Final Cut Pro Tools Used

                                                          Fade To Black:

One of the transitions that we used  was the fade to black. This is just simply when the screen goes to black after a certain shot. It is used to switch between different scenes and can also be used to create tension for the audience. The program we used has many different transitions that you are able to use and caters for many different genres. The different transitions can be placed anywhere onto the footage and can also be put in between any different shots. The fade to black was the one I used the most because it is simple but effective and it is also a typical convention when it comes to the action genre.

Inter-titles and Billing Block

When it came to our own production this was again one of the tools we used the most. The inter titles feature allows you to insert different pre made titles and then you could just enter your own text relating back to the production you are creating. Intertitles helped us when it came to our own production because we could help tell the narrative by using different text such as "2 agents on call". This tells the audience what our film is about and also gives them an idea as to what's happening. We made our intertitles in bold, white font because it stands out to the audience and also it is simple but effective. We also used the billing block tool at the end of our trailer. This is where you can insert a ready made billing block then again just type your own text that you wish to have in there. Information such as directors, actors and also producers will go into the billing block. This helps the audience because they can research these names if they want more information about our film. We found using both these tools easy and quicker than creating them ourselves because we could easily just add them both in at any time.

Slow Motion:

We also slowed a lot of our footage down to build tension and suspense for the audience.  We used it when the agents were walking past the camera which makes the audience feel unnervy and uneasy. When creating our own film we didn't use any other form of speed manipulation because we felt that this wouldn't fit our film and the genre that we chose.