Editing film involves three main purposes: storytelling, developing drama, and relating to genre. Storytelling allows the audience to understand and follow the film's narrative. Drama is developed through plot devices like suspense and cliffhangers. Editors illustrate genre through techniques that engage the audience appropriately for each type. They combine shots into sequences to smoothly explain scenes and elicit the intended emotional response.
The document provides details about a film trailer that was created to be intentionally confusing and provoke questions in the audience. Short, quick clips are used in a montage throughout the trailer to generate excitement while hiding key story elements. Actors and taglines were selected that fit the thriller genre and hinted at the main character facing difficult choices. Music with an intense pace was chosen to maintain audience attention despite the confusing narrative. The goal of the confusing trailer is to encourage audiences to view the full film for answers.
The document discusses the student's drama/mystery film trailer and how it develops or challenges conventions of real films and trailers.
1) The student chose to follow conventions like using production company logos, shots of characters running from unknown threats to build intrigue, close ups during intense scenes, fast-paced dramatic music, and ending with a question caption.
2) Some conventions the student challenged included using shorter "dip to black" cuts, changing the duration of one, and including prison bar shots and lighting to create an ominous atmosphere.
3) The student felt their combination of the trailer with ancillary tasks like a poster and magazine cover were effective at conveying the mysterious genre through minimalist
The genre of the film is an action thriller. This is evident from the fighting, bloodshed, and suspense shown in the trailer. The trailer uses silence to build tension, as is common in the thriller genre. Camera shots like mid shots are effective at showing the characters' body language during intense scenes. While some storyline is revealed, the trailer aims to intrigue viewers and leave them wanting more information by not fully explaining the plot.
The document discusses Simran Purewal's short film media product and how it uses, develops, and challenges conventions of real media products in various ways. Specifically, it discusses how the film follows conventions of the drama genre through its themes of depression, bullying, and suicide. It also analyzes how the film uses conventions like close-up shots, voiceovers, breaking the fourth wall, and basic editing techniques. However, it also develops some conventions, like breaking the fourth wall at the beginning rather than just the end. Overall, the document provides a thorough analysis of how the film both adheres to and innovates drama genre conventions.
The document provides an analysis and evaluation of Declan McKenna's thriller opening sequence titled "Cry for Help." It summarizes the techniques used in the opening, including hiding the characters' faces initially to build mystery, using handheld camera shots to build tension, and including a character looking in a mirror to reflect on events. It discusses how these techniques draw from conventions of real thriller films. Audience feedback was positive, describing the opening as dramatic and tense, finding the soundtrack appropriate, and agreeing the opening established tension and did not remind them of any specific film. Overall, 95% of the audience felt the opening was successful as a thriller.
The document discusses how the creator used conventions from real media products like "Gone Goodbye" and "Moments" to create their own short film. Some conventions that were used include close-ups of the protagonist's face to develop sympathy, long shot durations to build tension, and voiceovers to make the story personal. The location and music were also chosen deliberately based on conventions. Some conventions were challenged, such as implying the protagonist was not innocent and having only negative scenes with no happy memories. The creator believes their use of conventions helped engage the audience as intended.
The document discusses how the media creator used conventions from real media products like teaser trailers and magazine covers to make their own media work more professional. They analyzed trailers like Valentine's Day to understand conventions like being snappy, not revealing too much of the plot, and keeping the audience interested. The creator challenged some conventions by giving the female character a higher status than typical. They used techniques like camera shots, music, and poster design elements to engage audiences in a way inspired by analyzing professional works.
The document provides details about a film trailer that was created to be intentionally confusing and provoke questions in the audience. Short, quick clips are used in a montage throughout the trailer to generate excitement while hiding key story elements. Actors and taglines were selected that fit the thriller genre and hinted at the main character facing difficult choices. Music with an intense pace was chosen to maintain audience attention despite the confusing narrative. The goal of the confusing trailer is to encourage audiences to view the full film for answers.
The document discusses the student's drama/mystery film trailer and how it develops or challenges conventions of real films and trailers.
1) The student chose to follow conventions like using production company logos, shots of characters running from unknown threats to build intrigue, close ups during intense scenes, fast-paced dramatic music, and ending with a question caption.
2) Some conventions the student challenged included using shorter "dip to black" cuts, changing the duration of one, and including prison bar shots and lighting to create an ominous atmosphere.
3) The student felt their combination of the trailer with ancillary tasks like a poster and magazine cover were effective at conveying the mysterious genre through minimalist
The genre of the film is an action thriller. This is evident from the fighting, bloodshed, and suspense shown in the trailer. The trailer uses silence to build tension, as is common in the thriller genre. Camera shots like mid shots are effective at showing the characters' body language during intense scenes. While some storyline is revealed, the trailer aims to intrigue viewers and leave them wanting more information by not fully explaining the plot.
The document discusses Simran Purewal's short film media product and how it uses, develops, and challenges conventions of real media products in various ways. Specifically, it discusses how the film follows conventions of the drama genre through its themes of depression, bullying, and suicide. It also analyzes how the film uses conventions like close-up shots, voiceovers, breaking the fourth wall, and basic editing techniques. However, it also develops some conventions, like breaking the fourth wall at the beginning rather than just the end. Overall, the document provides a thorough analysis of how the film both adheres to and innovates drama genre conventions.
The document provides an analysis and evaluation of Declan McKenna's thriller opening sequence titled "Cry for Help." It summarizes the techniques used in the opening, including hiding the characters' faces initially to build mystery, using handheld camera shots to build tension, and including a character looking in a mirror to reflect on events. It discusses how these techniques draw from conventions of real thriller films. Audience feedback was positive, describing the opening as dramatic and tense, finding the soundtrack appropriate, and agreeing the opening established tension and did not remind them of any specific film. Overall, 95% of the audience felt the opening was successful as a thriller.
The document discusses how the creator used conventions from real media products like "Gone Goodbye" and "Moments" to create their own short film. Some conventions that were used include close-ups of the protagonist's face to develop sympathy, long shot durations to build tension, and voiceovers to make the story personal. The location and music were also chosen deliberately based on conventions. Some conventions were challenged, such as implying the protagonist was not innocent and having only negative scenes with no happy memories. The creator believes their use of conventions helped engage the audience as intended.
The document discusses how the media creator used conventions from real media products like teaser trailers and magazine covers to make their own media work more professional. They analyzed trailers like Valentine's Day to understand conventions like being snappy, not revealing too much of the plot, and keeping the audience interested. The creator challenged some conventions by giving the female character a higher status than typical. They used techniques like camera shots, music, and poster design elements to engage audiences in a way inspired by analyzing professional works.
