Editing

Doc on walter murch

SCRATCH DISC TUTOAR

 Step 1; File > new project

 

    Step 2; Final cut pro  > system settings.  

        

      Step 3; allocate new project to Mainstosh HD 2  > Create new folder for your work.

Step 4; Set waveform cache, thumbnail cache, autosave vault; to the same folder as step 3

After you have finished your project. Go to file > Save Project, and then file > Close Project. 

Rush Video

I'm writing my evaluation on the non editing clip. We were a given a scenario which was buying a drink to film without editing it afterwards. A lot of things went badly; where we were shooting, the canteen lady was being rude and we shot all what he had to do but there was no sound on the all clip. We had to redo all the film again but in a different location, because the trouble we had before. We also had to change the scenario to buying some crisps. Also we had problems with continuity of shots. When Iman was taking the crisps and putting the money down it wasn’t in order.
What went well was the second location, the acting, the over the shoulder shot, shot reverse shot and the line of vision when filming. It also had a bit of humour.
The advantages doing in camera are that it takes less time, and makes you a better cameraman/woman. By not editing the footage it makes you plan out what you’re filming. The disadvantages are that it can go wrong and you wont be able to edit it.

introduction to editing

Questions?

Horro Movie;

• What is editing?
 Choosing different shots and putting them together to tell a story. • What is Elliptical editing?
implicit editing to tell the story quickly and cut out unnecessary bits out, the viewer fills in the gaps. its more efficient to condense time. 
• Why are long shots used?
 It reminds us she is alone and establishes the environment around her. 

• What is ‘non-diagetic sound’? 

It is music underneath natural sounds to create tension and unease or represent the feeling or emotions of the scene. 

• How do we know she is bending down to pick up the ring? (what shots are used and why?)

a close up of her faces cuts to her hand picking up the ring. she first looks down which implies she is attracted to something on the floor. This efficiency of editing keeps of it interesting and allows for the action to be very detailed. The viewer fills in the gap between the two shots.  

Hustle Video; 

overhead establishing shot- what does this achieve?

it shows a shot of all he chacters and the set scene, and outlines the situation. 

• What is Shot-Reverse-Shot?
having close ups of two people having a conversation.

• What is Eye-line matching?
when they match two people's eye line to show they are having a conversations.

• Why do we cut to the other members of the group?
to beep it interesting and show their reactions and expressions to what is being said. 

• What is a wipe?
effective way of way changing scene , transition.
• What is the effect of using quick cuts? 
Creates a fast rhythm, making the story along. keeps the audiences on their toes. its used to represent the urgency and efficiency of the characters actions. it creates energy and existent to the story. 

Editing techniques.

Building tension is made up with 25 shots they cut the 25 different scenes, they edited by making the shots shorter and builds tension there are two main shots, which are long shots and close up.  The timing used in the editing builds tension and use off the music and expressions faces.

Crosscutting back and forth at the begging in the clip is away off building but the tension you can also crosscut back to the audience's showing their reaction, crossing cutting is another way to build tension for the viewers but cutting back it forms two stories made from only one content showing their reaction shots, showing the action for the reason for the reaction shot.

 There also a technique called Seamless is also when the actions of the film are more appealing to you then the editing and the different shots used and the camera angles. A jump cut is a moment of discounting in an edit of a shot. It can be used as an effect to possibly reflect story or narrative. It often can create a fractured feeling, or can be used as a comedic effect.

A flashback takes the audiences back in time form one time to another time, and where the flashback takes and also adds tension to the film.  Gives us a back story and makes it more emotional and adding meaning.  It also shoes a back story by going back in time informing the audiences of the past actions that has taken place that is relevant. A flashback adds extra meaning and greater depth to the story. The TV Drama called ‘Pretty little liars’ uses a lot of flashbacks to tell the begging of a story (what happened). 

Poetic editing; is when the viewer has to join the dots, it makes us the viewers watch what going on in the film. Putting shots together but not making it makes scenes about what’s going on. Changes between shots are I'm implicit with regard to story line or characters. Just at posing images/shots and allowing/making the viewer find the connection.