Final Montage
In my final montage, my gran narrates, and in a way directs, the video through a monologue. I asked her to talk about what memories certain photographs brought up for her.
This really helped me find a good balance between longer shots and stills with photo overlays, as the photographs fading in and out were somewhat distracting from the subtitles. The longer shots allowed me to showcase the full room while also providing some breathing room for the audience.
To finalize the video I added some adjustment layers that would help tie all the different shots and stills together. I used noise, scratch, dust and a vignette which helped pull the main focus into the center of the montage.
Scratch overlay used:
I'm very pleased with how the final montage turned out. I was very lucky to find a family video with music in it as it provided an authentic and unique soundtrack which complimented the monologue very well.













