Creative media yr 1

In the past week, we have been looking at various videos that have been taken from famous films and analysing them in depth. At first, we watched the first scene of casino royale bond, we took apart the scene and analysed what shots were used. For example, at the beginning they used an establishing shot and as you can see the camera is facing up towards the building. This shows that they want us -the audience- to know that the scene is isolated and discrete. After we had analysed this video, we had moved on to a scene in The Shining. We thought that this created suspense and curiosity for the audience and was making us want more. This helps it have the horrific atmosphere as the suspense leads to why the child is anxious and scared in a way. Today, we watched a western movie called The good, the bad and the ugly. In my perspective I found this film very boring as there was no context for the 7 minutes in the clip we were given, it was also repetitive within the shots. However you can...

Editing techniques (AC1: Informing ideas) Continuity editing: Continuity editing is the process, in film and video creation, of combining more-or-less related shots, or different components cut from a single shot, into a sequence to direct the viewer's attention to a pre-existing consistency of story across both time and physical location. Cross out: In a crosscut, the camera will cut away from one action to another action, which can suggest the simultaneity of these two actions, but this is not always the case. Standard Cut: This is the basic cut (also known as a hard cut) that puts two clips together, connecting the last frame of one and the beginning frame of the next. This is the most common cut, and does not really invoke any meaning or feelings, as others do. Jump Cut: This is a cut that pushes forward in time. It is normally done within the same frame or composition, and many times it is used within montages. Montage: A montage is an editing technique that, again, si...