The Shutter Island trailer effectively conveys the psychological thriller genre in under 3 minutes. It establishes the basic plot of U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) investigating a psychiatric facility on a remote island for missing patients. Through its use of ominous music, dark lighting and mysterious dialogue, the trailer builds an unsettling atmosphere and leaves viewers with many questions. It implies the hospital staff may be hiding sinister activities while also hinting that Teddy could be losing his grip on reality. Though it reveals only selective scenes, the trailer intrigues audiences to learn more about what's truly happening on Shutter Island. The filmmaker analyzes how the trailer misdirects viewers and maintains mystery, techniques they aim
The document discusses the ways in which a student's media products, including a teaser trailer, posters, and a magazine cover, do or do not follow conventions of real media. The teaser trailer is 50 seconds long, meeting conventions, and builds suspense through pacing, editing, sound, and camera work. The posters include direct addresses to the audience, consistent colors, suspenseful images and text, and appropriate layout. The magazine cover features a large central image, smaller related images, and a layout similar to Empire magazine covers.
The student analyzed various horror film trailers and posters to inform their own horror film project. They created a teaser trailer, poster, and magazine cover to promote their film. Various software like Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, and Slideshare were used to design and edit the promotional materials. Feedback was gathered from focus groups and classmates which helped improve the project. Research was conducted online to find inspiration, sounds, and learn filmmaking techniques. All work was documented on a group blog for their portfolio. Promotional materials were identified as important for film institutions to advertise and attract audiences.
This document summarizes the analyses conducted by the author on various romantic films and trailers as part of genre research for an upcoming trailer project. The analyses included annotated videos of trailers examining elements like camera work, editing, and mise-en-scène. Magazine and poster designs were also analyzed to identify conventions for ancillary products. A content analysis of "The Lucky One" trailer tracked shot details. Key learnings included conventions for representing masculinity and femininity, effective scene lengths, and use of music to build emotion. The research provided insights into romantic genre conventions to apply to the author's own trailer and ancillary products.
The document discusses conventions used in the thriller film opening "Resentment". It describes how certain conventions were developed or challenged, such as delaying the reveal of a character's face to create mystery. Flashbacks were used to distinguish plot lines and raise questions. The opening scene uses a realistic bathroom setting to initially create a sense of normality before disturbing events occur. The target audience is identified as females aged 18-25 so the film can relate the experience of feeling watched or stalked. Close-ups of the main character were used so audiences can engage with her struggle.
The document discusses how the media product challenges and develops conventions of thriller and horror genres. It summarizes that the trailer uses conventions like a slow buildup of tension, quick cuts during climax, and ambiguous ending to engage audiences. Color grading and camera work aim to set a sinister tone. Character archetypes like protagonist vs antagonist and use of isolated settings further exemplify the genres. The cross-genre nature of combining supernatural, suspense, and intense moments was considered to provoke specific audience reactions.
The document provides an evaluation of a student film titled "The Man with a Thousand Faces" and how it uses, develops, and challenges conventions of real horror media. The film title takes a mysterious approach seen in other horror films. Settings and costumes reference conventions from films like "Scream" but develop them uniquely. Camerawork and editing replicate techniques from horror films to build suspense and shock audiences. Overall, the film draws from common horror conventions while developing its own original elements to create an unpredictable story and leave audiences wanting more.
The document discusses ideas for advertising a crime thriller film through a trailer, magazine cover, and movie poster. For the trailer, key action scenes and locations are selected to attract crime thriller fans. The magazine cover features a close-up of the murderer's mask and uses dark colors. The movie poster displays images of the murderer and victim with the tagline "Your Fate Is In The Hands Of Time." Consistent colors, taglines, and actors are used across products to clearly link them to the same film.
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The document provides details about a student's movie project titled "Help". It discusses how the student used conventions of the thriller genre in the movie, such as dim lighting, tense music, and an ambiguous title. It also challenges some conventions by leaving the girl's reaction ambiguous at the end. The student aims to attract audiences aged 16-40 with suspense and mystery. For distribution, the student chooses Universal Studios for their experience with both high and low budget films. Through this project, the student developed skills in camerawork, editing, adding effects, and researching audiences. The student also learned to use technologies like Windows Movie Maker, blogs, and audio/video apps.
The document outlines the topics and style choices for a film review of Thor: Ragnarok. It discusses using a retro color scheme to match the film. It considers using a retro font for titles and a normal font for slides. Topics covered in the review include criticizing the comedy aspects, plot, character changes, and comparisons to other films. Different presentation styles are proposed, such as gameplay footage in the background, animated transitions, images related to topics, and footage from the film synced to discussion points. The goal is to appeal to different audiences through language, visuals, and organization of topics.
The document discusses the film opening's use of conventions from real media products in its genre as a psychological war thriller. It examines how the opening uses conventions of war films like Saving Private Ryan through elements like uniforms and camerawork, while also drawing from psychological thrillers through techniques like jittery editing, flashbacks, and ambient sounds. It challenges some conventions by focusing on one soldier's isolation and PTSD and using music to contrast the intense scenes. The document also discusses representing the social group of WWII veterans and choosing an appropriate media institution to distribute the film.
The document discusses how the media product uses and challenges conventions of real war and psychological thriller films in its opening. It uses conventions like focusing on a single soldier's experience (as in Saving Private Ryan) but challenges conventions by only showing one soldier's perspective and adding psychological elements. It also uses editing techniques from films like Seven to portray PTSD flashbacks through jittery frames and fast cuts. While incorporating conventions from genres like costumes and lighting, it aims to create a hybrid genre by blending war and psychological thriller elements in unconventional ways. The goal is to provide familiarity through conventions but also surprise through new genre combinations.
This document discusses how the media product adheres to and challenges conventions of real TV show trailers. It follows conventions like having a runtime of 2-3.5 minutes, including an ident at the start, and revealing the title at the end. It breaks conventions by not including the school and having multiple protagonists instead of one. It also aims to represent diverse characters and storylines to engage audiences. Feedback confirmed it pleased its target audience.
The document summarizes how the media product (trailer) uses, develops, and challenges conventions of real media products (films). Specifically:
- It establishes shots, close-ups, point-of-view shots, dialogue, sound, lighting, costumes, and filters are used to follow conventions from films like World War Z, Piranha 3D, and The Purge.
- Elements like a soft soundtrack and shots of an ordinary house are used to subvert conventions by creating dramatic irony.
- Lastly, certain shots and a voiceover are used to imply danger and that the characters need help, similarly to the films.
The document discusses how the student's media products of a film trailer, magazine cover, and poster use conventions of real media while also attempting some challenges. For the trailer, magazine, and poster, conventions such as genre cues, character archetypes, and focal images/text are used. However, some conventions are challenged, like including daylight scenes in the horror trailer and solely focusing on one image for the magazine cover. The combination of the main products and ancillary texts is considered effective at advertising the film by providing more information through different mediums that can be passed along and leave impressions through shared elements like the antagonist image and film name.
