Editing to Create Possession

I first filmed myself making jagged and violent movements (below) which would go on to be edited to create a possessed feeling. I filmed the single-shot sequence with my DSLR camera (Nikon D7000) on a tripod in my currently under-construction loft. Although it was only necessary for me to film myself, I felt the setting for my video was appropriate for the supernatural horror genre. I wanted to create movement which I felt could be altered to create a possessed feeling such as exaggerated and violent movement of the limbs and head. I felt only a relatively short clip would be necessary as I only needed to demonstrate various editing techniques rather than the clip in itself.

I used the program iMovie to edit my clip to create a possessed feeling to my movements. Although the movements I made in the raw clip were possessed to a certain extent, I felt that the clip should be edited to create an even more possessed feeling. I used the 'clip adjustment' menu (right) to alter the clip to create my desired effects. 

I used the slide bar labeled "Speed" to alter the frame rate of the clip. I experimented with different speeds and after watching the clip at different speeds, I chose my desired speed. I chose to alter the speed to 120% (100% being the normal and original speed of the clip as shown above). Speeding up the clip makes the movement of the subject unnatural and conforms to the supernatural horror genre as the possessed individuals normally have inhuman movements. I also put the clip into reverse by ticking the box labeled "Reverse". Putting the clip into reverse added to the unnatural movements of myself and created further feelings of the subject being possessed or supernatural. I chose not to edit the contrast or brightness as I only wanted to show how movement could be altered to create various effects.

Below is the final clip complete with the editing techniques.