She's auditioning but does she have the right stuff?
Enjoy.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Interview: Incontinuity Edit
This is an interview of three fictional people and their thoughts about TV and TV Infomercials.
Enjoy.
Enjoy.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Friday, December 4, 2009
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Monday, November 30, 2009
Dancing to the great Adam Lambert
Just got his new CD and decided to tape myself having a good time! Enjoy!
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Cops and Zombies
This happened while filming for the final project near my house late Wednesday night. I guess one of the neighbors thought my zombie was a drunk driver that had crashed in the field and they called the cops. Three cop cars, an ambulance and a fire truck, all for one zombie.
What I am most thankful for...
So my blog entry this week is more like a series of posts...I took all of these on my drive home for Thanksgiving break, and I couldn't pick just one... They go over the 20 second limit--sorry Professor Wills, but I hope you all will enjoy this series...
Friday, November 27, 2009
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Midterm Question for Brett Gaylor
Q. Do you think this war between copyright and copyleft will end in the future or is it just starting?
A. Watch the video ^
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
World Suck
While none of these "moves" work out, and the shots don't hit the target (although very close), this was a trial run for the final video which has changed from a music video to a Mockumentry about some of Rhode Island's finest/worst street soccer strikers.
Monday, November 23, 2009
The Shadow Metamorphosis
I tried playing with shadows and found that there were a lot of creative and interesting stories to tell.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Rose Island
I just came back from weekend at Rose Island... this is my 20 sec from the lighthouse! I recommend you to visit it :)
Friday, November 20, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
Final Project Demo
I think the Final title is going to be Falling up...let me know what you think :)
Final Demo
So this is a very rough beginning to what will be my final project. It will make more sense when it's all put together but this kind of sets the tone.
Lights and The Camera- (weekly blog update)
For my final project it is important to me to use natural lighting and the interesting beauty of light reflecting off of various things and the way that the camera sees it. Here are some clips that haven't made it into the first draft! Enjoy~
My Final Project Demo- Music Video
I tried to use alot of cool natural camera effects, symbolism, and emotion.
My Jeans My Jeans- Libsfinal clips thusfar
These are the beginning clips to my final film. I am attempting a final music video. I think it's time I venture. I also think it came out really pixelated cause of the amount of MB it is, but oh well, maybe itll make it look somewhat cooler.
All the sound will also be removed from it and overlayed with my only personal rap. If anyone knows any beat boxers or music composers id like to use original background beat too if possible, otherwise rockband will have to suffice
Lib
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Saturday, November 14, 2009
It's 5:00 Somewhere
Took this at the Observatory in Hollywood last weekend. Enjoy
It's 5:00 Somewhere
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Final Project Sample shot
I'm going away tomorrow until late Monday so I won't have a chance to upload my sample of the final project, so here it is. My video will be a fake, short documentary on some fake band that my friends pretend to be in. This is a shot of me asking what their favorite song is and then of them playing it. Not too much editing involved except a simple transition and having the audio of the interview playing over the video of them playing. Enjoy.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Running Backwards
I'm going through a lot of life stuff at this moment in my life and what better way to let out emotions than through art!? Once again I used the natural radio but this time played with volume and camera distance to show emotion. Watch for the climactic last shot! Enjoy!
70's Big Cal
This is my room mate.
The 70's Big Man we all know and love as Cal Colchester.
His strength is a force to be reckoned with.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Blog Post
this is my favorite bucket drummer ever, he's always outside shows that I go to in Boston.
Remember Remember
Sorry for the length, goes with the music. The mini projector allowed me to do this in- camera.
Rachel's Final Project
This video is during my class in Sculpture. I thought it will be interesting to "interview" a classmate about her final project!
I would like to "thank" Rachel for letting me film her ;)
Saturday, November 7, 2009
She's From Boston
Clips around Boston. I shot this at night since I really like the colors of the city against the contrast of the dark sky.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
An explanation
This is my blog entry for this upcoming Sunday. I will be away without Internet so I am posting extremely early, don't mind me. It is a bit of an explanation for the video I posted last week. Hope you enjoy : )
The Beauty of Fall- Roadtrip to New Hampshire.
Note: the background music is the real radio and I feel like it really brings another perspective of time and creativity to the short film. My idea was to show the beauty of New England that one can capture just by driving through it in the Fall.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Improvised Art
If you've ever wondered where the rocking chair in the loading dock came from, Pat built it out of sticks.
Skim Montage
Song: Nightingale Song
Artist: Toad The Wet Sprocket
This was some left over footage I had from the beginning of this summer.
Bursting at the Banks
The following video is my edited piece with transitions. Hope you enjoy.
The song used is called "For Blue Skies" by Strays Don't Sleep.
