Intro to changes in filming and editing

1. Conventions of Filming & Editing
Putting it into Context

2. Starting point - early film
It is useful to look back at early examples of film, in order to understand the basic
conventions of filming and editing that are so familiar to us today.
Watch the first two short films:
1. The Miller and The Sweep (1897) - https://youtu.be/C7DVlePBQts
2. The Great Train Robbery (1903) - http://youtu.be/69grwvuVEec
Note down what they do in the second film that is different from the first (i.e. development in
terms of filming or editing) – what difference does this make for the audience?

3. Modern Day
Now watch this more recent example from Skyfall (2012) and note down any differences
from the first two films and the impact this has on the audience:
Skyfall scene - http://youtu.be/eZ_Ki2yfkKQ

4. Modern Day
The following modern day clip from Public Enemies (2009) also provides a useful comparison to The
Great Train Robbery example.
Watch the clip and note down what you know about Johnny Depp’s character by the end of the clip.
Public Enemies scene - http://youtu.be/Ywd-UZnkfR8
How does this compare to what we learn about the robbers in the 1903 film? What is it about the
way in which Public Enemies is filmed that gives the audience this character insight?

5. You should now be able to discuss the impact of at least three filming and editing
techniques on meaning created for the audience.