tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18288310128102503482024-02-19T07:45:26.572-08:00Natalie's Editing BlogNatalie Obankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01065774682601541790noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828831012810250348.post-24890880359794963912012-12-20T09:23:00.002-08:002012-12-20T09:23:29.809-08:00Editing Evaluation
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:DocumentProperties>
<o:Template>Normal.dotm</o:Template>
<o:Revision>0</o:Revision>
<o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime>
<o:Pages>1</o:Pages>
<o:Words>552</o:Words>
<o:Characters>3152</o:Characters>
<o:Company>BBEC</o:Company>
<o:Lines>26</o:Lines>
<o:Paragraphs>6</o:Paragraphs>
<o:CharactersWithSpaces>3870</o:CharactersWithSpaces>
<o:Version>12.0</o:Version>
</o:DocumentProperties>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves>false</w:TrackMoves>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>
<w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>
<w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables/>
<w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/>
</w:Compatibility>
</w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="276">
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]-->
<!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0cm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<!--StartFragment-->
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Evaluation: Editing/Post Production - Skills</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For this module, there were three different assignments:
Non-Sync Drama Editing, Documentary Editing and Comedy editing. In this
evaluation, I will discuss each project in detail; about what they entailed,
what my contributions were and what skills I gained from this module. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The first project we engaged was to create a 5-minute edit
of a <u>Non-Sync Drama called ‘Night Journey</u>’, we were given all the raw footage,
voiceover and atmos sounds to work with, and had to create a strong narrative with
what we were given. Firstly, we went through the scripts to decide the style of
story we wanted to take, and what audio bites we needed to do this. The idea of
the audience for this edit was wide-range, because the story follows a cannibal
on a train journey, we decided to use this and aim for teenagers and higher,
and to do this, added effect to darken the footage of the train to make it
slightly more tense and interesting to this particular audience sector. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I feel that this project was quite successful, however there
are many features of the finished product I would have changed or worked more
on. One of those is the ending, I do enjoy the ending, as my partner and I came
up with the idea of making the description of the cannibal’s job drift as the protagonist
falls in and out of consciousness, and almost dreams thoughts about what will
happen to him. However this ending effects the pacing of the piece, the
beginning and middle starts to build up tension and slowly gain pace, however
the ending slows right down, almost becoming an anti-climax and making it
boring and disappointing from an audience perspective. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I believe that the beginning of the piece however, works
really well. My partner and I worked hard on introducing the piece to the
audience in a way that would entice them to watch the film, and also after
reviewing other colleagues’ work, we wanted a completely different and creative
start, as I noticed many had used similar beginnings. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We decided to follow the rules of editing drama by Walter
Murch, who stated that ‘Emotion was the most important feature to show through
your edit’, and therefore we concentrated on the importance of sound. We spent
time taking out pops and clicks in sound files in Soundtrack Pro and
re-importing them into Final Cut, as well as choosing parts of script and
reconstructing the story to create more drama and empathy for the character
from the viewer. I do feel that the sound could have been improved with more
time, as we didn’t edit all the sound through Soundtrack Pro, and some of the
atmos tracks were rushed at the end of piece. Unfortunately, the atmos tracks
we were given weren’t very good quality and needed a lot of time to edit,
which, due to bad time management, we weren’t able to achieve to the best of
our ability, however we worked with what we had to help create more drama, for
example, editing pans and levels on the atmos track of a train passing, to give
it more of a realistic and dramatic effect. I feel that if we had created a
schedule, we would have managed the project better and approached the project
in a more balanced way. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I believe that both my partner and I contributed to the work
evenly; I took more of an editor role, whereas Jessica helped direct the piece
and create a narrative.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This project allowed me to learn new skills in Soundtrack
Pro, in regard to working on clicks and pops. I also enjoyed working on
Non-Sync and problem solving the footage to make it work as a narrative. This
project allowed me to learn more about Final Cut Pro, for example shortcuts as
well setting up sequences correctly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I feel this project was successful and we worked well
together to make the piece dramatic and creative, and I would spend more time
on sound if I had managed my time correctly. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7BfQ9-rmdxqH3KCS-JWMTotRIUx0d2KMnszXvOYx4x1F6ew8xaKH6aN85v86172V2Jxh3RVV3oD3oo6Jwg8Y9_vBETPPNPmbjuIWakhn_0j2b9OED2UGvLwVtjNIZTwDS3O-sLJwuXhA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-20+at+14.52.16.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7BfQ9-rmdxqH3KCS-JWMTotRIUx0d2KMnszXvOYx4x1F6ew8xaKH6aN85v86172V2Jxh3RVV3oD3oo6Jwg8Y9_vBETPPNPmbjuIWakhn_0j2b9OED2UGvLwVtjNIZTwDS3O-sLJwuXhA/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-12-20+at+14.52.16.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:DocumentProperties>
<o:Template>Normal.dotm</o:Template>
<o:Revision>0</o:Revision>
<o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime>
<o:Pages>1</o:Pages>
<o:Words>525</o:Words>
<o:Characters>2997</o:Characters>
<o:Company>BBEC</o:Company>
<o:Lines>24</o:Lines>
<o:Paragraphs>5</o:Paragraphs>
<o:CharactersWithSpaces>3680</o:CharactersWithSpaces>
<o:Version>12.0</o:Version>
</o:DocumentProperties>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves>false</w:TrackMoves>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>
<w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>
<w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables/>
<w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/>
</w:Compatibility>
</w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="276">
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]-->
<!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0cm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<!--StartFragment-->
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The second project we were assigned was to take an edit of <u>a
Documentary called ‘In A Climber’s Hands’</u> and edit out all the problems and
make it our own. My partner Alli, and myself decided that we were going to
create a brand new documentary with the footage, because we prefer to edit with
a fresh start rather than sorting through the old one. <span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The audience for this project was once again a wide range.
The idea was to create a documentary that would appeal to people and make them
interested in rock climbing, which could be a range of age groups. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Overall, I think our outcome for this project worked well.
The first time we presented the project, there were quite a few problems we
noticed. For example, the sound design wasn’t very well put together, as we
decided to create a song and place it into the montages and intervals of
interview, how it make the piece seem disjointed, as the music would appear and
disappear merely with fades, however before deadline, we managed to revise the
sound design by creating a song that lasts the entire piece, with a range of
melodies as well as soft music or beats when the interview occurs. We felt that
this made the piece more whole and flowing, and I also like that we chose a
range of melodies rather than repeating one all the way through, because it
gets boring and almost irritating for the audience. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I think the major feature we struggled with, and could have
improved in the future was the sound in general. Some of the interview sound
wasn’t very good, however when we tried to edit this, it only made it worse.
However I feel with more time we could have researched more into making the
interview sound clearer, however I feel that the revision of the sound design
made the piece more successful.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This project taught me a lot of skills on a range of
programs and topics. For this assignment, I researched documentary editing and
found out the different styles of film there are, and how to make each of them
effective. I used this research to organise what we had to do, as it taught me
that Structure and Style were very important, as well as Story Arc and the
characters. Even though I’ve watched documentaries in the past, the editing
process is very complex and I’ve learnt that editors have to take apart interviews
or sound bites and create a narrative, which could be completely different from
the original interview, however, also stated that ‘the footage must stay true’,
meaning you shouldn’t change people’s views by editing their words. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It also taught me a lot about sound design, and matching
sound to video. I’ve barely used Garageband in the past, so with my partner’s
help, I was able to learn the key features I needed to create a song and export
it for my project. We spent time matching the beats of the music to the change
in shot on screen, which I found really effective. Also, I learnt more about
soundtrack pro when it came to trying to edit the interview sound bites. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When it comes to teamwork, I feel Alli and I worked great
together. We’d always meet and contribute to the work evenly; we’d plan
together and discuss our ideas. It was a very equal and fair production, and
was also very enjoyable. I feel however, as a team, we could have managed our
time better. We’d spend time together doing things one of us could have done
while the other spent time on progressing something else. So in the future, we
should work together, but also independently to bring the project together.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I feel this project was successful, it taught me a lot about
sound design and documentary editing and also my skills in teamwork, and
editing programs.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6O9C23s1RRK3abqzh2hVv012arGN2D08pAD2FgVVg53gFS5ShvyfGghuaqgoKj0XMyqcOueHWX-MV-5U_Z_xKyw6bgW-Dx4o_i78CIa0l25W7yjY3JNpmis6wMZ_qYK_K4-JyL_Xh6d8/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-20+at+16.36.56.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6O9C23s1RRK3abqzh2hVv012arGN2D08pAD2FgVVg53gFS5ShvyfGghuaqgoKj0XMyqcOueHWX-MV-5U_Z_xKyw6bgW-Dx4o_i78CIa0l25W7yjY3JNpmis6wMZ_qYK_K4-JyL_Xh6d8/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-12-20+at+16.36.56.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:DocumentProperties>
<o:Template>Normal.dotm</o:Template>
<o:Revision>0</o:Revision>
<o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime>
<o:Pages>1</o:Pages>
<o:Words>498</o:Words>
<o:Characters>2844</o:Characters>
<o:Company>BBEC</o:Company>
<o:Lines>23</o:Lines>
<o:Paragraphs>5</o:Paragraphs>
<o:CharactersWithSpaces>3492</o:CharactersWithSpaces>
<o:Version>12.0</o:Version>
</o:DocumentProperties>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves>false</w:TrackMoves>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>
<w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>
<w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables/>
<w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/>
</w:Compatibility>
</w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="276">
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]-->
<!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0cm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<!--StartFragment-->
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The third and final project we were given was to edit one or
two scenes from a Comedy called ‘Out O Date’. We were given all the raw footage
and we’re asked to pick and perfect a scene. I chose a scene that was quite
short, so ended up creating an edit with two different scenes. The intended
audience, because it’s a comedy, is once again quite wide ranged. The aim is to
make the audience laugh and therefore this could appeal to anyone. <span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I enjoyed working on this project, because it was the first
one I got to complete from start to finish on my own. This means that if I ran
into any problems, only I could solve them, and I can work with my ideas,
however working alone does have it’s downside, when you need advice for example
or are stuck on a particular skill or feature, luckily I managed to complete
this project without too many problems. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I feel that the finished comedy is successful. The jingle I
created for the beginning gives a comical feel straight away; therefore the
audience know it’s a comedy as soon as the scene unfolds. The edit, to me,
seems to flow well, changing from a shot of a character speaking to the reverse
shot of the other character’s reaction. I learnt through online research that
it was important to balance this type of shot to allow the audience to feel for
both characters. I think that the visual edit is quite strong, but I did
struggle with some of the sound.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">First of all, some of the interview sound isn’t as good as
other sections, so I spend some time trying to edit them, by changing levels,
however some still appear to be more quiet so in the future I’d spend more time
on that. Some of the clips were cut quiet quickly in shoot, so there were times
were there wasn’t any atmosphere in the background, and this was very
noticeable, however I managed to solve this by editing previous atmosphere into