My beautiful dog
I think that I played with different camera movements to create an interesting and personal testament to the beauty of the doberman.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Keep The Car Running
Song: Keep The Car Running - The Arcade Fire
On the way back to school from Boston.
Saturday Morning Cartoons
My 7month nefew entranced by saturday morning cartoons, I love how the colors of the toy bounce off his face :)
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Overreaction
A few comments? Well this is my first ever edit, which i did on Windows Movie Maker. It's a little effecty, but that's cuz i got a little carried away with some of the features. And who doesn't love David Bowie?
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
That Darn Cat! (Revised edit)
I put some more shots of the cat owner's feet so that there aren't any 180 degree jumps in the angles and because it added another persons point of view to the shot. I also reordered the opening sequence so that the woman going up the stairs looked like she was steadily progressing up the stairs so that the editing would look more continuous and believable. I purposefully kept the part of myself laughing in the last frame as I think it adds a behind the scenes real time response to the goofiness of the video. Enjoy~Live~Laugh~Love
Continuity Editing
So I watched the Psycho remake with Vince Vaughn and Anne Heche over the weekend. I didn't watch the whole thing, but from what I saw it follows the original plot to a T, so it was almost nostalgic to watch. For the purposes of this assignment, I did observe some interesting continuity editing that added to the creepy tone of the setting and the dialogue.
The scene in which lila (heche) is speaking with bates (vaughn) over dinner in his parlor contains a couple of interesting edits. While discussing his hobby of stuffing birds, we are given a shot of norman as he describes them and looks up at one. The next shot is lila's point of view of a creepy stuffed owl up on the wall, and the shot that follows is norman's point of view looking at lila to give the audience her reaction. The editing in this scene complements the setting and the dialogue to create that erie feeling, and also serves as a hint towards norman bates' nature. The scene ends as lila exits. She states her name for bates again and he suspicious. A shot of him walking towards the guest log and looking down at it, followed but a close up of his point of view while he reads it is a nice match on action. It also serves the purpose of making sure the audience is up to speed with bate's discovery, (that lila has given him a fake name).
Another famous scene from both the original and thi remake is the one that directly follows that last one mentioned. Bates walks over to the wall that seperates his parlor with lila's room and removes a picture from the wall to reveal a peep hole. We are given a midshot of bates as he leans forward and puts his face to the peep hole. We are given a shot of lila through the peep hole, bates' point of view. Next, we cut back to bates' but this time it is an extreme close up on his cheeck and eye. The editing and camerawork serves to put us in bates' perverted shoes and makes us a voyer of the whole situation ourselves.
The last scene I noticed from the Psycho remake was a bit more simple. Bates walks out of his office in a bit of a daze and stares out into the parking lot. He looks to his right up at his house an starts towards it, the first cut comes here and we are given a long shot of bates running up the stairs to his house. This serves the purpose of shortening the amount of time the audience is subjected to this simple action. The next shot shortens the action even more. It comes from within the house, and it is a shot of the closed front door. Bates comes up to it from the outside, opens it and walks in. Again, this serves the purpose of conveying to the audience that he has traveled all this way up to his house without having to show us every second and every step.
The scene in which lila (heche) is speaking with bates (vaughn) over dinner in his parlor contains a couple of interesting edits. While discussing his hobby of stuffing birds, we are given a shot of norman as he describes them and looks up at one. The next shot is lila's point of view of a creepy stuffed owl up on the wall, and the shot that follows is norman's point of view looking at lila to give the audience her reaction. The editing in this scene complements the setting and the dialogue to create that erie feeling, and also serves as a hint towards norman bates' nature. The scene ends as lila exits. She states her name for bates again and he suspicious. A shot of him walking towards the guest log and looking down at it, followed but a close up of his point of view while he reads it is a nice match on action. It also serves the purpose of making sure the audience is up to speed with bate's discovery, (that lila has given him a fake name).
Another famous scene from both the original and thi remake is the one that directly follows that last one mentioned. Bates walks over to the wall that seperates his parlor with lila's room and removes a picture from the wall to reveal a peep hole. We are given a midshot of bates as he leans forward and puts his face to the peep hole. We are given a shot of lila through the peep hole, bates' point of view. Next, we cut back to bates' but this time it is an extreme close up on his cheeck and eye. The editing and camerawork serves to put us in bates' perverted shoes and makes us a voyer of the whole situation ourselves.
The last scene I noticed from the Psycho remake was a bit more simple. Bates walks out of his office in a bit of a daze and stares out into the parking lot. He looks to his right up at his house an starts towards it, the first cut comes here and we are given a long shot of bates running up the stairs to his house. This serves the purpose of shortening the amount of time the audience is subjected to this simple action. The next shot shortens the action even more. It comes from within the house, and it is a shot of the closed front door. Bates comes up to it from the outside, opens it and walks in. Again, this serves the purpose of conveying to the audience that he has traveled all this way up to his house without having to show us every second and every step.
