video guide part 2

Rough Edit/ EDL/ Edit Long- RE SUBMISSION

As a editor job they upload their file using XML and  EDL this allows me as a editors to upload my rough cut on YouTube and put on my blog. You do this by opening up Final Cut and opening your work saving it as well. Then go on file and go to 'Export XLM file and saving it on the desktop. after sign in to your account and upload it on to YouTube and copy the embed code on to your blog.


                                                               

Edit Log 

1. upload all your footage into final cut and make an event for each scene you have shoot- this because you will know that all footage is there and you change the order. for example, 'She' i had to put all footage of street scene, all footage from train station scene and all the footage from house scene into separate events and bins. this was very important in the old days, when they did not have final cut because they had to cut scene and put them in the bins. 

2. when you have all the footage into different bins then scan through each shoot in different event and note down if it is good shoot or bad shoot and what camera shoot is it and comment on it . This is because it make it easier to put it in a sequence making it flow. When editing 'She' i put them into bins and went through each shoot and comment if it good shoot and what camera shot it is because i can put different shoot into the short film, such close up and over the shoulder shoot.  

3. when putting the shoots into different bins and commenting on the shoot then put them into linear sequence then when you get the story right then start to change the story and cut out the shoot that you do not needed. Making a non-linear e.g flash black sequence. For 'She ' i made a linear sequence and put them in order change some shoots and not using some shoot. This is important because before using non- linear structure you must put them in linear order. 

4. After that upload sound into the film (making sure that is not copy right). You do this by going in final cut and go to music and click on the sound that is suited for that scene. For 'She' i add music to build up tension and give that effect such as the sound of train, sound of the door closing  and sound of the car. by this it would make it effective. 

5. After the sound an editor can add effect such as lightening to make a horror or thriller. by this it would give an different effect on the scene and change the atmosphere and the mood. For the short film 'She' that i edit i was not able to do that because i did not have that much time. in the film world time is really important because time cost money, also if director is paying you to do editing in small amount of time e.g. 1 hour the director  expects it to be done.      

6. When finishing all the edit go to file and scroll down Export XLM. when its loaded sign into your Gmail account  and go to YouTube and upload file. when its loaded share it and copy the embed code and put it on your blog. 

Overall these are really important steps to follow when coming to editing a short film because it makes it easier to follow and that way you will know that you have all the footage that is needed. also you would know that you have edit the film the correct way. 

Section1 and 3 Video Guide on Film Makers

Prepare for Editing (Bins Footage Screenshots)

Before editing a film you must put all footage in bins. Editors do this by copy all the footage that the director send to you then put them into separate bins for example, in this case street footage,train station footage and home footage. This is important to do put your footage in bins because it easy to find also the editor would know that he has all of footage for each bin. Also it is important that editors should name their events on left hand side so editor can find it easier. when editors are putting footage into bins it is important to say what shot it is and is it good shot or bad shot. This way editors will know which shot to use and if it is good shot  to use for the film. As putting the footage into bins it is important to scan all the scene of that footage so the editor would not waste time,since the editors has a certain amount of time.  

Jump Cuts

Jump cuts

Jump cuts were created in 1896 by Melies he was filming a bus coming out of a tunnel and his camera film jammed when it started filming again it filmed a horse cart going by and when he watched the film a jump cut was created making the bus look like it transformed into the horse cart, he used this in is magical shows to show people disappearing. Jump cuts were usually used to create magically effects during the 1800s but now in the present days jump cuts are been used to break continuity and therefore can fall under montage techniques. Jump cuts basically manipulates time and space as it can be used to show the passing of time in just one glance also uses combination of different shots but doesn't actually tell a story. When a jump cut is used most times there are no relationships between the two shots or just little therefore it can be seen as an alternative way of editing as it allows discontinuity and not continuity.

Motivated cut

Motivated cut:

 This is when a shot/ scene cuts to another scene to show an object or character that wast present in the previous frame. Its a mainstream style of editing as it doesn't break continuity, its normally used to create suspense or show conversations between two characters with different significant importance added to them in detail in those shots.The main purpose of the motivated cut is to actually make the viewers know what is going on it engages the viewers and also develops the drama it also uses a variety of different combinations of shot cutting at different pace and also following the action.

Rhythmic editing

Rhythmic editing is a series of shot, [1]an assembling of shots and/or sequences according to a rhythmic pattern of some kind, usually dictated by music. Eisenstein/Kuleshov  was the first to come up with rhythmic editing. This means that they can be rhythmic in a scene mostly rhythmic are use in an dramatic scene for example psycho film  the stabbing motion of him killing her, another example 'Hanna's Escape- Abort Abort!'  in this scene there was rhythmic of one of man walking towards Hanna and her shooting the dangerous people.

the purpose of using rhythmic in films to build up tension and drama in the scene by this it make more entertaining to views and also it creates mystery and suspense but in this case Hanna is using rhythmic out of anger. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiNP82dVSIQ  

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180 degree rule

180 degree rule:

This an imaginary line that goes between two characters which the camera or set of cameras must not cross. Its a mainstream type of editing as it allows and keeps continuity. It uses different combination of shots such as shot reverse shot and over the shoulder shot to show conversation between two characters it also engages the viewer by letting them know who a character is talking to or talking about, the main purpose of the 180 degree rule is to keep one character on a particular and another character on the other side of the screen the rule also follows the action as it
happens. We can seethe rule been used alot in the trailer of man of steel mainly during conversations.