Jaws. Opening credits

Jaws theme music. opening credits

http://www.anyclip.com/movies/jaws/3XcwJtuh44b/#!cast/

Just under halfway of this clip about 1.30 in the famous theme music is used to show the tension within the scene and to have the audiences hiding in there hands or jumping on there feet screaming "get out of the water".

The music for this film is one of the most iconic theme tunes in the world and scared audiences all over the world in 1975.

This theme tune edited over a dark screen starts of with a few beats, which slowly more are added and the pace is quickened. A dolly shot then fades in of under the sea as the camera flows forward through the reeds and other sea plants. The title "JAWS" appears  on screen and fades off. The music has now got a bass beat which some of them are elongated to make the audience jump because of there high jump in key changes. As the camera is still going through sea plants you think something it going to jump out at you. The camera's focus becomes closer and closer and the music's volume levels become louder and louder and the camera closes onto some reeds as the music's pinnacle point happens, which make the audience jump because it jump cuts to another scene.

 

Sherlock Holmes, Slow Motion fight scene

Sherlock Holmes, fight scene, attracting the audience.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltFyEcoGnbQ

This is one of my favourite films, because I love the theme, setting and also the slight darkness the film has through some of the characters and also the contrast off each shot.

This scene I think is quite different and has been rarely done before.

The editing in this scene presents the use of slow motion and quick paced editing, which hooks the audience and also shows the detail damage of what happens to person that Sherlock is fighting.

The impact of each shot is really magnetized when the effect of slow motion is used, each expression and move flows so the audience can see exactly what is happening.

The use of a Voice over as well addresses what happens as each move is used and a description of afflictions pain would make the audience have a reaction.

This scene I think is also quiet similar to the bloody fight scene in Django.

 

First Premiere edit, Scene 34

First Premiere edit, Scene 34 

 

https://vimeo.com/81334366

 

This is the first edit on Premiere and is probably my favourite scene so far because I feel like I have progressed with this one more even though some small sections still need to be finished.

 

This scene was easier to edit than scene 37 because lines and reactions we all rehearsed properly and were all in time, and it was easier to edit certain clips together if some of them had sound interference such as back ground noise, but some of that was fixed by adding more background noise or changing the sound levels to certain clips so the scene could flow.

 

Conspiracy Theory Edit, The Death of Marilyn Monroe

The Death of Marilyn Monroe, A Conspiracy Theory.

https://vimeo.com/81234330

This edit is probably my favourite edit so far, Me and the Reluctant Blogger really enjoyed editing this together, we have learned so much about the conspiracy theories of Marilyn Monroe and also technical elements of audio, pace and timing.

From this edit I learned that creating a structure before hand (like a storyboard) can really help, because you feel like you have something to follow when working, also when to know what clips to put where.

Our structure started off with the life of Marilyn Monroe. So videos of her in some of her films (such as "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" and "There's No Business Like Show Business"), interviews, when she was out or when she was on a film set. We then went onto her relationships and her affairs with the Kennedy brothers, which lead to her last appearance singing Happy Birthday to JFK, we then went onto her death and the conspiracy theory of what caused her death, from the research we had done and also our own opinion.

The music we had chosen for the sequence was originally was "Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend" by Marilyn Monroe, but then having a mixture of images and videos we thought it should be more upbeat, to engage the audience and to grab their attention. So we found a song which is an upbeat remix of Marilyn Monroe's - I wanna be loved by you (Dj Fashion & Andrey S.p.l.a.s.h. Remix). This song worked because it had a modern twist but represented Marilyn Monroe in the late 1950s early 60s. We also chose "Moon River" by Danny Williams which was huge hit from the 1960s for the Affair with the Kennedy brothers because we wanted something from that time and had a love theme towards it. We also went with quiet ere music when she died and intense music when we rounded up the conspiracy theory.

In certain sections of the first song we tried to match the timing of the clips with some of the music such as the lyric "boop boop be do" with Monroe lifting her hands up on the symbol clash.

 

Editing with Avid, Wind Surfing edit 2

Editing with Avid, Wind Surfing edit 2

https://vimeo.com/80779930

This is the second wind surfing edit on Avid software.

From the last post changes were made to the edit, from what was said before.

More up beat music was added, and there was a build in the music to draw the viewer in. Using the different beats in the music helped to edited the clips together.

When the pace in the music sped up, more shorter clips were added to make it more exciting and to keep in time with the music. Certain flips from the videos were used on different sections, including certain beats such as (14 seconds in) which is the first change of beat, pace and key in the song.

I enjoyed editing some of the quicker shots together such as in the build up of the song, but I would like to practice this more to try and get the short shots on each quick beat as it is herd.

Django editing - bloody fight scene.

Django - editing in fight scene.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h3oSWHfVU8

The editing in this scene, is used to show two points of view - Django's and Candy's men.

This brutal fight includes some fast paced shots which matches the timing of some gun shots at the beginning. Each shot has it's own element of movement so something happens in each shot, whether someone is hit or goes through a window and that keeps up the momentum of the fight and engages the audience to carry on watching.

The reaction times within this fight are edited together brilliantly as well. Towards the beginning when Candy's men first walk through the door, shots of Django and Candy's men are played back and forth as Django shoots them. The editing in this scene also has other moments which gives the audience time to think before more action begins such as Django reloading his gun and finding a new one, and a quick shot of two maids holding hands to show how brutal the fight is.