That Darn Cat!
Continuity Editing Examples-
The Devil Wears Prada Intro:
1. In the first scene you see Anne Hathaway's character taking her underwear out of her drawer and then she is fully dressed and leaving her room. The viewer just assumes that time has passed especially because of the upbeat song in the background "Suddenly I See", which I think connotes a quickening of time.
2. Immediately after you see Anne's high heeled shoes on pavement then her entering a building and looking around which the viewer assumes is her going into a new building and looking around. I think it's very interesting how so much information can be shown in less than a second of filming.
3. You also see Anne leave her apartment and with great editing a car passes by which immediately changes the scene to her on the streets of New York. This is one of my favorite editing jobs from any movie as I fweel like it connotes so much in such little time without any real sound effects.
Continuity Editing
The Gold Rush-
In Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush, there is a very famous scene of two guys in a log cabin that is balancing on the edge of a cliff. The camera first shows the two confused men in the cabin walking back and forth trying to figure out why the cabin keeps moving. The next shot is from outside which shows the cabin teetering back and forth over the ledge. The shots keep alternating showing different angles and views of the action.
Snatch-
In one scene in Snatch, a telephone call is made between a man in London, and a man in the United States. While the camera is focused on Avi (in London), it shows him talking on the phone and clicking his feet. After he stops talking, we hear the man on the other line speak while Avi is still being shown. Next shot shows the other man in the US speaking on the phone, followed shortly by the voice of Avi. The audience never sees both men on the phone, but we know exactly who is talking to each other.
Fast and the Furious
There are several action shots in this film that can be used as an example of continuity editing, but the scene where the sports cars with green light illuminating from beneath are weaving through 18 wheelers caught my attention. Many shots are used in this scene, including shots that show inside the sports car, from the truckers rear view mirror, and a shot from behind that shows the whole scene from a distance.
Continuity Editing
1. Sleepers: Robert DeNiro has a monologue towards the beginning of the movie, in which he is lecturing four kids. The camera cuts to each of the kids’ faces and reactions, while Robert DeNiro continues his monologue off camera. The use of diegetic sound lets the viewer know that Robert DeNiro is in the scene and his monologue is directed at the kids.
2. Brick: In a pivotal scene in ‘Brick’ the main character, Brendan, discovers the body of his ex-girlfriend. The camera closes up on Brendans face, and as he hears something he looks to the left. The camera then goes to his point of view and zooms in on the long, unlit tunnel to the left as we hear footsteps running down it and Brendan jumps up and runs after them.
3. Dexter: In episode 6 of season 1, Dexter receives a phone call from his girlfriend Rita while he’s at the police station. Rita pleads with Dexter to meet up with her because her ex-husband is calling and harassing her. The scene cuts between Dexter listening on the phone and Rita on the other end, calling from her house; but Rita’s voice is heard while the camera is in both locations.
2. Brick: In a pivotal scene in ‘Brick’ the main character, Brendan, discovers the body of his ex-girlfriend. The camera closes up on Brendans face, and as he hears something he looks to the left. The camera then goes to his point of view and zooms in on the long, unlit tunnel to the left as we hear footsteps running down it and Brendan jumps up and runs after them.
3. Dexter: In episode 6 of season 1, Dexter receives a phone call from his girlfriend Rita while he’s at the police station. Rita pleads with Dexter to meet up with her because her ex-husband is calling and harassing her. The scene cuts between Dexter listening on the phone and Rita on the other end, calling from her house; but Rita’s voice is heard while the camera is in both locations.
blog video...what IS it??
i thought i uploaded this yesterday, but i couldn't find it, so if its on here twice, deal with it
Monday, October 26, 2009
Continuity Editing
First Example: Quantum of Solace (James Bond)
There is a car chase scene right in the beginning of the movie, where James Bond is the one being chased. The scene cuts from the clutch, to the changing of gears, to a far away shot, all very rapidly. I feel that the fast pace and quick changes keeps the viewer on the edge of the seat and makes the chase scene look like it is going a lot faster.
Second Example: Rocknrolla
The "Wild Bunch" tries to steal money from Uri Omovich the Russian developer for a second time, and run into some trouble. The camera switches from inside the car containing the money with the bodyguards getting hit, too a panned view of a 18 wheeler smashing into the car. The camera then switches to the "Wild Bunch" trying to break into the car. This looked cool, because it let you as the viewer feel like you were there to both take part in it, and witness it happen.
Third example: Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid
This is the scene where Butch comes over to pick up Etta and arrives on "the future" (aka a bicycle). The two go on a bicycle ride together. Many different types of shots are used in the scene which give it a playful feel. This movie is one of my favorite movies of all time.
