Research
Edit Techniques
Cross cutting
In film, cross cutting is regular used to established two parts of a story from different locations. There are many circumstances where one action scene is replaced by another. Creating suspense is the benefit of using this type of edit in a film. Chase sequences have this form of edit to create a captivating environment.
Medium shot:
A medium shot is where the torso, hips, head and next are only see. However, scene only showing legs and hips is also classified as this.
Point of view shot
Point of view shots give a first person perspective of the character. The audience can only see the elements surrounding the character. The the name says it all.
Jump cut
Jump cut is style that the brief has ask to apply to our design. Films with this feature have This edits gives a sense of time going forward. Some people think that this form of editing looks unprofessional and too abrupt for the audience. However, it is very quick, making it very captivating.
http://www.springhurst.org/cinemagic/glossary_terms.htm
Go Pro with short clips
Welcome to my first research post. This research will cover semiotics to break down the meaning of the video. I will also conduct an analysis for each example and a review.
For my first research post, I wanted to explore short clips from YouTube that provides similar content to the video that I will be developing. This is a simply a video that shows Santa Claus playing Ice hockey. As it is a video, it shows many iconic signifiers, Santa Claus, snow, ice, people skating and Hockey. Ice and the ball sliding are very recognisable indexical signifiers On a denotation level, these signifiers form a funny video showing people playing ice skating in very cold conditions.
According to the information, this video was released on the 19th of December. Having the famous character and the snow makes this a Christmas themed video. The thing I think that Santa punching the people signifies that it is a tongue and cheek way of saying that naughty children get punished for Christmas. People across the world would be able to identify the name and the visual language because santa claus is used in promotions, such as Coca Cola. The ice is an indexical signifier that connotes that the setting for this video is in either in Northern America or Northern Europe. Overall this a funny with a great theme that celebrates Christmas.
This clip is high quality and shows a great frame rate. This applies that the company purchase good quality cameras. There might be a possibility that this was taken by iPhone 5 due to the video being shown at 1080p. There have must have been many camera men and equipment to make the video smooth. To make the video smooth as possibility, this video was inserted into
The video starts with a short intro with 2 edits. The edits occurs when a transition appears on the indent. The length of the video is 4 seconds, which is long enough to promote the channel.
0:04 to 0:07 offers a good contrast of views of Santa Claus. The first clip reveals the character putting on his gloves from an ariel view. The next scene shows the camera looking at Santa from the ground. From 0:11 to 0:29, the number of edits are low but having many close and long shots of Santa playing with the ball captivates the audience. The long shows gives an interesting perspective on the character is playing with it whist the close shot only features the ball hit by a stick. Due the clips having different moves and showing something different, it feels that it is continuing on a liner path. The close shot also offers tension due to camera being close to the ground. There are 8 edit in that time scale. Point of view shot is a great that achieves a good feel
Form 0:29:0:36 feature a great scene showing Santa Claus punishing a naughty person. The scene reveals that the character punching him without showing the violence. This applies that the employers wanted sometime that would also appeal to a young audience. The rest of the video is very similar to the playing scenes but the last offers a great second person’s view on Santa Claus. The eye view is the term of this.
Overall the use of many camera shots and great perspective paints a picture that Ice Hockey is an exciting and fun. This may not be a good inspiration for my video in terms of edit number, it will develop my ideas on camera perspectives.
To enhance the clip, the audio synchs well with the pace with the move accompanies the clip. When the slip becomes slow, the beats sound bit slow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IXYLQQcm1c
The initial scene which last for 6 seconds, reveals the great use of a high frame rate camera is used to make the first scene, which shows a young jumping on a trampolines, look very detailed and exit. As I mentioned in semiotics, a camera with 60 frames per second must have been used to achieve the slow motion effect.
This is a video that is about sports and leisure. There are many iconic signifiers that signify that sports is his main profession. This ranges from bikes to skis. Immediately with the first edit, the stretching of the trampoline is caused by the person jumping on it, making it an indexical signifier.
Overall this video is about his training on his get himself to win the Winter Olympics. On a connotation level, showing the complex moves in skiing in slow motion helps people to be aware that the sport is tricky and the training has helped him. The high frame camera enables the footage to be recorded in slow motion
The initial scene which last for 6 seconds, reveals the great use of a high frame rate camera is used to make the first scene, which shows a young jumping on a trampolines, look very detailed and exit. As I mentioned in semiotics, a camera with 60 frames per second must have been used to achieve the slow motion effect.
From 0:08- 0:21 shows the journey he takes to ride a bike on an exciting course. The number of edits are high when the clips shows the bicycle in the car. When the clip reveals the man riding the bike, the scene is longer. This enables the audience to experience the excitement of seeing a detail bike course thats looks dangerous.
