Conspiracy Theory Edit (3rd and final post)

Yesterday (6/12/2013), the final edit of the Reptilian Elite conspiracy theory was completed. More interviews regarding the objectives of the reptilian elite and who they are were added to the edit.

These clips help expand upon the idea of the elite, that they're the ones in control and always have been. To keep this interesting, these interviews are again cut between each other. The audio is also placed over relevant images to keep the viewer's attention.  The video then cuts to an audio extract from a "talk-back". In this one can hear quite disturbing sounds of a priest exorcising a girl, who sees visions of said reptiles. In betwen the priest, one can hear unnerving reptile sounds. This tonally changes the video to an even more serious note. Pictures drawn by children who were victims of the satanic rituals then appear on-screen.

This leads into their linkage with satanic stuff. However, this is not dwelled on for too long, as the narrative switches back to the reptilians endgame. This is achieved through more interviews with intermittent images and videos of world events and world leaders that are apart of the Reptilian Elite. The interviews explain the link between satanic cults and the government, due to the shape of the pentagon being almost too similar to that of a pentagram.

The film then ends on a quote from the bible- "For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles,
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Conspiracy Theory (2nd)

After completing the introductory montage, a bunch of different interviews with major theorists in the field of the Reptilian Elite. These include interviews with people like Jesse Ventura and David Icke (The main figure behind The Shapeshifting Reptilian Elite).

From these interviews, a cohesive narrative was structured. This helps in explaining the nature of the Reptilian Elite. It briefly describes their origins and their total endgame in the process. Their endgame being the enslavement of mankind. It provides the necessary information, but in an entertaining manner. It's done this way by quickly cutting between different interviews.

Following this, the interview is used as a voiceover on top of different clips and images that are relevant. This provides more visual stimulus for the viewer. It keeps the viewer engaged and pulls them more into the idea that there might be some truth behind this theory. This includes clips from They Live, images of figureheads such as The Queen, and juxtaposed clips of crocodiles and lizards. Also ancient relics of the past suggesting that the reptilians have been here all along. Then it cuts to images of timelines of different surnames and family trees, juxtaposed with a voiceover, which highlights the interbreeding of the reptilians over years and years.

Conspiracy Theory Edit (1st minute montage/introduction)

As an assignment, a 5 minute edit about a conspiracy theory must be assembled and convince the audience of its legitimacy. The edit must also show off the different techniques and elements learned over the past semester.

The chosen conspiracy theory is The Reptilian Elite and its ties with the illuminati. It's about how shapeshifting reptiles are secretly behind most of the major events in the world. They're a secret society, that are master of puppets, slowly trying to enslave mankind. So, for this assignment, the objective is to convince the viewer.

So far, there has been a minutes worth of the five minute limit assembled. This is essentially the opening for the conspiracy theory. It sets up the stage for information on The Reptilian Elite and gives a glimpse of what atrocities they were behind and who they are. The clip opens with an interview with US president Barack Obama. In said interview, Obama mentions the "Reptilians". The scene then quickly cuts to black and then follows a montage of different quick cuts of major events/disasters/attacks. i.e. 9/11, shots of bombs dropping, soldiers in conflict. Every so often there are clips from John Carpenter's "They Live", where it shows stores as just brainwashing people in with capitalism.

This accentuates that the Reptiles are enslaving us and suppressing us through means such as capitalism. All the while Rage Against the Machine's song "Wake Up" plays over the scenes at hand. It emphasises the control they have over us and how we need to "wake up" to it. Inbetween these shots are images of figureheads with reptile eyes and lizards.  The montage then ends on a clip from They Live where OBEY is plastered all along a convenience store.

This is the edit at the moment. The next step is introducing a brief history of the origins of the reptilians, who are reptiles (figureheads) and their ultimate endgame.

Editing Sound in Post.

Over the past weekend, a 30 second composition was shot but no sound was recorded. This was due to the lack of sound recording equipment and because the on-board mic on the camera was utterly useless.

So this left recording all the sounds separately and adding them in, in post. After going out and recording the relevant sounds ( wildtracks, footsteps, wind, sighs), they were all uploaded and put into the Avid bins. Following this, there was a struggle in syncing up the separate footsteps with the video on-screen. After a while, this was rectified. Thankfully, the wild tracks turned out perfectly for the different locations, which helped add more production value to the shots.

After spotting my actor sighing in one shot, I decided to take full advantage of this by adding in a sighing sound which added some drama to the shot. Once all the foley and other sounds were sorted out, music was then sought out. It had to be something that added some melancholic depth to the scene. It had to help portray the feelings of isolation and longing. After a while of searching, a very apt score was found. Having this placed into the sound mix helped mask one or two sounds that were out of place. However, there's an annoying clicking sound which occurs just after the first shot, which was near enough impossible to remove.

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