3 examples of continuity editing
Almost Famous -
The scene where the characters Penny Lane (Kate Hudson) and William Miller(Patrick Fugit) are leaving a concert through the back stage door, walking up the ramp to the parking lot while talking at the same time. The first shot is a crane shot, giving a birdseye view of their conversation as they walk towards the camera. It then cuts to a medium shot of them walking still talking, still moving towards the camera. Then the shot follows them as they walk. They both stop and turn the medium shot remains, now showing the conversation at side angle. It then cuts to a close up of Penny Lane. Then a close up of William reacting to her. It cuts back and forth between their two close-ups finishing up the conversation. Then the shot moves out on William's close up moving back as he walks backwards out of the conversation. Then cuts to a similar shot of Penny doing the same thing in the opposite direction but in a wider shot showing the space between them now. Then it cuts back to the crane shot showing them both backing up still talking and parting ways. It then cuts back to a medium shot of him running in one direction and her walking in the other. It ends with the crane shot following him as he runs through the parking lot.
Skins - TV series
This is a scene that takes place at the end of the episode where the character Cassie finds a note and an apple from a friend who's apartment she was staying in.
The scene opens with transition shots panning over the New York skyline and then a medium shot from a high angle of her sleeping in a dimly lit room, the note and apple sitting on the bed next to her. the shot remains as she opens her eyes seeing the note and the green apple. The voiceover of her friend reading the note begins and the shot starts pulling out as she sits up grabbing the note and the apple. It stops following her, framing her in a medium shot sitting on the bed reading the note apple in the other hand. There is then a cut away of the note. Back to the medium shot of her sitting on the bed as she drops the note on the floor after learning he's left and she can stay as long as she likes. She bites into the apple music that has been building peaks and it cuts from her chewing the apple to a wall of blank canvases. Back again to the medium shot of her eating the apple. She starts to cry and the shot starts to pull back making her looks smaller and smaller, now showing the whole room with her small in the center, it cuts to her running through the streets of NYC, a medium shot from the side, cut to a closer shot of her still running, also from the side. Then an even closer shot of now just the upper half of her body, she bobs in and out of frame with the running motion, the camera moving with her. Turning the corner the shot still moving with her now watches her run away from the back at wide shot, then cuts to a medium shot of her still running back to the camera. It stops moving with her and lets run away from it into a crowd of people. Losing her, the camera pans from the crowd up to the skyline fading out.
10 Things I Hate About You
The scene is when the character Michael accidently drives his moterbike off of a really steep hill. It starts with a wide shot of the character Kat starting up her car as he drives in front of it, almost getting hit. Then cuts to a wide shot of him driving over to his his friend. Then there is a two shot of him and the character Cameron talking as he is still on his bike. After the conversation he starts to drive away out of the frame, cut to a shot of him from behind. Almost hitting an oncoming car he swerves it cuts to a wide shot from back of him over looking the huge drop as he flies over it. It cuts to a side a wide angle of the bike flying through the air, back to the back shot of it launching off of the cliff. Then a wide shot of a crowd of students rushing the edge of the hill. Medium shot of Cameron rushing to join them. Back to the wide side angle of the bike hitting the ground. Close up low angle of him from under the handle bars swerving. Then a cut away of his foot on on the pegs speeding down the grassy hill. Cuts to a low angle of the students forming at the top of the hill watching. Then a side angle shot of him falling off of the bike into the grass. Cutting to a wider shot from the bottom of the hill looking up as he rolls and the crowd looks on. Closes with a close up side shot of him trying to gain his footing, shot remains until he stands up.
Chris's Continuity Observations
JAWS-
"The shark will tear that thing to pieces"...."YOU GOT ANY BETTER SUGGESTIONS"??
In 1975's Jaws, there is a scene where they have to put together a shark cage, to place in the water so Hooper can kill the shark with a poisonous dart. Putting together a cage, takes a lot of patience and time, and would bore an audience to death. However with different angles, cuts, and positions the actor switch to, the audience is shown that there has been a lot of time passed, even though it only lasts 7 seconds.
ROCKY-
Probably one of the most famous montage scenes, is when Rocky is in "training". People know that getting into shape, and gaining muscle takes many months. However, the way the camera cuts to Rocky doing different exercises from jogging, punching bags, jump rope, pushups, situps, what would be many months of training was made into a minute montage which gives the audience the idea that he's been working hard for quite awhile and has gained a lot out of it.
BATMAN BEGINS-
Bruce Wayne finally discovers the giant cave that he has feared for so long under his house. With his new purpose of living as a symbol of Gotham that will not let evil prevail, he needs to make some sort of headquarters where his "batman" identity can live. Everyone knows that redoing a bathroom or a kitchen can be a hassle and take quite some time. So the audience can certainly get the idea of how long it takes to turn a vacant cave into a full powered, gadget/vehicle holding hideout. The scene of building takes about 2 minutes on film, which is the perfect time for the audience to understand that a lot of time and work went into it.
