In this task i will writing about the main two effects our group used to build an effect of manipulation of diegetic to show the characters emotions.
During this short video, our group used fade and dissolve to build an effect of manipulation of diegetic time and space. The reason our group chose these two effects was to give a clear view of Temi (the main character) emotions of the good times and how she felt having to leave all her friends behind to a new beginning in her life when she moves to a different town and school.
Transition is the movement from on shot to the next. They're different transitions that suggest different ideas to the audience. It is really important to choose the right one.
Straight Cut A straight cut is the most common "invisible" form of transition.
One shot moves instantaneously to the next without attracting the audiences attention. Its helps to retain reality. Dissolves A dissolves fades one shot off the screen while another shot is fading in. The audience will be able to see both shots at the mid-point of the dissolves. It suggest that the shots are connected in some way it might be two characters places or objects. It might suggest that sometimes has passed between the two shots. Fades A fade is a bit like a dissolves but instead of dissolving one shot into another. A fade is a gradual darkening or lightning of an image until the screen becomes black or white. It indicates that start or end of a particular section of time within the narrative.
Wipes A wipe is quite an usual transaction. It very noticeable. It is when one image is pushed off screen by another. Images can be pushed in any direction but it is more common for the image to be pushed of the left-hand side. This movement is consistent with the sense of time moving forward. The wipe signals shows different locations that are experiencing the same time. Graphic Match A graphic match is a very specialised type of transition. It is not something an editor adds between two shots but more a decision about which two shots to put together/next to each other. It ids created when two shot that are similar in shape are placed next to each other. It tells the audience that there is an important link between what they are seeing in two shots.
Effects
Effects are usually used to manipulate and space - to show locations has change and time period has changed. To also show the time moving quicker or slower than
normal. An effect can be something really simple such as using a colour filter or it could be altering the saturation of an image to either enhance the enhance the colour or remove it.
Using black and white is sometimes used for flashbacks. There are different effect that can be added in the post production stage (editing).
Example:
The Time Machine- The time travelling enters the time machine and the environment changes as the travel through time.
Harry Porter Timer Turner - A more modern version of this effects is seen in the third of the Harry Potter films. The sequence using layering and altering the speed of the image.
In this task, our group made a short video which included the main characters: Abigail, Temi, Awana, Talha and Myself.
The whole point of our video was to show two characters from two different locations which both characters end meeting eye-to-eye. I believe our video was a success because we created both pace and tension during the end of the video when the murder chases after the second victim (Awana). At first we see the murder walking at a slow pace leaving the audience clueless and scared of he was planning on doing to the second victim. However, we also see the second victim running at the fast pace towards the opposite direction where she meets the victim face-to face which caused the music to create more tension to the viewers and pace gets quicker as the victim excepts from the murder.
Speed of Editing In a film each scene may last a matter of seconds or it could continue for minutes but the length of each sequence establishes the pace of the film moving the action along. The speed of editing will help to determine the mood of what is taking place on screen.
Speed of Editing - Creating Pace
If the audience is to feel anxiety and suspense the editing will be quick - the scenes/shots changing frequently. For example The Bourne Ultimatum.
If a relaxed mood is desired, the scenes last longer an change less frequently for example a romantic comedy. For example The Notebook.
Nevertheless a film need not have any editing. For example the film Russian Ark which as filmed in one take using a steadicam and a digital camera. This required split - second timing and organisation.
Cross Cutting To cross-cut is to edit together two sequences that the audience need to know are connected in some way. It sometimes happens at the same time in different locations.
Developing Drama Cross cutting can be used to very effectively develop a sense of drama. An example would be the death of Casey in the opening of scene of Scream is made more dramatic by the cross cutting to her parent approaching and almost making it home in time to save her.
Non-Continuity Editing is a style of film making that was made popular throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Filmmakers such as Jean Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut pushed the limits of editing techniques and created a new style called ''French New Wave''. French New Wave films used a carefree editing style and id not conform to the traditional editing etiquette of Hollywood films. French New Wave editing often drew attention to itself by its lack of continuity, its self-reflexive nature (reminding the audience that they were watching a film). They often used material not often relate to any narrative which kept the audience surprised and intrigued.
Why a director would choose to use Non-Continuity editing instead of the more widely accepted continuity editing?
A director would choose a Non-Continuity because is a style of film making that was made Truffaut pushed the limits of editing techniques and crated a new style called "French New Wave".
popular throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Alongside, filmmakers such as Jean Luc Goddard and Francois
A Bout de Souffle - Jean-Luc
Goddard - Jump Cut
The effect that has been created using Non-Continuity Editing are the gap in action, when seberg picked up the mirror. It emphasised by the use of Jump Cut.
What became known as the popular 'Classical Hollywood' style of editing was developed by early European and American directors, in particular . D.W. Griffith in his films such asThe Birth of a Nation and Intolerance. Continuity Editing are usually used in many films, televisions and genre. Editors use this because it gives more high advanced features when their editing the producing and editing the film itself. It helps retain a sense of realistic chronology and generates the feeling that time is moving forward. This means you cant use a flashback for flash forward as long as the narrative will still be seen to be progressing forward in an expected or realistic.
Match on Action
We see a character start an action in one shot, the camera then cuts to a different angle and we see the character finish the action in the second shot.
Eye-line Match
When a character looking at something off screen and then we cut to a shot of what they are looking at. Its important that the film maker uses this because it give the audience on what the actors are looking at. If the film maker doesn't use it, this will confuse the audience on the film there are watching. Shot, Reverse Shot The first shot reveals on character and then the second shot reveals the second character. A film maker would use them to show the audience two characters having a conversation giving them more details on what both of the characters are discussing about and what each of them are saying.
108 Degree Rule
The 180 rule is a basic guideline that states that two characters or other elements - in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other.
