Editing

After capturing everything we filmed onto Final Cut Pro, we watched through the footage and sorted the scenes out into storylines. This meant that we could edit the individual storylines separately and then collaborate them with other storylines much easier.
After watching our footage we realised we had some scenes missing and it was difficult to tell what was going on in the soap without them, so we can go re-film certain parts to achieve continuity.
Unfortunately many of the characters were unavailable to re-shoot these shots so for some parts we had to change the actors and get rid of an entire storyline, however this didn't disrupt us too much and we were able to continue with editing without any problems.

After sorting the shots into storylines and editing out the useless parts, we then had the difficult job of bringing these storylines together in a way similar to current soap trailers. We had to make sure the storylines were still clear and easy to understand even when there are multiple plots, but also for the trailer to flow well as a whole. This was sorted out quickly and we swiftly moved on to making our trailer more look and flow better.

This was done with the help of effects, we chose the effects which made our soap trailer seem more like current soap trailers, following certain forms and conventions. Effects such as split screen and motion path made our soap appear more interesting and modern, relating to our desired target audience of teenagers. Using the split screen we were able to link our storylines and help the audience understand what is going on better, such as the love triangle between Ali, Darine and Mohammed. We also used a split screen for Dammy's shot showing us two different views. Other effects used were to make the trailer more appealing to teenagers and in keeping with our storylines.

We chose to use an original soundtrack, however we didn't want to make it appear as it is is a music video so we had to edit the soundtrack at certain parts, lowering the volume and bringing it up at other parts. We wanted it to be a catchy yet work well in conveying the area and adding to the storylines, so we chose to use a song with a strong hip-hop feel to it, bringing a street feel to the trailer and helping to relate better to our teenage audience.

To finish with we had to add a voice recording stating when and where our soap will be shown, this was very straight forward and easy to do, choreographing it well with the titles and production logo. This was the final step and we were very pleased with the finished product.