lesson 2 - editing
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Lesson 2 on editing - will be helpful for your essaysTRANSCRIPT
Learning Objective 1 : To understand the effect editing has on the meaning of moving images
Task 1a - EssayLearning Objectives• To understand the effect editing has on the meaning
of moving images• To find examples and supporting arguments for my
essayChallenge Objective• To critically evaluate the development and
techniques of editing
Friday 19th November 2010
Learning Objective 1 : To understand the effect editing has on the meaning of moving images
Starter – Word Association
Editing...
Learning Objective 1 : To understand the effect editing has on the meaning of moving images
Starter – Word DISassociation
Editing...
Learning Objective 1 : To understand the effect editing has on the meaning of moving images
Editing....
Look at the quote below about editing. Can you put it into a sentence that
Learning Objective 1 : To understand the effect editing has on the meaning of moving images
Editing = Creating Meaning
Film editing could be called 'film construction' and has been regarded by many as the 'invisible' art behind some of the greatest motion picture sequences of all time. Editing involves the manipulation of time and space to tell a story.
Learning Objective 1 : To understand the effect editing has on the meaning of moving images
Editing = Creating Meaning
Film editing is a skilled art - the selection and integration of a sequence of shots taken from thousands of feet of film to establish a structure, tempo, mood, or style. In other words, to create MEANING.
Learning Objective 1 : To understand the effect editing has on the meaning of moving images
Montage
The concept of montage or collision editing or "putting together is when an editor puts together various juxtaposing shots in rapid concession. These images are put together in this way to evoke a mood, emotional response or derive a new meaning.
Learning Objective 1 : To understand the effect editing has on the meaning of moving images
Montage
The concept was introduced by Soviet filmmakers in the 1920s (see Battleship Potemkin (1925)). The word montage has also taken on the added meaning of a compressed sequence of narrative material, condensed in time.
Learning Objective 1 : To understand the effect editing has on the meaning of moving images
Exercise
Get yourselves into groups of 3.....
On the sheet in front of you work through PART A
Now, complete PART B
Learning Objective 1 : To understand the effect editing has on the meaning of moving images
Editing Examples
You have seen some basic examples of the choices an editor has to put a sequence or film together but now we are going to look at some famous editing and try to understand the meaning it has created and WHY it was used.
Learning Objective 1 : To understand the effect editing has on the meaning of moving images
Some important tips
EVERYTHING we do in today’s lesson will be useful for the content of your essay. You will be able to discuss some of the examples as evidence of the techniques of editing.