Research - Practicing with Capcut #14

 

Today I’ll be experimenting with the editing software CapCut to start knowing on how it works and how I could use it to the best of my ability to set the tone that I want for the film. As I’ve used it before, it has been about four years since I’ve practiced on it. Therefore, I’m not the most familiar with its updated version and need to get comfortable with it to edit the film effectively. 

For this “experiment”, I’m going to use the 30-second story video that I’ve previously had an assignment on.

                                                                                        To start, I wanted to see what I remember when I used to edit videos, so I first started with soundtracks. I wanted to learn what kind of sounds and tracks are available to add so that I could build suspense using sound. I added different tracks to see how it works, and at first I was confused about how to manage them or make them overlap, so this is me first adding what I can to see what works.

                                                                                      I then researched to see how I could layer properly and add other things to smooth and combine everything together, so I watched this video and took notes to help learn and apply when editing.

After,

 

This is me trying out different effects that are provided that would help build suspense for my film, especially flickers and flashes that can disorient the audience but using a fade in can introduce when the story starts.

Reflection:

Using CapCut helped me develop the tone I wanted for my project, specifically a suspenseful and unsettling style. The software offers effects such as eerie color presets, flicker transitions, and subtle distortions that make scenes feel more tense. CapCut’s audio tools also allowed me to layer rumbles and sudden stings to heighten the sense of unease. Because the software is simple and fast to experiment with, I was able to try multiple visual approaches and compare them. The before and after versions of my drafts show clear improvement in pacing, mood, and atmosphere.Overall, CapCut supports the dark suspense style that I’m aiming for by giving me control over timing, color, sound, and visual distortion, which are all essential to creating an unsettling tone.