The document discusses how the filmmaker used and challenged conventions of short films and romantic comedies in developing their short film "Fluent in Love".
Some conventions that were used include a cyclical narrative structure, conventional camera shots like two shots and close-ups, diagetic sound, and a film poster featuring a two shot of the characters in red font.
Some conventions that were challenged include using plain credits without an ident, more inventive shots like extreme close-ups of objects, manipulated editing techniques, and non-diagetic music at the end. Overall the filmmaker aimed to have an independent and lighthearted style while still following some traditional conventions.
The document provides a detailed textual analysis of 9 frames from the trailer of the film "Prisoners". For each frame, it analyzes the mise-en-scene, camera work, sound, editing, and impact. Key techniques used to build tension and engage the audience include ominous non-diegetic music, continuity editing to focus on important scenes, and low-angle shots to make characters seem intimidating. The analysis concludes that the trailer leaves the audience wondering if the kidnapped girl will be found, addresses an adult audience, and has unique selling points of mystery, kidnapping, and a time limit to find the girl. The analysis of the trailer and poster provides lessons for effectively crafting suspense in filmmaking techniques
The document describes the process of recreating a photo to match the effects of an original photo. Several image editing techniques are used:
1) Cropping, brightness/contrast, hue/saturation, and color balance are used to match the darker tones, redness, and brown/yellow tones of the original photo.
2) Curves, photo filter, and clone stamp tools are used to replicate specific elements like darker facial features, a sepia tone, and background curtains/draws.
3) Finally, adding noise gives a speckled, blurred effect to further match the look of the original photo taken on older camera equipment.
The marketing campaign for Iron Man 3 targeted males ages 14-25 who were fans of the comic books, movies, and merchandise. Younger boys and older men with sons were also audiences. The film was promoted through trailers, posters, interviews, magazines, and social media to build excitement leading up to its April 2013 release. It was screened in multiple theaters simultaneously to meet expected high demand. Post-production research gathered audience feedback on what they liked and disliked to inform future films.
A transient ischemic attack (TIA) occurs when blood flow to the brain is temporarily blocked, usually by a blood clot or fatty deposits in blood vessels. This causes symptoms similar to a stroke but the blockage is temporary. Risk factors include family history, smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes. Symptoms depend on the location of the blockage but may include confusion, weakness, and numbness on one side of the body. Diagnosis involves assessing mental status, eye and facial movements, and listening to the neck. Treatment focuses on preventing another TIA through antiplatelet therapy like aspirin and addressing risk factors.
1. Early filmmakers had to deal with heavy, cumbersome camera equipment which made filming and editing difficult as they had to cut and rearrange physical strips of film.
2. Pioneering directors like D.W. Griffith and Sergei Eisenstein experimented with innovative editing techniques like parallel editing and montage to manipulate time and better tell stories.
3. Modern digital technology has allowed for lighter cameras with new capabilities like zooming and easier editing through nonlinear software rather than cutting and rearranging physical film.
The Shutter Island trailer effectively conveys the psychological thriller genre in under 3 minutes. It establishes the basic plot of U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) investigating a psychiatric facility on a remote island for missing patients. Through its use of ominous music, dark lighting and mysterious dialogue, the trailer builds an unsettling atmosphere and leaves viewers with many questions. It implies the hospital staff may be hiding sinister activities while also hinting that Teddy could be losing his grip on reality. Though it reveals only selective scenes, the trailer intrigues audiences to learn more about what's truly happening on Shutter Island. The filmmaker analyzes how the trailer misdirects viewers and maintains mystery, techniques they aim
The document discusses the ways in which a student's media products, including a teaser trailer, posters, and a magazine cover, do or do not follow conventions of real media. The teaser trailer is 50 seconds long, meeting conventions, and builds suspense through pacing, editing, sound, and camera work. The posters include direct addresses to the audience, consistent colors, suspenseful images and text, and appropriate layout. The magazine cover features a large central image, smaller related images, and a layout similar to Empire magazine covers.
The student analyzed various horror film trailers and posters to inform their own horror film project. They created a teaser trailer, poster, and magazine cover to promote their film. Various software like Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, and Slideshare were used to design and edit the promotional materials. Feedback was gathered from focus groups and classmates which helped improve the project. Research was conducted online to find inspiration, sounds, and learn filmmaking techniques. All work was documented on a group blog for their portfolio. Promotional materials were identified as important for film institutions to advertise and attract audiences.
This document summarizes the analyses conducted by the author on various romantic films and trailers as part of genre research for an upcoming trailer project. The analyses included annotated videos of trailers examining elements like camera work, editing, and mise-en-scène. Magazine and poster designs were also analyzed to identify conventions for ancillary products. A content analysis of "The Lucky One" trailer tracked shot details. Key learnings included conventions for representing masculinity and femininity, effective scene lengths, and use of music to build emotion. The research provided insights into romantic genre conventions to apply to the author's own trailer and ancillary products.
The document discusses conventions used in the thriller film opening "Resentment". It describes how certain conventions were developed or challenged, such as delaying the reveal of a character's face to create mystery. Flashbacks were used to distinguish plot lines and raise questions. The opening scene uses a realistic bathroom setting to initially create a sense of normality before disturbing events occur. The target audience is identified as females aged 18-25 so the film can relate the experience of feeling watched or stalked. Close-ups of the main character were used so audiences can engage with her struggle.
The document discusses how the media product challenges and develops conventions of thriller and horror genres. It summarizes that the trailer uses conventions like a slow buildup of tension, quick cuts during climax, and ambiguous ending to engage audiences. Color grading and camera work aim to set a sinister tone. Character archetypes like protagonist vs antagonist and use of isolated settings further exemplify the genres. The cross-genre nature of combining supernatural, suspense, and intense moments was considered to provoke specific audience reactions.
The document provides an evaluation of a student film titled "The Man with a Thousand Faces" and how it uses, develops, and challenges conventions of real horror media. The film title takes a mysterious approach seen in other horror films. Settings and costumes reference conventions from films like "Scream" but develop them uniquely. Camerawork and editing replicate techniques from horror films to build suspense and shock audiences. Overall, the film draws from common horror conventions while developing its own original elements to create an unpredictable story and leave audiences wanting more.
The document discusses ideas for advertising a crime thriller film through a trailer, magazine cover, and movie poster. For the trailer, key action scenes and locations are selected to attract crime thriller fans. The magazine cover features a close-up of the murderer's mask and uses dark colors. The movie poster displays images of the murderer and victim with the tagline "Your Fate Is In The Hands Of Time." Consistent colors, taglines, and actors are used across products to clearly link them to the same film.