 

The effect of slow motion is also used within this scene to exaggerate the amount of blood coming from the people shot, such as Candy's men by the door and hugely the body Django is using for cover which is shown a number of times in this scene. It has also been used to pin point certain situations such as Django looking at the gun in the dead man's pocket and him also taking cover with splinters of wood flying everywhere.

 

The use of editing slow motion effected shots and quick reaction shots (1.00 in) could have been used in humorous way as a certain person in this scene gets shot about three or four times as he screams in pain.

 



 

 

Second Premiere edit, Scene 37

Scene 37, second edit on Premiere

 https://vimeo.com/81284581/settings

This is a second edit on Premiere and is the first ruff draft as some sections are still incomplete.

Editing this scene was quite tricky, because of the different sound levels with the clips, some had background noise, some didn't, so audio from other videos of the scene was a taken and placed on certain scenes that needed it to keep the sound levels the same.

Another reason this scene was tricky to edit, was because certain lines and actions in certain clips were not matched up, and two clips could be slightly different, even though they were the same scene. So a line was wrong, or they had to start again, or certain gestures didn't match, so it was tricky to match certain clips because the actor's reaction could be different from before.


In my opinion I found scene 34 easier to edit as it had a better structure, and situation such as audio and reaction were nearly all at the same time in each clip.
 

Track Tests - Network Rail

Track Tests - Network Rail

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4ul6lh0XQ8&list=PLR-kqvir97UkkE9jXN66mkSkMw7k2Dh01

This video was an advert for Network Rail to show to dangers of railways and how hard it is to here a train coming, when on a track.

At the start of the video the editing it quite jittery to create and uneasy feeling towards the advert. It then speeds up when talking about the equipment involved to make the advert more professional and high tech towards the viewers.

Non-diegetic technical beeps are added to give the device a professional feeling also, the use of these noises and the quick editing gives the same feeling of tension that some game shows have when a challenge is put forward.
The non-diegetic sound effect of a heart beating with silence, gives the feeling of tension, which makes the audience feel nervous when watching.

The pace in the video changes through out different sections of the advert. In some sections is very quick which could be a representation of the speed of a train, and some sections are slow to allow the audience to see and feel what is happening on screen.

Around 0.25 seconds cutting certain clips together can really create tension. This could have been done to show he is surrounded by this device ,and also cutting certain shots together to create the feel that the camera is getting closer and closer to him. The music at this point has been cut so the sounds of the train coming and other sounds can be herd, this could have been used to make the audience feel like there in the same room as him to make them feel nervous and slightly scared.

At the end of the clip there is a link where you can take the test yourself, and it really does make you think and scares you slightly if you get it wrong.

 

Editing with Avid, First edit

First edit on Avid editing software

https://vimeo.com/77576775

The type of music in this edit was used, because of the elongated beats within the song. The music also worked well for the genre of the video, which from a point of view felt like a journey. Shots such as the Very-Wide shot created this effect as the surfer came closer and closer which created an atmosphere for the video. 

The timing of the videos could also be changed through there pace and the use of in and out points, and to have each clip change on each key beat of the music.


I would say that next time if the sequence was edited again, using a different type of music that was a bit more up beat would have made the sequence more exciting, also using more effects techniques could have made it more exciting as well.

Editing in Batman, The Dark Knight, Joker's interrogation scene

Batman, The Dark Knight, Joker's interrogation scene.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnOLhXmhkyA&list=PLR-kqvir97UkkE9jXN66mkSkMw7k2Dh01

A learning point from this would be, what types of sounds are used in any scene to enlighten an essential part of plot, or a characters line which are crucial to the story?

In this scene, there are a range of different sound effects to answer this question.

Two of them being a repetitive drum echo and a high pitched drone towards the end.

The first sound being the repetitive drum, which can be herd the first couple of times Batman hits The Joker. In some cases it can sound like a heart beat slowly getting faster as the scene get more intense. It first starts at 1.30, then at 3.15 and the sound gradually get louder and fades out. This could have been used to make the audience jump also to show that the scene is going to have a high point, of when something essential towards the film is going to happen.

The second sound is the high pitched drone which starts at 3.42. It comes after The Joker says " you're gonna have to play my little game if you wanna save one of them." The sound slowly gets louder and higher as the scene gets more intense and was probably used to heighten The Joker's plot, to save Harvey Dent or his lover Rachel. It was also probably used to get the audience edging off there seats so they can also here the crucial plotline. 

 This is one of my favourite scenes from The Dark Knight, because of the tension the music creates and with a mixture of movement and dialogue as well the scene overall is atmospheric.

Opinions on Editing 1. Lord of The Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Boromir's Death.

Lord of The Rings- Boromir’s Death

Link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqjfq5gsfYk

 

In my opinion the editing techniques used in this scene really help you to focus on certain characters and reactions to Boromir’s death, through audio and visual effects.

Section of the scene (1.15) 

About a minute into the scene, certain shots such as the Wide and Mid-shot of Lurtz (the leader of the Uruk-Hai scouts) change pace and the editing technique of slow motion is used. The Wide-shot transitions into the Mid-shot as a loud drum sound is played giving the character and the scene emphasis. A variation of quick paced shots and slow motion edits draws in the audience to create a tense atmosphere. This is then cut off with two reactions shots and the editing of silence and diegetic sounds of Boromir in pain. The reaction is then slowly accompanied with non-diegetic slow music which slowly increases volume and more slow motion Mid-Shots of Merry and Pippin are added. As Merry and Pippin are taken away and the Uruk-Hai scouts flee, a range of Mid and Medium Close-ups shots with stright cuts are edited together of Boromir with the Uruk-Hai around him to show he is outnumbered.