the section and using cross fades to blend them in, I believe some of these
worked very successfully, however others could have been improved. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As this was an individual project, I was in charge of
everything – choosing which scene(s) to edit, the editing process itself as
well as sound design. I enjoyed this challenge because with more responsibility
on myself, I feel I worked more effectively, and was able to interpret the work
in my own way. It also allowed me to work on my skills in sound as well as my
editing skills in final cut pro. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This project allowed me to learn more about the programs. I
learnt more about Final Cut Pro features and shortcuts, which made editing
easier, and more time efficient. I also learned more basics of Garageband and
created a jingle to use and export. As I chose to use some sound from different
clips, I also spent more time learning to sync these with shots, which was very
helpful. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I also learnt about the ideas behind editing comedies, for
example ‘how important timing is, using reaction shots as well as ensuring the
audience are in on a joke beforehand’ <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Overall I enjoyed working on this project and feel I’ve
approached it successfully. I was able to manage time better because it was
individual work, however still feel I could have done more to the sound design
if I had more time. I’ve learnt a lot about different styles of editing as well
as the different programs I’ve used throughout the module. I feel that the
module has taught me many new skills in regard to editing which have already
benefited me with recent work done. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFhhaQuNhtUgA5vYrE9MenajnfuFfKgm090CAH_2wuEtoAj3PznWbWi0gq-Epm0CQ1bLkoZQQy25w_WRuBt_UsvDdWli3iqv255jPBkGLp0j4m8t8o4stmnFMJvvSUX4qUcHvTSs0xgw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-20+at+17.19.12.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFhhaQuNhtUgA5vYrE9MenajnfuFfKgm090CAH_2wuEtoAj3PznWbWi0gq-Epm0CQ1bLkoZQQy25w_WRuBt_UsvDdWli3iqv255jPBkGLp0j4m8t8o4stmnFMJvvSUX4qUcHvTSs0xgw/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-12-20+at+17.19.12.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">References: <i>Murch, W.</i>, In The Blink Of An Eye, 2nd Edition (2001) </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Silman-James Press, U.S</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> <i>Peters, O., </i> Article: Documentary Editing Tips (2011)</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> URL: </span>http://digitalfilms.wordpress.com/2011/11/24/documentary-editing-tips/ </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Word Count: 1967</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
</div>
<ul style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
<li></li>
</ul>
<br />
<!--EndFragment--><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<!--EndFragment--><br />
<!--EndFragment-->Natalie Obankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01065774682601541790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828831012810250348.post-73129549147844115012012-12-20T04:57:00.001-08:002012-12-20T04:57:16.646-08:00REVISION | Documentary Editing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After completing my Comedy Assessment, I decided to use the feedback we gained for our Documentary to revise the edit we'd created. Alli & I met up and went through the feedback and started to make changes on the work accordingly.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3m2R86mS1PJe2etjfgeqNY_eK1SHhE008xoh-boiGMQIzISFju6-IL2NxSWN4U-i1GuQuPwQjI-7QPFRZNqnckUhnZHFQwXAsZUKCOIdlo3PBc2W3fE7SBRRZQTaYBKjJbuYwzdljZk/s1600/Climber+-+Re-Editing+the+Sound+Design+(1)+.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3m2R86mS1PJe2etjfgeqNY_eK1SHhE008xoh-boiGMQIzISFju6-IL2NxSWN4U-i1GuQuPwQjI-7QPFRZNqnckUhnZHFQwXAsZUKCOIdlo3PBc2W3fE7SBRRZQTaYBKjJbuYwzdljZk/s400/Climber+-+Re-Editing+the+Sound+Design+(1)+.png" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One of the main things we needed to change was our sound design. It was completed to a rough standard and wasn't mixed very well, so we decided to recreate the sound design (the music for the piece) completely, and make it one long track of different sound bites and blend them together, rather than creating several different pieces and trying to blend them into the interview with no background atmos or music. I think this approach makes the work sound and flow much better. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKBBXL4AxGe6n88kQvAVZkRRJmkRqdna67cnBwVl8NxdEiEBjSjdDtC3TJ6kyslix_g8h0xPChaJKUJTqznWm4Sfo1yZv97HchNeq9PPqjwGdGrTFs11RZCNZ4aoZomE7rs4AP9T89pg/s1600/Climber+-+Reediting+the+sound+design+(2)+levels.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKBBXL4AxGe6n88kQvAVZkRRJmkRqdna67cnBwVl8NxdEiEBjSjdDtC3TJ6kyslix_g8h0xPChaJKUJTqznWm4Sfo1yZv97HchNeq9PPqjwGdGrTFs11RZCNZ4aoZomE7rs4AP9T89pg/s400/Climber+-+Reediting+the+sound+design+(2)+levels.png" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Here are some screenshots of our Garageband track for our music design. We decided to play with different styles this time, something not to heavy but also add a change so the audience don't get bored of a specific sound if it's played continuously throughout the piece. Below, is where we started to work with the video file (which we exported and brought into Garageband) to see where we needed music, where we needed background atmos and therefore, what we needed to change in regard to levels, and where in the soundtrack this needed to be done. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Z6Hrz4EYZkmzny8tk5I5xksQJ8QMerUpC964cOo0MKEgtlpb5weArSGuyv9y7BpGldkzNSf4tN_RcisQivbKOKRylPTnEUkyEf0zRC3gB6WAw5IhcGcCQoTmdzOMtHoBfvpR0KnLeqs/s1600/Climber+-+Movie:Audio:Editing+(3).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Z6Hrz4EYZkmzny8tk5I5xksQJ8QMerUpC964cOo0MKEgtlpb5weArSGuyv9y7BpGldkzNSf4tN_RcisQivbKOKRylPTnEUkyEf0zRC3gB6WAw5IhcGcCQoTmdzOMtHoBfvpR0KnLeqs/s400/Climber+-+Movie:Audio:Editing+(3).png" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We spent quite of few hours on re-creating the soundtrack (shown below), we used a range of sounds and decided that this approach might allow the piece to have better rhythm throughout. So, after finishing the edit (we revised the ending after importing it back FCP because it didn't work), we took the sound design back into our project file and started editing any shots or timings to make them fit better with the design we'd created.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip4PJKROEecLLa6UjOIKUomJt6G8NOcIdLkYDHgeGjahJiZvsW6wfDVwh91Xe1tspBk1Fa5DKwQ1Or7A75K2yINj5HxCpFaobmT4dMhQlgPSXvALgMbZutLOmQqxP9V9z0x7cs2U2x0rk/s1600/Climber+-+Edited+Sound+Design+(FIN1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip4PJKROEecLLa6UjOIKUomJt6G8NOcIdLkYDHgeGjahJiZvsW6wfDVwh91Xe1tspBk1Fa5DKwQ1Or7A75K2yINj5HxCpFaobmT4dMhQlgPSXvALgMbZutLOmQqxP9V9z0x7cs2U2x0rk/s400/Climber+-+Edited+Sound+Design+(FIN1).png" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We also took the time to sort out our interview sound. When we first presented the work, we realised that some of the interview audio we edited sounded terrible on the speakers, so we decided to use the original because it would be better than editing it (this time).</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVsXjdtv2PnPBKSapL1l2XZh2SYTOnvVupwGGk1ALQTD9E8RTxiAfD_VNAf3Sbv42s4dzKptcxcbhqKE1zMvKXYB5w8rf63b_tNK0EK5hzqFPw22Q1oZDOMDs6ImDLA0MZODe0lE0HuFM/s1600/Climber+-+Making+changes+interview+sound.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVsXjdtv2PnPBKSapL1l2XZh2SYTOnvVupwGGk1ALQTD9E8RTxiAfD_VNAf3Sbv42s4dzKptcxcbhqKE1zMvKXYB5w8rf63b_tNK0EK5hzqFPw22Q1oZDOMDs6ImDLA0MZODe0lE0HuFM/s400/Climber+-+Making+changes+interview+sound.png" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm glad we went over this project. I really like our revised version and think we spent more time on the sound design this time, so the rhythm works a lot better for the piece throughout.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<br />Natalie Obankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01065774682601541790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828831012810250348.post-71397072827261207272012-12-20T04:44:00.002-08:002012-12-20T04:57:26.528-08:00Comedy Editing: Fine Cut<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTt-o1uJORh3h8Bsl9V84S6QQMHvxg_wKm8gW5Zuch6a7_DjYWJQmSDExj_9jv3lXtdRuWLTYqVm7k_SuXqdTr4RsvuE4zCFBOmvT2VCDW5mord4ohmirYqVubQAOShzXmaaOxxwgH3h4/s1600/Comedy+-+Fine+Cut+(Cross+Fades).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTt-o1uJORh3h8Bsl9V84S6QQMHvxg_wKm8gW5Zuch6a7_DjYWJQmSDExj_9jv3lXtdRuWLTYqVm7k_SuXqdTr4RsvuE4zCFBOmvT2VCDW5mord4ohmirYqVubQAOShzXmaaOxxwgH3h4/s640/Comedy+-+Fine+Cut+(Cross+Fades).png" width="640" /></span></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After creating a jingle and bringing into the Final Cut Project, I started on my fine cut. I went through each shot, making sure that it was the right choice (and when it wasn't, revising the shot to make the piece better) in regard to the sound and shot. I chose to do this scene by scene (since i'd chosen two to edit due to the time ratio we needed for assessment). I also included a title, as I thought it would be a nice way to separate my two scenes.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My fine cut was helpful because some of the sound edit wasn't set up correctly, it would sometimes be out of sync with the different shots i'd chosen, or the levels would be completely different, so allowing myself to do this edit made me see mistakes I made in the rough cut and edit them precisely to fit and flow with each other. I also had some sections in my rough cut which had no sound at all, which meant there was atmospheric sound, then there wasn't. So I needed to find some way of allowing some atmospheric sound to appear where there wasn't any, which was a good problem solving issue. I found a piece of atmosphere from the same set up and brought it into the section where there was no sound, then used Cross Dissolves and changed the levels to allow it to flow from one shot to another without a jolt in sound.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Overall I enjoyed this process. Since it was the first time I had to edit everything on my own I found it quite challenging but interesting at the same time.</span>Natalie Obankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01065774682601541790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828831012810250348.post-22057675930280314422012-12-19T12:20:00.001-08:002012-12-19T12:21:10.187-08:00Comedy Editing: Creating A Jingle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVRe3EmsHluCPqdaBsYgrjijfgmPhuCLiqueHZkq9qvaaHy2M0d0FeC9VC3QGfhZRxCBRn5jZOlDQW_m1fj810tR4gwFhrp5NqnFrrM8DWyHx0CGhHy6aLjkhP-Pr976vNuk82BcUivAk/s1600/Comedy+-+Creating+a+jingle.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVRe3EmsHluCPqdaBsYgrjijfgmPhuCLiqueHZkq9qvaaHy2M0d0FeC9VC3QGfhZRxCBRn5jZOlDQW_m1fj810tR4gwFhrp5NqnFrrM8DWyHx0CGhHy6aLjkhP-Pr976vNuk82BcUivAk/s640/Comedy+-+Creating+a+jingle.png" width="640" /></span></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For the scene I'd chosen to edit, I noticed that at the beginning, there is a big section with no dialogue, and the atmospheric sounds weren't interesting at all, so I thought that I would include a comedy 'jingle' within my piece to add to the comical atmosphere as well as keep the piece enticing.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Firstly, I looked at Royalty Free Music websites, because I am not very skilled when it comes to creating music and sounds and thought it would be easier in the time I had. However I didn't find any I liked and decided to try give it a go to find one and make my own.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It wasn't very difficult because it wasn't very long, and only needed one sound from Garageband. I chose this specific jingle because it's soft and flowing with a comical edge, it's not too heavy at the beginning of the film, so the audience can be introduced with ease.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvTMB29qIAMFQ8zQ__2DG9lLf1By5estLbMlwa4yKG4IbbrYttjoeep8yv43lTdzlMMElyfDvgIwiRzNwkAqI-JFTxI18aUlyLNOeA8K9YbetducXAtMAtEE7VZZ8jo2PvUqFKSLkJPf0/s1600/Comedy+-+Jingle:Fine+Cut.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvTMB29qIAMFQ8zQ__2DG9lLf1By5estLbMlwa4yKG4IbbrYttjoeep8yv43lTdzlMMElyfDvgIwiRzNwkAqI-JFTxI18aUlyLNOeA8K9YbetducXAtMAtEE7VZZ8jo2PvUqFKSLkJPf0/s640/Comedy+-+Jingle:Fine+Cut.png" width="640" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After finding the right sound and the right length I needed the piece to be, I exported the sound from Garageband to create an .aif file, which would import into Final Cut Pro, and could then put into my project. Above, shows the imported jingle. I then decided to take my rough cut and start fine cutting the piece. </span></div>
<br />Natalie Obankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01065774682601541790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828831012810250348.post-23356183079286007612012-12-16T08:37:00.001-08:002012-12-16T08:40:02.428-08:00Comedy Editing: Rough Cut<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRewj8l7NiIJKmi64-pxAzw2sEQ0Mwe4xCbyKoW7VGjGzIsjdgYliXd5hekVXdpB5Q3aAXacXakoEs7LdDdhMl1vtmgk6SEEYdIQNLJsnKPMophc0JxdGOfDfLABqghZfENkDUtelp9eY/s1600/Comedy+-+Rough+Cut.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRewj8l7NiIJKmi64-pxAzw2sEQ0Mwe4xCbyKoW7VGjGzIsjdgYliXd5hekVXdpB5Q3aAXacXakoEs7LdDdhMl1vtmgk6SEEYdIQNLJsnKPMophc0JxdGOfDfLABqghZfENkDUtelp9eY/s640/Comedy+-+Rough+Cut.png" width="640" /></span></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After creating a complete assembly for this scene, I continued by creating the rough cut. By splicing the shots I'd chosen in the assembly, and cutting them down to show a conversation through shot-reverse-shot and other techniques. I enjoyed this process for this scene, it was enjoyable to choose which shot to keep for certain areas - for example the speech or the reaction of the other character. I noticed through the rough cut that this scene alone wasn't going to be long enough for the assessment, so decided to start creating a rough cut for the House Scene.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHwc4dD91zmpIFx-3KHHakSIVPGxBXB5ZZhffarqavduybMBghFkasihGV-isORaLqH7cG-9GrsHbRh_3anWOtH4ObtaJQEkT-qqp1CFYr6wRl6nW8NIeFXqYG60C6A3qFxEH2uh7wFLM/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-16+at+16.37.04.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHwc4dD91zmpIFx-3KHHakSIVPGxBXB5ZZhffarqavduybMBghFkasihGV-isORaLqH7cG-9GrsHbRh_3anWOtH4ObtaJQEkT-qqp1CFYr6wRl6nW8NIeFXqYG60C6A3qFxEH2uh7wFLM/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-12-16+at+16.37.04.png" width="640" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After assembling the rough house assembly, I continued working on the rough cut of the first scene:</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYHKOPxkTgQ9rsAW7JmXBA1efTjRsFmT9Nm4UD5WOIBdID2sVzVdF4ZARihI34xMCRl4jL_hy0Zojo5FvOoI-tABas71ItX8vPaOfudErFXQlNoQ6V3Mh3z9Eqj5mSsWt1pO0fO2kLr8/s1600/Comedy+-+Rough+Cut+(Further).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYHKOPxkTgQ9rsAW7JmXBA1efTjRsFmT9Nm4UD5WOIBdID2sVzVdF4ZARihI34xMCRl4jL_hy0Zojo5FvOoI-tABas71ItX8vPaOfudErFXQlNoQ6V3Mh3z9Eqj5mSsWt1pO0fO2kLr8/s640/Comedy+-+Rough+Cut+(Further).png" width="640" /></span></a></div>
