Adam Cassidy

Task 1. Provide a written report to explain your understanding of the above

media terms, also provide written details about camera and audio equipment
you use to record production work. P1 M1 D1
LO1.1 Development: in-camera editing; following the action; multiple points of view; shot variation;
manipulation of diegetic time and space; film, video; analogue; digital.

In-camera editing is using the camera built in effects such as

black and white.
Following the action is moving the camera to fully capture the
action that is happening in the scene.
Multiple points of view is getting shots of different angles of the
scene in order for the viewer to get more information about what is
going on in the scene.
Shot variation is have unique shot angles throughout a scene so
that the audience retains their attention.
Manipulating the diegetic time and space means to allow time
to pass in the story maybe a few hours or days but for the viewer it
is a split seconds and manipulating the space means to have
different locations cutting back and forth seamlessly.
Film is a physical picture reel that runs quickly through a projector
to cast a moving image; it is harder to use than digital.
Videotapes are similar to film as they use film roll to play an image
but they use magnetic tape.
Analogue is the opposite of digital, it is physical functionality used
in the film industry.
Digital is recording something using a hard drive.

Task 2. Describe how the above media terms are important to moving image
productions. Give an account of how you are intending to employ editing
techniques and processes to tell your story? P1 M1 D1
LO1.2 Purposes: storytelling, e.g. engaging the viewer, development of drama, relationship to genre,
creating motivation; combining shots into sequences; creating pace.

Storytelling is the most important part of making a film or

documentary. It is the conveying of multiple events in a video or
photo.
Engaging the viewer means to capture the attention of an
audience through the film. This is done making a good film with
good characters or and interesting story so that the viewers can get
immersed in the film.
Development of drama, is the build up of excitement or tension
throughout a film, this makes a good film.
Relationship to genre means to relate the film to the genre and
not to go off track and slip into another genre. For example, action,
drama, comedy, horror etc.
Creating motivation is making the audience get invested into the
film and the characters, to have a twist or and interesting part in a

Adam Cassidy
film allows for the audience to want to keep watching so that they
find out what will happen.
Combining shots into sequence allows for the film to flow and
seem seamless, this makes the film easier to watch and follow the
storyline or action, for example not crossing the 180 degree angle.
Creating pace is the speed of the film whether it moves fast or
slow, this is done by either quick cuts or slow cuts. In an action
scene there would be quick cuts.
Task 3. Provide a written report to explain what the above editing
conventions and techniques mean and give an account of the editing
techniques you plan to use in your production. P1 M1 D1

LO1.3 Conventions and techniques: seamless; continuity; motivated; montage; jump-cutting; parallel
editing; 180o rule; splicing; transitions, e.g. cut, dissolve, fade, wipe; cutaways; point of view shot; shotreverse-shot; providing and withholding information; editing rhythm; crosscutting; cutting to soundtrack.

Continuity Wearing the same clothes throughout the filming to

give the impression that the story took place over a few hours.
180-degree rule the chases scene in the forest to show what
direction we ran and to avoid confusion with the audience.
Slicing - I had to slice the scenes to cut out parts that I didnt want
to use in my short film and biographical sketch.
Transitions I used the fade out transition when I got knocked out
in the fight to show that I got knock out. When changing the context
there would be a big cut to show the viewer that the scene has
changed with the change in pace and sound and lighting.
Editing Rhythm when it came to the fighting scenes the editing
would be a lot more heavy with lots of cuts and sound effects and
music crescendos, and then with the talking scenes there would few
cuts the slow the speed of the film.
Crosscutting - This was used a lot in my short film with the change
in scene throughout the chase scene and also in the fight scenes to
allow for the action to smoothly flow.
Cutting to Soundtrack the sound track is very important in my
film and when the music was low and slow the cuts were few and as
the music picked up the cuts become more frequent.

Task 4. Write about and describe the editing terms and processes
mentioned above. P2 M2 D2
LO2.1 Preparation techniques: checking material for faults; marking up a script; labelling tapes; storing
tapes or film; producing an edit decision list; creating bins; clarifying the purpose of the work with a
client.

Checking material for faults to ensure that the footage is not messed up which
could ruin your video. If it is film you would do this by cleaning the film rolls and
looking for scratches, but if it is digital you would do this by accessing the footage
on the computer.
Marking up a script is highlighting words throughout the script so that you are
able to read it better by fixing mistakes such as spelling mistakes or punctuation.
Labelling tapes helps you sort your tapes and it allows you to work fast when it
come to editing.
Storing tapes or film, they should be stored in a clean, dry environment so that
the film rolls wont get any dust on them and prevent any danger of destroying the
footage.
Producing an edit decision list allows for you to tell the editor what you want
to be done with the clips so that they know what they want.
Creating bins is very useful for when you want to delete any unwanted footage,
which you could possibly make a blooper reel or simply permanently delete the
footage because it was not used in the video.
Clarifying purpose of work with a client is very important when working with
a client as it informs the client what and where the footage will be used so that
the client can be comfortable and relaxed when the filming is over.

