Editing

After filming my first camera tasks is is important that i edit the shots together and ensure that i was thinking about the film language and apply what i have previoulsly learnt about filming and editing to my camera task.

Editing is a very important part of any media filming as it finalises your production which helps to make it look professional. There are several different types of editing techniques that you have to make sure you include when nessassary such as cutting which is the main process of editing. This allows scenes to become linked together in the desire way and gives it the structure and links which is helps to provide the narrative. Some other editing skills that can be applied are:

• Eye-line match
• Crosscutting
• Pace
• paralle editing
• Insert
• 180 degree rule

Camera Shots - Movement

In todays assignment as a class we looked through the different types camera shot movements throughout a film. There are several different ways the camera moves around to give off a different effect which may inquire differnent technology to help. Below i will give some examples of the different camera shot movements:

- Pan Lef to Pan Right means moving the camera to bring the audience closer, showing them all sides of the character as an example.Moving the camera lens to one side or another, looking to your left then looking to your right - that's panning. 

- Tilt up to Tilt down means Moving the cameras lens up or down while keeping its horizontal axis constant. Nod your head up and down - this is tilting.

- Zoom in (lens) to Zoom out involves changing the focal length of the lens to make the subject appear closer or further away in the frame. Most video cameras today have built-in zoom features. Some have manual zooms as well, and many have several zoom speeds. Zooming is one of the most frequently-used camera moves and one of the most overused. 

The image above shows all the different camera movement that's available to process a film. It is very cleaver what the camera is able to do, and with the correct technical equipment it expresses a more realistic movement making the film look more professional and believable. 

Camera Shot - Anaslis

In Class today we looked at short clip from 'King Arthur' analising the different camera shots throughout and why they are used in this flim, is it to present something for a sertain reason?

 

The clip above is from 'King Arthur' the battle. It presents a vast amounts of different camera shots to analise who are the man charachters and to repersent the location it is taken in. There are close up shots at the biggining of the clip to the main characters face expressing there emotions of how they are feeling. They used a close up shot to make the audience aware who to focus on. There are also long distance shot to show were it is located in and who else may be in this scene. It shows the other group of men coming towards them to battle in the distance.

I also looked at a short clip from 'Insidious' called 'The smiling family'. This is a horror flim so the camera shots used are to bring the audience in gaining there attention to cause tension.

At the bigginging of the clip as the man is walking down the stairs it shows a medium long shot to represent the location of were he is and what he is doing making it clear for the audience to understand. As he gets closer to the womens face shining the light it becomes a close up shot allowing you to understand the characters and to draw in the audience. Near the end of the clip as he goes to leave the room it shows an reverse angle shot as it gives you a clear image of him expressing his emotions with anxiety, then a shot looking back to what he was looking at to make it clear why he was feeling that way. 

In a clip there are ruffely around 200/250 different camera shots which helps the audience to identify the location, characters, emotions and setting the scene. 

Camera Shots - Distance

There are a many different types distance camera shots which tells you a picture/story behind the image. By how close the camera distance is or the way the shot it taken can cause tension or tell a story before watching the film.

These are a some different distance camera shots from different films:

- Extreme close up shot - (EUC)

This image above was taken from the film 'Insidious' which is a Horror film. The image represents a close up of a lady's eyes looking up which gives the impression she is worried or anxious. This makes the audience prepared that something is likely to happen making them feel terrified before anything is shown.

- Close up Shot (CU)

 

This close up is taken from the film 'The Hunger Games'. Close ups are also very useful when trying to add emotion to the conversation. Whether the emotion is sadness, anger or fear a close up of a characters , can be so powerful in getting that emotion across without using any dialog. The image above expresses the young girls sadness and hope. She looks as if she is in pain and looking up to help and protection.

- Medium Shots (MS)

 

 

This medium shot is taken from the film 'Mean Girls'. This image shows two of the girls sat together in their school canteen having lunch. This is a medium shot as it show two of the girls upper body's and the location it is placed in. Medium shots are good for setting the scene, it gives the audience more of an idea of the location and the girls body language.

 

There is a difference in 'Medium Shot' and 'Medium Long Shot'. The image below is taken from the same film 'Mean Girls'.

 

 

 

The difference is in medium long shot you are able to see the girls full body and the location and normal how relating to the world around them. This image expresses the girls emotions by showing there facial expressions related to their body language which gives the audience a clear image of were they are and how they are emotionally feeling or experiencing.

 

- Long Shot (LS)

 

 

 

 



 



This image above is an example of a 'Long Shot'. A long shot image as you can see is more about the scene and location, not all focus on the characters. This is a very dramatic image as the location stands out in the image letting you know what's going on and why they are placed in that area.

 

- High angle and Low angle shots

 

 

This image represents a 'High angle shot' looking down on little Militia which makes her feel and look extremely venerable. It makes the small girl appear weak and scared as if she is being looked down on and not wanted. Any image that is presented from a high angle is used to make the characters have a lack of power.

 

The image above is a 'Low angle shot' which clearly label's the differences from high angle to low angle. Low angle shot represents a sense of power showing the characters skill and talent. Bat man in the image above is made to gain strength and be looked up to as a leader. He is made to look effective and already tells the audience that he is to lead.

 

- Dutch angle shot

 

 

The image above exemplifies a titles image. It is an easy way to establish a character in a film or image. He looks very worried as If he shouldn't be in that room. He lets off a sense of discomfort and shows him looking at something towards the right up high. This means he could be looked as venerable an weak. 

Analysis of short clip's

In class today we watched a short clip called 'get carter car park scene'. I am going to focus on the characters and there relationship shown throughout. From without even starting the clip it showed a clear image of who was the main character. This was shown as the man was with 2 other work men which were both dressed in a black suit but he was wearing a silver suit. This tells us that by what the characters are wearing tells us a lot about their role in the film. Also which was clearly noticed was that the two work men were directed a lot further away from the camera, compared to the man in the silver suit which was stood a lot closer to the camera. This gives the impression that he is the boss and a lot higher class than the two men standing further away. As Ian Hendry (Northern man) walks out of the cabbing in anger, it shows a Michael Caine underneath him in a dark shadow which represents a dark and broad character which already builds tension to the scene. As Ian Hendry bumps into Michael Caine unexpected  his body language sharply changed and his voice tones saying 'Jack?' Very sharp and efficient. His body language changes rapidly from an anger to held back stooped posture, This gives the impression that he was scared and worried to see Michael Caine and is now have control over him.

Similarly, I watched a short clip from Wolverine called 'brotherly fight'. This clip shows tension between Wolverine and his Brother Victor (dressed in black). Wolverine expresses his anger by bursting through the double doors with a very broad posture. Victor seems very relaxed with a clam voice when talking to Wolverine which makes him gain power to this scene with a tension build. Wolverine walks in through a dark shadow which also presents a dark image on his character.Victor shows a very clam character towards the start of the scene, but rapidly jumps over to wolverine express his feelings of anger and frustration. This is a action film including flighting similar to the clip 'get carter car-park scene' above.