Development of Editing

Jump Cut

A jump cut is a cut in film editing in which two sequential shots of the same subject are taken from camera positions that vary only slightly. This type of edit gives the effect of jumping forwards in time. It is a manipulation of temporal space using the duration of a single shot, and fracturing the duration to move the audience ahead. 

Cutting on Action

Cutting on action or matching on action refers to film editing and video editing techniques where the editor cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shot's action.

J&L Cuts

An J&L cut, also known as a split edit, is an edit transition from one shot to another in film or video, where the picture and sound are synchronized but the transitions in each are not coincident.

Montage

A montage is a collection of clips thrown together to usually show a time scale or to speed up a process. For example, people waking up, showering, eating breakfast and getting dressed are something that are commonly presented in the form of a montage

1903 - Great Train Robbery

Praised for displaying effective use of editing and photography technique. the film was shot with very few cuts, framed like a theatre play and the camera was staged to it looked like it was filming a theatre production.

The 180 Degree Rule

A Rule in the flow of editing that involves the position of the camera should never change the right to left positioning of characters in a scene. This is because of 

Unit 8 Assignment 2

Why are there certain things young people shouldn't watch?

• A child's viewpoint could be warped.
• They will copy what they see.
• They may believe certain factors to be true. 
• They wont be able to understand it. 
• Some films steal children's innocence.

Ethics:

Ethics are what we view as right and wrong and how we perceive things, Ethical is when something is correct and recognised as positive and Unethical is when something is commonly seen as a negative action.

E.g. Killing is wrong but it is ok to kill guilty people. Killing animals for food, vs. testing products on animals. 

Our beliefs and ethics are affected by our upbringing, personal experiences and media. 

What good morals in TV:

From Dexter to Teletubbies, a wide variety of shows use different narratives to teach us right from wrong. Dexter is more complex, delving into religious beliefs; an eye for an eye. 

What programs teach us good Bad morals?

• Ex on the beach
• Geordie shore
• 16 and pregnant
• Breaking Bad
• House of Cards
• Skins
• The Inbetweeners

Big Brother:

What behaviour raises some questions and morals about ethics

This argument is showing bullying, we see its bullying as the camera cuts to all of Jade goodies friends chuckling away and Shilpa Shetty looking victimised and being singled out. Which there's no denying when the viewer is watching it, it makes for good TV. It might seem just like a house argument when its being viewed, HOWEVER, after you watch it and people will talk about it then hits quite hard hitting and abit of a realisation that it wasn't funny and shouldn't of been seen as entertainment, it was plain bullying and knowing what we know now about jade and the situation it was based on race? IF the argument was to happen with a white house member the racial under tone wouldn't be there and the argument wouldn't of been half as bad? We'll never know, but i definitely think that is the case, who knows. 

Why would Channel 4 show this 

Channel 4 showed this clip because they see it as an argument, therefor its a viewing point, people being people they want to see drama and as bad as it sounds people want to see upset and domestics. However, i think people thought this to be over the top (which it was) but channel 4 didn't see it as that bad when they were airing it? They probably thought this is a nice little argument that will spark some controversy and be all over papers and bring attention and viewers to the show, which in all fairness it did. It backfired however because channel 4 got in heaps of trouble and allot of respect was lost for the actual Big Brother show.

What is the reaction for this clip

As bad as it sounds, when i was watching it i obviously thought it was a one sided argument and was wrong however, its enticing? it makes you want to watch. However after it was turned off and we debated and spoke about the clip it makes you think, well....that was actually really awful and over the top. But at the time your just so shocked by whats being said and how heated the argument is over something so small you have to watch it?

Should TV and Film be more ethical + Can TV and Film be blamed for the slipping ethics of society?

Me personally i think TV is fine how it is, we've gone this long with no real issues, obviously there HAS been issues related to TV but 90% of people with common sense wont take after a program they've watched or go out and kill someone because they've seen it on TV. That has happened for example the Jamie Bulger Incident which was 'inspired' from Childs Play 3. But as i said, its such a minority the ratio isn't even close. If you sat 100 people in a room and showed them a show or film that was seen as a negative influence, not one person would go out and repeat something serious like a murder out of it. Its a major minority. But thats just the darker things. There's much simpler things such as Geordie shore trying to represent going out and ruining your liver and sleeping around is this golden life style. So i suppose TV Could be a little more ethical because more people would maybe be a little less encouraged to be morons. However, at the same time. I think people are in control of their own mind and make the choice to be indoctrinated by what they see or hear on TV. However, you can just scrap multi million dollar shows and films just because 5 people out of the millions that watch it go out and do something daft. As far as the slipping of Society goes i think it goes way past whats on TV. You cant blame TV and Film when there's careless parents, drugs, drink and everything else that shapes people into bad/negative beings. If you took a murder and asked him what makes his mind work that way the chances of him saying TV are slim? The chances of him saying his upbringing is allot more realistic and plausible. 

