preliminary task

Exam prep

The location of the clip is at a lords manor which is decorated with very expensive decor which shows that it is upper class, also when the maid walks in she says "my lord" whereas as the serving quarters was very dull and not lighted very well which shows that's where the working class are. Costume also separates the upper and working class as the maids wear black and white and the upper class wear suits and flowing dresses. The bathroom scene created the conflict as the maid left half of the soap on the floor so when the lady got out she fell this could be because she is jealous of the upper class and wants to get her own back on them.

The first part of the clip you hear birds tweeting which suggests that being upper class is normal, the music then gets tense as the maid is listening in on the 2 woman which is building up to some conflict happening. Also when the maid walks in talking her grammar gets corrected by the man sitting down.

The way that this clip is edited shows that the working class can not even share the screen with the upper class as when the lady is in the bath it cuts between the two of them. Just before the fight scene the pace starts to speed up as it shows masculinity and the physical role of a working class. 

The establishing shot that opens the scene shows how big the manor is which shows that the upper class dominate and have more power than overs. The over the shoulder shot staring into the mirror suggests that the maid is struggling with her identity. At the end of the clip in the serving quarters the northern male has his back against the door leading upstairs which can show that he doesn't care about authority and the upper class.

final pitch

Influenced films -

-Shutter Island
-Fight Club
-Inception

A man having an unstable mind set by the death of his family (wife and daughter) in a car accident that was caused by him drinking. It begins with him making his way into multiple shops in london buying strange ingredients such as bleach, deodorant, wires etc. it then cuts to him in a dark room putting everything together, he has a blueprint of a particular building that he has marked out next to him while doing it. The music then becomes very tense and has a close up of of him pulling a mask over his face and loading the bombs into a bag and walking out.

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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