3 Examples of Continuity Editing - Toon
First example:
In the movie: “I Could Never Be Your Woman”, I choose an action with the first camera showing Paul Rudd when is coming down from the stair in the street, and the second camera shows Michelle Pfeiffer at her window in her house. It makes us believe that M. Pfeiffer is looking at P. Rudd.
Second example:
In the beginning of the videogame “Farenheit”, the camera shows Lucas Kane killing a man in a bathroom of a diner, the second camera shows a policeman sitting inside of the diner at the bar. It makes it thinking that Lucas Kane should be careful when he will leave the bathroom because he is cover of blood and he could be arrested by the policeman, this adding to the problem of his not want to be seen.
Third example:
In the beginning of the care chase sequence, in the videogame “Farenheit”, Lucas is walking in a street and arrives in front of a door, when his hand touch the door to open it, another camera shows 2 persons with guns inside an apartment. This makes us think that Lucas has a vision of 2 persons armed in his apartment waiting for him.
Adam's Continuity Assignment
1. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - The Waitress is Getting Married
During Charlie's date scene the camera follows a few conversations. The timing of the cuts clearly affects how funny the scene is, often holding to increase the awkward tension. Some close-ups hold long enough for the expressions of the actors to change a few times, and because of the continuous diegetic sound it doesn't seem to deviate from the normal flow of time.
2. Futurama
This scene follows Fry as he meets Doctor Zoidberg. Close-ups highlight the important elements of the scene as well as capture each character's reactions. A POV shot from Fry works well to transition from Zoidberg sitting at the desk to standing. Cartoon editing is great because the director can create most camera effects without much cost difference.
3.Star Trek - The Squire of Gothos
One of the climaxes of the episode comes near the end when Kirk gets chased by the Squire through the woods Richard Connell style. There are all sorts of different angles and distances used here, and not always to the benefit of the scene. The directing does nothing to hide the faults of the "fighting" and the set flaws. Still, there are some good POV shots through the trees and some framing by shrubbery.
During Charlie's date scene the camera follows a few conversations. The timing of the cuts clearly affects how funny the scene is, often holding to increase the awkward tension. Some close-ups hold long enough for the expressions of the actors to change a few times, and because of the continuous diegetic sound it doesn't seem to deviate from the normal flow of time.
2. Futurama
| Futurama | Weeknights, 9p/8c | |||
| Zoidberg Physical | ||||
| ||||
3.Star Trek - The Squire of Gothos
One of the climaxes of the episode comes near the end when Kirk gets chased by the Squire through the woods Richard Connell style. There are all sorts of different angles and distances used here, and not always to the benefit of the scene. The directing does nothing to hide the faults of the "fighting" and the set flaws. Still, there are some good POV shots through the trees and some framing by shrubbery.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Continuity Editing
30 Rock
This scene shows Jack, Tracy and some therapist having a conversation. The camera has quick cuts back and forth to focus on whoever is talking at that time. It has a quick POV shot of the chair that Tracy is supposed to be talking to. The camera continues to use quick cuts, and changes angles often. There aren't any eye level shots, it is either aiming down or up depending on the character. We get a reaction shot when Jack does his little speech to the therapist.
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
This scene has many different editing techniques. The use of closeups is quit apparent. We get closeups of the faces of the characters and a few of their pistols and harnesses. The use of closeups is what makes this scene so powerful. We get to see the emotion that the character is going through. Two of the men are clearly nervous, while Clint Eastwood is as cool as can be. The continuity editing ads to this. We don't stay on one characters reaction for too long so it keeps us within the scene.
Snatch
This clip shows a lot of reaction shots and closeups. The shots of the two fighters back and forth in their corners juxtaposed with the shots of the announcer calling their names. Once the fight starts and ends in about 2 seconds, we see the reactions of the mobsters who bet on it, and are clearly upset about the fact that Mickey knocked the guy out, rather than going down in the 4th. It then cuts to the knocked out fighter, then the reaction of the guys who promised he'd go down, and then to Mickey and his reaction. The cuts are very subtle but they add a lot to the scene.
This scene shows Jack, Tracy and some therapist having a conversation. The camera has quick cuts back and forth to focus on whoever is talking at that time. It has a quick POV shot of the chair that Tracy is supposed to be talking to. The camera continues to use quick cuts, and changes angles often. There aren't any eye level shots, it is either aiming down or up depending on the character. We get a reaction shot when Jack does his little speech to the therapist.
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
This scene has many different editing techniques. The use of closeups is quit apparent. We get closeups of the faces of the characters and a few of their pistols and harnesses. The use of closeups is what makes this scene so powerful. We get to see the emotion that the character is going through. Two of the men are clearly nervous, while Clint Eastwood is as cool as can be. The continuity editing ads to this. We don't stay on one characters reaction for too long so it keeps us within the scene.
