Tuesday 21 October 2014
Wilhelm Scream Compilation
The Wilhelm Scream is a character scream used in films and television shows. It was first used in 1951 in the film 'Distant Drums', and since then has been used in over 200 movies. The scream is voiced by actor and singer Sheb Wooley and the sound earned its name after Private Wilhelm, a character in the film 'The Charge at Feather River' in 1953.
Thursday 16 October 2014
Wednesday 8 October 2014
Editing
Without editing, everything you watched would be boring, repetitive, and way, way too long.
Editing helps construct a narrative.
We are so used to editing, we barely recognise it.
Editing is 'invisible'.
Editing can be used to condense long, boring activities into quick bursts of visual information.
Simplest edit is a cut- the editor puts films together and the best bits of all of the footage shot is spliced one after the other. They would cut the actual film and get rid of all the useless stuff.
In the assassination scene in North By Northwest, between Roger Thornhill entering the United Nations Building and him running out, there are 26 cuts. They are most frequent during the conversation so that you see the reaction on both people's faces.
The pace of editing can be used to create excitement and tension. For example, in the shower scene in Psycho, when the she is attacked, the jump cuts are a lot quicker..When Marion is dying, the pace slows down as if her life is leaving her. A graphic match is used when the plug hole fades into an eye.
Without editing, everything you watched would be boring, repetitive, and way, way too long.
Editing helps construct a narrative.
We are so used to editing, we barely recognise it.
Editing is 'invisible'.
Editing can be used to condense long, boring activities into quick bursts of visual information.
Simplest edit is a cut- the editor puts films together and the best bits of all of the footage shot is spliced one after the other. They would cut the actual film and get rid of all the useless stuff.
In the assassination scene in North By Northwest, between Roger Thornhill entering the United Nations Building and him running out, there are 26 cuts. They are most frequent during the conversation so that you see the reaction on both people's faces.
The pace of editing can be used to create excitement and tension. For example, in the shower scene in Psycho, when the she is attacked, the jump cuts are a lot quicker..When Marion is dying, the pace slows down as if her life is leaving her. A graphic match is used when the plug hole fades into an eye.
Transitions
Dissolve: One scene dissolves to another, overlapping for a moment.
Fade in/Fade out: Fades out to black completely, then another scene fades in.
Wipes: One scene wipes across the screen, revealing or replacing the next one. They can go in any direction.
Iris: Next scene replaces the last by appearing from the centre like the iris of an eye.
Jump Cuts: Two scenes that feature a common element right after one another, so something stays the same but the rest changes. This is used for disorienting or comedy effect.
Sinister - Official Trailer 2012
The movie trailer for Sinister uses transitions such as fade to black, fade up and jump cuts. The pace is very quick to create the excitement as the trailer goes on to make people want to pay to see the film.
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