SE7EN title remake edit

Why i made this edit

This was the first time i used final cut pro. And i was asked to recreate the title sequence of the film 'Se7en'

what i used to make my edit :

•  Filters - I used these to make my edit look more like a thriller.
• Intercutting - This is to cut out the unnecessary parts of the video.
• At least 20 title slates - these are in the order of the original opening sequence and also to prevent copyright issues.
• Cutting and trimming - this is shortening the clip to get the parts you need.

The reason i did this edit was to further my understanding of title sequences. Also this was my chance to get familiar with final cut pro as i had not used it before.

Dexter edit

For this remake we had to go away in our production teams, and film using our own props. Doing this helped us to understand and develop our skills in things such as camera angles, lighting, shot types and composition. Also we had to make sure we followed the rules of filming, some of these rules were 180 degree rule and rule of thirds. As this was a individual edit the whole group was able to improve our editing skills.

Paranoia Edit

This is our group edit where we tried to use a number of different filming techniques. In the first scene we did not take into consideration the head room which we need to take into account next time. The close up we did was good as we objectified the part of the body. The over the shoulder shot wasn't to bad but to improve we would have to use the rue of thirds and place the main character better. When the actor was walking past the camera i think we got the angle right but could be done better by getting a even closer shot and use the space better. On the final scene we followed the rule of thirds as he is positioned well but could use a better shot type. Although there was a few mistakes this was the first time we used the professional cameras to film.

Task 3 - Iconography

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Task 2 - Mind map

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Ambience - middle of the day in a rural area and very dull, this give it a tense ambience. Examples wind, knuckles cracking

Foley - emphasises certain sounds you wouldn't usually hear e.g. Creaking door, knuckles cracking, fly.

Dialogue - there is no dialogue in this clip, but explains what's happening through sound 

Emotional realism - 

Establishing sounds - these sounds are usually reduces but as there is no dialogue they are emphasised to help tell the narrative and set the mood. E.g. Fly, wind and creaking door 

Sound motif - a sound that you only hear with a particular character for example when the fly is in the barrel of the gun.

Media notes 18th September

My first go at using final cut,  I learnt how to use filters to make the opening sequence look more like a thriller. Also how to cut photos in. Intercutting. I done this to build a narrative and build the story. Titles are also put on these such as the production company and the main actors will be on their own slate. The reason for titles are copyright reasons

TV Drama - Gender

How we divide society into groups

• Ethnicity

• Age

• Disablity

• Sexuality

• Class (upper, middle, working, underclass)

• Gender

Traits associated with masculinity and femininity, juxtaposition (comparing side by side)

Masculine:

• Alcoholic 

• Tough

• Aggressive

• Sleeps with more than one woman 

Feminine:

• Pure and innocent

• Passive

• Faithhful (fantasize instead)

• Nags and complains 

• housewife (stereotype)

Se7en edit

Why are we editing se7en?

• To understand the software (final cut pro)

• Improve our editing skills

• Trying to create suspense and mystery

• We used effects and filters to show it more as a thriller 

• Trying to tell a story

• Adding titles to make it an opening scene and also for copyright reasons

• Intercutting the clips make them shoter and keep the audience intersted