In terms of shots, the point of view is used to show the process clearly to the audience. The clip uses a jump cut to make this successful as a time based media clip. There is a scene where there is a bycycle by itself but suddenly you can see his hands.
In terms of shots, the point of view is used to show the process clearly to the audience. The clip uses a jump cut to make this successful as a time based media clip. There is a scene where there is a bycycle by itself but suddenly you can see his hands.
The second trampoline scene shows the clip rotating to enhance the feeling on jumping on the thing. It may make people feel disorientated due to the rotation but it is a great thing to apply in clips. The slow motion effect is applied again at the point where the rotation meets its peak. 
Slow motion and the Ariel views enhance the visual language from 0:25 onwards. The slow motion brings tension to the skiing scene because the high frame rate allows the audience to detail of the person’s movement, such as when he rotates his body to balance himself whist in the air.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIA5oCnbhHA
This is a video with a similar theme. Instead what he does to train, he demonstrates he intends to surf.
The noticeable signifier that signify surfing were the beach, surf
boards, and swim gear. Company logos; for example Quick Silver’s, are
symbolic signifiers that have no clear connection to surfing. Arbitrary signifier appear as words on his swim gear.
The
water is an iconic signifier that really makes the overall clip look
professional. 0:47 reveals that the water is blue and has light
reflecting. This connotes that the sea is clean and fresh and the sun is
really bright. The use of disorientating camera is to give people an
insight the true experience riding a surfing underneath a large wave.
In contrast to the last example, the first show has a time-lapse feel. The time-lapse shows people the process of preparing for a surfing event. The pace of the waves is one indication of this.
There are many edits in the 0:03 to 0:17 time scale reveals a detailed journey of the surfer walking towards the sea. One suggestion of great video editing is the use of different scenes to tell a journey. In the clip where the surfer exits the building, the camera is facing to the right where the man is located. The next edit reveals the surfer walking from the left, towards the sea. It gives the transition a nice feel and enables the liner path to be clearly presenting to the target audience.
The most identifiable section of the video is in the 0:20 - 0:54. The first ten seconds reveals a second perspective on his face. The combination of slow motion, face movement and the water splashing brings tension. The slow motion reveals the detail of his mouth and face stretching. The next second edit shows the same perspective but the following scene reveals a wave. The surfer travels underneath the wave. The scene gives a distorting feel due to the angel of the wave and the surfer. The slow motion provides a great lighting effects.
I found a great time based media clip on Youtube. The content is about a woman waking and preparing to work. Instead of doing it in a professional manner, the clips have disorientating feel.
The style of editing used resembles of stock animation. Between the 13 and 18, there are more than 20 edits showing her going to bed. The use of this stock animation effect makes it obvious that this the editor used jump crossing. It looks amateur but looks very appealing and sucesfully conveys a time based event.
At the 20 second mark, there is a non-diegetic sound being used to exaggerate the sound of the alarm. This signifies that the alarm is really loud and merciless.
The remaining part of the video use this effect. As for the number of shots and edits, there must be hundreds of them. 3-5 hours of video must have been recorded for editor to select the best scenes. This demonstrates that the more clips taken, the production process offers more flexibility.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tz350gLFkk
Pyscho
I found a great time based media clip on Youtube. The content is about a woman waking and preparing to work. Instead of doing it in a professional manner, the clips have disorientating feel.
The style of editing used resembles of stock animation. Between the 13 and 18, there are more than 20 edits showing her going to bed. The use of this stock animation effect makes it obvious that this the editor used jump crossing. It looks amateur but looks very appealing and sucesfully conveys a time based event.
At the 20 second mark, there is a non-diegetic sound being used to exaggerate the sound of the alarm. This signifies that the alarm is really loud and merciless.
The remaining part of the video use this effect. As for the number of shots and edits, there must be hundreds of them. 3-5 hours of video must have been recorded for editor to select the best scenes. This demonstrates that the more clips taken, the production process offers more flexibility.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tz350gLFkk
Pyscho
There are many jump cuts in movies like phycho where it has 78 shots in the famous stabbing scene. To make the scene tense, a variety of high angle, eye and point of views shots. Rather than show clips showing the sequence from their perspective, the clip focuses on the woman. There are scenes where the woman is screaming and the following scene shows her body moving. The use of jump cut and having no transitions makes the pace look faster.
Overall the use of non-dietetic sounds is the main focal point. The whooshes and the water dripping sets the atmosphere. Overall this took 7 days to record
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tz350gLFkk
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