<br />Natalie Obankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01065774682601541790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828831012810250348.post-50328931290332641422012-12-16T08:31:00.003-08:002012-12-16T08:40:13.723-08:00Comedy Editing: Assembly<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsk-wP4_E5I5KPM4_PpTOzE4C2-0HH1OrOJunL8Xc6_dIXpBw5a7gh7GwTV__BPEzzMve1BJHy-6jJSbDRzWVBIesAz76dlD-NjtqbyTTz69Cwz4W3b7Mr9j4krtPgJ6qNhl08dXnZuuY/s1600/Comedy+-+Rough+Assembly.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsk-wP4_E5I5KPM4_PpTOzE4C2-0HH1OrOJunL8Xc6_dIXpBw5a7gh7GwTV__BPEzzMve1BJHy-6jJSbDRzWVBIesAz76dlD-NjtqbyTTz69Cwz4W3b7Mr9j4krtPgJ6qNhl08dXnZuuY/s640/Comedy+-+Rough+Assembly.png" width="640" /></span></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After labelling the footage I wanted to use, I started on an assembly. I created a new sequence (and ensured they were set to the correct settings this time to avoid the problems I faced in the non-sync drama project). And placed particular shots and sound bites in the order I wanted them to show on screen. Some over-lap, showing reverse-shots of conversation as well as cutaways, which will take affect within the rough cut of the edit.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I noticed some problems with the footage, for example some scenes weren't continuous when the shot was changed - a character would have a hat on in the close up and off in the long shot, so I thought it would be interesting to work through this and work out how I was going to make the edit work without making the edit 'visible' through discontinuity.</span>Natalie Obankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01065774682601541790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828831012810250348.post-88018481599286161862012-12-16T08:27:00.002-08:002012-12-16T08:27:39.268-08:00Comedy: Editing Tips<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:DocumentProperties>
<o:Template>Normal.dotm</o:Template>
<o:Revision>0</o:Revision>
<o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime>
<o:Pages>1</o:Pages>
<o:Words>1397</o:Words>
<o:Characters>7964</o:Characters>
<o:Company>BBEC</o:Company>
<o:Lines>66</o:Lines>
<o:Paragraphs>15</o:Paragraphs>
<o:CharactersWithSpaces>9780</o:CharactersWithSpaces>
<o:Version>12.0</o:Version>
</o:DocumentProperties>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves>false</w:TrackMoves>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>
<w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>
<w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables/>
<w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/>
</w:Compatibility>
</w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="276">
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]-->
<!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0cm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<!--StartFragment-->
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #343434;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Four Principles of Comedy Editing<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #343434;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I found this information
online when looking for inspirations and ideas behind comedy editing, the full
text can be found here:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #343434;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://faisalazam.com/blog/2009/08/16/the-art-of-editing-comedy/">http://faisalazam.com/blog/2009/08/16/the-art-of-editing-comedy/</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #343434;">1. Timing is key.</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #343434;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #343434;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Timing refers to the choice, control or judgment about
when something should be shown, cut to, or cut away from. Here I’m not only
referring to a single cut or image, but to the internal pacing of a whole
sequence. When you listen to a person who tells a joke well, or watch a comic
who’s perfected his or her routine, you can see this principle at work. There’s
set-up, rhythm, build-up, delivery—all executed with precision, suggesting that
the act has been engineered and timed for a certain effect. Great comedians
have mastered this principle, even going so far as to build in pauses for
audience laughter and reaction.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #343434;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When working with comedic material, an editor must
simultaneously be both comedian and audience. If the performers themselves are
funny and have great comedic timing, the job is easy. If the comedian or actor
blunders a bit or the timing is off the mark, the editor then has to find
opportunities to enhance the humor or create humor where no humor really
exists. In that case, using his or her best judgment, the editor must select
moments with the potential for humor and construct a sequence that an audience
will hopefully find amusing, figuring out when and where to cut, and crafting a
rhythmic, temporal dynamic of shots that will succeed in getting the biggest
laugh. Achieving this is harder than it seems. While everyone has an individual
sense of timing, you know great timing when you see it—when the joke hits the
mark, coming not a split-second too soon or too late.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #343434;">2. Use the right reaction shot</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #343434;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #343434;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The shot-reverse-shot sequence (for example, a person
is shown observing something, then a reverse angle shot reveals the object
being looked at, and finally a return to the person observing) is one of the
most powerful and frequently used building blocks of film storytelling. When a
character in a comedy says or does something funny, the film cuts to a reaction
from another character, and then returns to the first character.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #343434;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">While the art of comedy lies in the juxtaposition (and
timing) of these elements, I find that the right reaction shot is essential. <i>Right</i>
doesn’t mean “correct”, but rather <i>the most appropriate</i>. An actor can
give you ten different reactions, all of them “correct,” but what’s <i>the most
appropriate</i> reaction shot to use in order to elicit the response you desire
from the audience? Are you going for subtlety? Looking for affirmation of the
joke or situation in the reaction shot, or playing against the joke and the
expectations of the audience? Are you going for a giggle, a snicker, or an
outright guffaw? How will you craft this joke or moment in relation to what
came before and what comes after? All of these questions help to determine the
right reaction shot to use. I frequently find that while there are technically
many “correct” choices, there’s usually only one <i>right</i> one.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #343434;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This viral video I edited shows these two principles
in action. Promoting a new mouthwash, but also spoofing the hit show <i>24</i>
in a mockumentary style similar to <i>The Office</i>, the timing quickens the
pace and brings out the humor, while priceless reaction shots amplify the
impact of the jokes. As in <i>The Office</i>, showing one character’s
ridiculous over-the-top antics, followed by a cut to another character’s
deadpan reaction almost always succeeds in making the humorous antics even
funnier.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #343434;">(The Office meets 24 in this
spoof for SmartMouth.)</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #343434;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #343434;">3. Let the audience in on the
joke beforehand.</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #343434;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #343434;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sometimes it pays to let the audience know a key piece
of information first. Hitchcock mastered this principle for suspenseful effect:
By showing viewers important information (for example, a ticking time bomb)
before his characters found out, he created a feeling of tension in the
audience. Action and horror films today rely on this time-tested technique;
when the killer is in the house and you find yourself screaming at the screen
because the character is clueless, you’ll know this principle is at play.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #343434;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But the same strategy can be used superbly in comedy.
In an oft-cited hypothetical example from a Laurel and Hardy film,<b>*</b> the
great editor-turned director David Lean advises using the old comedy maxim: “<i>Tell
them what you’re going to do. Do it. Tell them you’ve done it</i>” to get the
biggest laugh out of the sequence. This means suggesting to the audience what
is about to happen in advance of the gag.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #343434;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In Lean’s example, Laurel and Hardy are running down
the street and Hardy slips on a banana peel and falls. Rather than cutting the
sequence simply for smooth editing values (for example, Laurel and Hardy
running in a full shot, cut to a close-up of the banana peel as his foot enters
the frame and steps on the peel slipping, then cutting back to Hardy crashing
down on the ground) which would no doubt elicit audience laughter, prime the
joke by showing the banana peel well in advance. So Lean’s version of the scene
would look like this:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #343434;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. <i>Medium-shot of Laurel and Hardy running along
the street.</i> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #343434;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. <i>Close-up of banana skin lying on the pavement.</i>
(You have told your audience what you are going to do and they will start to
laugh.) <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #343434;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3. <i>Medium shot of Laurel and Hardy still running.</i>
(The audience will laugh still more.) <i>Hold the shot on for several seconds
of running before Hardy finally crashes to the pavement.</i> (The odds are that
the audience will reward you with a belly laugh. Having told them what you are
going to do, and having done it, how do you tell them you’ve done it?)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #343434;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> 4. <i>A close-up of Laurel making an inane gesture of
despair.</i> (The audience will laugh again.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #343434;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As Lean shows, by giving the audience a heads up to
the visual comedy, you set the joke up to be even funnier, eliciting multiple
laughs and prolonging the audience’s amusement. We have an idea of what’s going
to happen, and when it does and is performed well and edited for the right effect
(notice shot 4 is a reaction shot from Laurel), the comedic impact is more
powerful than if Laurel and Hardy were running and Hardy surprisingly slipped
on an unseen banana peel. Why settle for just one comedic incident eliciting a
single collective chuckle when you can build up to the big joke with a rich
set-up, foreshadowing close-ups, and funny reaction shots that will have the
audience chuckling all the way through and roaring by the time the gag is
pulled off?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #343434;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A less obvious but still illustrative example of this
principle can be seen in part one of a <a href="http://faisalazam.com/blog/2009/08/16/consumer-reports-viral-videos/"><span style="color: #dd5607; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">viral video
series</span></a> I edited for Consumer Reports, in which a wiry goof, Brandon,
challenges a low-key Consumer Reports test driver, Jake, to a car race. Jake’s
mild-mannered personality is a great foil for Brandon, who comes across as a
classic smartass. Timing and reaction shots are integral to the humor as usual,
but the principle of letting the audience in on the joke beforehand is at work
as well. Like the Laurel and Hardy example, where the audience gets a hint of
the joke in advance by seeing a shot of the banana peel well before Hardy slips
on it, we flash a quick shot of the Dodge Viper peeling out not long after Brandon
announces he’s going to race Jake. When we see that Brandon will be driving a
tiny, super fuel-efficient capsule called the Smart Car and Jake, by stark
contrast, gets the muscled Viper, we already know what’s going to happen. Take
a look at the video to see how the “let ‘em in on the joke beforehand”
principle is used to dramatize the race and ramp up the humor:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #343434;">(Consumer Reports Video 1: Dodge
Viper vs. the Smart Car.<b>**</b>)</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #343434;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #343434;">4. Less is More</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #343434;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #343434;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As I discovered when editing the Rolling Stone video
featuring Aziz Ansari, sometimes cutting things out and showing less amplifies
the humor. This made me curious about how other comedic material is edited to
see if the editors on a TV show, for example, would employ the same principles.
