This week we have learnt how to access our footage, by using final cut server. The Rushes / dailies are uploaded to the Final Cut Server, from which you can access an Edit Proxy (digital copy) of the raw footage which you can then open in Final Cut Pro to begin the editing / post production process. Then once in final cut server, we could find our footage there, and then drag all the clips into the rushers bin. After when you want to start editing you drag your preferred and chosen clips into the log bin. The log bin is a separate area where only the shots you want appear. Here we dragged in various clips we wanted to use, and managed to put them into a sequence, then started editing them by cutting there lengths and rearranging them to form a film. We also worked a bit on editing the sounds, by decreasing or increasing various sounds.
We also had to take into consideration once again, continuity editing. This here is the predominant style of editing in narrative cinema and television. The purpose of continuity editing is to smooth over the inherent discontinuity of the editing process and to establish a logical coherence between shots. This is very important to the audience, as the audience need to be able to follow and understand the shots so they have to be in a logical order. Whilst we were filming, we followed the 180 degree rule, which meant we couldn’t cross the 180 degree line; we could prove that we didn’t cross this line by viewing our shots on final cut server, we were able to delete shots that did cross the line, and include the shots that didn’t. This therefore meant that our shots made sense and won’t confuse the audience when they watch it.
Film language also comes into consideration as we need to ensure that only the relevant story points are shown, but also to manipulate time and space in the narrative, and to force the audience to identify with the right characters. Also to make sure the story makes sense to the audience. One example is match on action, this here for example was used in my preliminary task when we had a medium shot of the actor putting the gun forward, then a close up shot of the actual gun. This enables the audience to realize that the actor was placing the gun down and also the close up of the gun was to emphasize the fact it’s a gun, and guns are associated with crime and danger.
Another example was eye line match; this for example in our preliminary task was for when we took a shot from one of the actors positions then another shot of the other actors face. This tells the audience that we are looking at the actor, but without needing to show two shots of the actors. As long as the directions of the eyes match then it will work and the audience will be able to understand that one actor is looking at the other without showing two separate shots.
Various terminologies
Logging my shots-
By having dragged all our footage into the rushers bin, this enabled us to have access of all shots. Once we had this, we could then choose the shots that worked best and we preferred, and then drag these shots into the log bin. Its important to select and reject particular shots as some shots may need to be rejected, for example if we crossed the 180 degree rule line, or if we didn’t adjust the focus or got the headspace wrong. This is also why we took each shot at least a couple of times. The clip viewer which is on the right hand shot, is split into two, one screen enables us to watch a clip we’ve clicked on, and the other is of what our storyline consists of at this moment of time. Due to some shots having a good start, then halfway through having an error, we were able to watch the shots in the clip viewer and find shots with the best fit. We did this as it saves time and effort rather than chopping up each one for the overall best example.
Organizing my shots
We could either use the storyboard we were given, with the choices of shots already in order. Or from our knowledge and choice we could put together our own storyboard by rearranging shots, or repeating various shots. We did this, so we could tell the best story. Whilst filming we had to decide which character we felt sorry for and which characters side we were on. In my task, we were on the actor’s side for the character that walked into the room, this was shown due the actor having more shot time, and the camera being focused more on its face. This tells us that we are on that persons side, as firstly she is standing by the desk and the other actor is already seated looking up at the actor. These shots can emphasize who the good characters but also the bad character. The actor, who walked into the scene, seemed to be more dominant and have more power and asked the other character to ‘just do it’. We feel sorry for the character already seated, as the actor is being interrogated and questioned and the actor is looking down on it like he’s some kind of victim. The fact that we followed our storyboard, enabled the shots to appear in order and make sense, this then tells the audience that we have understood continuity but also sequential editing.
Editing in final cut
Using final cut was an easy process, it was easily laid out and this is shown by the diagram below. On the time line, we had dragged in various shots, but we were also able to decrease the time of a shot, but cutting it. This in some circumstances changed the whole shot completely. For example we cut the shot of a close up of a gun as we wanted it to be a quick shot, and emphasize how it’s being thrown down. Another shot we lengthened was a close up of our actors face, this was lengthened to emphasize the expression on his face and to let the audience react to it.
Here is a print screen of final cut-
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