Media Course Work

1. Techniques I Like
CHRIS WOTTON

2. Editing Beat Matched To Audio
 Having the audio in time with the change in camera shots can dramatically increase viewer engagement as it increases the
pace of editing and the film suddenly seems easier to consume as the video is now offered in bite size chunks that are a lot
easier to consume than a shot with a much longer duration.
 This technique is frequently used in action sequences. A favourite scene of mine in in Taken, where the father retaliates
against the antagonists and he attacks them, the editing supports this scene as the cuts were precise and aggressive, which
made the pace of the scene a lot faster and this in turn made the actor look a lot more skilled than he actually is, as the
scenes can be cut in between and merged together using the music and exact video timing’s to make the transition seem
natural to the audience.
 I plan on using this technique in my own media production, so that the pace of editing increases, which should increase
viewer engagement; however I will need a suitable scene to implement this technique otherwise key dialogue or actions
could be mis-interpreted or lost.

3. Un-digetic sound
 Un-digetic sound is something I would like to implement into my own production for many different reasons I will state
below.
 The first reason for using un-digetic sound effects would be that audiences are not used to the sound as it is added in post
production, which in turn increases viewer engagement as they want to know what Is happening.
 The example below Is a scene from ‘Jaws’ and it shows the women getting attacked by the shark, and she is screaming;
however there is also a cinematic boom in the background which is not heard in real life and is added for enhancing the
scenes effect.
 I will try and implement this kind of audio in my own thriller film, however I don’t want to over use the effect as this will not
take the audience by surprise, and it will lower the overall effect of the audio added. An example of the sound I could add
would be the voiceover as this wouldn’t be heard in real life, but it will have a huge effect on the audiences viewing our film.

4. Manipulation of Focus
 A camera work technique I personally like and would implement into my
own production is the creative use of the focus of a camera. For instance
as you can see below the actor is in focus in the foreground while the
background is clearly there but not easily identifiable, this allows the
audience to focus on the character whilst still getting a clear picture of the
setting around them.
 The movement of the focus can also move the viewers interest to either
the foreground or background. So the camera operator can move the
audiences point of interest without cutting to a different shot.

5. Match cut
 The match cut editing technique is something I like to use as it keep the audience engaged when the scene cannot be
changed as the audience need to be focussed on a subject.
 The match cut allows other camera angles to be used, which can build up a better connection with the audience.
 Match cuts are defined as “Match cuts are any cuts that emphasizes spatio-temporal continuity and it is the basis for
continuity editing. ... It is a cut within a scene that makes sense spatially. This can be between two different objects, two
different spaces, or two different compositions in which an object in two shots graphically match. –
(www.tubularinsights.com/match-cut)
 The example below shows a camera shot side on of the flying bone, this is then replaced by a shot showing the same flying
object but from a different angle. This makes it clear to the audience what is happening as the second match cut shows the
same subject but from a different angle.