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The document provides details about a student's movie project titled "Help". It discusses how the student used conventions of the thriller genre in the movie, such as dim lighting, tense music, and an ambiguous title. It also challenges some conventions by leaving the girl's reaction ambiguous at the end. The student aims to attract audiences aged 16-40 with suspense and mystery. For distribution, the student chooses Universal Studios for their experience with both high and low budget films. Through this project, the student developed skills in camerawork, editing, adding effects, and researching audiences. The student also learned to use technologies like Windows Movie Maker, blogs, and audio/video apps.
The document outlines the topics and style choices for a film review of Thor: Ragnarok. It discusses using a retro color scheme to match the film. It considers using a retro font for titles and a normal font for slides. Topics covered in the review include criticizing the comedy aspects, plot, character changes, and comparisons to other films. Different presentation styles are proposed, such as gameplay footage in the background, animated transitions, images related to topics, and footage from the film synced to discussion points. The goal is to appeal to different audiences through language, visuals, and organization of topics.
The document discusses the film opening's use of conventions from real media products in its genre as a psychological war thriller. It examines how the opening uses conventions of war films like Saving Private Ryan through elements like uniforms and camerawork, while also drawing from psychological thrillers through techniques like jittery editing, flashbacks, and ambient sounds. It challenges some conventions by focusing on one soldier's isolation and PTSD and using music to contrast the intense scenes. The document also discusses representing the social group of WWII veterans and choosing an appropriate media institution to distribute the film.
The document discusses how the media product uses and challenges conventions of real war and psychological thriller films in its opening. It uses conventions like focusing on a single soldier's experience (as in Saving Private Ryan) but challenges conventions by only showing one soldier's perspective and adding psychological elements. It also uses editing techniques from films like Seven to portray PTSD flashbacks through jittery frames and fast cuts. While incorporating conventions from genres like costumes and lighting, it aims to create a hybrid genre by blending war and psychological thriller elements in unconventional ways. The goal is to provide familiarity through conventions but also surprise through new genre combinations.
This document discusses how the media product adheres to and challenges conventions of real TV show trailers. It follows conventions like having a runtime of 2-3.5 minutes, including an ident at the start, and revealing the title at the end. It breaks conventions by not including the school and having multiple protagonists instead of one. It also aims to represent diverse characters and storylines to engage audiences. Feedback confirmed it pleased its target audience.
The document summarizes how the media product (trailer) uses, develops, and challenges conventions of real media products (films). Specifically:
- It establishes shots, close-ups, point-of-view shots, dialogue, sound, lighting, costumes, and filters are used to follow conventions from films like World War Z, Piranha 3D, and The Purge.
- Elements like a soft soundtrack and shots of an ordinary house are used to subvert conventions by creating dramatic irony.
- Lastly, certain shots and a voiceover are used to imply danger and that the characters need help, similarly to the films.
The document discusses how the student's media products of a film trailer, magazine cover, and poster use conventions of real media while also attempting some challenges. For the trailer, magazine, and poster, conventions such as genre cues, character archetypes, and focal images/text are used. However, some conventions are challenged, like including daylight scenes in the horror trailer and solely focusing on one image for the magazine cover. The combination of the main products and ancillary texts is considered effective at advertising the film by providing more information through different mediums that can be passed along and leave impressions through shared elements like the antagonist image and film name.
The document discusses how the filmmaker used and challenged conventions of short films and romantic comedies in developing their short film "Fluent in Love".
Some conventions that were used include a cyclical narrative structure, conventional camera shots like two shots and close-ups, diagetic sound, and a film poster featuring a two shot of the characters in red font.
Some conventions that were challenged include using plain credits without an ident, more inventive shots like extreme close-ups of objects, manipulated editing techniques, and non-diagetic music at the end. Overall the filmmaker aimed to have an independent and lighthearted style while still following some traditional conventions.
The document provides a detailed textual analysis of 9 frames from the trailer of the film "Prisoners". For each frame, it analyzes the mise-en-scene, camera work, sound, editing, and impact. Key techniques used to build tension and engage the audience include ominous non-diegetic music, continuity editing to focus on important scenes, and low-angle shots to make characters seem intimidating. The analysis concludes that the trailer leaves the audience wondering if the kidnapped girl will be found, addresses an adult audience, and has unique selling points of mystery, kidnapping, and a time limit to find the girl. The analysis of the trailer and poster provides lessons for effectively crafting suspense in filmmaking techniques
The document describes the process of recreating a photo to match the effects of an original photo. Several image editing techniques are used:
1) Cropping, brightness/contrast, hue/saturation, and color balance are used to match the darker tones, redness, and brown/yellow tones of the original photo.
2) Curves, photo filter, and clone stamp tools are used to replicate specific elements like darker facial features, a sepia tone, and background curtains/draws.
3) Finally, adding noise gives a speckled, blurred effect to further match the look of the original photo taken on older camera equipment.
The marketing campaign for Iron Man 3 targeted males ages 14-25 who were fans of the comic books, movies, and merchandise. Younger boys and older men with sons were also audiences. The film was promoted through trailers, posters, interviews, magazines, and social media to build excitement leading up to its April 2013 release. It was screened in multiple theaters simultaneously to meet expected high demand. Post-production research gathered audience feedback on what they liked and disliked to inform future films.
A transient ischemic attack (TIA) occurs when blood flow to the brain is temporarily blocked, usually by a blood clot or fatty deposits in blood vessels. This causes symptoms similar to a stroke but the blockage is temporary. Risk factors include family history, smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes. Symptoms depend on the location of the blockage but may include confusion, weakness, and numbness on one side of the body. Diagnosis involves assessing mental status, eye and facial movements, and listening to the neck. Treatment focuses on preventing another TIA through antiplatelet therapy like aspirin and addressing risk factors.
1. Early filmmakers had to deal with heavy, cumbersome camera equipment which made filming and editing difficult as they had to cut and rearrange physical strips of film.
2. Pioneering directors like D.W. Griffith and Sergei Eisenstein experimented with innovative editing techniques like parallel editing and montage to manipulate time and better tell stories.
3. Modern digital technology has allowed for lighter cameras with new capabilities like zooming and easier editing through nonlinear software rather than cutting and rearranging physical film.
This document discusses different approaches to risk stratifying patients presenting with transient ischemic attack (TIA). It outlines the "Charlie's Way" approach of admitting all TIA patients versus the UK's NICE guidelines approach of using the ABCD2 score to determine admission. A new model called M3T is proposed, which performs emergency testing and refers high-risk patients to a daily TIA clinic to receive rapid diagnosis and treatment. A trial found M3T reduced the 90-day stroke rate compared to previous models and led to significant cost savings by reducing unnecessary admissions. The document concludes that a non-admission based model focusing on rapid diagnosis and treatment of modifiable risk factors like atrial fibrillation and carotid stenosis is
The document summarizes risk stratification scores for transient ischemic attack (TIA). The ABCD3-I score stratifies risk of stroke recurrence within 90 days into low risk (0-3 points), intermediate risk (4-7 points), and high risk (>8-13 points). The ABCD2 score further stratifies 2-day and 90-day risk of stroke based on age, blood pressure, clinical features, duration of symptoms, and diabetes. The ABCD2-I score adds points for acute infarction seen on MRI or CT imaging.
