Diegetic sound is sound whose source is visible on the screen or whose source is implied to be present by the action of the film Anakin, Obi-Wan & Yoda Vs. Count Dooku | Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones The sound of the lightsabers' clashing and general 'running' are diegetic. They are heard whilst the lightsabers are visible on screen Non Diegetic Sound Non diegetic sound is the opposite of diegetic sound. It is sound whose source is not visible on screen The Shooting of Candy's Dog | Of Mice And Men The sound of Candy's dog being shot is heard but not seen in this scene Synchronous Sound Synchronous sound is sound that is matched to certain movements occurring in the scene e.g when footsteps correspond to feet walking.
The Boo Box | Hook
Captain Hook's footsteps are heard as they are seen by the viewer. Asynchronous Sound Asynchronous sound doesn't seem match the sound source seen on screen Sound Motif This is when the sound that one can hear is identified Sound Bridge When the scene begins with the carry-over sound from the previous scene before the new sound begins. Dialogue A conversation between two or more people as a feature of a film. Interrogation Scene | The Dark Knight
The dialogue between Batman and The Joker is seen on screen, easily identified Voiceover A piece of narration in a film, not accompanied by an image of the speaker Mode of address/direct address Modes of address can be defined as the ways in which relations between addresser and addressee are constructed in a text. In order to communicate, a producer of any text must make some assumptions about an intended audience; reflections of such assumptions may be discerned in the text (advertisements offer particularly clear examples of this). Sound mixing A production sound mixer, location soundrecordist, location sound engineer or simply sound mixer is the member of a film crew or television crew responsible for recording all sound recording on set during the filmmaking or television production using professional audio equipment Sound perspective Sound perspectiverefers to the apparent distance of asound. Clues to the distance of the source include the volume of thesoundand the balance with othersounds, the frequency range (high frequencies may be lost at a distance), and the amount of echo and reverberation. Sound tracks Sound tracks are the music compilations for a movie
Score (Link to sound tracks?) Incidental music Music used in a film or play as a background to create or enhance a particular atmosphere.
Sunday, 4 October 2015
Explain in your own words, why editing is so important.
Editing or post production is crucial to smooth out all the elements of a good movie. A movie will, more than likely, not turn out well if all the filmed scenes are left un-tempered and just bare recordings.
2.Find definition, examples and include brief analysis of the following types of cuts:
Shot / Reverse shot
A cut-in shot is a close-up shot of something visible in the main scene. A cutaway shot is a shot away from the main scene.
This Guy on YouTube | YouTube
Eyeline Match An eyeline match is a film editing technique commonly associated with continuity editing. Eyeline refers to the path of the looking eye and is similar to the shot reverse shot. It is based on the audience wanting to view what the character on screen is viewing, the camera starts on the character looking at something the audience cannot see the camera then cuts to the object they are looking at. Looking Out the (Rear) Window | Rear Window An example of this is in Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window, the main character is confined to his apartment and often looks out of the rear window and so eyeline matches are frequently used to show the focus of his gaze’s outside.
Graphic Match A match cut, also called a graphic match is a cut in film editing between either two different objects, two different spaces, or two different compositions in which objects in the two shots graphically match, often helping to establish a strong continuity of action and linking the two shots metaphorically The Bone and The Space Station | 2001: A Space Odyssey An example of a "match cut," in which two shots with similar compositional elements are joined (in this case, obviously, the bone and the space station). These types of cuts are often used for simply aesthetic reasons, or, as in this case, to suggest a metaphorical or thematic connection.
Action Match
Cutting on action or matching on action refers to film editing and video editing techniques where the editor cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shot's action. A common example is a man walking up to a door and reaching for the knob. Just as his hand touches the knob the scene cuts to a shot of the door opening from the other side.
