Editing: Analysis
One of the Tutorials this week was based on analysis. Analysing editing in TV, Film, adverts etc.
This lesson was to help improve our ability and skills on how we looked at certain clips, through, pace, structure, flow, cuts etc. We looked at a number of clips -
A clip from "In The Mood for Love" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjcTPRkAfL0
A fight scene from "300" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdNn5TZu6R8
The forest scene from "Sherlock Holmes 2, A Game Of Shadows" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QR1LGJyTdE
The clip from "In the Mood for Love" had good pace with the music, and sometimes went in time with the actor's body movements. It also used slow motion to create a feeling of loneliness for both characters and a small sense of interaction when they talk to other minor characters.
There is also a feeling of being lost in your thoughts mainly in sections when the characters are doing small movements (0.31 and 1.13 for the woman and 1.57 for the man). There is one section towards the end where the pace of the clip goes back to normal like everything has been forgotten about.
One of the fight scenes from "300" also has changes of pace, and can be seen between the sections of the two enemies advancing on each other. The Persian Army have an effect of slow motion to show the multiple soldiers they have compared to the Spartan Army and shocking moment for an audiences reaction. A normal pace is used for the Spartan Army as they prepare to fight, which can show there aggression and also shows a difference between the two armies. Another good use of editing, when a Persian leader gets hit with a spear. It's good because you don't know it is coming, and with the use of Mid-shots and Over-the Shoulder shots of the army and also Close-ups of the Persian leaders face, it distracts the audience from the battle and keeps them focused on the Persian leader.
The Forest scene from "Sherlock Holmes, Game of Shadows" is one of my favourites from this film. It has that same style as the first film which I'm glad they kept, through the use of ranges of pace and slow motion.
One good change of pace is used towards the beginning of the scene, to show the destination of where the characters are headed. This shot keeps the characteristics of the film, but also pin points where there going, like on a map. One brilliant edited section, where the characters are running through the forest shows the characters situation and the amount of danger there in. For example the slow motion shot where a bullet fly's past Dr Watson or where a bullet hits the section of a tree and there's detail of the tree's splinters flying towards the screen. For me this was definitely and hold your breath moment.
The music 24 seconds into the scene has a idea that something is about to happen as it gets louder and the characters see where they can go the escape. This really helps the show that another section is about to happen and more action is about to take place.
The Forest scene from "Sherlock Holmes, Game of Shadows" is one of my favourites from this film. It has that same style as the first film which I'm glad they kept, through the use of ranges of pace and slow motion.
One good change of pace is used towards the beginning of the scene, to show the destination of where the characters are headed. This shot keeps the characteristics of the film, but also pin points where there going, like on a map. One brilliant edited section, where the characters are running through the forest shows the characters situation and the amount of danger there in. For example the slow motion shot where a bullet fly's past Dr Watson or where a bullet hits the section of a tree and there's detail of the tree's splinters flying towards the screen. For me this was definitely and hold your breath moment.
The music 24 seconds into the scene has a idea that something is about to happen as it gets louder and the characters see where they can go the escape. This really helps the show that another section is about to happen and more action is about to take place.
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