The document discusses a film trailer that uses quick cuts between scenes to confuse the audience and provoke questions. This is done intentionally to generate excitement and interest in the actual film by leaving the audience with unanswered questions. The trailer features different mini stories in each scene that are loosely connected to tease the overall film's plot without giving too much away.
The document provides an analysis of the film poster and review for a short film. It summarizes the key visual elements of the film poster, including the title highlighting a problem, images representing the characters' feelings of being trapped, and dark colors conveying loneliness. It also analyzes the layout of the review, using headings and images to reinforce points. Technical language is used throughout to seem knowledgeable while still understandable to different audiences. The review promotes the film's success and Oscar nomination. It praises the nuanced lead actress and her embodiment of her character. Rhetorical questions are used to emphasize the strong relationship between characters and connection to parental concerns. Overall scores are included to reassure audiences about the film's quality.
The document provides information about film trailers, including what they are, when they are shown, and conventions used in different genres of trailers. It discusses how trailers for action, romantic comedy, and horror films typically employ conventions like fast-paced editing, music, and shots to set the mood and tone for each genre and pique audience interest. Examples are provided for Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol representing action, It's Kind of a Funny Story for romantic comedy, and Insidious: Chapter 2 for horror.
1. The document discusses the production of a short film, poster, and review page for a media studies project. It details the research, planning, construction, and evaluation stages of the process.
2. Various media technologies were used at each stage, including online research, blogs, cameras, editing software, and social media for sharing the final products.
3. Feedback was gathered from questionnaires, interviews, and online sharing to evaluate the works and identify areas for improvement. The combination of texts and use of conventions were also considered.
The document analyzes the poster for the film "Step Brothers" through its use of color, layout, images, fonts, shots, mise-en-scene, editing, and gratifications theory. Specifically, it notes that the blue background represents the brothers' calm but tense relationship, while their lack of eye contact in the image shows separation but connection. It aims to attract audiences through clear presentation of the main characters and their personalities to draw viewers in and make them want to understand the story.
A drama film uses clever writing and editing to make audiences relate to and sympathize with characters. It keeps viewers interested through climaxes and lulls in tension. Conventions include peaks and troughs in the storyline, relatable characters, character relationships, and realistic plots. Trailers contain cliffhangers, release dates, climactic music, and character introductions. Posters focus on main characters and link to the plot, setting, and title in big letters. Effective posters attract audiences without revealing too much of the story.
The document discusses conventions and techniques used in thriller films. It covers cinematography techniques like close-ups, establishing shots, point-of-view shots, and tilted shots that build tension. It also discusses mise-en-scene elements like lighting, settings, props, costumes that set mood. Editing techniques like jump cuts, long takes, and cross-cutting keep audiences on edge. Character archetypes like the protagonist hero, love interest, helper character, and antagonist villain are also common in thrillers. Music is highlighted as key for creating suspense. In conclusion, adhering to thriller conventions while also incorporating drama elements is important for the hybrid genre of the film.
The film poster summarizes the short film, showing a simple image with high key lighting and red text contrasting with the lighter background to draw the eye. The slogan "faking it" implies a complication in the story line of a false diagnosis or incorrect symptoms.
The review is well structured, using the poster to introduce the film and then explaining the story and characters. Technical terms are used to engage industry insiders. It discusses the film's focus on symptoms to relate to audiences and engage their attention.
The main character is introduced as having all actor patients, clarifying the poster's slogan. The film effectively uses techniques like slow pans to create a natural setting fitting its drama genre. Strong acting and effective use
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conv...KathrynXo
This document is a media evaluation by Kathryn Hoverd of various media products she created for her A2 media work. It includes an evaluation of her final teaser trailer, magazine front cover, film poster, and early animation. She analyzes how her products used, developed or challenged conventions of real media. For her teaser trailer, she researched conventions of successful trailers, particularly romantic comedies, to inform her creation. Her evaluation identifies several key conventions her trailer adhered to including opening graphics, company logos, captions, varied shots, fast edits, and including the film title.
The document discusses how the filmmaker's short film "Look Up" both follows and challenges conventions of real media products in various ways:
- It fits into the drama genre with fantasy elements, following conventions like structure while adding original elements.
- Research was done on short films in drama and hybrid genres to understand common aspects and potentially innovative aspects.
- Aspects like camera work, editing, sound, and mise-en-scene were analyzed from other films to understand techniques.
- The film follows conventions like titles, character count, length, and creating emotion, but adds a twist ending unlike typical dramas.
The document summarizes three film trailers:
1) 127 Hours uses clips from the film out of order and voiceovers from the film instead of a narrator. Music focuses on the soundtrack rather than lyrics.
2) Into the Wild uses key scenes and lines with a voiceover to explain the story. Music fits the mood and imagery. Text is limited but provides credits and release details.
3) Touching the Void uses significant clips without a narrator, instead using interviews and documentary audio/video. Music is almost non-existent to maintain realism, using diegetic sounds like nature instead. Text is only used minimally.
Evaluation - In what ways does your media product use, devlop and challenge f...emily1082
The document discusses how the media product "Behind Closed Doors" challenges conventions of real media. It aims to portray romance and love in a realistic way rather than the idealized versions often shown. It analyzes conventions like narrative structure, use of music, filming techniques, and gender roles. The film uses locations like an office and elevator to tell an unexpected story that subverts romantic drama tropes through its ending. Research into other short films helped inform the production process.
The document discusses two ancillary texts, a poster and radio trailer, created to advertise a student film project. The poster uses imagery and fonts consistent with romance genre posters to depict the film's love story between characters from different time periods. The radio trailer uses audio excerpts and descriptions to convey the time travel plot and romance elements. Audience feedback found the ancillary texts effectively captured the film's message and piqued interest without revealing too much of the story. The poster was deemed most effective at reaching the target audience.
The document discusses various film editing techniques used to engage viewers, including narration, montage, slow motion, establishing shots, and sequencing shots. Narration can be effective for younger audiences but risks becoming tedious. Montage is praised for its use in "Up" to set the mood efficiently. Slow motion builds suspense but works best in certain scenarios. Establishing shots help orient viewers in action scenes. Sequencing shots ensures continuity and guides audience sympathy. Changing pace also influences the audience experience, with faster cuts creating adrenaline and slower scenes conveying sadness. Overall, these techniques effectively manipulate viewer reaction when used judiciously.
