Film editing is both a creative and a technical part of the post production process of filmmaking. The term is derived from the traditional process of working with film which increasingly involves the use of digital terminology.
The film editor works with the raw footage, selecting shots and combining them into sequences which create a finished motion picture.
| FILM | Preference (/10) | Memorable Scene | Film Element Focus |
| The Shining (Kubrick, 1980) | 8.5 /10 | Hallway Twin scene | Cinematography |
Low Angle- A low angle shot is used to show the subject/character as powerful.
Eye Level- An eye level shot is just at the same level as the characters eye.
Dutch angle shots- A Dutch angle shot is used to make the scene fell uneasy/distorted and unsettling.
| Name of Shot (Abbreviation) | Description of Shot in Relation to Subject | Use in Storytelling |
| Extreme Close-up ( ECU ) | Part of the face e.g. eyes takes up the frame | Gets inside the head of a character |
| Close up (CU) | Whole face takes up the frame | Reveals character’s emotional state |
| Medium Close- up (MCU) | Head and Shoulders in frame | Allows the audience to see characters face and body. It shows there emotional state and their behavior. It also show the background and setting |
| Low Angle Shot (LA)/ High Angle Shot (HA) | Low angle: looking up at someone/something High angle: Looking down at something/someone | Low angle: Show the character as powerful High angle: Shows the character as weak and vulnerable |
| Extreme Long Shot (ELS ) | Only scenery visible can’t make out individual people | Used as an establishing shot |
| Medium Shot (MS) | One or two subjects in frame from waist height sometimes taken from “over the shoulder” of one of the characters (OSS) | Often used as a Master Shot/ Two Shot/Shot-Reverse for conversations |
| Pan/ Tilt | Pan – the camera only moves horizontally (left/right) Tilt – the camera on moves vertical (up/down | Mimics a static character looking round a scene |
| Track (on a dolly, Steadicam or handheld) | Camera follows a subject by moving along with them | Used to make the audience fell as if they are following the character |
I think that the shoot went very well. Everyone worked well together and we all contributed.
I think that the only problem we had was not getting the location we wanted as we did not book it in advance.
In the future we need to make sure to book the locations and have more organization before we start the shoot.
Diegetic- Third person
intra-diegetic- First person
Extra-diegetic- Second person
Cinematographer- Is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera and light crews working on such projects and would normally be responsible for making artistic and technical decisions related to the image and for selecting the camera, film stock, lenses, filters, etc. The study and practice of this field is referred to as cinematography. – Wikipedia
Cinematography- Cinematography, the art and technology of motion-picture photography. It involves such techniques as the general composition of a scene; the lighting of the set or location; the choice of cameras, lenses, filters, and film stock; the camera angle and movements; and the integration of any special effects.-Wikipedia
| FILM | Preference (/10) | Memorable Scene | Film Element Focus |
| Bladerunner(Scott, 1982) | 7.8 /10 | Tears in rain | Mise en Scene |
Monaco believes there are three main forms of art:
The performance arts- An act that happens in real time and is watched by a live audience. This includes things like opera,musicles,dance and live theatre.
The representational arts-Presents their art form through literature and pictures in a physical copy that the observer can see. For example books and paintings.
The recoding arts- Arts forms that has been recorded so can be listened to or watched at any time this includes things like film and music.
These three categorizations of the arts create a spectrum. From live real time events to pre recorded sounds and films.