Snatch
This clip shows a lot of reaction shots and closeups. The shots of the two fighters back and forth in their corners juxtaposed with the shots of the announcer calling their names. Once the fight starts and ends in about 2 seconds, we see the reactions of the mobsters who bet on it, and are clearly upset about the fact that Mickey knocked the guy out, rather than going down in the 4th. It then cuts to the knocked out fighter, then the reaction of the guys who promised he'd go down, and then to Mickey and his reaction. The cuts are very subtle but they add a lot to the scene.
3 Examples of Continuity Editing
1. Monty Python and the Holy Grail- The Black Knight
In this scene, continuity editing is used both to make the fight scene more exciting as well as to allow for certain special effects to be used. In this scene, King Arthur and the Black Knight face of against each other in a ferocious battle of swordsmanship. The director opted for quick cuts during the fight sequence, but with such fluidity that the swords seem to move in one continuous thrust between shots. The other reason for the use of continuity editing here is to allow for certain low-budget special effects as the Black Knight gets his limbs cut off. Reaction shots, specifically those to the character of Patsy hiding behind the tree, allows for fake limbs to replace real ones during the cutaway and for the whole thing to flow smoothly so we as an audience believe that the character is being maimed on camera.
2. Lord of the Rings- Gandalf vs. Balrog
This is another example of a fight scene in which continuity editing is highly successful. Here, Gandalf is taking on the Balrog, and the shots are so seamlessly put together that it flows as one moment. The pacing is quick and a little disorienting as the angles change, but the movements of Gandalf and the grotesque Balrog are always on point and fluid. Also, at the very beginning of this scene, when the characters are running along the path and bridge, the use of continutiy editing allows for the removal of large tedious chunks of the action while keeping the actual motion fluid.
3. Flight of the Conchords
This is a much simpler example of continuity editing, used primarily as a way to shift focus within a conversation between three people. The pacing is slower, and the angles are simplier, primarily only close up and medium shots. In this situation, the action is facile and the language is more important, so the reduction of changes in focus allows the words to take center stage and be the primary focus for the audience. Unlike the other two scenes, where the action was fast-paced and needed to be heightened by the shots, this scene benifits from the simplicity of continuity editing to ease the audience's attention from one character to another.
In this scene, continuity editing is used both to make the fight scene more exciting as well as to allow for certain special effects to be used. In this scene, King Arthur and the Black Knight face of against each other in a ferocious battle of swordsmanship. The director opted for quick cuts during the fight sequence, but with such fluidity that the swords seem to move in one continuous thrust between shots. The other reason for the use of continuity editing here is to allow for certain low-budget special effects as the Black Knight gets his limbs cut off. Reaction shots, specifically those to the character of Patsy hiding behind the tree, allows for fake limbs to replace real ones during the cutaway and for the whole thing to flow smoothly so we as an audience believe that the character is being maimed on camera.
2. Lord of the Rings- Gandalf vs. Balrog
This is another example of a fight scene in which continuity editing is highly successful. Here, Gandalf is taking on the Balrog, and the shots are so seamlessly put together that it flows as one moment. The pacing is quick and a little disorienting as the angles change, but the movements of Gandalf and the grotesque Balrog are always on point and fluid. Also, at the very beginning of this scene, when the characters are running along the path and bridge, the use of continutiy editing allows for the removal of large tedious chunks of the action while keeping the actual motion fluid.
3. Flight of the Conchords
This is a much simpler example of continuity editing, used primarily as a way to shift focus within a conversation between three people. The pacing is slower, and the angles are simplier, primarily only close up and medium shots. In this situation, the action is facile and the language is more important, so the reduction of changes in focus allows the words to take center stage and be the primary focus for the audience. Unlike the other two scenes, where the action was fast-paced and needed to be heightened by the shots, this scene benifits from the simplicity of continuity editing to ease the audience's attention from one character to another.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Continuity Editing
1. Jeux D'enfants (Love me if you dare)
The CU scene with the girl (Sophie) in the middle of the stairs, CU shot of her hands holding the circus tin jar, her dropping the can, back to Sophie's CU shot, then the tin car rolling down the stairs, CU shot of Sophie's (future) hands. This film created Sophie's past and future without the viewers noticing anything.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqHxnIXSrDI&feature=related
2. Rushmore
The scene with The professor's lecturing about geometry equation. The MS of him holding a chalk, back to the MS of extra credit equation, camera moves back to the professor, then WS of the class with the prof., camera rolls around the room to Max's back MS, then cuts to Max holding a newspaper, close up shot of his desk, CU of his clothes, MS of Max drinking tea, back to MS of the Professor tossing a chalk to Max, MS of Max catching the chalk, Max solving the problem, cuts MS of the prof. looking at Max, and so on. CU shot of Max sleeping and it was all a dream.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XCqtcFMomU
3. Reservation Road
CU shot of Joaquin Phoenix's character and Jeniffer Connelly in bed (long take), CU shot of Sean Curley's character leaving his house (front door), then MS of him entering his black car, camera cuts to black car moving on the road.