The document discusses various film editing techniques used to engage viewers, including narration, montage, slow motion, establishing shots, and sequencing shots. Narration can be effective for younger audiences but risks becoming tedious. Montage is praised for its use in "Up" to set the mood efficiently. Slow motion builds suspense but works best in certain scenarios. Establishing shots help orient viewers in action scenes. Sequencing shots ensures continuity and guides audience sympathy. Changing pace also influences the audience experience by speeding things up for adrenaline or slowing down for sadness. Overall, these techniques are quite effective at engagement if not overused or too detectable by the audience.
The document analyzes the trailer for the 2004 horror film "Saw." Some key points made:
- The trailer is 1 minute and 57 seconds long and effectively conveys the genre and basic plot in a short time through techniques like camera angles, audio, and transitions.
- Locations shown are dark, run-down places that set the horror atmosphere. Lighting is also dark to create suspense.
- Sound effects like heartbeats and screams build tension. Dialogue provides narrative and background on the killer Jigsaw.
- Mis en scene details like the victims' scruffy clothing versus Jigsaw's suit imply a power dynamic.
- The trailer leaves many questions un
The document analyzes the trailer for the 2004 horror film "Saw". It summarizes the key techniques used in the trailer to convey the narrative and genre. These include using dark lighting and isolated locations to set an atmospheric and suspenseful tone. Dialogue and sound effects are relied on over music to draw the audience in. Jump scares and a building musical score increase tension. While brief, the trailer leaves viewers questioning and wanting to learn more, achieving its goal of enticing people to watch the full film.
The document analyzes the trailer for the 2004 horror film "Saw." Some key points made:
- The trailer is 1 minute and 57 seconds long and effectively conveys the genre and basic plot in a short time through techniques like camera angles, audio, and transitions.
- Locations shown are dark, run-down places that set the horror atmosphere. Lighting is also dark to create suspense.
- Sound effects like heartbeats and screams build tension. Dialogue provides narrative and background on the killer Jigsaw.
- Mis en scene details like the victims' scruffy clothing versus Jigsaw's suit imply a power dynamic.
- The trailer leaves the audience with
The document discusses techniques used in three film trailers that the author found effective and wants to experiment with in their own film trailer making. These techniques include using narration at the beginning to set the tone, incorporating changes in music to develop the storyline and show character development, and using point-of-view shots to convey whose perspective the film will be from. The author also notes how What's Eating Gilbert Grape surprised audiences by telling the story from the brother's perspective rather than the disabled boy's.
The document discusses and analyzes two movie trailers - one for the comedy film "Life as we know it" and one for the horror sequel "Paranormal Activity 2". Key points made about the trailers include: showing the film title late increases memorability, using stars can attract audiences, music and pacing help set tone, and clips provide more context than posters to entice viewers without giving too much away. Both trailers aim to tease and build intrigue about the films' plots through suspenseful images and minimal text or voiceover.
Over the course of several months, the student worked on recreating vintage photographs by researching photographic styles, creating mood boards and presentations on influential photographers, selecting images to recreate, and taking and editing photographs to match the originals. Weekly progress updates documented the ongoing research, planning, shooting, and editing process. The final project included several recreated images with descriptions and presentations showing the editing process for each.
The student created a fashion magazine as a school project. They conducted research on magazine layouts including front covers, contents pages, and double page spreads. They also created a questionnaire to determine what content would appeal to readers. For their magazine, the student designed a logo, selected photos for the front cover and spreads, and wrote an article for one of the spreads. Their magazine included consistent colors, fonts, and layouts across pages. Overall they were happy with the project but felt they could have done more planning and research on different magazine genres.
Producers aim to make films for a specific target audience. For Iron Man 3, the target audience was seen as boys of all ages, especially younger boys, given the superhero genre and focus on explosions and fighting. Producers also included some romance to potentially attract female viewers. The film faced a long buildup and promotion period to generate excitement among fans who had been waiting for a new Iron Man film since 2010. TV advertisements and trailers were strategically scheduled on certain channels and times to reach the intended target audience.
The document provides guidance for a podcast analyzing the production and marketing of Iron Man 3. It outlines topics that must be covered, including how the producer considered the target audience during production, the publicity and marketing strategy, and types of audience feedback. It also provides questions to help structure the analysis, and recommends including images and posters to illustrate points. Research methods a producer might use to understand the target audience are discussed, such as focus groups, surveys, and test screenings to gather feedback.
The student is proposing a photography project to recreate 4 old photos, with the student appearing in updated versions to mirror the original images. The project aims to appeal to families, older generations, photographers and women by finding interesting vintage photos depicting memorable events, costumes, locations or props and recreating them to highlight similarities while also challenging the student's photography skills. Post-production editing will add effects like aging, black and white, fading and mirroring layouts to further link the original and updated photos.
The document describes the process taken to recreate a photo from Butlins using various Photoshop effects. Effects like brightness and contrast, replace color, selective color, and color balance were used to match the tones and hues of the original photo. Cloning was used to copy elements like grass and pavement. Levels, grain, gaussian blur, and lens correction were applied to achieve a similar aged and blurred look. The recreated photo was then placed below the original and rotated upside down to create a mirroring effect for comparison.
The document describes steps taken to recreate a wedding photo using Photoshop effects and tools. The creator pasted the original photo into Photoshop and began experimenting with brightness, contrast, diffuse glow, and curves effects to match the darkness, shadows, and glow of the original. Rubber and Gaussian blur tools were then used to reveal rays of light from the original photo and add a glow effect. Finally, the recreated photo was placed underneath and rotated to mirror the original photo.
The document describes steps taken to recreate a wedding photo using Photoshop effects and tools. The creator pasted the original photo into Photoshop and began experimenting with brightness, contrast, diffuse glow, and curves effects to match the darkness, shadows, and glow of the original. Rubber and Gaussian blur tools were then used to reveal rays of light from the original photo and add a glow effect. Finally, the recreated photo was placed underneath and rotated to mirror the original photo.
The document describes the steps taken to recreate a black and white photo using Photoshop editing tools. Effects like hue and saturation, curves, shadows and highlights, exposure, burn tool, clone stamp, and Gaussian blur were used to match the lighting, shadows, focuses, and overall black and white tone of the original photo. The recreated photo was then placed below the original and rotated to create a mirroring effect.
The document describes the process of recreating a black and white photo using Photoshop effects and tools. First, the original photo was imported and brightness/contrast and hue/saturation effects were used to make it black and white. Then, curves, shadows/highlights, and exposure effects were applied to match shadows and focuses. Burn and clone stamp tools darkened the background, and Gaussian blur created the look of the original photo. The recreation was placed below the original to create a mirroring effect.
