Experiment with effects in Premiere

I have used free stock footage from the internet to create a short clip, with the intention to experiment with different effects with in premiere. The main effects and aspects of the sequence I wanted to experimetn with was colouring (through filters and effect controls), opacity (and how this can affect layering) and time (as in slowing down or speeding up clips).









 

I used an Arri Alexa Noir 1965 'speedlook' in the Lumetri Presets section of the effects panel, to give the film a really nice high contrast with the black and white, and also a feel of a tradional noir look. I also boosted the contrast in this preset to create the juxtaposition between really deep blacks and glaring whites.

There are parts of this film where colour does come through, particularly in the part where the flashing light and the eye are layered (0:45-0:53). This is due to rasing the exposure really high, which allowed some colour to penetrate through the black and white, which created a really good looking effect.

The layering of two clips meant I could set the opacity to a lower setting, to allow both clips to be seen. This can convey a relationship between the two images, particularly with the eye and the coloured light, as the eye has a colour light casting colour onto it, so you link the two and see the light itself as the cause of the colour on the eye, despite the fact that the two clips have no relationship whatsoever.

Finally, it was intersting to experiment with eyeline matches. The clips of the eye could create the feeling that the clips what follow is what the eye is looking at, although again they have no relation at all.