Creative Intention for the week
To film and edit a continuity sequence that builds to a tense climax. Use filming and editing to maintain continuity of space and time.
Portfolio Page
This page must will be split into three sections:
1) Inquiry
Extension:
Find Continuity Edits in Hell’s Club
Identify two examples of each of the following. Note the time code when the following edits / shots takes place in the sequence.
- Establishing Shot
- Eyeline Match
- Cross cutting
- Match on Action
- 180 Degree Rule
- Fast cutting speed
2) Action
“Film a character walking down a corridor, opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue.”
In the edit you must demonstrate understanding of
- match on action
- eyeline match
- cross cutting
- shot/reverse shot
- the 180-degree rule.
Here is the script which we would like you to use.
You will be working in groups of three for this task and must each shoot the sequence, which you will be editing later this week.
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- Please use this document to list the shots you will need to complete the edit.
Edit your sequence in WeVideo
Examples
Here are two example preliminary tasks made by teachers, spot the mistakes:
Your Page:
Creative Intention as the title
Inquiry:
- Explain the role of editing in controlling time & space in a continuity edit
- Explain the filming / editing techniques you are going to have to employ
Action:
- Explain how the script became a shot list
- Explain how you filmed for continuity
- Explain how you achieved the techniques in the edit.
Reflection:
- How did you use editing to control space and time, action and reaction?
- How would you do the project differently in terms of filming and editing to achieve a better effect next time?
Extension
Here is a great analysis of framing and editing and answers the question ‘Who Wins The Scene’