This document discusses the author's interest in and attraction to fantasy films. The author enjoys fantasy films because they can create imaginary worlds and stories about things that are not real. Many fantasy films are based on novels, which the author finds appealing. The author is drawn to the special effects, unique stories, and ability of fantasy films to feature things that have never been seen before. The document also discusses some of the common elements of fantasy films, such as incorporating magic, supernatural events, or fantasy worlds. Overall, the author finds the genre of fantasy intriguing because it can blend with other genres and transport the viewer to extraordinary places through ordinary main characters.
The document describes the steps taken to recreate a photo from Butlins using various Photoshop editing tools and effects. The recreation involved adjusting brightness, contrast, color balance, selective color, cloning elements, adding texture and grain, and applying blur and vignetting to match the tones, colors, and visual qualities of the original photo. The final steps were to place the original photo above the recreated photo and rotate the recreation upside down to create a mirroring effect.
The document describes steps taken to recreate a wedding photo, including adjusting brightness, contrast, and curves to match the original photo's darkness and shadows, adding a diffuse glow effect around the edges, and using rubber and blur tools to reveal parts of the original photo underneath and add a glow effect to achieve a similar look. The recreated photo was then placed underneath and rotated to mirror the original photo and complete the recreation.
The document describes steps taken to recreate the look of an original photograph in Photoshop. Effects like brightness and contrast, diffuse glow, and curves were applied to match the darkness, shadows, and glow of the original. Areas of the recreated photo were then rubbed out using the rubber tool to reveal rays of light from the underlying original photo. Additional effects like Gaussian blur and lens blur were added to further enhance the glow, and the recreated photo was placed underneath and rotated to mirror the original photo.
1. The document outlines various edits made to images for a magazine portrait shoot. Edits include adjusting brightness, contrast, exposure, selective color, cropping, adding effects like film grain, and removing backgrounds.
2. Specific edits are described, such as using match color to enhance luminance, rubber tool to remove backgrounds, destaturate effect to make images black and white, and placing cutouts over backgrounds.
3. Additional edits involve adjusting vibrance, selective color, brightness, contrast, exposure, hue, saturation, color balance, and adding shapes with multiply effect to create see-through looks. Final images were selected for the front cover, contents page, and double page spreads.
This document discusses the writer's interest in the fantasy genre for films. It explains that fantasy films allow imagination and the creation of worlds and stories not found in reality. The writer finds the special effects and imagining how aspects were conceived to be interesting. Fantasy films can overlap with genres like horror and science fiction. They often feature ordinary people in extraordinary settings, which makes the fantasy more relatable. The story, effects, and introducing new actors all attract the writer to fantasy films.
The document discusses why the author chose to study the fantasy genre, noting that they find the imaginative themes and ability to blend with other genres like horror and romance appealing. Fantasy films attract the author by bringing fictional worlds and characters to life through special effects and stories that pique their interest. Stars can also draw the author to certain fantasy films through the star theory effect.
Reception theory refers to how a person connects with and relates to a film on an emotional level based on their own life experiences and personality. Certain genres appeal more to some people depending on what they enjoy. A film is more likely to be liked if it communicates in a way that emotionally resonates with the viewer's life in some way. For example, romance films try to relate to peoples' romantic experiences to make them connect more. Comedies also do this by depicting funny real-life situations people may have experienced. The film "Meet the Parents" is an example that uses reception theory by depicting a relatable scenario of meeting a partner
This document outlines the tasks for a presentation and short documentary on film genres. For the presentation, students must: 1) Choose a genre and 3 example films, providing title, director, year, and synopsis for each; 2) Discuss what attracts them to the genre and factors like stars and story; 3) Analyze codes/conventions of 3 film trailers using analysis sheets. They must also discuss how they learn about films and conditions of film reception. For the short documentary, students will work in groups to storyboard, script, film and edit a 5-10 minute documentary called "Me & My Movies" incorporating all information from the presentation.
Freddie Lucas is an up-and-coming 14-year-old English model who has experienced a career blow up in the past year. He began modeling at age 11 for brands like H&M but took a break to focus on school. At age 14, he had a big comeback and is now in high demand, with his face plastered all over magazines, newspapers, and billboards. In the interview, Freddie discusses how surreal and amazing his newfound fame has been, his favorite outfits from a recent fashion show, spending a fun photo shoot with popular models known as the Diva Girls, and how he still tries to have a normal school experience despite gaining more attention.
1. Purposes:
For this task we are working in pairs. I will be writing about the purposes
of film editing and some of the conventions and techniques used. Editing
and cutting is used in all films some break the rules for a purpose and
some use too many it looks messy. On this blog I will show the technical
conventions used by editors to connect with the audience.
Storytelling
This is the main purpose of a film I think because the audience has to be
able to understand and follow a film by using some kind of story
sequence. Storytelling gives the film motives, a reason for doing
something. The main motive is to entertain, that's what the audience
want to see. Some movies have a motive but go of track and the film gets
confused so when editing, editors have to make sure everything makes
sense in every edit. When storytelling in obvious in a film it’s usually
because there is a clear message in the film, this is to enlighten the
audience and learn something from this film however small or stupid it is.
Engaging the audience is a key point because in the end they are your
real critics. It appeals to all audiences even though when you think of the
word story you think of children, a plot can be told in so many ways, and
it’s all up to the editor how things are shown and implied to the audience.
For example reality TV shows are all edited to how the editor wants the
audience to see it. Each films motive is aimed at different audiences. A
famous editor called Alfred Hitchcock used his skill in editing to create
suspense in most of his films. This will engage the viewer;Hitchcock’s
films were horror/thriller based which is harder to show a good story
in but good editors can use the technique in whatever genre.
Development of Drama
Drama is a genre that can turned into comedy, horror,thriller,action
basically can be combined with all other genres to develop it. They are
plot driven, this is what holds the film together because the audience
want to know what happens next. Some dramas end of cliff hangers, this
is a technique used to keep the audience guessing after the film. However
most dramas round up at the end but use a lot of suspense and try to
make the audience think. Alfred Hitchcock’s type of editing is good for
dramas because he was known as the master of suspense. One quote
from Hitchcock was 'always make the audience suffer as much as
possible'. Now dramas are back on screens in films and TV series much
more this quote is used again when editors are putting shots together.
It’s a big selling point if people are excited to know what happens.
Trailers give enough for people to want to watch the films, they are a big
part of films and so is the editing for them. This is what gets the audience
2. interested. In most trailers for drama genre the type of suspense to be
expected in the film is shown through the trailer so the audience know
style and techniques are coming. In drama there is a lot that can be
developed; life, settings,characters,plot.. Editors can do all this by the
way they cut shots or spend longer on suspense than the climax. The way
the editors manipulate footage together can determine the intensity of
the clip, also using different camera shots from the same clips can benefit
a film and develop the drama. For editors to do a good job on a drama
one of the main things they have to remember is to develop realistic
characters this is because most films aim to tell an honest human story.
