Media Editing Video

Script:

- Main characters; two sisters

- One sister takes the other sisters last ice cream from the fridge and gets caught

- She has to face the other sister

- They are both about to fight over the ice cream.

Shot-list:

1. Medium close up of character 1 walking into the kitchen.

2. Match on action of character 1 walking in and turning lights on..

3. Medium shot of character 1 walking through kitchen and opening the freezer.

4. Medium shot of character 1 opening the freezer and taking ice cream out.

5.  Close-up of character 1 realising there is only one left.

6. Medium shot of character 1 turning around and seeing that her sister (Character 2) caught her.

7. Both characters freeze with 360 degree shot. 

8. Shot reverse shot of both characters faces close-up making eye contact.

Storyboard:

Cinematography final blog tasks

Three Colours: Blue (1993) -

The use of close-ups brings more attention to minor details which built up to the disruption that occurs. It helps the audience pick up ideas without even having any dialogue or voice over. The close-up's also helps the audience get some understanding on what type of setting it is; year, type of Country. The director has also used close-up to show characters facial expressions, no one shown in the sequence had happy expressions and they all looked dull and questionable which connotes something bad is going to happen, the director is building up towards a sad scene. 

Season 1, Episode 1 of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006) - 

The camera movement is used to show audience around the shooting spot whiles an intense scene is also taking place. They don't do a scene in the beginning showing the setting before the scene starts taking place like in the beginning of other cliche films or TV series. The camera movement also shows how quick everything happens behind the scenes and all the effort that goes behind it. The director has chosen to use long shots and medium shots to show the setting throughout the scene. As the audience are revealed more and more of the setting throughout the episode, it gives them a better understanding of what is happening. The shots are used to give clues of the setting; which is on a broadcasting set, this lets the audience know that the TV series is going to based on TV and broadcasting and could also be to point out the things that they do morally wrong.

13 Reasons Why (2017) - 

In this sequence, the director has used a lot of tracking and dolly shots. Dolly shots are frequently being used when the camera is following the characters movement; e.g. when the character is coming closer, the camera is moving further so it as if the audience are watching them as they walk. There isn't much use of close-ups which connotes that the director isn't trying to just focus on one persons emotions and expressions in this sequence. The camera switches from person to person when they're talking using medium shots so that audience are able to see their faces clearly whiles also being able to see the background. 

Citizen Kane (1940) - 

The director has used a variety of camera shots in this sequence. It begins with a series of long shots to show the setting followed by a few extreme close-ups so that audience can pay attention to detail. The non-diegetic sound added in the back is parallel as it matches the scene and doesn't sound weird. They have also used a lot of low-key lighting to create a mysterious, abnormal atmosphere. 

Moulin Rouge (2001) - 

The scene started off with a close-up so that we can see the expression on the protagonists face and pick up information from their facial expressions straight away. The scene changes so that audience get a mild understanding of what is happening in the scene. This sequence also contains non-diegetic sound as the character isn't speaking in the scene but there is a voice over, they have also used contrapuntal sound as the voice over doesn't match some of the scenes that are shown. 

 

Cinematography video learner response

1.

WWW:

- Range of shots
- Good concept

EBI:

- Fix the wind/audio 

- Add titles

- Smoother transitions

2.

WWW:

- Range of shots

- Good location

- Gender roles

EBI:

- Wobbly pan

- Sound quality

- Aspect ratio changes

3.

WWW:

- Gender roles; challenging stereotypes 

- Range of shots

EBI:

- Sound quality

- Smoother transitions

I have learnt the importance of different angles and how much of an impact it makes on different scenes and creates a realistic image for the audience. 

Sound Video Learner Response

1.

2.

WWW:

-Keywords in blog post
-Same clip with parallel and contrapuntal which is very effective -impacts of facial expression changed
-used diegetic sound
Rap/grime with grandmother- humour
-Varied video
-Good choice of clips

EBI:

- Batman clip was parallel or contrapuntal 

3.

WWW:

-The thumbnail 

-Transitions

-Great use of diegetic

-Great use of parallel and contrapuntal

-Good choice of music

- Good clips

- Funny

- Good audio

EBI:

- Wasn't sure if you used contrapuntal or parallel sound for the second clip

- Smoother transition 

4.

WWW:

- Used diegetic sound

- Used both parallel and contrapuntal sound

- Used a variation of different clips

EBI:

- Transitions

- Could have faded out the music at the end

- Used my own clips

I have included all the different camera angles that we have learnt in lesson. I did light transitions in the video so that it flows. We created a narrative where a girl is trying to move to a guy as it is out of the norm and boys typically move to girls.

Cinematography Blog

1.

In this beginning scene they have mainly used medium shots or close-ups as the audiences are just meeting the protagonists and getting used to their faces. It also helps them pick up information about what's happening in the scene by reading their facial expressions. The director has used quick changes to jump from one character to another. Tracking shots are used in parts of the sequence when the camera follows the characters or takes videos of the surroundings.

2.

The camera work is done in a format where audience can see parts of the setting in the beginning to get a slight clue of what it is and then as the clip progresses they start to see more of the setting and a tracking shot is used to reveal the setting to the audience once some of the main characters exist the scene. The setting can also give the audiences an idea of the narrative before hearing any dialogue or a major scene taking place. It helps increase the understanding of the audiences. 

3.

This image is a long-shot which helps audience identify narrowly who is in the scene and help them pick up some of the background as well. This would automatically indicate some things to them which they would use to pick out hints about the narrative. For example, straight away you can tell this is a family friendly TV show. 

This is a close-up as we can see the characters faces clearly and audiences would be able to pick up information from their facial expressions. In this scene we can tell that the characters look amused and slightly disappointed. 

The low-angle shot used in this scene makes the characters look more superior than whatever it is they are looking at as they are in a higher position and they are looking down at something which is presumably smaller or weaker than them. It also creates curiosity for the audience as they would start to wonder what the characters are looking at; creates a sense of mystery in some cases.

This is a wide-shot that is mainly used to show the settings to audiences and is most likely going to be used at the opening scene or when entering a new day or new setting. A wide-shot could be used to have a calm approach or to cool things down after an intense scene.

Sound Analysis

Clockwork Orange - 

The direct has used non-diegetic sound in this section of the film. They have also used contrapuntal sound;as the classical music doesn't go with the scene that is taking place. The music doesn't change throughout the video even when the fight scene takes place and the music keeps everything calm. 

The director might've done this to get audience attention as they would wonder why a different type of music is being used and want to pay closer attention to the scene. There is no dialogue or voice-over throughout this clip which would build up curiosity for audience. 

Life on Mars - 

The non-diegetic sound being used fits the year and the area it was set in well. It also gives audience an idea of what the story-line or genre is going to be about. The music they played in the beginning was up beat so it created energy and excitement for audience. 

They have also used diegetic sound; dialogue which suits the characters and helps audience have a better understanding of the scene. The dialogue also suits the roles each characters are playing and their accents help audience pick up where the film is set and what type of people they are; the police. 

Once Upon A Time In The West - 

There is a lot of diegetic sound in this clip but the audiences do not know where it is coming from yet which builds up tension. There are also other diegetic sounds that come now and go which fits in with the setting.