Thursday, 12 January 2012

Evaluation for in camera editing

The advantages of in camera editing is that all of the shots are always in order so when you play them back together no editing is required. Once you get used to in camera editing it will help you out in the future when you start filming properly because your shots will be short and in order and minimum amount of editing will be done.

The disadvantages of in camera editing is that if you make any mistakes for example an actor messed up in a scene or someone walked in to the shot etc.. it can't be removed!
Also your shots always have to be in the right order or else the story just wont make any sense and your final video would be a complete mess.

Overall I think in camera editing is a good thing because it teaches you to waste minimum amount of space on your SD card, your shots are always in order and when your all done you will do very little editing.

NON edited scenario

Thursday, 5 January 2012

Editing: The Invisible Art

Editing can build tension and pace by making creating a lot of shots in to a small space of time Cross-cutting is and editing technique most often used in films to establish action occurring at the same time in two different locations. Reaction shots are when you see the the people in the film react to what is going on.
Seamless editing is editing made so simple by just put the scenes one after the other, the viewer without being told will already be able to tell whats going on the viewer will  is not aware editing has taken place. A jump cut is an abrupt transition from one scene to another. A flashback is when the director takes the audience from one time to another, usually it takes you back in time to the characters past. Poetic editing is when the story is not as clear is it appears  and the viewer has to do more thinking than usually to understand what exactly is going on. 

Hustle

Overhead establishing shot is taken directly above the action, a camera position often used to imply fate or enrapment. the director sets out the place where the characters are at. Shot-reverse-shot or shot/countershot is a film technique where one character is shown looking at another character often off screen. Eye-line matching is when both characters have direct eye contact, you assume the characters are looking/talking to eachother but really they are talking to the camera. We cut to the other members of the group to show their reactions as the main character tells them the news. A wipe is a transition from one shot to another, where a moving line or pattern reveals the new shot. The effect of using quick cuts is that it creates a faster rhythm in turn to keep the audience on their toes.

introduction to editing

The Gloaming

Editing is reviewing and changing a document by making additions, deletions, or other changes to conform to some agreed upon standard. Is the process of selection from different shots to create a narrative.
Elliptical editing is a nice way of skipping long unnecessary scenes using only two shots, for example the first shot could be shot of the character about to go to sleep and the second shot would be when the character wakes up. Long shots are used to get an idea of where the character is at and its surroundings.
Non-diagetic sounds are sounds such as music or a narrator's voice that comes from outside the space of the narrative. We know she is bending down to pick up the ring because in the first shot she moves to the bottom right hand side of the screen in the first shot and then in the second shot her hand is taking the ring on the floor.