Task 12 - Transitions and Effects

There are a various transitions and effects that are used to manipulate the diegetic time and space in a film. A transition is the movement from one shot to another.

Transitions 

Straight Cut - The most common out of all the transitions. It is often referred to as the 'invisible' transition. The straight cut is when one shot moves to the next shot without attracting any attention to the actual transition. It helps obtain reality.

Dissolve - A dissolve fades off one image while another one fades off, this often indicates that someone is thinking about something. In other words, the two shots are connected in some way; whether the two shots are characters, places or objects. 

Fade - Similar to dissolving however, instead of fading into a different image; it fades out until the screen becomes black or white, whether thats darkening or lightening. It often indicates the start or end of a section of time with the narrative.

Wipe - This transition is when one image gets pushed off the screen by another. It's rare to find in movies, however it is used in 'Star Wars' a lot. The image can get pushed off to any direction but it is more common for the image to be push to the left hand side. The transition signals to the audience that you are being shown two images that are happening within the same time. A visual of 'meanwhile...'

Graphic Match 

Graphic match isn't like the other transitions because the other transitions are what you put between two shots whereas if editors use the graphic match its the decision about how two shots are put together. It's created when two shots that look similar are placed next to each other and it fades into the next scene. It tells the audience that there's a distinctive link between the two shots.

Following The Action

Following the action isn't a transition meaning between two shots, it's more of the shots of an action scene and the quick back and fourth action. It captures everything that the character goes through and this happens by simply following the character on their chase.

Multiple Points Of View

Multiple points of view is when there are numerous characters and the shot changes from one characters point of view to another and so on showing us what each individual can see.

Shot Variation

Shot variation is the technique used in filming to create a sequence of images using movement. It focuses on all angles of the shot rather than just one and it doesn't switch from different cameras it goes around the entire shot 360 degrees.

Manipulation of Diegetic Time and Space

 These pictures show how i used premiere pro to manipulate the clips and change audio, import the files and cut and stick the clips to my desire. There are also transitions that have been made to the video clip:

This is a video where 1 boy has a flash forward fantasy with the boy that he fancies. First they are asked to hand out the books when two of their hands touch and he instantly starts to imagine the possibilities. In this clip i have used a black and white setting to show that the flash forward has taken place. Also, i used a fade to white transition because white implies purity and innocence and that is how Bradley feels towards Tom. The transition also shows the contrast between the real world and the fantasy world when joint with the black and white scene. We used following the action when we followed Bradley and Tom walking down the hallway together and we used straight cuts and fading into the fantasy world. i believe we did a good job however it could be improved by adding more effects and transitions to the sequence.

Task 11 - Creating Pace with Cross Cutting

 Creating Pace with Cross Cutting

in our group we made a bomb sequence in favour of creating pace. our storyboard was that there was a Russian student in school that noticed a bomb in the classroom who then rushed to deactivate the bomb. He failed which resulted in an explosion. 
  In terms of creating pace i believe we chose a good scenario and we filmed it well because by using a fast pace and fast editing we showed that the situation was an emergency. The Russian student was in such a rush because there were children around and he was anxious to save the school. The tension was created by the sound we used because you could hear the bomb ticking and the sound of the ticking bomb getting faster with every second, that also creates pace. The student was also rushing and repeating 'no no no' because he was aware that the bomb was about to blow so he was doing all he could. The audience would be getting adrenalin at this point because they're wondering if he will end up saving the day or not which unfortunately, isn't true. 

Task 10 - Understanding Pace

Speed of Editing
Usually, a scene lasts a matter of seconds or it could continue for a few minutes but the length of each sequence reveals the pace of the film moving the action along. The speed of editing allows you to determine the mood of the scene that is taking place on screen. If the audience was the feel a sense of anxiety and suspense the editing between scenes will be quick and the shots will change frequently. For example in 'The Bourne Ultimatum' 

If a relaxed mood is desired, like in a romantic comedy, the scenes will last longer and change less frequently. This is showed in 'The Notebook'

'Russian Ark' was one of the first films to have no editing in it whatsoever. It was filmed in one take using a steadicam and a digital camera. This required split-second timing and organisation.

In relation to trailers, they need to be packed with detail therefore the editing will be very fast. As shown in the trailer for 'Creed'

Cross Cutting
To cross-cut is to edit together in a way that the audience would understand that both shots are connected in some way. For example, two things happening at the same time but at different locations or a character reminiscing. This is shown in the movie 'Inception'

Development of Drama
Cross cutting is usually used to develop drama. This is a very effective technique a shown in the movie 'Scream' when the death of a character is made more dramatic due to the cross cutting used to show her parents almost making it home in time to save her life.

Engaging The Viewer - Cutaways - Creating Pace

These three connect with each other. Cutaways allows the audience to focus on one individual character. Here is an example of one from the movie '300'

This engages the viewer because it is as if we as the audience are in the personal space of a character which makes us feel like we have a part of the film ourselves. 

   Creating pace in a scene engages the viewer because of the speed that the shots are moving you have to focus in order to keep up with everything that is going on. This occurs in any fast scene. It's an example of following the action. Creating pace can be an instant or a gradual technique. In some movies, they are spontaneous with the way they change speeds; one scene will be relaxed and then the next will be fast and snappy. An example of a gradually fast scene would be 'Fast and Furious' -