This week, we continued to study the process of Editing, focussing particularly on the importance of Continuity in editing. Continuity Editing is creating the film so that is easy for the viewers to follow and understand. It needs to feel as though the shot was taken during one single moment in time, and not filmed at different points.
On Monday, we looked at the meaning of Continuity and reflected again on our 180 Degree Rule edit. We got into our same groups so that we could together identify the issues that we faced last time. Firstly, we decided that we would film our video inside this time, instead of outside. We made this decision based on several reasons, such as jumps in the audio and choosing a quieter area to film. After identifying our location, we began to discuss ideas for video this week, and keep in mind the requirements that we had to include in the edit, such as Match on Action. We clearly laid out our ideas on a storyboard so that we had a reference when filming.
On Tuesday, as a group, we were ready to begin filming this week’s task. After securely mounting our camera onto the tripod, we thought about how we were going to film our first scenes. We had decided on Monday that we needed to have an establishing shot to introduce the viewer to the setting and the characters. During the filming process, we were very conscious of the techniques that we wanted to include. We used a variety of shot types, Match on Action, Shot Reverse Shot, as well as OTS shots when filming the conversation scenes.
On Wednesday, we were given the chance to edit our video together using the software, Avid. I was able to use my knowledge from last week to navigate my way around the system. I uploaded all of my video files and, one by one, cut them to the appropriate moments where they would look smoothly put together. Our main focus this week was Continuity in editing and so I wanted to make sure that it was as constant as possible. There were a few minor continuity errors, such as slight arm movements, but overall, I was pleased with the smoothness of the edit. I will use this new knowledge when editing in the future.
Also, this week, we looked at different Director styles and jobs available in the industry. We spoke about what each job involves, and we will be developing this further next week. Some of the roles that we looked at include, Assistant Directors, Production Designers and Cinematographers.
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