Task 5. Provide screen shots of the editing techniques used. Command

Shift 4 and select the relevant material on screen.
Screen shots of clips, bins, timeline, etc. P2 M2 D2
LO2.2 Preparing to edit: importing clips; bins; timelines; storage and folder management; online and
offline editing; formats; resolution.

Importing clips is transferring your videos from your filming into editing software so
that you are able to edit it. This is for digital cameras so it is fast and easy compared
to film.
Bins are places were you put unwanted digital items but you are able to keep them
by restoring the files or you can permanently delete them.
Timelines are where you edit most of your project on, on the editing software. This is
where you can splice or cut things out of your video. They are measured in time so
that you are able to know how long your video will be.
Storage and folder management is how you go about managing your clips and
other editing pieces. It helps to be tidy when editing lots of clips together in order to
keep track of used and unused clips. You are able to create different folders to help
sort your clips.
Online editing usually happens at the last stages of editing, after offline editing
Offline editing is the editing of the raw footage from the camera, which has been
imported from the camera.
Formats are different types of stored files that tell the computer what to do with the
file and how to run it. For example, mov. Avi, Mp4, etc.

Resolutions are measured in pixels, full HD is 1920*1080 and standard definition is

480p. the higher the number the better the quality is. Most videos are in 1080p, but
most films are 4k.

Task 6. Describe what editing techniques you used to produce the work
and provide a list of all editing equipment employed in production
process. P3 M3 D3
LO3.1 Editing technology: software applications; hardware, e.g. non-linear, linear; high definition;
standard definition; tapes; hard disc; data transfer rates; exporting productions; file types, e.g. mov, avi,
flv; compression.

The software I used to edit my projects is called adobe after effects

CS6 which can be used on both Macintosh and Windows, this allows
for me to edit at home as well as in the college.
The hardware I used to edit is a Macintosh/ PC, with a monitor,
keyboard, mouse and speakers.
High definition means that the video is 1280x720 or bigger
resolution such as 1920x1080, which gives you a much clearer
image and better quality.

Standard definition is 480p, this is much lower resolution

compared to high def and was used as a standard for many years.
Tapes are long, narrow strips of material that are magnetic and can
hold information on them such a picture, sound or computer data.
Hard discs are used in all computers; they are used for storing
large collections of data.
Data transfer rate is the amount of data that can be moved in a
given amount of time, usually in MBps (megabytes per second)
Exporting production is at the very end of editing, it combines all
your footage into one video file and compresses all the individual
files that are used to make up the entire video.
Files types can come in many different formats such as mov, avi or
flv.
Compression is when the video is being rendered and it reduces the
file size of the original video by combining pixels together, but it can
reduce the quality of your video.

Task 7. Describe editing techniques used and provide screen shots of

editing techniques employed. P3 M3 D3
LO3.2 Editing process: use appropriate techniques, e.g. seamless, continuity, motivated, montage, jumpcutting, parallel editing; use appropriate transitions, e.g. cut, dissolve, fade, wipe; use appropriate
conventions, e.g. cutaways, cutting on action, creating juxtapositions, intercutting; pace effectively;
convey information effectively; use sound to create impact; synchronise sound and vision; mix
soundtracks; overlap sound; offline edit; online edit

In this screen shot I used different tools to change the

look of the image by changing the white balance in order
to keep the same effect. This is important because the
viewer could get distracted by the sudden colour change
and be thrown out of the story and movie. I also used the
brightness tool so that the picture is not too dark and so
that you can see what is going on, on the screen.
In order for the editing to be smooth and
seamless, I cut the clips in time with music. I did
this by showing the waveform and cutting at the
bars. I also used the waveform to judge the audio
levels to make sure it was not too quiet or too

loud. I used key frames to ramp the music up and down; I ramped it
down when there was talking and up when there was action, this
allowed me to create an atmosphere with the image and music
combined.
within the timeline I used the different mechanics such as opacity to
transtion scenes and also the audio levels.

Task 8. What credit and title techniques, audio techniques and music
clips did you use? P3 M3 D3
LO3.3 Post-production tools: on screen text; image editing; audio editing Assessment and grading
criteria.

The credits style that I used in out film was during the final scene so
that the audience would still the paying attention while they were
being played, it also added extra tension with the cuts to black and
the writing.
Using a Rode microphone, which was very good quality and it
allowed for us to record crisp audio for dialogue scenes. During the
editing there are times were the audio would be quiet and times
were the audio would be loud. I did this to create emotion and mood
so that the viewer would fit in with the action that was going on on
the screen. Throughout the fighting scenes punching sounds were
added to create realism and make the fight more violent with
sounds such as cracks and hits.
The music that we used was from Batman and was Banes theme
tune. This music fitted the character that Eli played as the character
was based on Bane. The music also fitted the film very well as the
film is filled with tension and actions scenes; which the music suited
the scenes very well.