Silent movie

In class we used media editing to make a shot sequence of pictures to show some "big news".
our topic was engagement. The final product is above for you to watch.
We used greyscale effect to make the scene more dramatic.
It also referred back to the old silent movies which was something we enjoyed and thought could be relevant to the video as it has no sound.
Our "big news" was that the daughter is engaged and is breaking the news to her parents.

Soundscape sound task

In class we where asked to create a soundscape of world war one. This is the result.
I wanted it to sound personal, so I incorporated the heart beat that is slowly decreasing in speed as the soldier dies, the end of the clip is when he dies.  I also incorporated all the other sound I though would have been going on in that moment, the guns and plains, the slight sound of thunder. I think next time I may go for a simpler set of overlays, but I do think this was effective for what was required of us in this sound task.

Sound and editing

Sound and Editing

Sound

Sound is a key part of any scene or movie. If the sound is not appropriate or in sync it is very obvious and frustrating. so a lot of time is spent ensuring that the soundtrack and dialogue are correct.

• Music

- Diagetic (from within the scene)

- Non-diagetic (not from the scene)

• Dialogue

- ADR

• Sound FX

- Object noises e.g gun shot, phone call, etc.(Foley)

• Atmospheric 

- e.g. Theme music

Editing

Editing is also a crucial part of any film or scene as the audience  must be able to understand what is happening. A scene is not necessarily filmed in the order it is supposed to be shown in. So the sections are edited together in a way that makes sense.

• Cut - change scene, compress time, vary the point of view or montage (build up an image or idea)

• matched cut-continuity of direction,completed action

• jump cut- from one place to another

• motivated cut-pointed out are vie the character

• cutting rate-type of scene, e.g. action/ dialogue

• cutting rhythm -how well it flows

• cross-cut-slow angle change

• cutaway-reaction shot 

• insert

Editing transitions

• buffer -intermediate shot 

• fade/dissolve -in and out of a colour

• super impositions -laying a shot over another

• wipe -slide across the screen

• inset -shot within a shot

• split screen -two screens at the same time

• stock shot -you cant film a shot so go to a shot library to find it.