I wanted to add quite a complex effect to the end of the film where a ring closes in around the final frame. Tom, the technician, helped me do this as there was no designated filter for doing it.
First he showed me how to "nest" clips, so one effect can be added to two or more pieces of footage.
To do this go to Sequence -> Nest Items or press Alt C.
I then created a new nest with two colour screens, one black and one grey. I then used a transition called "Oval Iris" to make the black come in around the grey where Abi's face would be in the final frame.
Tom then showed me a filter called "Chroma Keyer" which is the technique used when using a green screen. With it, I could make the grey invisible. I then placed the nest in the layer above the footage. Layers work the same way as in Photoshop, the layers on top are placed at the front.
Also in this lesson I wrote the dialogue cards, which explain the narrative. I decided to use a font called "Edwardian Script" as it looks old-fashioned and I added a filter called "Blink", which I set to low settings. This makes the text flicker as if in an old film.
This is a good concise account of editing techniques. make sure you document all the processes you are learning.
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