16.1.1

The Gloaming

What is editing?

It is an essential part of any audio-visual production. It’s also a way of selecting different shots to produce a story line.

What is Elliptical editing?

It’s a way of using a certain shot to fill in the gaps to tell the audience what the person was doing, without it actually taking place in the scene.

Why are long shots used?

To remind the audience where is the character is, without having to repeat the surrounding over and over. In other words, it gives the viewers a feel of where the action/event is taking place without having use different shots to identify.

What is ‘non-diagetic sound?

MUSIC/SOUND/VOICE that has been added to scene, which wasn’t actually taking place when the event was being filmed. The character doesn’t hear it but the audience does to give the scene it an airy, suspicious emotion to the viewers.

How do we know she is bending down to pick up the ring? (What shots are used and why?)

The shots (of her looking down0 that had been used before hand were used to for another scene, which has now been used to use less screen time with her bending over again to pick up another item. (Ring)

Hustle

Overhead establishing shot - what does this achieve?
Giving the viewers an in sight into the what and where the film is set. Giving the audience an idea of what the film what the film or programme will be about.

• What is Shot-Reverse-Shot?

Cutting back and forth between both characters is simply indicating that both characters conversing with each other.

• What is Eye-line matching?

The person standing up was on screen and down, but the person sitting was off screen & up. This is another way of indication that both persons are interacting with each other.

• Why do we cut to the other members of the group?

To make sure that the focus isnt taken on off the main actors or characters in the actaul scene

• What is a wipe?

Move action to different location and time

• What is the effect of using quick cuts?

Creating fast rhythm and allow audience to stay on their toes as some shots are quite long and quite short to keep that pace of story on point