Assignment Brief Unit 16

Editing assignment brief unit 16

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Pioneers of Editing

Pioneers of Editing

Produce a mini documentary about a pioneer of editing. Your documentary should contain video and still footage from the internet. However all verbal and written text should be your own - be careful not to plagiarize. Use the Voice over recording facility to narrate your mini doc.

Part 1
Explain the contribution to the history of editing, that the following two editors made.

1. Edwin S. Porter
2. D.W Griffiths

Part 2
Select a film editor from the following list:

1. Alfred Hitchcock
2. Martin Scorsese
3. Quentin Tarantino
4. Jean Luc Goddard
5. Walter Murch
6. Thelma Schoonmaker

Now cover the following points in your documentary: 
• What are they most famous for?
• What was the importance of the technique they developed?
• What key films did they work on and what editing techniques were used?
• Who else has been influenced/used this technique in their films?
• How have they influenced film making?

Part 3
Analyse a clip from a film they have worked on in terms of editing techniques, consider the following: narrative, rhythmn, pacing,juxtaposition, shot variation, manipulation of diegetic time and space, Storytelling (engaging the viewer, providing and withholding information, development of drama, relationship to genre, creating pace. Combination of shots,180 degree rule, continuity, montage, point of view shot; shot-reverse-shot.

Summarise your main points.

Continuity editing

Continuity editing

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In Camera editing Scenarios

In camera edit titles

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In Camera Editing Techniques

You are now going to use ‘in camera editing’ techniques. This was the only way that the earliest film makers had to make a sequence of shots. All the ‘editing’ actually takes place while filming. In other words, you only film the precise shots you want, in the correct order and for the desired length of time (no rewinding and re-recording is allowed!)

YOU WILL BE GIVEN A SCENARIO TO FILM. USE SOME OF THE EDITING TECHNIQUES/PRINCIPLES YOU HAVE LEARNED ABOUT.

1. IN GROUPS, CREATE A SHOT LIST OF ALL SHOTS YOU WILL NEED. PUT SHOTS IN THE ORDER YOU WANT THEM TO PLAY IN.

2. YOU MUST INCLUDE A VARIETY OF SHOT SIZES.

3. INDIVIDUALLY, CREATE A STORYBOARD OF YOUR SHOT LIST – ENSURE YOU INCLUDE THE LENGTH OF TIME EACH SHOT WILL BE ON SCREEN FOR (HOW MANY SECONDS?)

4. IN GROUPS, GO AND FILM YOUR SHOTS! YOU MUST FOLLOW THE STORYBOARD PRECISELY. THIS MEANS FRAMING SHOTS EXACTLY AS YOU PLANNED AND HOLDING EACH SHOT FOR THE LENGTH OF TIME PLANNED. YOU MUST ENSURE THAT YOU DO NOT ‘CROSS THE LINE’ WHEN FILMING.

THIS WILL FORM PART OF YOUR COURSEWORK FOR THE EDITING UNIT! USE YOUR NOTES FROM PREVIOUS LESSONS TO HELP YOU.

YOU MUST DEMONSTRATE SOME OF THE FOLLOWING:

· In camera editing, shot variation, manipulation of diegetic time and space.

· Storytelling (engaging the viewer, providing and withholding information, development of drama, relationship to genre, creating pace.

· Combination of shots,180 degree rule, continuity, montage, point of view shot; shot-reverse-shot.

Introduction to editng

EDITING INTRODUCTION WORKSHEET
Today, you will learn the basics about editing techniques and then have a go at writing a short analysis of a film using the new terminology you have learnt.
Follow the instructions and use the links below.
http://www.screenonline.org.uk/education/teachingwithfilm/introtoediting.html
a) Watch the 'Introduction to Editing' video. Take notes about editing here:
The Gloaming
• What is editing?

• What is Elliptical editing?


• Why are long shots used?

• What is ‘non-diagetic sound’?


• How do we know she is bending down to pick up the ring? (what shots are used and why?)

Hustle
• Overhead establishing shot – what does this achieve?

• What is Shot-Reverse-Shot?


• What is Eye-line matching?

• Why do we cut to the other members of the group?


• What is a wipe?


• What is the effect of using quick cuts?




b) Now watch ‘Editing: The Invisible Art’ and take notes:
• How can editing build tension and pace?


• What is crosscutting?


• What are reaction shots?


• What is seamless editing?


• What is a jump cut?


• What is a flash back and what does it achieve?


• How can editing be used poetically?



C. Watch ‘Playing with Time’ – watch the film ‘The Gloaming’. Write a short evaluation of the editing used in this film. Refer to detailed examples from the film and use the terminology you have learnt today.








6. Editor Job profile: http://www.skillset.org/film/jobs/post/article_4732_1.asp
Read the Film editor job profile. Then, summarise in your own words the key aspects of being an editor. Explain what other people the editor works with and the skills needed.
Editor Job Role:




7. Finally - Read through your blog post and check for spelling and label your post 16.1.1. Upload this to your blog.

Parallel Editing

Jump Cuts

Here's an example of Jump Cuts being used in a film. What effect does the jump cut create here?

Vintage Super 8 - Retro Footage

Here's how it has been achieved:

1. Select the clip in the Sequence and click Modify → Speed (or right click/control click the clip in the sequence to bring up the speed adjuster).Old cameras shot film at different frame rates. Super 8 cameras would shoot at 12, 18 and 24 frames per second, unlike some video cameras that shoot at 30 frames per second. Adjusting the speed so that it is a little slower, somewhere between 60% and 80%, will add authenticity to the overall look.

2. Video Filters → Blur → Gaussian BlurPlay around with the various settings within Gaussian blur. The Blue Gaussian blur setting will have a totally different look than the Red Gaussian blur setting. I like to start off with about the radius at about 2 on the Luminance blur, personally.

3. Video Filters → Stylize → Add NoiseFirst, I drop the amount down to .14, then change the type to Gaussian Noise (Film Grain) which is a uniform color. Last, change the Blend Mode to Subtract, which creates a more subtle effect.

4. Video Filters → Color Correction → Color Corrector 3-WayPlay around with the different levels of Black, Midrange, Highlight and Color controls. I like to warm up the look of video, which naturally has a natural light/blueish tinge to it by bringing the color into the direction of reds, oranges, yellows or sepias. It takes a little experimenting to see what looks best.

5. Video Filters → Video → Flicker FilterTurn the amount up to Flickr Filter (Max).

6. Video Filters → Video → StrobeThis will add the choppy, less smooth look of film (video is too smooth, which is one of the things that gives it away as video). I usually bring the Strobe Duration down to 1 or 2.After this, there are a variety of other things you can do. Maybe adjust the RGB Balance (Color Correction → RGB Balance) or play around with the various Levels (Image Control → Levels). I find that altering the Arithmetic (Channel → Arithmetic) can bring about some really cool color effects.

After you are satisfied, the final step after rendering is to go to File → Export → Using Quicktime Conversion and upload to your blog for assessment.