Task 13- Manipulating Time and Space

Task 13- Manipulating Time and Space

In this video we created a piece based on transitions and effects, we can show how feathers on an editing software when added can change the feel of a film. We done new things such as using the green screen which was something new for me and my group. We used other techniques in order to make the clips look interesting for the audience.

Task Twelve- Transitions and Effects

Transitions and Effects

Style of Editing

In film editing, transition refers to how one shot replaces the other. Many different types of transitions have been employed since the early years of cinema. Some are outdated or used to mainly to refer to those firts years but others are still used to this day. Each type invokes a different emotion.

Cut

The most basic and common of type of transition is the cut . A cut happens when one shot instantly replaces the other. Cuts are used that feature movies normally count thousands of them. Cuts are essential for the effects of juxtapostion,  although most cuts are simply used for a technical need the abrupt replacement of one shot by the other often demands a certain interpretation from the viewer.

Dissolve
A dissolve transition happens when one shot gradually replaces the next one disappears as the following appears. For a few seconds, they overlap and both are visable it is commonly used to signify the passage of time.

Fade in/out
Fade ins and fade outs are also a common type of transitions. Fade outs happen when a picture is gradually replaced ny black screen or any other solid colour. Traditionally, fade outs have been used to conclude movies. Fade ins are the opposite: a solid colour gradually gives way to picture, commonly used in the beginning of movies

Wipes
A wipe is when an image pushes the other image of the screen. Any images csan be pushed in any direction but it is mostly common for a image to be pushed off in the left hand side. A wipe shows the audience that they are being shown different locations that are experiencing the same time.

Graphic Match
A grqaphic match is when an object, colour or shape is 'matched' with an object, colour or shape in the following shot. The graphic match tells the audience that there is a very important link between whatever it is they are seeing in the two shots.

Manipulation of Diegetic Time and Space

 Editing effects are an important part of film making, they allow a film maker to very effectiviely manipulate a diegetic time and space. For example it is used to show that time is moving quicker or slower than it normally should. Moreover an effect can be something as simple as using a colour filter or it can be changing the saturation of an image to enhance the colour or remove it. There are many different effects that can be added in the editing. Another technique that is used is the speed of a footage, Moreover there are certain films that use layering and the altering the speed of the image itself

Task eleven: Creating pace with cross cutting

Creating pace with cross cutting

Cross cutting in drama is a technique similar to film editing, where two scenes are intercut to make continuity. When acting  two or more scenes are performed on stage at the same time. This is used when the director wants to show a scene where something is happening now, and a shot of something happening in the past. In the old days they would use a spot light to show the part of the stage or scene, and highlight it until it has finished, and then go back to the original actors who are in the 'now'. These days, the 'second' actors, are frozen in space until the time for them to take over, and then they stand still again. In the clip that myself and the group done is an example of creating pace with cross cutting. The clip is about a girl having to choose who she wants to be with but it causes a major argument between two guys, The actors was Myself, Emmanual and jake. The director was stevan and the camera operator was Cieron.

Task Ten- understanding pace

A transition in film is a technique used in the post production process of film/video editing, because this is where the scenes or shots are put together, this is mainly done just by using jut a normal cut that goes straight to the other scene . Now most films have selected uses of other transitions, they usually do this to set a mood to draw the audience in or suggest that time has passed or for separate pars of the story. The other transitions include Dissolves,Wipes, Fades and Cuts.


Cuts:
This transition is the most straight forward transition and it is also the most known way to join two shots. It is the most basic because there sis no special processes needed to perform a cut like other transitions, as the two film strips are just simply played one after the other, when the audience are watching a film that has this in it they will recognise it as one shown in the form of a camera angle change.

 Dissolves:

This transitions involves changing the visibility of the picture that is shown before, moreover rather than transitioning straight from shot to colour, a dissolve is when a shot turn into another one slowly. Dissolves can be used to create a link between two different objects or if someone is telling a story then it can be used o show visual images of this story.

 Fade:

A fade transition occurs when the picture  gradually completely turned into a single colour, in a lot of films they tend to use the colour black for this. Fade INS are usually used at the beginning of a film , while fade outs are found at the end of a film, when something important has finished.

Wipes:

A wipe is when one shot replaces another shot: it is done by the new shot travelling from the opposite side of the screen.

 

Point of view shot:

The camera will be placed as though we are the character as we will see everything that the person sees. This technique is mainly used as it draws the viewer in to the film more and gives them more involvement, as it makes them feel like they are actually in the film themselves rather than just watching it. They do this by showing what the character is looking at and this is represented by the camera so for this the camera is usually positioned between a shot of a character looking at something and shot showing the characyers reaction.

 

Task Nine Non Continuity

Task Nine – Non - Continuity

Non continuity editing is a style of film making that came about and was popular in the 1950s and 1960s. The two most important filmmakers who pushed the limits of editing techniques and also created a new trend "French New wave" were Jean Luc Godard and Francois Truffant.

The filmmakers of the French New Wave are irreplaceable and typical enough to stand out on their own but they collectively contained one of the most influential movements in cinema history. French New Wave films used a carefree editing technique and did not match the traditional editing etiquette of Hollywood films.

In this clip the gap in action when seberg picked the mirror it shows the use of a jump cut becasue he is looking at the mirror. This was done purposely by the editors because it startled the viewers and to draw the attention of something and to get the audience to talk about maybe there was something behind him.


A film that broke the 180 degree rule was The Shining it was created Stanley Kubrick. The camera changed positions as it caused the character to be on the other side. Another film that broke the 180 degree rule was the hunger games because katniss went in the room and at one point she was on the left then camera changed postions and she was on the right.

Task Eight- Using ContinuityEditing Techniques

Task Eight-Using Continuity Editing Techniques



Continuity Editing is a system of cutting used to maintain continuous and clear narrative action by following a set of rules. The goal of this style is to create a very smooth flow between all of our clips so that the narrative story will be obvious without unnecessary interruptions, and to ensure that there is continuity in the space and aesthetics of your video. This means to make my group had to make sure that there are no “jump cuts” - that people do not appear to jump around the room in different shots, and so that there is not different lighting or background sounds in different angles of the same scene. Essentially this type of editing is to be seamless, and make sure that their audience stays focused on the story instead of finding it boiring. In this video myself and jake was talking about football that we both watched and the comparing the match the similarities abd differences. The director was stevan and the camera operator was stevan.

 

 

 

 

 

Task Seven – Understanding Continuity Editing

Task seven- Understanding continuity editing

Continuity editing is when it is edited as easily as possible and flows so the audience does not realise or are distracted by the editing, each shot is to link into each other and have a clear importance so that the audience can see how each shot goes together without realising the editing done to the film. When some editors deliberately they are not smooth or continuous, this type of editing is noticed by audiences and is done purposely in some cases. This type of editing is called discontinuity editing. An example of continuity editing is the scene from Amazing spider-man as we see spider-man begins to run in a long shot, he then starts picking up the pace in a close-up of his feet and then we see two medium shots of him preparing to jump off a building.


180 degree rule

The 180 degree rule is another type of an editing technique used.  The 180 degree rule is also known as the axis of action, the axis action is an imaginary line between two of the main characters, and it basically shows where the cameras should be set to keep screen direction and continuity. The 180 degree rule is also used for continuity editing to move the narrative along. This means in a scene where the characters are talking, the camera must stay on one side of the axis of action so that the viewers are not confused.

Match on action 

Match on action is an editing technique for continuity editing it is when one shot cuts to another shot representing the action of the subject in the first shot. This creates the impression of a sense of continuity- the action which draws the viewer’s away from the slight cutting or continuity issues. 

Shot Reverse Shot

This is a shot that views the action from the opposite side of the previous shot, as during a conversation between two actors, giving the effect of looking from one actor to the other.
In the picture below the first shot is a over the shoulder shot of the woman talking then it reveres to the woman's shoulder of a shot where the man is talking and then finally back to the woman for her to speak again.