Editing of Reservoir Dogs

After hours production and filming we finally had all the shots we needed and we were ready to edit are and complete our remake of the opening scene of Tarantino's 'Reservoir Dogs.' We started this procedure by of course putting all the footage onto the computer and going to Final Cut Pro, the application we are using in order to edit our footage.

Once all the footage was on the computer we now had the laborious task of watching every shot we had taken and choosing the best ones for the film. For certain peoples close up scenes we had taken a numerous amount of shots therefore it took a while to choose the individual parts we like best. When we finally had all of the footage ready we set about ordering the film so that we could work chronologically on editing the different shots.

Before we started editing the separate clips, we had to make the opening scene of the title sequence which is simply a black background with 'A film by Quentin Tarantino' in the middle. This sounds like an easy scene to recreate, however it took a while in order to find the correct font and shade of orange that matched the original in order to make our take on the classic as authentic as we could.

We then set about cutting down the different shots and getting the correct headings of the actors names for the close ups. We also had to slow down the scenes to 50% in order to get the slow motion filming that Tarantino uses correct. Upon finishing this we only had to tasks left, the rest of the credits which appear at the end of the opening scene and adding the music.

The credits at the end were rolling, which meant he had to find the appropriate affect and speed of roll in order to get it right. The completion of this meant that we only had one task left, this was to match the music with the film. George Baker's song 'Little Green Bag' is essential to providing the opening with even more swagger, therefore it was essential to get the timing of the song correct. We watched over a youtube clip of the original opening scene which indicated to us that the song finishes when producer Lawrence Bender is introduced at the end. After this task had been completed the film editing was done and the film was finally ready.