Editing

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• Today I have been look at certain types of editing in TV Drama

• Straight Cut - change of shot from one viewpoint to another

• Match Cut - familiar relationship between the shots when the change is smooth

• Dissolve - used to show the link between the two scenes

• Fade - can also show the passing of time from one scene to the next

• Reaction Shot - when a character reacts to an event and shows there views through there emotions

• Wipe - link between two places in the same scene and can show passing of time.

• Motivated Cut - cut to show the viewer something not immediately visible

• Jump Cut - abrupt switch between scenes

• Screen time - is an important transition because a director decides how long a character gets in a scene. For instance if someone had a disability and got less screen time than someone who was not disabled it would suggest that the character is in a minority group and as a result are not as important.

• Slow Motion - editing technique it the director sped something up then it could either be funny or the director could of choose to sped it up as he doesn't think that moment in the scene is important.

•  Graphic match - Any juxtaposition of graphically similar images.

•  Iris-in - Image gradually revealed from blackness through expanding circle of light.

•  Iris-out - Reverse of iris-in.

• Movement match - An action begun in one shot is continued or completed in the next shot.

• Parallel cut - Editing that alternates shots of two or more areas of action occurring in two different places, usually simultaneously, that often run together later in the narrative. It can also create a link between the two scenes.

• Distortion - Can be used for things like if a character is crazy it can helps the audience to feel like the character in the scene

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Definition of Mise en scene

Hi guys today I am having a quick look at the defentition of Mise en scene. Mise en scene is everything with in the frame shot including lighting, sound, props and costume. The person who has control of this is the director.The director has control of the position of the camera and who is on stage at any given time. The literal defentition of mise en scene is 'everything in the frame'. Mise en scene helps create a sense of 'realism' about the plot and makes it more realistic. It also helps represents different group of people as well as helping us to understand the role of different characters in the scene.

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Different lighting used in Tv Drama and Film

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Today I will be looking at different lighting used in Tv Drama and Film. Some of the different lights include:

3-Point Lighting - This is the most common lighting setup in television

•  Three-point lighting is comprised of a back light, a key light, and a fill light. The main source of light is the key light. This light is typically positioned to the front right or left of the subject and helps define the shape of the subject.
  
  
• The key light is always pointed toward the subject. The back light is similar to the key light but is placed behind the subject to bring light to area behind the subject. The fill light is positioned to the front left or right of the subject.
  
  
• Whichever is opposite to the key light. This light is typically a flood-light and provides a wide span of lighting that can diffuse the back light from giving the subject a haloing effect.





Image taken from: http://www.filmmakers-toolkit.group.shef.ac.uk/3point.html





Cameo Lighting

• This lighting technique is achieved by using all directional spotlights, which surround the subject from a number of angles. This technique is typically used in dramatic shows with studio sets where there is a dark backdropp that can absorb a great deal of the light. This is to draw attention to the subject or character.
  
  
• This technique was developed during the time of black and white television, which often makes it a difficult technique to achieve for scenes being filmed outside of the studio.

Silhouette Lighting

• In this situation the subject is lit with spotlights only from behind. This brings attention to the surroundings of the character, while keeping the character and area in front of them cloaked in shadows.

Gels and Coloured Lighting

• Certain scenes call for an abnormal or unnatural colour light scheme. To achieve a certain colour without having the natural circumstances, specially crafted gels can be attached over any of the lights with wooden clothespins. For instance, if a director is trying to achieve the look of a sunset, they would ideally use an orange or red gel.
  
  
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Impact of Sound in Misfits

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Today I will be looking at the impact of sound in Misfits and how when watching it without out sound can change the way you look at it compared to if you were watching it with sound.

After watching a short two minute clip without sound I expected there to be the sound of a clock ticking at the beginning as it showed a picture with a timer counting down. One of the characters threw a plan and therefore I expected the sound of wind accompanying it to show that he was outside. In addition, I expected to hear the sound of the locker when the picture was focused on the women doing her community service. I also though that I we would hear the sound of the man running over the building along with a heavy breathing sound to show that he had been running along with heavy footsteps. I also believed that we would hear the sound of the door shutting and the click of a light switch when the lights went out.

However, what we actually saw was some music at the beginning of the scene and as the scene went on it became louder which helped create atmosphere as you knew something was going to happen . To represent the clock we heard a buzzing noise like what you would get on a alarm clock and this helped to portray that time was passing quickly. In between different moments there was the sound of rustling. This again helped create the idea that something was going to happen. When the door slammed the music changed was to indicate a change in tempo. When the music changed there was no new diegetic sound when the characters speaking. However, when the main character was speaking the diegetic sound increased. This portrays to the audience how the guy is quite an important person in the scene. Furthermore, we saw an image of a man in a freezer who was dead and at the same time we heard the noise of the freezer lid opening and closing which enabled us as audience to picture and hear what the character was seeing and to share in there thoughts and feelings. When the man was jumping over the roof we heard the sound of his running feet and then when he landed on something we heard the a thudding sound. This sound helped make it realistic and in addition increased the tension as it was combined with a quick sound track which got louder as the scene went on. This helped increase the tension and helped make us as audience think whats going to happen next.

Overall, I got some things right but got certain things wrong for instance the clock. When watching a Tv Drama without sound allows you to focus more on the picture and think why have they put that there. When I predicated what was going on before I listened to the sound I used what was in the picture to work out what was going on for instance when there was a clock in the picture I made a logical guess that there might have been a noise which represented a timer ticking. When you add sound you can see how the picture and sound work together in a scene to help create certain things for example atmosphere.

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