Because I was amused by Aziz, but hadn’t seen him in anything prior to editing
the video for Rolling Stone, I decided to check out the first season of <a href="http://www.nbc.com/parks-and-recreation/"><i><span style="color: #dd5607; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Parks and Recreation</span></i></a><i>.</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #343434;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Set in the world of local politics (the Parks and Recreation
Department of Pawnee, Indiana), the show is the brainchild of Greg Daniels and
Michael Schur, the duo behind the American version of <i>The Office</i>. Amy
Poehler, from <i>Saturday Night Live</i> plays the lead character, Leslie
Knope, an ambitious but bumbling mid-level bureaucrat at whose expense everyone
gets a laugh. Aziz plays office slacker, Tom Haverford, Leslie’s self-serving
(and irrepressibly horny) colleague. Poking fun at the absurd complexities of
small town bureaucracy, the show abounds with all the ignorance, idiocy,
stupidity, hypocrisy and general buffoonery that we’ve come to expect from both
versions of <i>The Office</i>. Executed in the same, frequently understated
mockumentary style, Parks and Recreation throws jabs at citizens and
bureaucrats alike, revealing how petty and unnecessarily complicated local
politics can be—especially when every player has his or her own personal
agenda.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I thought this page was really helpful for me
to find what styles of shots I need to work with to make it work as a comedy. I
like the idea of shot-reverse-shot reactions being needed and shown cleverly
between a conversations. I will definitely use these ideas within my work.</span><o:p></o:p></i></div>
<!--EndFragment-->Natalie Obankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01065774682601541790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828831012810250348.post-47692544903037777542012-12-16T08:23:00.002-08:002012-12-16T08:42:24.749-08:00Comedy Editing: Intro & Prep<br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 20px;">In session, we were told about our next assignment for this module. We were shown where to access footage of a comedy we needed to edit. We were told that we needed to pick one three-minute scene, or two different scenes if the particular scene you chose wasn't long enough. I've previously read through the entire screenplay which was available on blackboard throughout the module, but nothing really stood out to me at this point in regard to which scenes I wanted to take on. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">I decided it would be easier to look through the footage and decide which stood out to me the most. Firstly I decided on the opening supermarket scene, I thought it looked interesting and stood out to me, at this point I didn't know how long it would be - so I chose a second scene - the house scene with Alf, Tony & Penny in case my rough cut of the supermarket wasn't long enough. I liked some of shots within these scenes and I could picture in my head how I wanted them to work. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span style="line-height: 20px;">Firstly, I sorted through all the footage of these scenes by labelling and sorting them into different bins.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSeQKgitbZz-x8SSPqGvy_RTvE2fSxSAuwwDRffKI2smtJVd5HWFQ4T8zUGEVyPTPwp6O_nXf2OEhWLhdY1kqc-iQ8dsCw53G7YrIIFOvwj4EkLVoTvZ8CV6ndalNcfzo-Rve4SI33nWs/s1600/Comedy+-+Picking:Labelling+Scenes.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSeQKgitbZz-x8SSPqGvy_RTvE2fSxSAuwwDRffKI2smtJVd5HWFQ4T8zUGEVyPTPwp6O_nXf2OEhWLhdY1kqc-iQ8dsCw53G7YrIIFOvwj4EkLVoTvZ8CV6ndalNcfzo-Rve4SI33nWs/s640/Comedy+-+Picking:Labelling+Scenes.png" width="640" /></a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxvg4XY-yqjPHaYMq2tqN7FNjK4jVek8vZ3n95xGERkvvczHudt0GIytsoNmVgJ7eEKGgfkkfSRyvXDWfWExC3P1Jv82AfRgMvDmR0vOabSZIHpxsHic6d4ra8DYbV4dGl6iGD6qy0SfM/s1600/Comedy+-+Sorting+Out+Footage.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxvg4XY-yqjPHaYMq2tqN7FNjK4jVek8vZ3n95xGERkvvczHudt0GIytsoNmVgJ7eEKGgfkkfSRyvXDWfWExC3P1Jv82AfRgMvDmR0vOabSZIHpxsHic6d4ra8DYbV4dGl6iGD6qy0SfM/s640/Comedy+-+Sorting+Out+Footage.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TcAv4zPDe_lSFwmmriTSc7JbCMLcqyjEAsJ9f2qmatyH_wzvf6aV96fYo6GTIYxcRFG2G2vkG4shyphenhyphen-62rWI3UpeFgOObhal3TCR1TUVY88emS2k6ggbY7bG1G5DRa0yvn8WVjCZF5vA/s1600/Comedy+-+Sorting+Out+Footage.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TcAv4zPDe_lSFwmmriTSc7JbCMLcqyjEAsJ9f2qmatyH_wzvf6aV96fYo6GTIYxcRFG2G2vkG4shyphenhyphen-62rWI3UpeFgOObhal3TCR1TUVY88emS2k6ggbY7bG1G5DRa0yvn8WVjCZF5vA/s640/Comedy+-+Sorting+Out+Footage.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />Natalie Obankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01065774682601541790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828831012810250348.post-2353901784971379362012-12-15T04:34:00.000-08:002012-12-20T04:35:07.040-08:00Documentary: Fine Cut<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgNIMcmAdVN46QXF0ZYDXjH4qyM3yvVmVMnzrbodoEbiE4nDhzkM6ls7343sfgprbkNJlggYk-_LaGvCEGRuM57boTVm4k8KaMjaPEwJxBSwxx7KoSW6hXhEUNVG_GuBS53eOljvTefdY/s1600/Climber+-+Making+Changes+1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgNIMcmAdVN46QXF0ZYDXjH4qyM3yvVmVMnzrbodoEbiE4nDhzkM6ls7343sfgprbkNJlggYk-_LaGvCEGRuM57boTVm4k8KaMjaPEwJxBSwxx7KoSW6hXhEUNVG_GuBS53eOljvTefdY/s640/Climber+-+Making+Changes+1.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
After creating a rough and cut creating some music for our piece, we needed to bring it altogether into a fine cut. This meant ensuring that the shots of the interview where in sync (to the frame) with the audio bites, fine cutting the shots to cut out any unnecessary features as well as matching the music we made to the shots, to create a rhythm within the piece.<br />
<br />
We enjoyed this process, we spent time ensuring the shots worked together, the sound worked well as well as using cross fades when necessary on the sound to allow the change in sound bites to flow more easily. The fine cut allowed me to use some of the tools on Final Cut Pro more efficiently, for example, the trim tool was helpful in ensuring we had the right frames for what we wanted for our piece.Natalie Obankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01065774682601541790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828831012810250348.post-60748729373424006712012-12-14T08:22:00.002-08:002012-12-14T08:23:57.333-08:00Documentary Editing: Editing Interview Sound<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ9u0fL4WBYSSb8aFQI-Xh3uHjKPRnrsAa4sP_qKrSyw0p9MXr5YhSCJ8EmbqWqQ5JO7QLbEWlje2JyxJ7EMkrraEMczegcw6U1Fv6dpzonC9BO1bm1pX5LVnK7iluThlx3cMX16Z9toc/s1600/Climber+-+Editing+Interview+Sound.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ9u0fL4WBYSSb8aFQI-Xh3uHjKPRnrsAa4sP_qKrSyw0p9MXr5YhSCJ8EmbqWqQ5JO7QLbEWlje2JyxJ7EMkrraEMczegcw6U1Fv6dpzonC9BO1bm1pX5LVnK7iluThlx3cMX16Z9toc/s640/Climber+-+Editing+Interview+Sound.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After the rough cut, we decided that we first wanted to edit the interview sound in any way we can to make it sound better within our film. We sent the sound file to SoundTrack Pro, where we edited the interview sound by changing the levels - trying to get rid of any buzz or atmosphere noise as much as possible as well as make the vocal levels stronger. This worked well on some of the clips, however some didn't work as well, so we either used the original or cut it from the film, if it wasn't usable.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Soundtrack pro was also used to make the atmos last longer, as well as edit our Garageband track to fit the project sound levels. We rendered the changes and sent the file back to Final Cut Pro to continue the edit.</span>Natalie Obankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01065774682601541790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828831012810250348.post-69695414636423198242012-12-14T08:17:00.001-08:002012-12-14T08:24:09.852-08:00Documentary: Rough Cut<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHe11JedahsKnauKsDGbGBsqF9C32I72_Z2N0nTnqae13VEm34bT3RZjE1ulHBtQohgmXdp4LwJGzWtvb2cQa_XAfV8VKFjrbzOaDlcy33il_S4qkoy5_HDLfQ-7Yc5u_3Foe_NYfJQc/s1600/Climber+-+Rough+CUtting.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHe11JedahsKnauKsDGbGBsqF9C32I72_Z2N0nTnqae13VEm34bT3RZjE1ulHBtQohgmXdp4LwJGzWtvb2cQa_XAfV8VKFjrbzOaDlcy33il_S4qkoy5_HDLfQ-7Yc5u_3Foe_NYfJQc/s640/Climber+-+Rough+CUtting.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After sorting through the footage, we first created a rough assembly of shots we liked and sections of interview we wanted to use. We transcript the interviews and highlighted bits we wanted to use beforehand - because we thought it would be easier to work the visual around the audio.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After assembling the shots we wanted and the audio, we started working on our rough cut, by first sorting an opening montage - Alli created a great edit of shots which was over a minute, and we decided to cut it down and use different sections in different places throughout the film. I then took the task of finding other shots to use, as well as cutaway shots to go with the interview footage. I chose a range of L/S and shots of the climber working to correspond with what he was saying during a particular section.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We then worked together through the rest of the rough cut and assembling our 5-minute piece.</span>Natalie Obankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01065774682601541790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828831012810250348.post-77724509511083490512012-12-14T08:02:00.000-08:002012-12-14T08:24:27.535-08:00Documentary Editing: Re-Capturing Footage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIe-FxIA7cHi04caq3pUpUoaG9cy7br3tNPhP0D1hynFnzZ-7rUpGFxJycQr2Q7YFn1PdhOLznBxpd_u3IzBknYl_8buLh7kxkH2WarrjjEa0oAQaqlkEPusaVQ3mi1eNPZsHmd51s0l0/s1600/Climber+-+Using+Capture+Footage:Labeling.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIe-FxIA7cHi04caq3pUpUoaG9cy7br3tNPhP0D1hynFnzZ-7rUpGFxJycQr2Q7YFn1PdhOLznBxpd_u3IzBknYl_8buLh7kxkH2WarrjjEa0oAQaqlkEPusaVQ3mi1eNPZsHmd51s0l0/s640/Climber+-+Using+Capture+Footage:Labeling.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">At the end of the session, we learnt that we could have access to the original footage tapes. So later in the week, me and my friend Jess took turns to capture footage and shared them between us (we worked with different people, and the capturing process took over 8 hours). I'm glad we had access to more footage, because we found more interviews (with better quality audio) as well as more picturesque scenes and landscapes which I think would capture an audience's attention.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When we captured and imported all the footage back into our Final Cut Project, we spent more time labelling and sorting bins.</span>Natalie Obankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01065774682601541790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828831012810250348.post-5714508090538867592012-12-14T07:58:00.001-08:002012-12-14T08:24:41.317-08:00Documentary Editing: Sorting Through Footage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfWC6RYG0IZEJjgqidYNozN56t7LYwmU-h64PrNJas3uAB_F7NtcwO6BUt6EKbiWZj0DEfSLzNp1fZ5Aw-TEPvN7TEngYlWo6rpaTOK8Qo2vyTe9lodKL5pL3WNn31329-kvh4fIAvtc/s1600/Climber+-+Sorting+Out+Sequence:Labeling+Clips.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfWC6RYG0IZEJjgqidYNozN56t7LYwmU-h64PrNJas3uAB_F7NtcwO6BUt6EKbiWZj0DEfSLzNp1fZ5Aw-TEPvN7TEngYlWo6rpaTOK8Qo2vyTe9lodKL5pL3WNn31329-kvh4fIAvtc/s640/Climber+-+Sorting+Out+Sequence:Labeling+Clips.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After getting the footage from the Shared folder, we decided to look more thoroughly through the original sequence we were given. Some of the footage was missing (mostly interview and music) so we decided it would be easy to start a brand new sequence for our own project, but also look at the visual footage and set up of the original one to see what worked and how we could change it and make it better for our project. Some of the footage is really nice and others not as much, so we decided it would be best to label things clearly and sort them into suitable bins so we knew which footage is better.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />
Alli & I spent the majority of the session labelling the footage and setting up the bins. I liked the look of this documentary and was excited to make it from scratch - as we thought this would be easier for us to get a fresh start. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />
The first thing we noticed is that we didn't have much interview footage, which documentaries do heavily rely on! We were slightly worried about making it a 5 minute piece with what we found, but carried on checking everything anyway. Some of the interview footage was also not recorded very well - both the audio and video qualities were quite low, so we knew we would have to spend a good amount of time working on them to make them better for the piece.</span>Natalie Obankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01065774682601541790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828831012810250348.post-80500626932205177482012-12-13T12:50:00.001-08:002012-12-13T13:09:53.936-08:00Documentary: The Apology Line<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:DocumentProperties>
<o:Template>Normal.dotm</o:Template>
<o:Revision>0</o:Revision>
<o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime>
<o:Pages>1</o:Pages>
<o:Words>79</o:Words>
<o:Characters>451</o:Characters>
<o:Company>BBEC</o:Company>
<o:Lines>3</o:Lines>
<o:Paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs>
<o:CharactersWithSpaces>553</o:CharactersWithSpaces>
<o:Version>12.0</o:Version>
</o:DocumentProperties>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves>false</w:TrackMoves>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>
<w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>
<w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables/>
<w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/>
</w:Compatibility>
</w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="276">
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]-->
<!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0cm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<!--StartFragment-->
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH246UhzgQV0lCyhVXMM4nuIjZN8AgpbJX7WipTpuzvHY5GBAeTRxbVZKG4KIWhQIKoJfjsCKh5GRl1eCTNeu3WXkWrt40Zy5Nvgm-op0PZ_XEr9gi_71vP-0Ewq_IXU7YIkRLG_XD8B0/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-03-19+at+21-1.24.03.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH246UhzgQV0lCyhVXMM4nuIjZN8AgpbJX7WipTpuzvHY5GBAeTRxbVZKG4KIWhQIKoJfjsCKh5GRl1eCTNeu3WXkWrt40Zy5Nvgm-op0PZ_XEr9gi_71vP-0Ewq_IXU7YIkRLG_XD8B0/s400/Screen+Shot+2012-03-19+at+21-1.24.03.png" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #262626;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #262626;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #262626;">The Apology
Line is another documentary created by James Lees. This documentary takes a
different approach to ‘Pockets’, by using sound bites, but no shots of the
interviewees getting interviewed whatsoever. This documentary is about a phone
line called ‘The Apology Line,' where members of the public can anonymously
confess anything and everything. It was inspired and based on the original
apology line project in New York. The apologies used within the film were all
really different concerning emotions — uncomfortable, rude or comical.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:DocumentProperties>
<o:Template>Normal.dotm</o:Template>
<o:Revision>0</o:Revision>
<o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime>
<o:Pages>1</o:Pages>
<o:Words>131</o:Words>
<o:Characters>748</o:Characters>
<o:Company>BBEC</o:Company>
<o:Lines>6</o:Lines>
<o:Paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs>
<o:CharactersWithSpaces>918</o:CharactersWithSpaces>
<o:Version>12.0</o:Version>
</o:DocumentProperties>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves>false</w:TrackMoves>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>
<w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>
<w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables/>
<w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/>
</w:Compatibility>
</w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="276">
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]-->
<!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0cm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<!--StartFragment-->
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">I did enjoy
watching this documentary again, I found it really different to the standard
style of documentary editing – on television documentaries, I’m used to set ups
such as ‘Project Nim’ where we’re shown the interviewees and shown
corresponding shots – however we’re shown shots of a city/tower block at night
almost setting the scene for the different apologies. I like that the edit
includes completely different apologies instead of focusing on one emotion – it
broadens the audience more and makes it more interesting to watch throughout.
