The evolution of editing began when the Lumiere brothers invented the Cinematographe in 1895. This device allowed users to capture, process and project footage from the device itself (B. Retchless, n.d). Early film makers would play a continuous unbroken piece of footage which was shot from a static position, once the footage had finished they would reload the Cinematographe and continue playing the next sequence of film. This resulted in a laps of time between the viewing of footage for the audience as reloading the film was a lengthy process. Early filmmakers were unaware that they could cut different scenes and put them together to create a continuous sequence which correlated with one another.
A man named D. W. Griffith was the pioneer …show more content…
Continuity:
This can formally be defined as the maintenance of continuous action and self-consistent detail in various scenes of a film or broadcast. In laments terms the New York Film Academy describes it as “arranging shots in a film to create the impression that time is uninterrupted and space is continuous”. Continuity is vital and without it the cutting of shots would be jarring and remove the audience from the reality of the film.
Continuity can be kept in the short film “Blindfolded” by being aware of the actor’s actions, the props placement in each shot and the costumes worn by the actors throughout the film. Another manner in which continuity is kept is by being aware of the 180 degree line and the 30 degree rule. The 180 degree line is displayed …show more content…
This creates a more visually appealing image for the audience. According to Film and Video Editing (n.d.) the use of the eye-line match technique will allow for a balanced and sensitive composition.
Film Cuts:
A transition is a technique used in film editing to combine shots or scenes. For the purposes of the film Blindfolded the straight cut, contrast cut, fade in and fade out techniques will be used.
- Straight cut: Shot one ends and shot two begins, they are also used to keep continuity and add to the flowing of the film.
- Contrast cut: Will be used to juxtapose two subjects. This will be evident when the antagonist Liz is busy swearing at the waiter because he brought the wrong food, while the protagonist Martin visualises Liz looking sexy with her hair blowing in the wind.
- Fade in: Will be used in the beginning of the narrative when the picture gradually fades in.
- Fade out: Will be used at the end of the narrative when the picture gradually fades out to the credits.
Pace and Timing:
As the genre of the film is a romantic comedy the shots of the film are longer as the audience needs to capture the narrative and be aware as to what’s going on. The pace will therefore be slow yet subtle as it fits in with the conventions of the narratives
A man named D. W. Griffith was the pioneer …show more content…
Continuity:
This can formally be defined as the maintenance of continuous action and self-consistent detail in various scenes of a film or broadcast. In laments terms the New York Film Academy describes it as “arranging shots in a film to create the impression that time is uninterrupted and space is continuous”. Continuity is vital and without it the cutting of shots would be jarring and remove the audience from the reality of the film.
Continuity can be kept in the short film “Blindfolded” by being aware of the actor’s actions, the props placement in each shot and the costumes worn by the actors throughout the film. Another manner in which continuity is kept is by being aware of the 180 degree line and the 30 degree rule. The 180 degree line is displayed …show more content…
This creates a more visually appealing image for the audience. According to Film and Video Editing (n.d.) the use of the eye-line match technique will allow for a balanced and sensitive composition.
Film Cuts:
A transition is a technique used in film editing to combine shots or scenes. For the purposes of the film Blindfolded the straight cut, contrast cut, fade in and fade out techniques will be used.
- Straight cut: Shot one ends and shot two begins, they are also used to keep continuity and add to the flowing of the film.
- Contrast cut: Will be used to juxtapose two subjects. This will be evident when the antagonist Liz is busy swearing at the waiter because he brought the wrong food, while the protagonist Martin visualises Liz looking sexy with her hair blowing in the wind.
- Fade in: Will be used in the beginning of the narrative when the picture gradually fades in.
- Fade out: Will be used at the end of the narrative when the picture gradually fades out to the credits.
Pace and Timing:
As the genre of the film is a romantic comedy the shots of the film are longer as the audience needs to capture the narrative and be aware as to what’s going on. The pace will therefore be slow yet subtle as it fits in with the conventions of the narratives