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| •Motivation •Information •Composition •Sound/Music/FX •Cam Angles •Continuity – Safety Shots: Shots that recorder to use in case of an emergency |
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| What is an Establishing shot? |
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•Announces the beginning of a new scene
•Orients the audience to a specific location and time •Provides info describing: This is where we are
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This is what we are doing |
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| What is a reference signal? |
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| A minute of colors bars and 1K tone placed at the beginning and end of every video. |
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| What is the motivation to make a cut? |
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| •Action •Audio/Music/FX •Timing •Answer Questions •Combination of all |
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| Generally recognized as Visual Information •Each new shot should contain “new information” |
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| •The editor cannot create a better shot composition. •It is part of the editors assessment to ensure that proper shot composition EXISTS within the footage before the edit session starts. |
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| •Content: Focuses on talent on stage •Movement: Focuses on the direction of movement. •Position: Focuses on the musicians and musical instruments. •Audio: Focuses in ambience and effects between shots. |
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| This is one of the most important elements of any edit. •In most cases, each time there is a cut… The camera angle should be different!! |
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| Types of Editing: Matching Action |
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| •Also known as the continuity edit. •Can be made on the simple gesture such as drinking from a cup, or opening a door. •Movement should be continuous and clean. |
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•Pronounced shape, color dimension or sound.
•Cut or Dissolve to another object of the same characteristics. |
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| Types of Editing: Concept |
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•Also known as IDEAS EDIT or DYNAMIC EDIT
•Purely mental suggestion
•2 shots plant a story or solution in your mind
•2 shots have nothing visually in common with each other not the elements alone, the combination of the two. |
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| Types of Editing: Combined |
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•Most difficult of all edit types, also the most powerful. •Involves 2 or more of the four edit types. |
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•From shot to shot…action is continuous.
•Least obvious of all transitions, specially when cutting on the action.
•Used as a scene change when change of impact is needed.
•AKA “Instant” Transition.
•The most used. |
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•Gradual transition from shot to shot by overlapping images.
•Shows passage of time, location and age
•Includes Fade to Black, Dip to Color, and White Flash.
•AKA “Smooth transition”
•The speed b/t transition is called the Rate. |
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•Changes the shot by beginning at one point of the frame and moving to another.
•Can either very obvious or natural
•AKA “Pattern Transition” |
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•Open a hole over the backround video
•Used for bugs “company names”
•Lower third info “ name of person, position, location”
•Informational purposes (phone, address, webpages)
•Specific information needed for that moment.
•Used for openings and closings |
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| Leaving open space in the frame in the direction of the subject's movement. |
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•Mostly used to cover up bad edits
•Shows unused angles in a show
•Outside the main area of performance |
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•Breaks time continuity
•Jumps forward
•Includes “Soft Cuts” (Subliminal) |
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•Placing one element over another, creating a stacking of images or overlays.
•AKA “Super” or “Superimposition" |
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| What is a new name for the Technical Director? |
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| What is a Montage used for? |
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•Used to show a passage of time
•Build to music
•Build to conclusion |
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| How is Fast Cutting used? |
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•Builds up suspense or tension.
•Usually in close proximity to the action.
•Favorite style when cutting to fast music. |
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