"Editing to the Beat" Practice Film

The main focus of this production was to edit a video in time to a beat. so we chose "Music To Watch Girls By" by Andy Williams, this resulted in us creating a series of montage shots during the opening instrumental that we believe are in time with the beat of the song especially the build up of the different layers of instruments, for example we start with guitar riffs which build into trumpet blasts, which we believe mirrored the montage shots of men getting ready to go out. This led into a series of lip-syncing shots that we found were edited in well and most importantly went well with the beat and rhythm of the song. lastly we went again into a series of montage shots of men dancing in a typical 60's fashion as that were to mirror the 60's era song but also allowed us to experiment with editing in time to a beat. Overall this production has given us a understanding of editing to a beat and naturally this will be beneficial to our main production. 

Recreating a Scene Shot for Shot

Memento by Christopher Nolan, was lauded by critics for its innovative yet confusing storyline. We ourselves found Memento to be a great source of inspiration for our main production, especially the opening scene, which is all played backwards to mirror the general narrative of the film as it is narrated in flashbacks. In order to achieve a better understanding of how the opening scene was shot, we decided to create a frame for frame remake of it. In terms of style and editing it is a success and we achieved the backwards narrative by simply filming the scene normally and then reversing the shots. however the end result is the same and we have achieved a near perfect remake of Memento and this production has only motivated us further and given us more understanding and inspiration for our main production.

Close Up Kinetic Camera Work

In this production we were focusing on the use of close-up shots and the partial use of kinetic camera work. we felt that by filming each shot from a number of different angles aided us greatly during the editing process and also enabled us to pull off some impressive close up shots with the use of effective lighting and steady hands. Finally, we firmly believe that through the use of lighting and kinetic camera work, this production was a success, as it has given us a greater understanding of the importance of lighting and angles on close ups which we shall definitely be using in our main production. close ups are an important part of our production and through lighting, angles and kinetic camera work, one can turn an ordinary close up into an extraordinary shot.