(I saw this scene while my Brother was watching this film)
The CU scene with the girl (Sophie) in the middle of the stairs, CU shot of her hands holding the circus tin jar, her dropping the can, back to Sophie's CU shot, then the tin car rolling down the stairs, CU shot of Sophie's (future) hands. This film created Sophie's past and future without the viewers noticing anything.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqHxnIXSrDI&feature=related
2. Rushmore
The scene with The professor's lecturing about geometry equation. The MS of him holding a chalk, back to the MS of extra credit equation, camera moves back to the professor, then WS of the class with the prof., camera rolls around the room to Max's back MS, then cuts to Max holding a newspaper, close up shot of his desk, CU of his clothes, MS of Max drinking tea, back to MS of the Professor tossing a chalk to Max, MS of Max catching the chalk, Max solving the problem, cuts MS of the prof. looking at Max, and so on. CU shot of Max sleeping and it was all a dream.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XCqtcFMomU
3. Reservation Road
CU shot of Joaquin Phoenix's character and Jeniffer Connelly in bed (long take), CU shot of Sean Curley's character leaving his house (front door), then MS of him entering his black car, camera cuts to black car moving on the road.
(I saw this scene while my Brother was watching this film)
3 Examples of Continuity Editing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afGu-wDsfBE
This is an elevator shot from the Departed. It makes the elevator ride seem as though it has fully occurred, but what it really does is speed up the elevator ride. First it shows Matt Damon's character touching the button, to go, then it shows two people talking inside, and then it shows the doors opening from a POV outside of the elevator. It makes it appear as if the entire elevator ride has occurred, when really it has just sped it up so that it occurs in film time, rather than real time.
This is an elevator shot from the Departed. It makes the elevator ride seem as though it has fully occurred, but what it really does is speed up the elevator ride. First it shows Matt Damon's character touching the button, to go, then it shows two people talking inside, and then it shows the doors opening from a POV outside of the elevator. It makes it appear as if the entire elevator ride has occurred, when really it has just sped it up so that it occurs in film time, rather than real time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjLVPT9CWJI&feature=PlayList&p=88E57AA394F7AFF3&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=6
This one is an animated one from 101 Dalmations. It is various shots of Cruella Devil scarilly driving through town. Intwined with the cuts of Cruella driving, and closeups on her angered face there are closeup shots of the puppies reactions. This makes us believe that the animated puppies are reacting to Cruella's driving and not some other thing that is going on at the same time somewhere else. There is also a closeup of a truck driver's face as he reacts to Cruella's driving as well, adding to the effect of how scary her driving truly is.
This one is an animated one from 101 Dalmations. It is various shots of Cruella Devil scarilly driving through town. Intwined with the cuts of Cruella driving, and closeups on her angered face there are closeup shots of the puppies reactions. This makes us believe that the animated puppies are reacting to Cruella's driving and not some other thing that is going on at the same time somewhere else. There is also a closeup of a truck driver's face as he reacts to Cruella's driving as well, adding to the effect of how scary her driving truly is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8UtojJT8ts
In this scene of V for Vendetta, the camera makes you think that two things are simultaneously occurring at the same time. THe camera first scans many people in V masks, and then cuts to Natalie Portman's character and someone else in a different area watching the same event from elsewhere. It makes you believe that these characters are experiencing the same event at the same time, even though we know the filming was done at two different times, possibly in two different locations.
In this scene of V for Vendetta, the camera makes you think that two things are simultaneously occurring at the same time. THe camera first scans many people in V masks, and then cuts to Natalie Portman's character and someone else in a different area watching the same event from elsewhere. It makes you believe that these characters are experiencing the same event at the same time, even though we know the filming was done at two different times, possibly in two different locations.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Chickens In All Their (Feathered) Glory.....
I love South County! I was driving to school and thanks to the Flip video that Sherri so kindly let me borrow, I got these great shots of chickens just hanging out by the road! I liked playing with editing techniques and finally found that I prefer less editing and more naturalistic shots because it's less choppy and more authentic to it's original form seen by the human eye. In a way I find that this video creates a story. And classmates, this is not morbid/dark in the least :P.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Juxtapositions of our Urban Jungle
I really enjoyed making this in camera edit. I tried to create adjacent screens, each showing a different side of how we live our lives...one normal, the other dark, yet fraught with difficult questions! Watch for the dog as I think that his cameos really create another interesting angle to the piece! I hope that you enjoy!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
Before the games....
