Editing

Editing

 

 

Editing is the process of looking at all the footage shots during the making of a film/tv programme and placing it in the desired order and joining it together.

 

 

Two key areas to concentrate on with editing are:

 

1. Speed of editing- how long does each shot last?

 

2.Style of editing- how each shot is joined to the next?

 

Speed of editing

 

In a film each scene may last a matter of seconds, or it could continue for inutes but the length of each sequence estasblishes the pace of the film moving the action along.

The speed of editing will help to determine the mood of what is taking place on screen. If the audience is to feel anxiety and suspense the editing will be quick, the scenes/shots changing frequently.

eg: in an action sequence.

 

If a relaxed mood is desired, the scene lasts longer and chages less frequently.

eg: romantic comedy.

 

Scenes at the beginning of a film, that tells a story, must eb long enough to understand where we are and what's going on. It introduces the main characters.

As the film progresses, the scenes may get shorter as editing cuts between telling two or more storylines at the same time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Lighting

Lighting

 

 

Key light: brightest and main light on the subject.

 

Filler light: softens harsh shadows-counteracts key light.

 

Back light: countersa the key light, helping to add depth of field and makes the subject look more 'rounded'.

 

Under lighting: main source of light comes from below the subject, mainly used in horrors.

 

Top lighting: when the main source of light comes from above the subject, highlighting features to create a glamorous and flattering look in a star.

 

 Back lighting: when the light source is behind the subject, creating silhouettes.

Low-key lighting: using only the key and backlights, a sharp contrast of light and dark is created, forming deep shadows.

High-key lighting: more filler light are used to create a bright daylight effect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Thriller opening - Brick

The conventions of this thriller opening for 'Brick' are the dead body and flashback. It had specific camera angles such as, close up to the mans hurt face in order to suggest to the audience that, he may have done something awful, as his hands in his face show. Then it shoots a long shot to finally show why the mans so upset because of the body that lays near him. there are shot reverse shots to show the girls hair, bangles and shoes and then back to the man to see his unmoving reaction. In the final scene, we see the lockers and the bangles to prove to the audience that, it was her.

Mise-en-scene

Mise-en-scene

Is the arrangement of everything that appears in the framing; actors, lighting, decor, props, costume. Its called mise-en-scene, a French term that means "placing on set." The frame and camerawork also constitute the mise-en-scene of a movie.

Even though many professionals are involved in its creation, the director is the one that oversees the entire mise-en-scene and all its elements. Not just that, but during the early stages of pre-production, the director or his AD sits down with the set designers, prop masters, location managers, costume designers, and scenic artists to determine the look and feel intended.

Its the composition of a shot and everything in the frame. Things to consider would be:

Setting: location and environment where action takes place, colours used to light the action  exterior/interior, time of day.

Wardrobe: importance of costume for certain characters, make up, hair.

Props: what is visible in the frame, where are they (in/out of focus).

Acting: positioning of actors, interaction with each other, casting.

Placement: how all of these things are positioned within the composition of a shot.

Effect: on the audience: mood, tension, atmosphere, emotion (patlos), implicit/explicit meaning.

Mcguffin

The mcguffin is what drives the plot along but isn't what the audience is focusing on. In North by Northwest the mcguffin is the villains trying to keep the CIA agents from finding out their plans to smuggle some microfilm.

Thriller openings - Memento

In Memento you have a photo being shaked and then it disappears. This confuses the audience as events are told backwards 10 minutes. There are close up shots of blood running backwards on the wall and an empty shell from a gun, glasses and a dead guy on the floor. This creates suspense to the audience because they don't know what has happened and will be eager to get the story therefore, carrying on watching the film.The music is very eerie, and frightens the audience, also, since it's going backwards, the music ends with a ticking of a clock, emphasizing what happened before the man was killed.

Sound: Parallel/Contrapuntal

Sound: Parallel/Contrapuntal

Parallel sound is when the music matches the action in the movie.
Contapuntal sound is when the sound does not match the action in the movie.

Sound: Sound bridge

A sound bridge helps to create a smooth transition between from onbe scene to another.The sound bridges the two scenes in a movie because the music carries on from one scene to the next.