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1.1. Editing: Connecting the Shots Together As established earlier, both mise-en-scene and cinematography determines the look of a shot. They are therefore an integral part to a film’s visual narrative. However, a shot is merely the smallest unit of a film which guides the audience’s attention (Smith, quoted in Cutting et al. 2010) and it does not represent the complete narrative. What will ultimately decide a film’s narrative structure and in the process, the context of each shot in relation…

Audiences have been entrapped by the spectacle of film ever since the late 19th century when moving pictures were introduced. People were amazed by scenes of everyday life, such as a train passing by or a horse galloping on a dirt path. Film never lost its popularity; film kept developing. It started with the simple scenes that were less than a minute and moved on to stories, and then non-fiction stories. Next there was sound and color, and then parallel storylines and camera movement. With each…

Paradise Lost (Olarreaga, 1999) deals with themes of love, innocence and death and treats these subjects with subtly in terms of visual storytelling. The plot and themes are conveyed through the production design, mise-en-scène and camera placement. Focusing in on the opening sequence, the choice of camera angles presents the story as a complex melding of different character 's points of view as well as how colour and lines within the frame suggest a sense of separation and of contrast. The…

enterprise, editing is the foundation of film art. All the other departments of filmmaking; screenwriting, directing, cinematography, music and sound, production design and acting, all exist to be brought together in the cutting room. Film is collaborative, only for the edit. Pre-production and production give the editor; the necessary pieces of the puzzle they need to make the film. The editor works with the footage, the sound and increasingly special effects, to bring the film to life. Editing…

Quan Do Presentation 5/11/2017 While in the Red Army, Sergei Eisenstein combined his service as a technician with study of theater, philosophy, psychology and linguistics. He staged and performed in several productions, for which he also designed sets and costumes. He found that the film medium as the most efficient tool of communist propaganda. By cutting and merging the negatives to create a montage, he can manipulate time and space to create new meanings. He believes in the theories of the…

Introduction Storyboard can be simplified as sketches of the imagination. It is used in film to create a benchmark on how the story would look like. The process of beginning a storyboard is different from various directors. Some directors prefer to create the storyboard early in order to strengthen the visualizations of the idea. Storyboard is presented to help visualize the concept and idea before deciding to continue with the production. According to Marcie. B (2004) “Storyboard is often…

Film music is used to accompany the story line of a film and helps to create the world of the film in a sonic sense that will affect the viewer subconsciously. It is a defining element in the ambience of a film’s atmosphere, capable of turning a situation from sedentary to tense in a single chord change. It provides a sonic narrative of the plot development, normally moving to different themes and suites for different scenes. People can hear a melody or a movement from their favourite film and…

Narrative structure is an important aspect of a film and its analysis provides answers to many questions concerning the story and the plot. First of all, there are three kinds of narratives described in Screen Media Analyzing Film and Television: fragmented narratives, multi-strand narratives and classical narration (157). The last type can be found in a war film Platoon directed by Oliver Stone. By definition, classical narration consists of a protagonist, whose actions can be seen as they…

Management is the process by which managers create, direct, maintain and operate purposive organisations through systematic coordinated operative human effort,fundamentals of management pg (3) The film House cinema, as one of the film houses in Nigeria, was established to promote, preserve, protect and present the culture of the entertainment industry. Urban generations in post-colonial cities have been characterised by the development of certain movements, architectural edifices and…

Have you ever thought why Beowulf goes on these adventurous quests? Beowulf, son of Ecgtheow, is a brave, energetic, and thoughtful person. During the time, I read the text and watched the movie there are numerous comparisons throughout both sources. The battles Beowulf goes to conquer Grendel, Grendel's Mother, and the Dragon are the most powerful, disturbing scenes you will ever imagine in your mind. Enjoy, the comparisons and contrast in this paper, starting with Beowulf’s first battle to his…