The fact they’re so different keeps the audience watching to find out what
other people may have done, it may even give you the fear of your own apologies
or also give you confidence in your own experiences to feel that you are sorry
for something. – I believe this a
nice strong message to present and think that it has been approached well and
creatively.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0zL1otXa7_Kznc3aHzoB7vDdQvww1vjRcpE1Aa9hRTM6XwKkAxST8yNbbAutHdbEySnTWYUWQCa8NnY6A0EHdGaQtfT0PeLfvGEAylr3W2U_-2dI9HEc79jVwE-3M8Q6rFZaLzLIWJdQ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-03-19+at+21-1.23.51.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0zL1otXa7_Kznc3aHzoB7vDdQvww1vjRcpE1Aa9hRTM6XwKkAxST8yNbbAutHdbEySnTWYUWQCa8NnY6A0EHdGaQtfT0PeLfvGEAylr3W2U_-2dI9HEc79jVwE-3M8Q6rFZaLzLIWJdQ/s400/Screen+Shot+2012-03-19+at+21-1.23.51.png" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:DocumentProperties>
<o:Template>Normal.dotm</o:Template>
<o:Revision>0</o:Revision>
<o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime>
<o:Pages>1</o:Pages>
<o:Words>53</o:Words>
<o:Characters>304</o:Characters>
<o:Company>BBEC</o:Company>
<o:Lines>2</o:Lines>
<o:Paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs>
<o:CharactersWithSpaces>373</o:CharactersWithSpaces>
<o:Version>12.0</o:Version>
</o:DocumentProperties>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves>false</w:TrackMoves>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>
<w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>
<w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables/>
<w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/>
</w:Compatibility>
</w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="276">
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]-->
<!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0cm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<!--StartFragment-->
</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A feature I
liked within the film (which weren’t used that often) was the juxtaposing shots
that matched the sound bite used. For example, when a girl rings the apology
line and says she cheated on her boyfriend and didn’t care, it shows this shot
(an unfocused shot for the lack of the apology?) – allows the audience to know
she isn’t sincere about what she’s done.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:DocumentProperties>
<o:Template>Normal.dotm</o:Template>
<o:Revision>0</o:Revision>
<o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime>
<o:Pages>1</o:Pages>
<o:Words>30</o:Words>
<o:Characters>175</o:Characters>
<o:Company>BBEC</o:Company>
<o:Lines>1</o:Lines>
<o:Paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs>
<o:CharactersWithSpaces>214</o:CharactersWithSpaces>
<o:Version>12.0</o:Version>
</o:DocumentProperties>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves>false</w:TrackMoves>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>
<w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>
<w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables/>
<w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/>
</w:Compatibility>
</w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="276">
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]-->
<!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0cm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<!--StartFragment-->
</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This edit
actually plays with the audience’s emotion. When I watched it as an audience
member, this apology almost made me angry, because it wasn’t a real apology for
something she did wrong – she doesn’t care.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:DocumentProperties>
<o:Template>Normal.dotm</o:Template>
<o:Revision>0</o:Revision>
<o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime>
<o:Pages>1</o:Pages>
<o:Words>34</o:Words>
<o:Characters>198</o:Characters>
<o:Company>BBEC</o:Company>
<o:Lines>1</o:Lines>
<o:Paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs>
<o:CharactersWithSpaces>243</o:CharactersWithSpaces>
<o:Version>12.0</o:Version>
</o:DocumentProperties>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves>false</w:TrackMoves>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>
<w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>
<w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables/>
<w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/>
</w:Compatibility>
</w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="276">
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]-->
<!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0cm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<!--StartFragment-->
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The edit of
sound is also thought about well. The sound is edited to create a phone-call style
atmosphere; with this, the audience can clearly understand that these people
are ringing up a ‘help-line’ to confess things they’ve done wrong. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhogHBbaIdVtNVY_HzLWhMU3GT3CiZw3MiF0ytiM6XVPZehGTBAwhPfV6UZK0nx7f9or0W9ak6Z18ELoKWY-585Lv5YmdvJgSChbOdMVgVXomvjjHmaTDkdI1NqWJITBhyOjrE8S4QL6oA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-03-19+at+21-1.24.39.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhogHBbaIdVtNVY_HzLWhMU3GT3CiZw3MiF0ytiM6XVPZehGTBAwhPfV6UZK0nx7f9or0W9ak6Z18ELoKWY-585Lv5YmdvJgSChbOdMVgVXomvjjHmaTDkdI1NqWJITBhyOjrE8S4QL6oA/s400/Screen+Shot+2012-03-19+at+21-1.24.39.png" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<!--EndFragment--><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:DocumentProperties>
<o:Template>Normal.dotm</o:Template>
<o:Revision>0</o:Revision>
<o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime>
<o:Pages>1</o:Pages>
<o:Words>58</o:Words>
<o:Characters>335</o:Characters>
<o:Company>BBEC</o:Company>
<o:Lines>2</o:Lines>
<o:Paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs>
<o:CharactersWithSpaces>411</o:CharactersWithSpaces>
<o:Version>12.0</o:Version>
</o:DocumentProperties>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves>false</w:TrackMoves>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>
<w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>
<w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables/>
<w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/>
</w:Compatibility>
</w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="276">
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]-->
<!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0cm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<!--StartFragment-->
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I also love
that you don't see any faces in the piece. Usually any form of line, whether it
is a helpline or the apology line, it's anonymous, so you don't know whom the
information is coming from. The film has reflected this in showing its
anonymity and reflecting the idea of sound to it's visual. I love this fact,
it's cleverly created to stay unknown, even the actions aren't shown it's that
secret. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeNmu1PqDhyphenhyphenJJqS_9Xy7c3czYCSqr9wbfxuTs7JzB5cEzg4tOPIm_N9xW-jnQRNyCiUGsXh6v5eXo_awHDwBr5soWykwZacU3pX1AIHhAr_fYYt4097BQ3ZbGXXz8oP17nc3zOXDkdajY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-03-19+at+21.24.51.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeNmu1PqDhyphenhyphenJJqS_9Xy7c3czYCSqr9wbfxuTs7JzB5cEzg4tOPIm_N9xW-jnQRNyCiUGsXh6v5eXo_awHDwBr5soWykwZacU3pX1AIHhAr_fYYt4097BQ3ZbGXXz8oP17nc3zOXDkdajY/s400/Screen+Shot+2012-03-19+at+21.24.51.png" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<!--EndFragment--><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:DocumentProperties>
<o:Template>Normal.dotm</o:Template>
<o:Revision>0</o:Revision>
<o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime>
<o:Pages>1</o:Pages>
<o:Words>98</o:Words>
<o:Characters>564</o:Characters>
<o:Company>BBEC</o:Company>
<o:Lines>4</o:Lines>
<o:Paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs>
<o:CharactersWithSpaces>692</o:CharactersWithSpaces>
<o:Version>12.0</o:Version>
</o:DocumentProperties>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves>false</w:TrackMoves>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>
<w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>
<w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables/>
<w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/>
</w:Compatibility>
</w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="276">
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]-->
<!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0cm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<!--StartFragment-->
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="EN-US">The lack of
sound works well in this piece. It's good because it's set in a night scene
(shots of the city at night) throughout the piece. It's usually when you'd
expect people to ring this type of line, which I think has cleverly been
thought about to create the realism of the piece. The sound is silent under the
phone calls because realistically, that's what would happen. No music makes you
tenser, makes the calls centre of attention, therefore the apologies the centre
of attention. It's cleverly made eerie/disturbing sometimes, but the change in
apologies makes the mood change throughout the piece, so no music is used to
distract you from the moods the calls are creating.</span> </span></div>
<!--EndFragment--><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<!--EndFragment--><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<!--EndFragment--><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<!--EndFragment--><br />
<!--EndFragment-->Natalie Obankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01065774682601541790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828831012810250348.post-55202069080095028742012-12-13T12:17:00.002-08:002012-12-13T12:19:39.056-08:00Documentary: Pockets<!--[if !mso]>
<style>
v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style>
<![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:DocumentProperties>
<o:Template>Normal.dotm</o:Template>
<o:Revision>0</o:Revision>
<o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime>
<o:Pages>1</o:Pages>
<o:Words>338</o:Words>
<o:Characters>1927</o:Characters>
<o:Company>BBEC</o:Company>
<o:Lines>16</o:Lines>
<o:Paragraphs>3</o:Paragraphs>
<o:CharactersWithSpaces>2366</o:CharactersWithSpaces>
<o:Version>12.0</o:Version>
</o:DocumentProperties>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves>false</w:TrackMoves>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>
<w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>
<w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables/>
<w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/>
</w:Compatibility>
</w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="276">
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]-->
<!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0cm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;}
</style>
<![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1030"/>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1"/>
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
<!--StartFragment-->
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkaVEJa67CQ9XybtbYYAHav8YPyJyayYM5NFnhC_HqOpFhAktW7So0yo99IyUQ9w9dmJ1qtRkU12HlIVPrOB4qZxttNbOaOuWWgmTMWUDqRLvS6wwm0NToh2qefJsWGjp1uWAlbF17TmM/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-13+at+19.55.46.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkaVEJa67CQ9XybtbYYAHav8YPyJyayYM5NFnhC_HqOpFhAktW7So0yo99IyUQ9w9dmJ1qtRkU12HlIVPrOB4qZxttNbOaOuWWgmTMWUDqRLvS6wwm0NToh2qefJsWGjp1uWAlbF17TmM/s400/Screen+Shot+2012-12-13+at+19.55.46.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">Pockets is a
short documentary created by James Lees in 2008. It was based around the
stories of objects that people carried around with them in their pockets;
sometimes the object was a keepsake, other times it was something randomly left
there. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="281" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/14216866?badge=0" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="500"></iframe> </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://vimeo.com/14216866">Pockets - Short Film (Channel 4)</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/jameslees">James Lees</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">This documentary
is very cleverly put together. The shots are very well edited together in
correspondence to the sound bites. This documentary uses interview sound bites
and cutaways of the objects the interviewees were talking about, intertwining
the two cleverly to show you the character behind the object.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">For example: I
like the cuts between these two:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjek5ZD0XPkHWZYZr2dMtWnP023uvfgOn0zNRe5MqtcVquktp4GUIw9ksQJCeX2iPwleWrQKaDOAGp6vO2gONpKdp5QIpEzndbSTCl3DCzgaBlgO2xS0_r5wpG9SlFGuZLpRwSb2lgngBg/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-13+at+20.15.57.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjek5ZD0XPkHWZYZr2dMtWnP023uvfgOn0zNRe5MqtcVquktp4GUIw9ksQJCeX2iPwleWrQKaDOAGp6vO2gONpKdp5QIpEzndbSTCl3DCzgaBlgO2xS0_r5wpG9SlFGuZLpRwSb2lgngBg/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-12-13+at+20.15.57.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia;">Whilst the man
talks about the object (which I assume is a form of food), we’re shown a shot
of his mouth while he talks about the object, whilst chewing some at the same
time – there are a variety of these shots, for example when the woman shows her
compact mirror for her makeup, you’re shown her entire face – to make the
audience automatically examine her face for product, as well as (below) the shots
of the boys playing with their toys and then showing them in their hands –
showing their interaction and importance of these objects to these people.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZp81AJLSlM3TORGOWSJnYB5HqZSKz_HGMEVBHva756e0x2GXfvvd_MzG8uVO1X-KbOm1YXVZktMChEEde4rLA_TY_1Fo04mXcTw30iamQ2TS4qGPTt7nrarPZCMwO5lnznGFNR3zXGZE/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-13+at+20.16.46.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZp81AJLSlM3TORGOWSJnYB5HqZSKz_HGMEVBHva756e0x2GXfvvd_MzG8uVO1X-KbOm1YXVZktMChEEde4rLA_TY_1Fo04mXcTw30iamQ2TS4qGPTt7nrarPZCMwO5lnznGFNR3zXGZE/s640/Screen+Shot+2012-12-13+at+20.16.46.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1027" type="#_x0000_t75"
alt="Screen Shot 2012-12-13 at 19.58.07.png" style='position:absolute;
margin-left:3in;margin-top:4.6pt;width:257.15pt;height:145pt;z-index:4;
visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-wrap-distance-left:9pt;
mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt;
mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:absolute;
mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute;
mso-position-vertical-relative:text'>
<v:imagedata src="file://localhost/Users/natalieroseobank/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0clip_image005.png"
o:title="Screen Shot 2012-12-13 at 19.58.07.png"/>
<v:textbox style='mso-rotate-with-shape:t'/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]-->
<br />