The debate we had where we put things in order of should and shouldn't be seen on TV showed some odd but interesting results. People swung towards not showing abortions on TV, however, they're legal? So why shouldn't it be shown? Things like that seem to be hidden to stop encouraging people to do things like that, BUT its legal? so why? The same goes for execution. People will moan forever and a day for people to be executed and will say "he deserves to be executed" and stuff like that...But wont want it on TV? BUT WHY? If its a legal thing and people want it to happen, people should be prepared for it to be made publicly viewable. Racism and homophobic opinions are on the fence. People want it to be recognised and be made aware and show the negatives but not glamourised which is totally correct. people should know whats said and happens however it shouldn't be shown as positive.

BBFC

The BBFCs rating are slightly shocking...but are they? Its fine saying you can only get away with saying "Twat" and "F***" in a 12 rated film and thats like, oh wow. 12 years old and thats suitable. But then there's 12 year olds that sit in parks drinking cider and being hooligans around their local area... So, is it really to young to have a few swear words? not really in my opinion. I think people see 'kids' as innocent and young and dont know what a swear word is, but in this day and age they're all just as bad as eachother and would surprise allot of people if people actually knew what kids were saying and doing

Clockwork Orange

"Disturbed though we were by the first half of the film, which is basically a statement of some of the problems of violence, we were, nonetheless, satisfied by the end of the film that it could not be accused of exploitation: quite the contrary, it is a valuable contribution to the whole debate about violence".

The whole clockwork orange debate was it was too violent and people thought it was promoting violence and would be copied, also 

Freaks
Juno
Fightclub

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Unit 8 Assignment 4

The video below is my Show Reel

Media Related CV

Cover Letter for job (Editor)

Video Editor
The role of a video editor strikes me the most as its something i personally enjoy doing, The pay seems slightly above average, however its not a bad pay at all for something so enjoyable. It would also help you with new skills as in college or at home youre limited to what you can use...where as if this was your job you'd have funding etc and the ability to buy much more expensive things and open your horizon a little bit with your creativity. Also it says its in London which of course is the capital of England and known as one of the more successful places in Europe. Quite allot of big names have come out of London, maybe you'd be working with some of these bigger names? A Job like this could really have allot of twists and turns that could get you more recognised etc and just be an amazing opportunity.

Social Media Producer

A social media producer is responsible for promoting the social media accounts for a network, for example if you work for ITVs social media team you are in charge of interacting with the public, wether it be responding to peoples tweets or releasing posters online etc. Usually the social media producer is in charge of the suite for a company. SO For example ITV might have 6 different channels and then 6 different social media accounts, one per channel. So you'd be the 'chief' and have a media team under your wing to help you out. This job would definitely be interesting. Being in charge of a media account must sound abit boring to some people but to me i think being in charge of whats being sent out socially is a big deal? Its something id happily do, i dont know if thats because im young and my 'generation' revolves around social media, and then we i get older i might find it annoying and boring, but at my current state/age its something id be more than happy to do as a living?

Graphic Designer

A graphic designer is responsible for designing the illustrations used by a company, for example maybe the companies logo? the companies promotional posters? and so on. The job iv found is in manchester, which for me would be convenient. Its £10 an hour which is just under double the average wage which is usually £5-6.50 so £10 an hour is a good pay for such an enjoyable job. The actual job advert states they produce bespoke commerical and social productios that innovate inspire and create suistainable change. This is quite a reassuring thing to read for someone that wants to apply for this job as it tells them what you'd be upto and what the companies about as a whole. Overall an amazing job to have if its your scene and could open up a MASSIVE pathway for you.

SWOT FORM

SHORT COURSES

Adobe After Effects Short Course

The hyperlink above is a link to a Adobe after effects short course introduction, this would be an option for me as im not going to University so a course like this would keep my skills at a modern standard. This course covers basic skills such as adjustment layers and filters and other basic skills like key-framing, these are skills im already pretty comfertable with but im sure theres new things i could learn on a short course like that.

Graphic Design Short Course

This course touches the basics of editing, it touches on, Fundamental elements of graphic design, Design vocabulary, Fundamentals of Adobe Photoshop, Abstraction of ideas, Coherent representations. This is basically all the standard things you'd require to go down the graphics path, The photoshop part is probably the most important part of the course as its the most noticed software in the graphic industry. This course WOULD appeal to me however i prefer editing over graphic design so id probably stay in my own lane and carry on down the editing path

Digital Typographic Design

This course is all about typography which iv fiddled around with myself a few times, I used typography in our Healthy Eating Documentary to stress that fast food is everywhere and who are the main consumers. It played out really well and looked fairly professional for a college student. This course itself is mainly about designing Logos in a typographic way. This course WOULD help me as my knowledge is very bland and basic on the typographic front. i know the bare minimum so a course like this would help me grasp a better knowledge of typographic things and how to produce better things.

Social Media Marketing

Social media marketing is a short course that rotates around

how to create a social media strategy to build your business and online marketing campaign. You will learn the tools you need to build a network and run social media campaigns on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other platforms...

Unit 8 Assignment 1

Job Roles:

There are many job roles available in media production, here are some examples.

Job Handout 1: Camera Operator 

Job Handout 2: Editor

Job Handout 3: Director