Beach Shoot 2nd Edit (VHS)

We decided to give the beach film a second edit, as we felt that our first edit did not possess enough narrative cohesion. When editing the first draft, we excluded one shot that proved to be crucial to our story. This is because the nature of the shot, being wide, and shooting into the sun against a dark foreground, meant that the it included areas of the frame which were bleached white, due to over exposure. This left us in a predicament as to whether or not to include it, however, we found that when showing others our edit with the shot absent, our audience was left slightly unsettled due to the relevance of the final shot, as there was no obvious link between the end scene and the scenes that come before. This meant that we had no option but to include this shot, as to us, narrative cohesion took priority over minor aesthetic details. Creating this VHS style effect not only aided us in slightly disguising this overexposure and distracting the audience, but also helped reinforce the context of a dystopian past-influenced future. In our opinion, this made for a more successful edit.