<table align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td height="4" width="216"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">The sound edit
also plays quite a nice part to the film. The music itself is quite light-hearted
but noticeable. It creates an atmosphere for the audiences, just as to the
setting of the work – where these people are, just out on a street. The
background atmos track is plain and simple, this doesn’t distract the view from
the main purpose of the film, which is what each person in the shot presents.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">In the edit, I noticed
that throughout, the interviews don’t always show a full face, but focus on a
particular feature of that person (if it’s important) sometimes it would jump
cut from a standard documentary set up and then only show the side of a face. I
like the idea of using these shots, it makes listening to the dialogue more
interesting, and also makes each person they interview different from the
previous one, it almost gives the audience a surprise as the styles of shots
change. It keeps the film interesting throughout and also promotes people’s
individuality. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">I really enjoy
this documentary and the editing style. The simple topic is explored in a very
creative way, and I find the range of shots and styles interesting. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<!--EndFragment-->Natalie Obankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01065774682601541790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828831012810250348.post-34498829016285411532012-12-11T14:14:00.000-08:002012-12-13T12:18:05.483-08:00Documentary: Project Nim<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIq8PxSTsLG0ASVnZ0jmv7mh2bU69Hj42UVZvzyBnuo42Dio_aVN4ibK3Cc4_4ROL79rTvirq5S51bKNH78yLFW5_34QEB8BYs2bPZQHMAKC8ucDQOrgLtc0LGJCsdBMge17U4qJ3RHLg/s1600/Project-Nim-poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIq8PxSTsLG0ASVnZ0jmv7mh2bU69Hj42UVZvzyBnuo42Dio_aVN4ibK3Cc4_4ROL79rTvirq5S51bKNH78yLFW5_34QEB8BYs2bPZQHMAKC8ucDQOrgLtc0LGJCsdBMge17U4qJ3RHLg/s640/Project-Nim-poster.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Project Nim was a documentary I watched recently by myself. The project tells the story of a chimp who is taken from his mother at birth and raised like a human child by also learning sign language.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I really liked this documentary, I feel that it really played with my emotions and because it was a feature length documentary, it had many emotions to share.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Most of the footage of Nim was archive from the family and other resources, which shows that Marsh has researched and used a lot of relevant data to present this documentary's purpose to it's audience. It shows the chimp from being a baby, growing up, good points and bad points up until Nim's death.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnI9EDhi78UpBcTCvqQCFNhTsMsBOTjHW4mJ-qBpY-n0JFd91poNfI2imWIwwoqSVKZggXkGCvHtBc-UAFlcru3PMQVKNYbmXWdc0c1It97KXvhaIrysODGdi1-cj2z9XJq34uAjnqDQk/s1600/82131835.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnI9EDhi78UpBcTCvqQCFNhTsMsBOTjHW4mJ-qBpY-n0JFd91poNfI2imWIwwoqSVKZggXkGCvHtBc-UAFlcru3PMQVKNYbmXWdc0c1It97KXvhaIrysODGdi1-cj2z9XJq34uAjnqDQk/s400/82131835.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This style of documentary uses interview and sound bites throughout to tell the story, rather than using a narrator. The film uses cutaway to move from one bite to another which works amazingly well with the shots used within. The edit is smooth and seamless almost, it's used to create emotion. The edit is bias to those involved within the interviews - you see mainly their point of view and therefore emphasise with them.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The subject is to the side, talking to the side of the camera. I like that the background is plain because it allows you to focus on what he is saying rather than where he is. The set up of these shots are continuously set up perfectly in regards to lighting and space. I also like the fact that once again the interview style changes with each person, for example, one of the ladies being interviewed is sat straight, looking straight behind the camera. It gives each person their own character in a way...</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The sound is used very cleverly to play with your emotions and set the scene of a certain situation. For example when you first are introduced to Nim (as an audience member, of course) it's soft music, lighthearted to create empathy for the chimp and make you feel happy or feel that it's cute. The music tends to play on the emotion of whether the project was the right thing to do or not. When the good parts of the project are shown, the music is quite upbeat and positive, whereas the bad points are accompanied by quite droning, almost unsettling music to make your mood as a viewer change. It's showing you the project in full, the for and against almost to allow the audience to decide whether they think it was right to do this or not. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Overall I enjoyed the documentary, the use of sound and edit techniques work effortlessly to create an emotional work. </span></div>
<br />Natalie Obankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01065774682601541790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828831012810250348.post-44018655930852666222012-12-11T13:33:00.002-08:002012-12-11T13:34:55.814-08:00The Art of Interview<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:DocumentProperties>
<o:Template>Normal.dotm</o:Template>
<o:Revision>0</o:Revision>
<o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime>
<o:Pages>1</o:Pages>
<o:Words>316</o:Words>
<o:Characters>1804</o:Characters>
<o:Company>BBEC</o:Company>
<o:Lines>15</o:Lines>
<o:Paragraphs>3</o:Paragraphs>
<o:CharactersWithSpaces>2215</o:CharactersWithSpaces>
<o:Version>12.0</o:Version>
</o:DocumentProperties>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves>false</w:TrackMoves>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>
<w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>
<w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables/>
<w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/>
</w:Compatibility>
</w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="276">
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]-->
<!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0cm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<!--StartFragment-->
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Hy5dcThPdYL5YCBL4uTsu0NLHQDg763ZvJsYbgQn_BsK9SoGKyr6FlHVP7EspFt5RleMvClxW3NWWI4uhMvO4weM0Rb2EJxrFfOB5a198whIIcEYklxxKVuMqK7uDt-yqYaEN8PMs8w/s1600/tumblr_lonxvs5HwM1qkp845o1_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Hy5dcThPdYL5YCBL4uTsu0NLHQDg763ZvJsYbgQn_BsK9SoGKyr6FlHVP7EspFt5RleMvClxW3NWWI4uhMvO4weM0Rb2EJxrFfOB5a198whIIcEYklxxKVuMqK7uDt-yqYaEN8PMs8w/s400/tumblr_lonxvs5HwM1qkp845o1_500.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="color: #131313; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #131313;">If a documentary is
created through the structure of interview clips, then a lot of the time as an
editor will be used to </span><span style="color: #131313;">organise</span><span style="color: #131313;"> all the material and ensuring you create a
story arc. This means that as the editor, I’d spend the majority of my time
editing and re-arranging sound bites to allow the film to tell a completed
story without the need of a form of narration – (this usually means creating an
assembly of sound bites in a different way they were recorded.)</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #131313; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 34.0pt;">Editors can apply
two types of sound bite constructions: 1) Splicing together the parts of two or
more sound bites to create a new statement; or 2) editing a word or phrase from
another part of the interview to get the right ‘inflection’, for example, using
a sound bite from the end of a sentence to make a statement, whereas the
original recording was at the beginning of the interview. This is called a
‘Frankenbite’. – (I like the idea of using this to make your work more
professional or to get the point across, but not using it to make the interview
dishonest, the interviews used need to work but not be taken out of their
original context.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #131313; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 34.0pt;">The point of
splicing this way is to collapse time, and to get the point across quickly,
rather than having a long take of sound rambling on. As long as the content
stays true, the film will be okay. These edits are usually covered with the use
of cutaway shots to hide all the jump cuts between splices. Even though I
prefer this method, some directors prefer to show the jump cut to give a
certain interesting rhythm to the cut, which with cutaways wouldn’t be there. It
also allows the audience to see that the edit has been made within the footage.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #131313; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 34.0pt;">Tips on
Cameras…<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #131313; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 34.0pt;">Using a HDSLR
allows you to work on two-camera shots, which is known to be useful when it
comes to documentary interviews. <i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">‘Often directors
will set up two 5D or 7D cameras – one facing the subject and the other at an
angle. This gives the editor two camera angles to cut with and it’s often
possible to assemble edited sound bites using cuts between the two cameras at
these edit points.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This method
allows you splice together the different thoughts – without a jump cut. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<!--EndFragment-->Natalie Obankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01065774682601541790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828831012810250348.post-64002732175579543152012-12-05T16:09:00.000-08:002012-12-11T08:38:46.672-08:00Documentary Editing Introduction<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:DocumentProperties>
<o:Template>Normal.dotm</o:Template>
<o:Revision>0</o:Revision>
<o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime>
<o:Pages>1</o:Pages>
<o:Words>312</o:Words>
<o:Characters>1782</o:Characters>
<o:Company>BBEC</o:Company>
<o:Lines>14</o:Lines>
<o:Paragraphs>3</o:Paragraphs>
<o:CharactersWithSpaces>2188</o:CharactersWithSpaces>
<o:Version>12.0</o:Version>
</o:DocumentProperties>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves>false</w:TrackMoves>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>
<w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>
<w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables/>
<w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/>
</w:Compatibility>
</w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="276">
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]-->
<!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0cm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<!--StartFragment-->
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:DocumentProperties>
<o:Template>Normal.dotm</o:Template>
<o:Revision>0</o:Revision>
<o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime>
<o:Pages>1</o:Pages>
<o:Words>557</o:Words>
<o:Characters>3176</o:Characters>
<o:Company>BBEC</o:Company>
<o:Lines>26</o:Lines>
<o:Paragraphs>6</o:Paragraphs>
<o:CharactersWithSpaces>3900</o:CharactersWithSpaces>
<o:Version>12.0</o:Version>
</o:DocumentProperties>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves>false</w:TrackMoves>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>
<w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>
<w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables/>
<w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/>
</w:Compatibility>
</w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="276">
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]-->
<!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0cm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<!--StartFragment-->
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:DocumentProperties>
<o:Template>Normal.dotm</o:Template>
<o:Revision>0</o:Revision>
<o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime>
<o:Pages>1</o:Pages>
<o:Words>649</o:Words>
<o:Characters>3703</o:Characters>
<o:Company>BBEC</o:Company>
<o:Lines>30</o:Lines>
<o:Paragraphs>7</o:Paragraphs>
<o:CharactersWithSpaces>4547</o:CharactersWithSpaces>
<o:Version>12.0</o:Version>
</o:DocumentProperties>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves>false</w:TrackMoves>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>
<w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>
<w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables/>
<w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/>
</w:Compatibility>
</w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="276">
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]-->
<!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0cm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<!--StartFragment-->
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #131313;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For my second
project in this module, we were asked to edit footage taken from a documentary
called ‘In A Climbers Hands’. This documentary followed a young man who
explained about the different locations he climbed in, different styles of
climbing and about </span></span><span style="color: #131313; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">obstacles he faces. It looked like quite interesting
footage.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDB4WZKi5cMybu0TUGZStxUb3emeFKeVnwvfqrvGKC_d9diDLb9WdAEXlkWg1DZzYHjxhirjFS8sfViN6pWYJo8GMh0DJILIFya_JwuN3ooQqmaVihzdE77Eays1Ps5YxUisj7EpaHIM/s1600/Documentary-Courses.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDB4WZKi5cMybu0TUGZStxUb3emeFKeVnwvfqrvGKC_d9diDLb9WdAEXlkWg1DZzYHjxhirjFS8sfViN6pWYJo8GMh0DJILIFya_JwuN3ooQqmaVihzdE77Eays1Ps5YxUisj7EpaHIM/s320/Documentary-Courses.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="color: #131313; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I enjoy watching
documentaries. I feel that they present information in a very expressive way, a
way the audience can connect and understand the information they are being
presented with, as well as being able to envision what the documentary is about
– for example, a space documentary has interviews by experts, but also shows
footage of what they are talking about (be it CGI or real footage taken from
space) to allow the audience to entice themselves further into this story.</span><span style="color: #131313; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span style="color: #131313; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I also enjoy how documentaries can be
created as entertaining as drama features – only the features are reality.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #131313;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In regards to
editing, Documentaries do tend to present many challenges to an editor.
