AS1: Task 11: Creating Pace With Cross Cutting

Creating Pace With Cross Cutting
We were then tasked with creating our own film sequence using cross cutting, to display that we've properly understood how cross cutting works, and we decided to have our video display three of us in a room, I would then stand up, and a bag of crisps would drop out of my pocket, there would then be a stare-off, and I'd pick them up and leave.

I personally think that we did quite a good job on the film, however it obviously could've been better if more time had been put into it.

AS1: Task 10: Understanding Pace

Understanding Pace
The speed of editing in a piece of film can be everything when determining the mood of what is happening on screen. Scenes can vary in length greatly, as it could last a few seconds, or continue on for several minutes. For example, if the director wishes for his audience to feel anxious, or like they're on the edge of their seats, there will be lots of fast-paced editing, this is often used in action movies during action sequences, whereas if a more laid back feeling is sought after, then the scenes would last longer and change less frequently.
Cross-cutting occurs when two sequences are edited into each other, allowing the audience to see that the two sequences are either having simultaneously, or that they are connected in some way, it often takes place when a character is trying to remember something, or they're having a flashback, it can also be used to very effectively help a scene feel a lot more dramatic.

AS1: Task 9: Non-Continuity

Non-Continuity:
Non-continuity editing is when shots are purposely mismatched to disrupt linear time and space. This will often confuse or disturb the illusion of reality on the screen by drawing attention to the process of cutting, and involves the use of 4 main techniques; Jump cut, Cross-cutting, Montage, and Flashback/forward. A director may choose to use non-continuity editing techniques if they wish to confuse their audience, or maybe to get them to think for themselves on what is happening, or letting them interpret what they are seeing for themselves. Some films that use non-continuity editing techniques are A Bout de Souffle by Jean-Luc Goddard, which shows a scene shot from inside a car depicting two of the actors having a conversation, it also uses jump cuts throughout the entire conversation and the scene, this suggests that their conversation took place over a lengthy period of time, and this is used to shorten the scene.

Another good example of a film that uses non-continuity editing techniques is The Shining by Stanley Kubrick, in which a scene depicting Jack Torrance walking into a restroom and having a conversation with a butler, who we later find out to be Delbert Grady. Throughout their conversation, Kubrick continually breaks the 180 degree rule, causing Torrance & Grady to appear to constantly be swapping sides as they talk, this is used create a startling effect, or to show to the audience that something isn't quite right.

AS1: Task 8: Using Continuity Editing Techniques

Using Continuity Editing Techniques
Our next task was to demonstrate our understanding of the continuity editing techniques, and create a video of our own using the continuity editing techniques we'd recently researched, displaying use of Match On Action, Eye-line Match etc. 

I feel as though we did fairly well in creating our piece of film, but looking back now, I think we could've done better, this is because we only really displayed use of one of the rules, specifically Shot, Reverse Shot. I think if we were to remake this piece of film, we should use more camera angles and different shots, as a way to incorporate the other rules that make up continuity editing. However as it is, I think we displayed our knowledge of Shot, Reverse Shot very well, but obviously, we'd need to show that we understand how to use the other techniques.