Relationship to genre
When editing a film, they use all different techniques to illustrate and
make the genre clear. The genre of a film is important to show through
first the trailer to target the right audience and get people wanting to see
it and then carrying it on through the film making it stronger. The way
films are edited make people’s emotions stronger and captures the
audience to draw them in. Romance films are quite easy to edit to show
the genre clear because of how editors can make characters seem real
together and make the audience believe everything. It takes a good script
director and editor to really make the audience feel a connection to the
main characters in the film. A lot of mid-shots are used in romance films
to show the body language of the characters towards each other and
make us feel closer to know more connected. They also use close ups so
we can see facial expressions and how the characters are feeling in a
certain scene which in romance films its usually always happy and lustful.
The notebook is a good example of old fashioned film love where things
are always romantic or the complete opposite. The humour in Romance
films is usually just shared between the characters it’s not specifically for
the audience to laugh at more to ‘aww’ at. In this scene from the
notebook we see the romance at its height then they argue and then they
are back in love again. This genre is used to play with the viewer’s
emotions. We see the close up and mid shot in this scene.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=l7xf-oj4X8A
Romantic Comedies are a newer way of showing romance, we see a lot
more funny scenes this is a typical part of the films. They meet fall in love
something happens they break up go out with friends do something
stupid and then get back together. There is usually a sad scene to make
the audience feel emotion for the characters or a certain one too. They
always end emotional weather there happy or sad; in the end it’s just as
soppy as an old school proper romance just with a few more
laughs. Because this is such a popular genre used and people usually
know what’s going to happen at the end editors have to try and make it a
bit different to keep people wanting to want to watch them. In this other
clip of the last scene of a film called The Break Up we see the couple who
3. have been on and off through this rom com and gone through a lot, see
each other again after a long time and they say hi and walk away. This is
a different ending to a film and leaves the viewer after the film to make
up their mind on what they think happened, did they get back together or
not? The scene shots a lot of close ups as we see how the characters look
so happy after bumping into each other again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lv6KX12Fbs&feature=player_embedded
Creating Motivation
This is important when editing and making a film because the story needs
to have stability and the edit needs to influence and have effect on the
audience. To create a motivation edit you need to make the continuity
look smooth making sure nothing looks jumpy and the position for the
shot must be the same each time unless the angle or anything is meant
to be changed. This is a challenging job for editors to try and show
through the editing what the director and production team wanted to
show. It’s all about keeping the audience interested 'motivated' basically
so they enjoy the film and don't notice the editing, if they do it could
make them distracted and not enjoy the film. Editing together montages
is a good way to create motivation because it can make audiences get a
feel about someone in a quicker amount of time so this can make them
feel like they understand more because you’re letting them know little
things that important. Lots of cuts in a certain scene will create
motivation too, not all the time but if there is a conversation going on
then maybe one person’s face to a mid-shot and a long shot of where
they are back to their faces again rather than having one long shot.
Cutting from one scene to another or one character to another will
persuade how the audience feel they will react positively or negatively to
the film. For example the clip below from the film Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows part 2 shows characters all concentrating on Harry Potter
which persuades the audience to feel scared and anxious for the safety of
Harry Potter.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_S2U5v1OWps
It is also important to cut at the correct time to enable the narrative of
the story progress and develop further. DW Griffith introduced narrative
and it is very heavily used in the Harry Potters films because of the
complex story and plots. It is also important to choose the correct pace of
the cut depending of the genre of the film and also particular characters.
For example; a romantic comedy genre film the audience are made to feel
sympathy and emotion for the main character so the cuts of this
character will be slow so that the audience are able to learn more about
them.
Combining Shots into Sequences
4. This is getting loads of shots together that relate and get put together to
explain something, whetherit’s a present shot and then a flashback they
relate and are put into a sequence of shots. If shots aren’t put into a
sequence then it can get confusing and the story becomes confusing and
mixed up and the audience can’t relate or connect to anything. Combining
specific shots into a sequence is done to help create a smooth flowing
scene. Once all the individual shots have been corrected such as colour
correcting so that they all match, they are able to be successfully edited
together to merge one scene.
By picking the right shots the editor is able to help the audience
understand where the sympathy needs to be given. I believe this
technique have been successfully used in the 2008 film Changeling
starring Angelina Jolie; the narrative of this film is based upon a grief
stricken mother who takes upon the LAPD when they stubbornly try to
pass of an obvious impostor as her missing child. The audience are aware
that this impostor isn't her child and the camera shots and
editing techniques fully allow the audience to gain sympathy for Jolie.
http://youtu.be/MgBCnwI_Hq0
A film is just lots of shots combined together to create a final edit and
make it look how the film is intended. Majority of films are shot with the
camera still however others like for example Cloverfiled is shot with a
hand held camera style the shots are still put together in a smooth
sequence but the shots are visibly shaky because of the movement of the
camera. These kind of films I would imagine are harder to cut together to
avoid less shake and jerk than is needed for the audience to still be
interested and be able to watch it.
http://youtu.be/RkFcHUvyJ-k
This scene from Cloverfiled shows exactly how the shots are hard to
combine because it has to look like the camera is just cutting out or being
turned off because it’s meant to be the people just filming continuously.
So in this scene when the camera blacks out this is good editing because
it looks as if the camera is breaking up and the image is being distorted.
There is a lot of close ups a zooms as well this is so we can see facial
expressions and stress the point that the film is using hand held camera.
Creating Pace
When creating pace its usually a slow build up to a big scene. Scenes like
this usually start with a chase scene or running scene then the big climax
happens after the big chase. Pace is usually created using music or slow
camera movement. It keeps the film even and makes sure the audience
5. doesn't feel like they missed anything when it gets to the end. It help to
make sure everything that the audience need to know is included and that
it doesn't get confusing or become pointless because the story gets lost.
It’s used to speed up or slow down a film in certain parts for example if
there is a romance scene or it’s a romance film usually they will slow it
down so the audience can connect and understand and feel part of the
characters relationship. In Disney films the pace starts of slow we get to
know the characters and connect with them, but then there is always a
sad part where the pace speeds up because it’s getting more emotional
and its building up to the big happy ending. Action films are the main
genre for creating pace in though, it’s usually always fast paced it’s shown
through short fast cuts from one to another. Drama films use slower pace
this is for the audience to understand the scene; they use longer shots in
scenes.
http://youtu.be/kYrmlP9MQus
In this scene from the hunger games the shots are all fast paced this is a
tense scene. At the start we see a long shot of Katniss in the tree then as
soon as she sees the fire and starts running the shots are seconds apart
which is a perfect example for fast paced editing. Its key to this scene
because it builds tension for the audience and puts them on edge as soon
as she jumps from the tree.