Documentaries allow an editor to play a ‘writer’s’ role within the film to
select the correct shots and construction to present the story clearly and
effectively. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #131313;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One of the
important features of editing is the <b><i>Structure and Style</i></b><i>. </i>There are different ways you can build
a documentary. The aim of this style of film is have an end product that tells
the audience an engaging story. In regards to structure, there is a variety of
ways/forms that the film tends to take:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: 16.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #131313;">· </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #131313;">Using ‘the voice of god’/narrator to guide you through the
film<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 16.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #131313;">· </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #131313;">Interview sound bites that completely tell the story.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 16.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #131313;">· </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #131313;">Re-enactments used that show the events that happened by
using acted scenes or readings.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom: 16.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #131313;">· </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #131313;">The hidden observer – the audience being involved almost.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #131313;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It is known that
the best way to approach a documentary is to use a combination of all these
forms. For example, you may be able to set out an entire story, which is
completely told through the use of sound bites, however it isn’t entirely ‘fleshed’
out. This is where parts of narration would help clarify the story and bind all
the elements together to bring the piece together as a whole for the audience
to understand.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #131313;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Another important
feature, which is mentioned above, is the <b><i>Story Arc </i></b>or the <b><i>Character</i></b>
the film is focusing on. The
people you see within a documentary are real, but when it comes to watching the
film, the audience perceives that these people are no less characters in a
film, playing a role performed by a dramatic actor. For the editor, the way
sound is selected and put them together (as well as the order that these are
presented to your audience) establish this vital story arc, but allows the
audience to create the idea of heroes and villains within their minds. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #131313;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Audiences have
always wanted a film that starts with a logical beginning, it then needs to
build some form of tension and then have an ultimate resolution. This doesn’t
mean that every film created needs to have a happy ending, just an ending that
allows the story to leave the audience with conclusions and answers. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #131313;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A key aspect to
think about when it comes to editing the story arc is to ensure that your
characters are balanced out. In interview-based documentary stories, the same,
or similar questions are asked to a variety of interviewees as the different
interviews are taking place. This is extremely helpful when it comes to the
editing stage because it allows you to balance the different on-camera
appearances, and mix them up when choosing whose response to use in the final
film. This way, it allows the same subject to be discussed between a number of
people, rather than heavily viewing one person. TIP: it’s sometimes best to
have one person start the thought or the statement the film is trying to get
across, and then conclude with another, assuming that the two different compliment
each other. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #131313;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Another important
idea behind editing a documentary is <i>Objectivity.</i>
The majority of documentaries are created from a point-of-view, and sometimes a
bias one of the people involved – whether it be those in-front or behind the
camera. Even if you try to portray each side of an argument fairly, the choice
of shots and sound bites reflect an almost ‘sub-conscious’ opinion of the
person who’s in charge of making that decision. An important tip for this
aspect is it ensures that as an editor, you make it clear that this is a
personal statement by those involved, so the audience isn’t forced or tricked
into believing the filmmakers view.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<!--EndFragment--></div>
<!--EndFragment--></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #131313;">
<!--EndFragment--></span></div>
<!--EndFragment-->Natalie Obankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01065774682601541790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828831012810250348.post-19433722125888225642012-12-02T07:42:00.000-08:002012-12-14T07:43:09.889-08:00Drama: I Do Air<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:DocumentProperties>
<o:Template>Normal.dotm</o:Template>
<o:Revision>0</o:Revision>
<o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime>
<o:Pages>1</o:Pages>
<o:Words>271</o:Words>
<o:Characters>1545</o:Characters>
<o:Company>BBEC</o:Company>
<o:Lines>12</o:Lines>
<o:Paragraphs>3</o:Paragraphs>
<o:CharactersWithSpaces>1897</o:CharactersWithSpaces>
<o:Version>12.0</o:Version>
</o:DocumentProperties>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves>false</w:TrackMoves>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>
<w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>
<w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables/>
<w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/>
</w:Compatibility>
</w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="276">
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]-->
<!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0cm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<!--StartFragment-->
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE65vZACngz8b6On3YE8p11vzq_9q4DseASJtJmFH1-NM3uLNDi2bP4UbGTY58w3wGBvM3QSHOyVRIIeNuiTAzgM7vvL-yqQTdVHIzMHEfZ13gHjXBtHtg2OQ4eUxK9Cb8bkr2YbOIP4A/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-05-09+at+20.54.56.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE65vZACngz8b6On3YE8p11vzq_9q4DseASJtJmFH1-NM3uLNDi2bP4UbGTY58w3wGBvM3QSHOyVRIIeNuiTAzgM7vvL-yqQTdVHIzMHEfZ13gHjXBtHtg2OQ4eUxK9Cb8bkr2YbOIP4A/s400/Screen+Shot+2012-05-09+at+20.54.56.png" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I Do Air is a short drama directed by Martina Amati, which
follows a young girl who was a fear of swimming underwater, the film shows that
through determination and the ability to escape her world, she conquers her
fear with the help of two underwater scuba divers.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdom84cP-7bTi4XFbUzTT5-ygX_2OTUj0kth6eLkPG0RH7oCa3W-PUxt-_3O_T7jMuGq3YgmukS1yLZxdfPf3g542AXW-aN1rT_ibCbgofL3Znhyphenhyphen0mcvL8Wza0odJboU4rmzNTrxEl9T0/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-05-09+at+20.55.53.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdom84cP-7bTi4XFbUzTT5-ygX_2OTUj0kth6eLkPG0RH7oCa3W-PUxt-_3O_T7jMuGq3YgmukS1yLZxdfPf3g542AXW-aN1rT_ibCbgofL3Znhyphenhyphen0mcvL8Wza0odJboU4rmzNTrxEl9T0/s400/Screen+Shot+2012-05-09+at+20.55.53.png" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">One of the most interesting features that stood out to me
was the sound edit. Throughout the piece, there is the ambience of the swimming
pool – the echoes, the water as people diving and conversations of people using
the pool. But you also get some music within this (mostly used towards to end
of the piece), which I think helps create a more emotional atmosphere for the
audience to react to.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">However the shot above – I really liked the idea. When the
girl holds her breath, all the sounds disappear and silence occurs. She wants
to escape all the noise, all the fear and pressure, and be able to swim. The
use of silence within the edit gives a sense of escapism, and occurs twice in
the film. The holding of the breath appears to link the internal and external.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXCwOPqjq0a_Q89oOMTU4115Ry_cywl4madmdaFwn4c-nM02XqiSq7Y95E5AJvXFnETJ7glYVFl5-aMiOCuJgZmb26mOqqatHheMudqKk7v3WsAenHppY8I7zbNxVDT2APHLJT-imlCI/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-05-09+at+20.58.13.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXCwOPqjq0a_Q89oOMTU4115Ry_cywl4madmdaFwn4c-nM02XqiSq7Y95E5AJvXFnETJ7glYVFl5-aMiOCuJgZmb26mOqqatHheMudqKk7v3WsAenHppY8I7zbNxVDT2APHLJT-imlCI/s400/Screen+Shot+2012-05-09+at+20.58.13.png" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">Even though she
is afraid of going underwater, it is her dream to do so, to be free within the
water. This is shown within the changing room scene, when she holds her breath
and imagines she's underwater, and as an audience member, we see her fantasy
visually, as she floats in the changing room as if she's under the water.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">The colour
scheme of the film works very well, because it follows the genre and tone the
piece creates - she's sad that she can't do what she dreams to do, however the
sound works together with the visual to raise the tone and make the audience
happy for her being able to conquer her fear.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">I enjoyed this
piece, the edit was flowing like the water, the visual and sound worked well
together and complimented each other to create the emotion for the audience to
emphaise with the character.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<!--EndFragment-->Natalie Obankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01065774682601541790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828831012810250348.post-44174664900008745812012-12-02T07:33:00.001-08:002012-12-02T07:33:32.401-08:00Walter Murch's 'In The Blink Of An Eye'
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:DocumentProperties>
<o:Template>Normal.dotm</o:Template>
<o:Revision>0</o:Revision>
<o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime>
<o:Pages>1</o:Pages>
<o:Words>550</o:Words>
<o:Characters>3137</o:Characters>
<o:Company>BBEC</o:Company>
<o:Lines>26</o:Lines>
<o:Paragraphs>6</o:Paragraphs>
<o:CharactersWithSpaces>3852</o:CharactersWithSpaces>
<o:Version>12.0</o:Version>
</o:DocumentProperties>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves>false</w:TrackMoves>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>
<w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>
<w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables/>
<w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/>
</w:Compatibility>
</w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="276">
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]-->
<!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0cm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<!--StartFragment-->
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RNYKYShIvKUKWYVxEj_X-x1K67gBevXoo8aRTBwrCE3wFsLriHwGIY4IIkVaRc5vWs5dcNEg-JBb88pzsf_GbUsbZ_TPts_TFFeS5tDGGDjv2mQYGRW4Sc5XxgBcACBblbOintNHQCA/s1600/9781879505629.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RNYKYShIvKUKWYVxEj_X-x1K67gBevXoo8aRTBwrCE3wFsLriHwGIY4IIkVaRc5vWs5dcNEg-JBb88pzsf_GbUsbZ_TPts_TFFeS5tDGGDjv2mQYGRW4Sc5XxgBcACBblbOintNHQCA/s320/9781879505629.jpg" width="205" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">‘<i>In The
Blink of an Eye (Second Edition)’</i>
by Walter Murch was very informative in regards to his editing styles
and found this very interested. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I did enjoy reading this book; many of the
chapters were very enlightening. I’ve had an interest in editing since studying
Creative Media for A-Level, but never fully understood the reasons why certain
styles or cuts were used, and how effective they were on the audience. Even
though I’d experienced editing in my first year, I didn’t learn too much about
what was behind the cut and what the rules were in regards to the style or
theme of the film, I learnt more about technical aspects, and therefore this
book has helped me greatly in regards to analysing films and also helping me
determine which cuts would be best and where it would work best with my
audience. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One of the chapters that stood out to me was the
chapter containing Walter Murch’s theory on blinking – he believed that the
concept of blinking is associated with trains of thought, and in my opinion,
this didn’t completely make sense to me – does this mean that every time we
think of something new, even just a new word to continue the train of thought
we blink? Every time we create a new thought or action we blink? It didn’t seem
to work in this aspect for me, however I could understand how this theory could
link to cutting action films, but doesn’t match every style of film.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I found out a little about Murch before reading
this book fully, and once again the rule of six intrigued me – that an editor
should edit for six main points – Emotion being the most important to story,
rhythm, eye-trace, two dimensional plane of screen and three dimensional space
of action. I think these rules once again link to a particular style of film,
for example a drama will focus on emotion, because you want the audience to
emphasize with the character, whereas in an action, the idea of the
three-dimensional space seems more important to present to the audience. It’s a
good guide to cutting films, however I feel it could be altered depending on
the genre of the film you are editing. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Another interesting theory I found was the bee
theory. This is the idea that the audience can allow themselves to not be
dependent on a clear new setting, or it’s similarity to the previous shot. The
cuts that are subtle and ‘invisible’ are successful, then the audience can
recognise different context but if there is a displacement (a jump of some
form) then the audience notice and make them re-evaluate the situation,
creating a mental ‘jarring’ within the film. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I also like the idea that the editor gets to look
at the footage as ‘fresh’ and make more rash decisions than those who were
involved in the production. Because the editors are unaware as to what happened
on the shoot, they can look at the footage with a variety of possibilities and
try more complicated cuts and decisions to bring the final piece together. In