Any Fight Scene in This, Really | The Matrix
Fight sequences like this one rely on cutting on action to maintain spatial and temporal continuity
Jump Cut An abrupt transition from one scene to another. Opening / "Where is the Stone?" | Snatch This scene quickly / abruptly changes from Frankie Four-Fingers and his robbers inside their heist, to him admiring the stone inside the getaway van. The movie's title sequence begins straight after this
Parallel Editing / Cross-cutting Parallel Editing (Cross-cutting) is an editing technique most often used in films to establish action occurring at the same time in two different locations. Parallel editing (cross-cutting) is the technique of alternating two or more scenes that often happen simultaneously but in different locations. If the scenes are simultaneous, they occasionally culminate in a single place, where the relevant parties confront each other. Crosscutting from 'Inception' | Inception
Insert In film, an insert is a shot of part of a scene as filmed from a different angle and/or focal length from the master shot. Inserts cover action already covered in the master shot, but emphasize a different aspect of that action due to the different framing.An insert differs from a cutaway as cutaways cover action not covered in the master shot.
Chris reads Tolstoy's "Family Happiness" | Into the Wild
Dissolve In the post-production process of film editing and video editing, a dissolve is a gradual transition from one image to another. (Pointlessly) Getting Out of the Car | Wolf of Wall Street Honestly, I have no words. Why was this even necessary. Clearly, this is editing work involving the person getting out of the car. But why? I really don't know.
Fade-in, Fade-out In editing, fade out is a term used to describe a transition effect where the image slowly disappears into a black. This usually indicated the end of a scene or the video. Fade out is a type of dissolve effect. Fading In on the Opening | Boyz in da Hood The opening to Boyz in da Hood begins with a few quotes in white on a black background, and then comes in from a black screen. The movie begins from here. Wipe Shot A wipe is a type of film transition where one shot replaces another by travelling from one side of the frame to another or with a special shape. "Revenge of the Wipe" | Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Heavily used. Heavily criticized. I'm almost sure this movie was finalized on Windows Movie Maker. The wipe shot 'transition' was used 78 too many times in this movie. Superimposition In editingsuperimposition is the placement of an image or video on top of an already-existing image or video, usually to add to the overall image effect, but also sometimes to conceal something Ending Scene Involving Young Anakin Skywalker | Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Many years before the Star Wars prequel trilogy was created, there came the original trilogy; which concluded with "Return of the Jedi", where (spoiler alert) Darth Vader is killed off. During this time when this was released, Anakin Skywalker (Vader under the mask), didn't have a face yet. At the end of the movie, when his full face was revealed - it was Sebastian Shaw that was shown, which didn't fit with the prequel stories later created, as by this age he (Anakin) was already a Sith (bad guy). So, in 2004, superimposition was used to place Christensen's face on to Shaw's body to fit with the prequels. That took some explaining but oh well. Long take In filmmaking, a long take is an uninterrupted shot in a film which lasts much longer than the conventional editing pace either of the film itself or of films in general, usually lasting several minutes. The Copacabana Lounge Nightclub Long Take Shot | Goodfellas
One of Martin Scorsese's most famous scenes - this is all one shot. From the car to the kitchen, there is no editing in order to change shots. This is all filmed in one take Slow Motion This is, through editing, the showing film or playing back video more slowly than it was made or recorded, so that the action appears much slower than in real life. Intro Scene / Slow Motion Walking | Reservoir Dogs Ellipsis & Expansion of time This ellipsis and/or expansion of time presents an 'action' in a way that it takes up less time on screen than it does in the story Post Production Post production is all work done on a film or recording after filming or recording has taken place. Post Production from 2012 | The Hobbit Visual Effects In filmmaking, visual effects (abbreviated VFX) are the processes by which imagery is created and/or manipulated outside the context of a live action shot.
Anakin Skywalker vs. Obi-Wan Kenobi | Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
VFX have been implemented and played a large part in the 'Star Wars' series - both in the prequel trilogy and the original trilogy. The scene chosen, features VFX being used for the two protagonists' powers, "lightsabers" and their crazy acrobatics. The scenes were filmed and then VFX added, such as the weapons - which were just hilts during filming, then edited to add the blades.
