Friday, January 30, 2026

Portfolio Project - Editing Software

 Adobe After Effect

Adobe After Effect is one of the most commonly used tools used in the film editing world. It can be used to manipulate how scenes look beyond filming, and even add extra key elements to make a psychological thriller. It can add subtle tones and shading to scenes to give them that eerie vibe that categorizes the psychological thriller genre. Also, the opening credits mentioned in the previous post can also be made using Adobe After Effect as well. Adobe After Effect is the perfect tool for post filming scene manipulation and has been one of the most reliable options of its time.


Adobe Premiere Pro

While Adobe After Effect may be used for on screen effects and things of that nature, Adobe Premiere Pro While an be used for cuts and combinations of clips. It dictates pacing and the narrative as a whole. It can create fast cuts to maintain that high action feeling, or slower contrasting cuts that control the story. Along with clip combination and cuts, Adobe Premiere Pro also can control sound and all related elements as well. It can do things like remove the background noise from scenes, draw attention to certain sounds, and much more. Adobe Premiere Pro is one of the most optimal tools used to create all types of film in the media world.



Reference (APA 7th edition):

Castellet, I. (2024, October 31). How coding and CGI have transformed horror films: A Halloween special. Code Week. Retrieved January 25, 2026, from https://codeweek.eu/blog/how-coding-and-cgi-have-transformed-horror/ 


Reference (APA 7th edition):

Adobe Community. (2014, February 2). Video effects for a horror/thriller trailer [Online forum thread]. Adobe. Retrieved January 25, 2026, from https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro/video-effects-for-a-horror-thriller-trailer/1361397 





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