Making the Title

 

While editing I mainly focused on the titles and the sound. For the first audio that would be present in my film I decided to leave it the way it was and add it straight into the editing app. Not much of the audio had to be adjusted other than its playing time. I also added a fade in and fade out. Since I was still editing my film in the Microsoft Video Editor, I decided to first due a trial run of the PowerPoint to find the best way to add the main title. I wasn’t sure if I needed to individually add the video so the title would be displayed or if I could time the title to appear and disappear on the screen. After investigating I discovered I will be able to add the main title to the film by utilizing the transitions and effects in the app. I would have to make a PowerPoint and later convert it into a video file. In the Microsoft Video Editor app, I would put it in its proper place, and time it correctly with the music and other effects. To create the main title, I first choose a color that would serve as a canvas for the title. I wanted something that would be able to show the design detail in the main title as well as something that wasn’t too hurtful to the eye. I decided on a light grey color in a gradient. The gradient has a hint of white in the center of the bottom and shades of gray going darker as the top neared. Since they were available in PowerPoint, I deiced to use the animation effects. To show a theme of animals I added an elephant and a dog. I gave both animations effects. The dog had a swivel, and the elephant had a bounce effect. I made sure the icon matched with the design of the main title. I then added transitions to the icons that were already present in the title.  I made sure the animations didn’t clash too much and appear cluttered on the screen. I also wanted transition effects, so I added a fade in. However, in order to get that transition, there had to be a previous slide to mark the transition. I placed and all gray page as the transition page. The main title page doesn’t last very long and fits in perfectly with the rest of my film. I will continue to finish all other titles away from the PowerPoint app except for the ‘produced by’ page.