I caught the Marching band practicing and thought that it shows something you wouldn't see usually, which I feel is one of the many powers of film.
Colors of Autumn
I really liked the colors of the leaves near me and wanted to showcase them, so I messed with the contrast on my phone to make the sky white instead of blue - I like the effect. The video was longer but my cell phone is from 2001 and not cooperating.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Thumbs Next to Fingers
Just finished a book concerning thumbs, and also read an article on absurdity.
This is the only physical evidence I have to support those statements.
This is the only physical evidence I have to support those statements.
Just After Sunset
I tried using my cellphone to take a similar driving video to my last one and a different time of day, seeing if I could create a different tone with essentially the same kind of footage.
Song is "Hello Seattle Remix" by Owl City
i got inspired and did a longer version, i figured it couldn't hurt to share.
Blair Bridge
A covered bridge in NH built in 1829. The sign above the bridge right before you go over it reads "A fine of five dollars for riding or driving on the bridge faster than five miles per hour."
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Friday, October 9, 2009
Jason's Drawing
I enjoyed seeing my friend Jason when is drawing :) He is great!
This is during our drawing class.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
Newport Harbor
Taken down in Newport the other day. A better quality camera would have showed the massive amounts of sail boats throughout the harbor, which looked pretty cool contrasted with the huge cruise ship far out in the middle.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
hey dj just play that song...
this is what happens when you know the dj that works at olde queens (a bar at rutgers)...
Hangin' on the Gansett wall
Caught my friends toes enjoying the nice weather! :) I like the way his feet come in and out of the bottom of the frame.
Wanna play...
Sometimes animals are amazingly funny...
I love the beginning and also the end of this video. Hope you will enjoy as I did ;)
20 Seconds of life in Boston.
I love the darkness of the shot, it really personifies some of the real streets of Boston.
I love that Dirty Water
I was driving through Boston this weekend and thought I'd get some clips.
In-camera edit.
Song- Queen of the Highway- The Doors
In-camera edit.
Song- Queen of the Highway- The Doors
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Friday, October 2, 2009
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
The biggest firefly ever...
How incredible would a firefly with a bulb this big be? That would be the catch of a lifetime...
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
A bee in it's element
I think that it was cool to be able to film a bee doing it's thing. I believe that it personifies the simple beauty of nature and the amazing abilities of recording a video. Now we can see a bee in it's natural element!
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Rising
Just messing around with some in-camera editing my camera can do. Not sure if that's allowed either, but I was curious...
Piano
My room mate was playing the piano so I thought I'd get some footage of it. I thought I'd try it in black and white because the majority of my shot (the piano) was already that color scheme.
Big brother teasing
It was so funny to see how Atticus, "le petit chien" is crying and asking for the bone from his brother that I couldn't resist to film them!
A nice day for a drive.. through maine
I decided to go enjoy Maine in the fall this weekend.
This is en-route to pick some apples.
The song is "Diamond" by Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
Stress
This could be equivalent to many things in life...
Straight up:
Paying for gas is stressful--does this video stress you out, just watching the numbers?
And metaphorically:
As the gallons of work load in life increase..so does the amount I spend on coffee.
I wanted to add to my description and thoughts of this that at first I was going to remove the sound...but then I decided the sound was important to how this makes me feel when I watch the video.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
An Interesting Mugging
this is my last minute effort after my previous plan failed. it's a little bizzarre.
It Grows On My Arm
Proof of concept for having a drawing "grow" on my arm.
I got bored after about 30 pix so it speeds up at the end but you get the idea.
Double the fun
It was pretty outside, and I love lens flare.
"What the ..? "
This video I just found in my files that I thought was funny but I wasn't sure about the rule on uploading old content so I thought I'd just add it along with the assignment.
sit and spin
I'm sure most of you remember the toy sit & spin from when we were kids... that was my inspiration. And believe me, filming this made me just as dizzy.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Fire in Portsmouth
Last night there was a big fire in Portsmouth, Rhode Island seen from the Boat House in Tiverton, Rhode Island.
:)
I thought that this was a cute idea...I like playing with the ordinary and making it more than what you expect! Enjoy!
Friday, September 18, 2009
"Flynn and Phoenix's first cuddle session"
The 12 week old kitten and the 5 year old cat finally hit it off.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Boiling Point
This is representative of feeling like I have been scorched with work in the first two weeks of school.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Just keep your files small
I uploaded this small piece of mine, (Spider, 2 min. 2007). It's a 7.5 MB file and it certainly took long enough to upload.
Your pieces will be much shorter, and thus, smaller files. I wouldn't upload a file any bigger than 8MB. If you find you are having trouble uploading a video, recompress with H.264 compression. (I can show you how to do that).
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)