Lecture11Handout

Lecture 11: 

Lecture 11 Short Movie Example Meaning – Basic Film Editing Compress Time Create Illusion of Continuity Create Illusion of Cause & Effect Parallel Editing Motivate Cuts Analysis of Short Movie

Short Movie Example: 

Short Movie Example How many transitions? Where is the Visual Focus?

Film Editing – Tools & Devices: 

Film Editing – Tools & Devices Illusion of Motion Continuity of Direction of Motion & Speed Total > Medium > Close-up Shot Continuity of Location of Focus Continuity of Line of Sight

Hi – I am in a rush: 

Hi – I am in a rush

Illusion of Motion: 

Illusion of Motion

Motion Out of Frame: 

Motion Out of Frame

Where Does Boy Reappear? His Direction of Motion?: 

Where Does Boy Reappear? His Direction of Motion?  ? ? 

Direction of Motion Continuity: 

Direction of Motion Continuity 

Need to Maintain Speed Continuity: 

Need to Maintain Speed Continuity 

Illusion of Motion: 

Illusion of Motion

Total Shot: 

Total Shot

Medium Shot: 

Medium Shot

Close-up Shot: 

Close-up Shot

Total > Medium > Close-up  Spatial Alignment: 

Total > Medium > Close-up  Spatial Alignment

Total Shot: 

Total Shot

Medium Shot with Poor Spatial Continuity: 

Medium Shot with Poor Spatial Continuity

Close-up with Poor Spatial Continuity - Jumpy: 

Close-up with Poor Spatial Continuity - Jumpy

Current Location of Focus: 

Current Location of Focus

Maintain Location of Focus: 

Maintain Location of Focus

Continuity of Location of Focus: 

Continuity of Location of Focus

Line of Sight between Protagonists : 

Line of Sight between Protagonists

Angle of Line of Sight Continuity : 

Angle of Line of Sight Continuity

Camera on Same Side of Line of Sight: 

Camera on Same Side of Line of Sight

Do not Cross Line of Sight: 

Do not Cross Line of Sight

Establishing Line of Sight : 

Establishing Line of Sight

Crossing Line of Sight – Seesaw: 

Crossing Line of Sight – Seesaw

Maintaining Angle and Line of Sight: 

Maintaining Angle and Line of Sight

Camera Again on Same Side of Line of Sight: 

Camera Again on Same Side of Line of Sight

Film Editing – Tools & Devices (cont.): 

Film Editing – Tools & Devices (cont.) Frame Grid Action  Reaction Cut-Away & Audio L-cut Establishing Subjective POV

The Frame Grid: 

The Frame Grid

Action: 

Action

Reaction: 

Reaction

Action or Cut-Away: 

Action or Cut-Away

Reaction or Jump in Time (Audio L-cut): 

Reaction or Jump in Time (Audio L-cut)

Stop The “Argument”: 

Stop The “Argument”

Direction and Angle of Gaze: 

Direction and Angle of Gaze

Subjective Point of View: 

Subjective Point of View

Film Editing - Create Illusion of Continuity : 

Film Editing - Create Illusion of Continuity Compress Time by Selecting "Highlights" Viewer Fills In "Real time" = "Screen time" Maintain Continuity for: Location of Focus Motion & Speed Line of Sight Theme: similarity in subject & background in terms of shapes, color, texture, motion Leverage Conventions & Viewer Expectations

Create Illusion of Cause & Effect : 

Create Illusion of Cause & Effect Sequence Shots Use Continuity Principles Viewers Create Relationships that Do Not Exit in Reality

Close-up of Face: 

Close-up of Face

Subjective Point of View: 

Subjective Point of View

Effect: 

Effect

Cause?: 

Cause?

Effect!: 

Effect!

Parallel Editing : 

Parallel Editing Cut Back and Forth between Different Storylines Creates Illusion of Events Happening at the Same Time Enhances Anticipation or Anxiety

Two Protagonists : 

Two Protagonists

In Discussion : 

In Discussion

Boy: 

Boy

Rushing Home: 

Rushing Home

Action: 

Action

Reaction: 

Reaction

Really …: 

Really …

Action: 

Action

Reaction: 

Reaction

Really Rushing: 

Really Rushing

Resolution …: 

Resolution …

This time annotated: 

This time annotated

Summary – Basic Film Editing: 

Summary – Basic Film Editing Compress Time Create Illusion of Continuity Location of Focus Motion & Speed Line of Sight Theme: similarity in subject & background in terms of shapes, color, texture, motion Create Illusion of Cause & Effect Parallel Editing Motivate Cuts Any Edit Has Potential of Breaking Illusion of Continuity Use or Break Conventions & Viewer Expectations Use Cuts to Create Rhythm Maintain or Break Continuity As Storyline Requires

Summary – Basic Editing Principles: 

Summary – Basic Editing Principles

Summary - Create Illusion of Continuity : 

Summary - Create Illusion of Continuity Compress Time by Selecting "Highlights" Viewer Fills In "Real time" = "Screen time" Maintain Continuity for: Motion & Speed Location of Focus Line of Sight Theme: similarity in subject & background in terms of shapes, color, texture, motion Leverage Conventions & Viewer Expectations

Media Production Workflow: 

Media Production Workflow Create Collect Raw Footage Video Camera: analog or digital Capture Premiere Digitize Edit / Effects Premiere Create Story Perform Edits and Apply Effects Compress Premiere For CD-ROM or Web Deliver Download or Streaming

Video Editing – Basic Gameplan: 

Video Editing – Basic Gameplan Identify Clips in your “raw footage” Identify IN and OUT points Create clips Decide on Order of Clips Drag & drop clips onto Timeline Test if “Illusion of Continuity” is created Transitions? Place adjacent clips on separate tracks Extend clips to create overlap Insert Shot or Sound Detach video and audio tracks Trim video or audio Insert new video or audio

Video Editing – Task Units & Flow: 

Video Editing – Task Units & Flow Capture Import Digital Media source files Create & Organize Clips Sequence Clips Edit & Modify Clips Create Transitions  A/B Rolls Apply Effects for Video or Audio Create Titles Export

Video Editing – Basic Mechanics: 

Video Editing – Basic Mechanics

Premiere File & Workspace: 

Premiere File & Workspace Adobe Premiere Tryout http://www.adobe.com/  Premiere Pro (has different interface) Project = Premiere file Stores references to all the clips, their arrangement and transitions or effects applied It is like in Fireworks: you create a recipe Workspace Project Window = display of “source material” Organize “source material” or clips into bins Clip Window / Source Window View source and create clip Timeline Window Drag clips from Project or Clip Window to timeline Monitor Window / Program Window View program or sequence of clips on timeline

Premiere Workspace: 

Premiere Workspace