Directions Unit | The Editing Process

The editing process for this project was both interesting and insightful. I learned a few things about colour correction and working with limited resources. Sticking to my original plan detailed in previous posts, I intended to use as little shots as possible, with a total of 3 shots only, this is the least amount of total shots I've used for any project I've done. However, I find that I managed to get what I wanted from it.

Editing in premiere was definitely valued over alternative options, e.g. iMovie, Final Cut Pro or Sony Vegas. Having been through the editing workshops during the last unit, it was useful to have a tighter sense of control.

Colour correction was one of the things that I knew I would have to deal with going into this project, due to Vince Gilligan's choice to have a yellow-like filter over Breaking Bad. Large portions of outdoor scenes have a yellowed tint, so much so that it became somewhat iconic for it and was used in aspects of Breaking Bad's marketing during production.

As you can see in the image above, in order to colour correct I simply adjusted the 'highlight tint' to be more directed towards the yellow colour palette.