Classwork: Editing Practice

 This blog post contains the work I did in my lesson on how to successfully edit. My teacher filmed the footage but I edited it together. My teacher also provided the template for the blog post.

Why is continuity editing important? 

Continuity editing includes making sure that items like props or costumes stay consistent from scene to scene. But the more important work lies in editing shots together in a way that leaves viewers thoroughly grounded in both time and space.

Different types of continuity edit

- Straight cut (cut)

- Eyeline match

- Shot/reverse shot

- Cutaway/insert

- Match cut

Footage

Here is the footage that my teacher shot which utilises a variety of camera angles and movements. The scene is very simple, it involves a student standing up and leaving the classroom. A single shot here might be quite boring for the audience, by editing and combining hte shots together we can make the scene feel more dynamic.

My editing process

I used capcut for my editing

The first thing I did was add all the clips together in order of the actions.

Then, I cut off any unnecessary scenes such as the extra footage in the beginning of each clip.

I had way too many cuts, however I was experimenting and was aiming to make this simple boring scene more exciting, which is why it appears more fast-paced.

I made sure that each cuts match each other such as both hands in his pocket and which feet was forward. I made sure that the cuts between the clips match each other. 

Lastly, I edited so that the direction of the clips would be to the right.

Here is my final scene.

Reflection: Editing this is very simple, I had fun editing it. I know not to put too much cuts on scenes that have not much things going on and I will put that information to use in the future. 

Shooting Practice: Horror Scene Recreation

This post contains a mini project that helped us learn how to shoot a cinematic scene. We did this as a group

Our teacher told us to find a scene from a movie in our genre to recreate. Our genre is horror, we chose Jennifer's Body (2009)

Storyboard:

Our replica:

Mise en scene 
Problem: We couldn't control the lighting as we were filming outside the classroom. The lighting for a horror movie especially for this one requires mostly low key lighting and since it was sunny today we didn't have access to that. 
Solution: Our teammates Max and Kenneth decided to adjust the video's lighting using the video editing apps to get the same feel as the clip from the movie. 
Next time: We will find a place with artificial lighting so we can easily control the lighting without much help from the video editing app to give it a more natural look instead of artificially increasing something. However, if this is not possible we will use the solution mentioned previously. 

Problem: In the first scene an actress looked at the camera. It's a subtle detail but our goal is so it would match perfectly to the scene we are trying to recreate. 
Solution: Our team tried to edit the video. However they couldn't fully fix that scene so we didn't find the right solution at that time. 
Next time:  we will rehearse and practice many times before we actually film the scenes. If not we can do multiple takes at the time and carefully look at the footage before deciding on another take. However, if all these repercussions fail then we can figure out how to edit it out. 

Sound 
Problem: We didn't have any problems with the sound as we use audio from the original clip which is very clear. 
Next time: I think we will continue doing this and for our upcoming project we will pre record the audio for the dialogue so we can get a clear sound. I also learned it's best not to record audio while we are recording a scene 

Behind-the-scenes: 

Reflection: It took several takes to get a good shot. We had problems remembering the script, actions, and camera angles. However we got the hang of it and got some decent shots.

Behind the Scenes

 This is the Behind the Scenes for this term's group project. Kenneth will be doing the behind the scenes. 

Filming Schedule

This is our team filming schedule. This will be done by bams

Scene	Date/Time	Location	People	Equipment	Other
All	18 January 2024, 16:00	Taman Festival Bali	Maxine, Shannon, Kenneth, Bams ( possibly another dude )	Drone, Camera, Phones, Laptop, Car	Few other actor props to make it more immersive like cards

Reflection: We plan to shoot on saturday, all scenes will be in one location and be filmed in one day. I doubt that it'll be enough time however if we need an extra day to shoot for more scenes or retake scenes, we plan to go together on monday after school.

Location Scout+ Risk Assessment

This is the Location Scout and Risk assessment for this term's project. The location scout is done by me and Risk assessment is done by me and shannon

Location
Address:	Taman Festival Bali, Padang Galak No.3
Scene:	All scenes (camp, chasing, etc)
Advantages of location:	It's abandoned and can give the scary atmosphere that we are looking for. It is close to school
Disadvantages of Location:	May rain, may have bugs or snakes, no roof. May have to work around tourists
Alternatives:	one of our houses
Risk Assessment
Risk:	Who is at risk:	How to avoid risk:	High, Medium, Low risk:
1. dangerous animals	everyone involved	assess surroundings first	low
2. Rain	everyone involved, equipment	Check the weather app before we actually go there,  determining what date we are going to film in.  Use a cover for the equipment that is not in use, take an umbrella	Medium
3. Rocks and Pebbles, tripping hazard	Everyone Involved	To remove the rocks to decrease the risk of tripping or falling when filming the actors or when the camera person is filming	Medium

It's difficult finding a place for our filming location. 

Screen Test

 This is the screen test for my group's project. I am going to be doing the screen test.

This is the screen test. We did this as a class. We all participated to say a line from various genres.

Most people did not take it seriously and the rest are mostly too shy or nervous to act seriously. I think it's fine because it isn't that bad and i think it will be easier for them to act infront of the camera without audience.

Screenplay

 This is my group's screenplay for this term's project. I will be doing the screenplay

Scene 1

Actors: Mac, Bams, Kenneth

Characters:

Max: Max

Bams: Greg

Kenneth: Kenneth

Killer:

[In the forest, fire crackling. Shot cuts to inside the tent. 2 Teenage boys and 1 girl playing an ouija board.]

KENNETH: I'm hungry, i'm gonna get a snack real quick

[KENNETH gets up and goes to the car to grab a snack, potato chips]

[killer kills KENNETH]

MAX: its been like 10 minutes, where is he?

[BAMS gets up to go look for KENNETH, sees snack on the ground, KENNETH nowhere to be seen]

BAMS: what the-

[MAX's scream can be heard from the distance, cuts to black and title]

(if need extra scene)

[scene cuts to intense music, atmosphere, shaky camera, dim lighting, and running, MAX hiding from killer from behind the pillar]

MAX: (heavy breaths, pov shot with shakey camera and flashlight.)

[killer suddenly grabs MAX from behind, camera falls to the ground facing to the right of them, allowing just a limited distance for the killer to be seen dragging MAX]

MAX: yells are muffled with cloth on mouth

[Although the information is good, it does not look like a screenplay so our teacher helped us fix the script and now it looks more like a professional screenplay]

Screenplay

Ext, Forest. Day

In the forest, fire crackling. Shortcuts to inside the tent. Two Teenage boys and one girl playing a ouija board.

KENNETH 

I'm hungry, i'm gonna get a snack real quick

KENNETH gets up and goes to the car to grab a snack, opens the car door to grab potato chips. Killer is waiting behind, grabs KENNETH. Kills him and drags him away.

MAX

It’s been like 10 minutes, where is he?

BAMS gets up to go look for KENNETH,walks to the car. BAMS sees snack on the ground, KENNETH nowhere to be seen

BAMS

what the-

MAX’s scream can be heard from the distance, cuts to black and title

**(if need extra scene)**

[scene cuts to intense music, atmosphere, shaky camera, dim lighting, and running, max/bams hiding from killer from behind the pillar]

MAX: 

(heavy breaths, pov shot with shakey camera and flashlight.)

Killer suddenly grabs MAX from behind, camera falls to the ground facing to the right of them, allowing just a limited distance for the killer to be seen dragging MAX. Her yells are muffled with cloth on mouth

I hope the screenplay that I'm going to make will be clear enough. We have good ideas yay.