Editing

The last film i produced mainly focused on the edit and cut, in relationship to the narrative. However because i concentrated too much on this, it ended up being over edited and the shots were way too short. Editing is another extremely important process of film production, and can mean the difference between a long and boring piece to an interesting, exciting production.

I have quickly looked into the theory of editing and the processes that some editors go through. I found an interesting article into the psychology and process of editing at this site:

http://pov.imv.au.dk/Issue_06/section_1/artc2A.html

It explains how, based on the cut of the film alongside the timing and continuity of the narrative, the audience tend to create the story in there own heads. This of course depends on the moments they are exposed to the visuals and sound - timing is the most important thing here. Walter Murch's theory is, that to stop the film disconnecting and showing in fragments, it is necessary to let the "spectator become the co narrator". This will allow continuity of film, as the audience is constantly perceiving and assuming the story line as it progresses. An experiment was created involving a stereoscope, which separated the view of each eye. In each view, there were two different women. On looking through the stereoscope, the brain will automatically piece together the two images to create one, and assume the form of what the two should look like. This woman that they imagined would be picked by them as the most beautiful of the three images.

Tests

Post Production Colour

"COLOUR IS A POWER WHICH DIRECTLY INFLUENCES THE SOUL. COLOUR IS THE KEYBOARD, THE EYES, THE HAMMER, THE SOUL IS THE PIANO WITH MANY STRINGS. THE ARTIST IS THE HAND WHICH PLACES, TOUCHING ONE KEY OR ANOTHER TO CAUSE VIBRATION IN THE SOUL. IT IS THEREFORE EVIDENT THAT COLOUR HARMONY MUST REST ONLY ON A CORRESPONDING VIBRATION IN THE HUMAN SOUL." - W. Kandinksy - 'Concerning the Spiritual in Art' - The Art of Looking Sideways


I have captured some footage, however am not entirely happy with the overall colour of the image. The lighting was too bright and parts of the image burns out on the screen, which I will correct once I begin to edit. Because colour is a major issue in this project, I have researched into colour correction and modification, and what makes colour look good on screen.

My lighting skills have improved greatly, from the tests and photographs I took of each character, however there were still some obvious exposure and lighting problems on set. I want to enhance the specific colours of each sin, as this is what i want to stand out most. Because I am more interested in the response of the audience to the visual and sound link, I am relying on good colour to completely change the perception of the mood, alongside the sound.

Initial Storyboards