Thursday, 8 May 2014
Wednesday, 7 May 2014
Evaluation Activity 7
Looking back at your preliminary task (the continuity editing task), what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product?
Through our preliminary production, as a group we have all developed our camerawork and editing skills. One of these skills I know I have improved upon the most is the ability to create a match on action edit. On my preliminary production, the only match on action edit I did was one of a door opening and closing using two shots as seen here.
However in the final production, there was a match on action of the character Karen running, which had to match with footsteps and even the lights on the back of the van.
A second skill we had to develop was the 180 degree rule, this rule is explained in the following Slideshare by Levi Wigglesworth in this public post.
The use of the 180 degree rule is to simply avoid confusion within the viewer, this had to be followed perfectly to ensure a professional look to the film. Cameraman Sam Duxbury especially had to develop this skill as he spent most time behind the camera, being the only person in our group who didn’t have an acting role.
An example of the 180 degree rule being followed in our production.
Another editing skill used and developed, again mainly by cameraman Sam, was the use of a shot reverse shot. This is when there is a shot of something or someone, usually within speech, and then the shot switches 180 degrees. This is again showed within the following example.
An example of a shot reverse shot in our production.
One more of the skills which was developed in the editing by myself and Emma Bailey was the use of ‘J’ or ‘L’ edits. This is done by locking a layer in the timeline, either video or audio, then moving/cutting/ trimming the other. This was done for the door ‘squeaks’ and for most footsteps whereby numerous match on action edits were needed. This ensured a smoother and again professional look to the production. An example of this is shown below.
However in the final production, there was a match on action of the character Karen running, which had to match with footsteps and even the lights on the back of the van.
The use of the 180 degree rule is to simply avoid confusion within the viewer, this had to be followed perfectly to ensure a professional look to the film. Cameraman Sam Duxbury especially had to develop this skill as he spent most time behind the camera, being the only person in our group who didn’t have an acting role.
An example of the 180 degree rule being followed in our production.
Another editing skill used and developed, again mainly by cameraman Sam, was the use of a shot reverse shot. This is when there is a shot of something or someone, usually within speech, and then the shot switches 180 degrees. This is again showed within the following example.
An example of a shot reverse shot in our production.
One more of the skills which was developed in the editing by myself and Emma Bailey was the use of ‘J’ or ‘L’ edits. This is done by locking a layer in the timeline, either video or audio, then moving/cutting/ trimming the other. This was done for the door ‘squeaks’ and for most footsteps whereby numerous match on action edits were needed. This ensured a smoother and again professional look to the production. An example of this is shown below.
An
example of ‘J’ cut for door squeak.
An
example of ‘L’ cut for footsteps.
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