#blogging post

Unfortunately I was unable to attend this lesson and the previous lesson on the 9th but I have kept up to date by asking my fellow classmates about whats been happening. 

Here I will summarize the PDF files that we were given today when I'm able to get a copy off the N: Drive, which will be within the next few days. Blogging Assignment: Editing. Discuss two contrasting styles of editing.

"Montage", an assembly of different, connected cuts shown over a short amount of time is used most frequently to illustrate the ideal of change, while the element known as "Slow Mo" is a single shot that heightens the effect of dramatic circumstances upon the viewer (Van Sijll, 2005, pp. 48-49). Both these elements are uniquely different in the way they effect the audience although they are also very similar in some aspects. A montage scene is used to inform the audience of a pastime or a future event which in turn links them with the specific character or group of people within the film, although not in an emotional sense (What is Montage? Film Editing 2011). While this is a very effective way to show the audience a broader concept, a slow mo shot will deliver the specifics of this notion by illustrating the fine details and the sentimental values in particular, and this is the difference between the two. Both are equally informative shots to the audience but depending on what is being expressed or shown within the film truly identifies the importance of both elements. 

What is montage? (Film Editing) 2011, Gabriel Moura, viewed 22.05.2013 http://www.elementsofcinema.com/editing/montage.html

Today in class we learned the difference between a tilt and a pan. We watched a number of movie introductions that had different film components used and was good to be able to differentiate between the use of them in a real life scenario within the film industry.

Blogging assignment: Mise-en-scene 2.  Deconstruct a film shot or sequence as an example. Blade Runner.