AS1: Task 11 Creating Pace with Cross Cutting

Creating pace with cross cutting

In this task we was asked to create a scene using cross cutting to create pace. we had 3 actors, 1 director, 1 camera man. this was our scene: 

We used slow editing to create tension, that was our idea, and i think it creates a bit of tension because the audience doesn't know what the 2 boys are going to do with the drugs so i think it was a success. However, i think the actual recording of the scene could've been better but i think we conveyed suspense well. I think to improve we could've made a scene when the boys were caught with the drugs and cross cut faster to create the sense of panic. There was a problem with recording this because we only recorded one side of the story, for this to be a correct cross cut we would have to record another story connected to the original story. 

AS1: Task 10 Understanding Pace

Understanding pace

Pace of editing can set the mood for scenes in films, fast paced editing means action and slow pace conveys suspense. The pace of editing is also used in different genres to convey different emotions. In horror films they have fast and slow paced editing to convey suspense and action, using this is effective for this genre because it keeps the audience watching because of the suspense it has. A trailer for a horror film uses this as well to get people to watch the film, a good example of this is 'The Orphan' trailer.  

Cross cutting is when you cut between scenes, this is affective for fast paced action scenes. A good example of this is from the film 'inception'. Cross cutting is good to set tension and suspense for the audience. 

A good example of when a film uses slow editing to create suspense is in the film 'the good the bad and the ugly. This is good because it is slow to convey that there is going to be a fast paced action sequence and lets the audience knows that it is going to be exciting. This is the scene:

Also slow paced editing is used to set a romance scene in a romantic film, for example the notebook uses this to good effect and it shows the film ks a romantic film.

This is used well because it sets the romantic scene and it sums up the films editing in one scene

AS1: Task 9 Non Continuity

Non-continuity editing

This style of editing is a style of film making that started becoming popular in the 1950s and 1960s. Well-known film maker such as Jean Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut. These film makers revolutionised editing techniques and created a brand new style of editing called "French New Wave". This style of editing breaks continuity techniques to show something. 

Jump cuts

A jump cut is the shot cuts and shows a different part so, one shot could be a full body shot but the next few shots could be zooming in to the persons face. Jump cuts are used to startle the audience, draw attention to a certain object. A good example of this is from the film Breathless. This film uses this because it shows how long the journey is but it doesn't take forever to show. Also it makes the film interesting. 

This scene in E.T- The extra terrestrial, at the part when Elliot (boy in red jacket) gets blocked of by the police it changes shot 3 times by zooming in to his face to convey his shock.

Breaking 180 degree

The 180 degree rule means you cant break the imaginary line that you cant go past because everything will look opposite. this is used to convey confusion, startling effect. An example of this is in the film 'The Shining' and 'The hunger games'. The shining uses it to convey something is going to happen. 

AS1: Task 8 Using Continuity Editing Techniques

Continuity editing

As a task we was asked to record a quick video following all the rules to keep continuity in films. 

Our group was:

• 1 camera man
• 1 mic holder
• 2 actors

The rules we followed were:

Match on Action

• Eye-line  Match
• Shot, Reverse Shot
• 180 degree rule
• Point of View

Match on action: This technique is when a character start in one shot, they cut the camera to film from a different angle. In our filming we used Match on action when Diana walked around the corner and then we cut to her opening the door. This is an example of match on action:

Eye-line match: This technique links two shots together to make it look like someone is looking at something else when they are looking at something totally different. This allows the audience to to experience the same event as the character. This is an example of this:

Shot, reverse shot: The first shot shows one character and then the second character. this is used so the audience knows that the two characters are talking to each other. if this wasn't used it would be hard to show who is talking to each other. This is an example of this: 

180 degree rule: This rule makes sure two characters in the same scene with each other as the same left/right relationship to each other so it don't seem fake. if the camera makes a circle around the characters it will make everything look opposite so left is right and right is left and it wouldn't flow. This is an example of this: