Technical editing

We also looked at technical editing,  for example we looked at the film Shaun of the dead. In a specific scene he is shown getting ready, but instead of them showing everything he does, they only show some fast short scenes of what he is doing. This makes a very good effect and adds a sense of rush into the film. It is also good because it shows everything he does but just in short quick clips. This same sequence of fast scenes happens every morning that is shown in the film to show urgency and his routine. Using this technique is also known as compressing time so everything is being shown just speeded up and in fast shots.

The history of editing

In the last lesson we had we looked at the history of editing. The history of editing was really interesting because it shows us how far the media and filmmaking has come in the last 50 years. It was also interesting to see how they used to film scenes . For example it was mostly from one angle and the people on the stage in the view of the camera were the only people moving not the camera itself, this was until a man changed the angles of the camera. This made his films slightly more eye catching than watching a scene from one angle the whole way through. We also learnt about the rule of thirds which is when the camera is at any angle but the characters or the main object is in the frame is in a certain part of the screne. For example they are normally in the middle 4 points of the screen. If you were to draw a square grid with six sections on the scene in a film etc. then the four points in the middle should be where the main focus of the shot is placed. I found a useful website ( http://digital-photography-school.com/rule-of-thirds/ ) to help me understand the theory a bit more about the theory and how it works. It also shows useful pictures.

Camera Shots


This is my Camera shots powerpoint. I decided to compose one as I thaight that it would be easier for me to refer back to them when I am doing my later work.

Camera angles

In my lesson we talked about different camera angles. This was interesting to learn about because it will enable me to understand more about how to film my opening scene to a film. I learnt about extreme close ups and Dutch angles and many more. We watched a clip which had many of the different camera angles in. Learning about these influenced me to find my own clip where there is numerous amounts of different camera angles. I have chosen a scene from a batman film because I felt that it conveyed some good camera shots.

My first blog post

On this blog I will be showing what I am learning throughout my media A level.  This is where I will be sharing my understanding of what we learn in the lessons. Recently I have been looking at the different kinds of media and looking at film. We also looked at some websites like You tube which gives me a wider understanding of what the internet can inform us with. Having regular updates on this blog will help me to look back at the information I have learnt.