this sense, Murch stated that it was best that the editor tries only to see
what’s on the screen in front of them and work in a mind-set that they are part
of the audience. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Even though these techniques were written about
Murch’s work on 16mm film, they do still make sense and work with the editing
styles of today. Even though we’ve moved onto more digital editing, the ideas
of emotional cutting and keeping the editor’s eyes fresh is still important in
this sense, and therefore these points will, in my opinion, always be a key
aspect when it comes to editing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Overall the book was very inspiring, it includes
many techniques and quotes which have opened my eyes to different ideas of
styles of editing myself – as well as also knowing that the audience always
needs to be considered, but not given everything. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Suggestion is more important than exposition.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<!--EndFragment-->Natalie Obankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01065774682601541790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828831012810250348.post-69306662697199108432012-12-02T07:22:00.000-08:002012-12-14T07:23:06.055-08:00Drama: Misfits<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:DocumentProperties>
<o:Template>Normal.dotm</o:Template>
<o:Revision>0</o:Revision>
<o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime>
<o:Pages>1</o:Pages>
<o:Words>301</o:Words>
<o:Characters>1718</o:Characters>
<o:Company>BBEC</o:Company>
<o:Lines>14</o:Lines>
<o:Paragraphs>3</o:Paragraphs>
<o:CharactersWithSpaces>2109</o:CharactersWithSpaces>
<o:Version>12.0</o:Version>
</o:DocumentProperties>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves>false</w:TrackMoves>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>
<w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>
<w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables/>
<w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/>
</w:Compatibility>
</w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="276">
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]-->
<!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0cm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<!--StartFragment-->
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivnhkLsSCP6pEbsAwZUI0-Ij8979Axf0gzKKackSoeANW1jeCr57Qsu5I9AedhHueJGX8vR0oCGdv6AIsMvK2brueCyfGebu-IhXrRn6rZAGb6Ierbz5mZYwhIHc08Z1idNZUvApXKaeE/s1600/MisfitsIntertitle.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivnhkLsSCP6pEbsAwZUI0-Ij8979Axf0gzKKackSoeANW1jeCr57Qsu5I9AedhHueJGX8vR0oCGdv6AIsMvK2brueCyfGebu-IhXrRn6rZAGb6Ierbz5mZYwhIHc08Z1idNZUvApXKaeE/s400/MisfitsIntertitle.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Misfits is a British sci-fi comedy-drama
television show, which follows a group of young offenders who are sentenced to
work within a community centre on a community service program. Where a
mysterious storm occurs and that obtain supernatural powers.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In regard to the edit, Misfits starts with a lot
of cut showing flash backs of previous episodes the show have already aired,
that is an on going series, these cuts are hectic. The edit focuses on the
drama and the comedy, and therefore the emotion within the film. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERsGmTiy3XlZFuoCyH-JoETPpqBXZ3qtPqxwPzwppujIjl1ERClz_0W4FpurDVvtrbwvj8g8_nmz9RdB9iLLtO73QQch9Dh6cogNpW4yn9SRPdqgM-boD7bvVDe1kcnPiSnAIFAua_PQ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-14+at+13.33.15.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERsGmTiy3XlZFuoCyH-JoETPpqBXZ3qtPqxwPzwppujIjl1ERClz_0W4FpurDVvtrbwvj8g8_nmz9RdB9iLLtO73QQch9Dh6cogNpW4yn9SRPdqgM-boD7bvVDe1kcnPiSnAIFAua_PQ/s320/Screen+Shot+2012-12-14+at+13.33.15.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSNSNNoz_wloaZlGUM2UlKeJhVuLvrWEjwichXw5hegDuJvw_OWIGWYdwbWF5z_uhKmkT78dRupr9IlRdtmWWwCJMQqFUO5DvxxWfMMXw6mZ1hi7n6tVtfvX2rPOYCpjPbnNQnfb7u7o/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-12-14+at+13.34.34.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSNSNNoz_wloaZlGUM2UlKeJhVuLvrWEjwichXw5hegDuJvw_OWIGWYdwbWF5z_uhKmkT78dRupr9IlRdtmWWwCJMQqFUO5DvxxWfMMXw6mZ1hi7n6tVtfvX2rPOYCpjPbnNQnfb7u7o/s320/Screen+Shot+2012-12-14+at+13.34.34.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One of the most recent episodes followed the
group at a house party where the host takes drugs and hallucinates ‘The
Rabbit’, and because of the storm the hallucination becomes real and terrorises the house block and the community centre crew. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Near the beginning of the episode, we, as the
audience, are told about the group going to a house party. The two male
characters, Rudy & Finn are walking around the community centre, and
juxtaposed shots of the host, is shown. Rudy talks about him always being
drugged up and always hallucinating – and are shown a range of shots (Extreme
close ups of him taking drugs, watching TV program on a rabbit having surgery –
shot of the scalpel on TV juxtaposed with the boy’s scalpel cutting the drugs).
This worked really well to show the audience the character and the description.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I think music plays a massive part in this style
of drama, it sets the mood, the atmosphere and also makes any action scenes
much more dramatic. For example, there’s a scene where the group look for Jess
after she’s captured by the rabbit. The set is the basement, where it’s dark
and the pipes are noisy and drippy – creating tension straight away. The shots
are slow, some slow tracks are used, as the characters quietly search for their
missing friend, and quick when they encounter the ‘killer rabbit’ creating
different types of tension between the two scenes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I like misfits as an audience member, the shots
are cleverly cut to create the right emotion within a particular scene and
entices you into the story.</span></span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<!--EndFragment-->Natalie Obankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01065774682601541790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828831012810250348.post-36823019181442952122012-12-02T07:08:00.004-08:002012-12-02T07:09:48.979-08:00Walter Murch's Rule Of Six<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Through reading 'In The Blink Of An Eye', I learnt that when it comes to film and film editing, Murch has six main rules of evaluating a cut, or deciding where to cut:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6DsgQ0C58cMDp8oF4GKZzCIxTcYqWoiSl0_iciMVAtpHcyZrCRXeDcON-cej7-Iwm-U1lnUcgQ3erKXIatTtwnhakIHYEGBmjO7T20hWhGbJpuP736HsHYh1eqHtzNoV-hiciZd3CGd0/s1600/WalterMurch-thumb-260x365-30770.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6DsgQ0C58cMDp8oF4GKZzCIxTcYqWoiSl0_iciMVAtpHcyZrCRXeDcON-cej7-Iwm-U1lnUcgQ3erKXIatTtwnhakIHYEGBmjO7T20hWhGbJpuP736HsHYh1eqHtzNoV-hiciZd3CGd0/s320/WalterMurch-thumb-260x365-30770.jpg" width="227" /></span></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. Emotion - you have to think about how this particular cut will affect your target audience emotionally at this particular section of the film. (Emotion is most important - the audience is always first)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. Story - does the cut help move the story forward in a meaningful way?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3. Rhythm - does the cut make a rhythm? or a rhythmic sense?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4. Eye Trace - the cut affects the location/movement of the audience's focus in the film</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5. Two Dimensional Place of Screen - is the axis followed properly?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6. Three Dimensional Space - does the cut stay true to the established physical and spacial relationships</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">created?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">- Art of Guillotine</span>Natalie Obankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01065774682601541790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828831012810250348.post-45675473568721769692012-12-02T07:05:00.001-08:002012-12-02T07:09:56.242-08:00Edward Dmytryk's Rules Of Editing<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There are many different methods editors use to approach their work. One method, by Edward Dmytryk, who was a film director, created seven 'rules of cutting' that a good editor should follow to have a successful piece of work:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Rule 1. Never make a cut without a positive reason</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Rule 2. When undecided about the exact frame to cut on, cut long rather than short</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Rule 3. Whenever possible, cut in movement</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Rule 4. The 'fresh' is preferable to the 'stale'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Rule 5. All scenes should begin and end with continuing action.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Rule 6. Cut for proper values rather than proper 'matches' </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Rule 7. Substance first - then form.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I agree with the majority of these rules, but think it changes for the style of film you are trying to create. For example, I believe that a drama should move on an emotional state rather than movement because I believe it would have a bigger impact on the audience, whereas for an action scene, I feel it would be more appropriate for me as an editor to cut on movement and action to make the film dynamic and also ensure that it keeps the attention of the audience at every turn. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I like that a cut shouldn't be made without a positive reason, because you need to have confidence in your edit, and if you aren't sure why you're including or aren't too happy about the choice of cut, then I believe it shouldn't be there. The edit needs to be precise and needs to flow together to create the final work, therefore every cut made needs to fit with the others in a sense of standard as well as (sometimes) style and structure. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I also believe that starting an edit with a 'fresh' outlook is important too. Throughout other projects I've noticed that approaching footage only at the stage of post-production inspired me with narrative structure ideas, style as well as noticing errors made within the production that the production and pre-production teams missed - when you're engrossed in your role, you sometimes overlook little things, whereas I'm only being shown the footage so I have a brand new outlook on the finished product. The idea of cutting fresh could also mean not working in a 'cliche' style of editing for a particular film. Using conventions of editing is good, because you want your edit to be 'invisible', but use the edit to shock the audience and entice them to carry n watching the piece. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Overall, I think these methods are very important to my way of editing, it also shows me what best captures the audience and how to work efficiently with my footage.</span><br />
<br />Natalie Obankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01065774682601541790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828831012810250348.post-84040701057747660112012-11-28T04:22:00.001-08:002012-12-02T06:41:25.014-08:00Inspiring Quote<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">'If a piece of dialogue or VoiceOver isn't progressing the storyline it doesn't need to be in there.' - Billy Wilder</span>Natalie Obankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01065774682601541790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828831012810250348.post-17852242457114879282012-11-14T08:08:00.000-08:002012-12-02T08:08:50.317-08:00Quick Keyboard Controls<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When it comes to editing efficiently, another way to do this is making good use of the keyboard. The suggested keyboard (shown before) is a great start, it allows you to work faster and easier without needing to use the mouse. I do use a lot of shortcuts on my own Mac at home which allows me to use it more efficiently, but it would be helpful to bring these shortcuts (or ones more related) into my editing. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For Final Cut, you are able to set up your personalised keyboard, so if you have a specific style of using the keyboard in general, you can use this within your editing. By doing this, you can know what each key does which allows you to work more quickly - instead of wasting time looking things up and spending time scrolling down menus and other features.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Some keyboard shortcuts I currently use/know are:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>J/K/L = Timeline Movement</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This shortcut allows you to move through your footage without using your mouse. The mouse can make looking through your work time consuming and therefore these keys are helpful, especially when fine cutting, sorting shots and logging your footage. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Apple + Shift + 3 = Full Screen Screenshot</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This shortcut allows you to create an image of your entire screen, which is helpful because I need to do this for my research, so I can show images of my work as I explain how and why certain styles have been used. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Apple + Shift + 4 = Specific Screenshot</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This shortcut allows you to pick an area of your screen to screenshot, so you can specific certain sections of work. For example, wanting to focus on files on your Final Cut, or show your timeline settings more clearly. <i> </i></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>I + O = Creates In & Out Points</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Instead of using the mouse to click the buttons which allow you to create the two points, these buttons are useful to create sub clips because it makes finding the right section of a clip more precise. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Apple + U = Creates a Sub-Clip</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I use this mostly when logging footage, it allows you to pick specific shots and label them easily, making them easier to find them later in the process of editing. </span><br />
Natalie Obankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01065774682601541790noreply@blogger.com0