 115_0142_01.MP4 00:19 - Thanks Alex, I’m here at Broadditch Farm where they’ve just opened their annual Hauntfest. 00:24 - I’m here with John who is one of the owners of Broadditch Farm 00:27 - John, what exactly is Broadditch Hauntfest? 00:29 - So, hauntfest is our Halloween attractions that we open each year, we’ve got 5 haunts and attractions that we put on for the public, all themed differently, 00:38 - We’ve actually been running since 2001, so we’ve yeah in our 16th year. 00:44 - Yeah, sounds good, and is there anything special happening to any of the attractions this year? 00:49 - Each year we try to change them all, so they’re all going to have modifications, different scares, different interactions for the public to enjoy, umm if it was left the same obviously people wouldn’t want to keep coming back, so we have to up our game in accordance, yeah. 01:03 - And do you have a personal favourite? 01:05 - I actually have two favourites if I’m allowed, first one being the spooky castle which was one of the first haunts we ever started with, the other for this season anyway would certainly be Thirteen The Freaks as it’s very interactive, really full on.	04:12 (45sec)
Mid shot of Katie and John with Gfx overlaying	John Quiz: 01:22 - Okay, sounds spooky, umm right now I’ve just got a little quiz for you, all you have to do is answer whether you think it’s a myth or a fact. 01:29 - Okay, so the first one is Halloween is the Devil’s Holiday? 01:34 - No that’s a myth, it’s got to be a myth. 01:38 - Yep, it’s a myth, it’s actually derived from celtic and druid ritual which is separate from christianity so has got nothing to do with the devil. 01:44 - Umm, Harry Houdini died on Halloween in 1926, myth or fact? 01:50 - Oh, probably a myth, going with myth again 01:53 - It’s a fact! There’s an official Houdini seance conducted every year. 01:58 - Well I didn’t know that 01:59 - You should watch out for poisoned sweets whilst trick or treating, myth or fact? 02:04 - I’ll go for fact this time 02:06 - It’s actually a myth, although there were a couple of cases but they were poisoned by their parents. 02:11 - Right, so that’s all, you did very well. 02:13 - Thank you
Mid shot of Katie	Katie PTC: 02:14 - You can get your tickets now for Broadditch Hauntfest at BroadwitchHauntfest.co.uk, back to Alex in the studio.	05:25
PTC in studio / Alex presenting	Alex PTC: “Very spooky stuff indeed. Unfortunately, that’s all we have time for today, thank you for visiting the bunker, be sure to visit our website or tweet us @TheBunkerMyths to leave suggestions for what you want debunked. See you next time.”	(35sec)
Closing GFX / Credits	Closing music

Final news production