Health and Safety

In the studio or on location safety is very important. To prevent damage to yourself, other or equipment you should:

• Make sure that all wires are neat, this in case of someone tripping on them and hurting themselves 
• In case of a fire or a needed use for an emergency exit, signs must be prominent 
• Food and drink are a huge hazard around electrical equipment 
• In a studio the kit can get hot, so don't touch bulbs that have been on for a while in case of burning yourself. As well as this, they are very bright so its important to try and not look at them or for too long and don't shine bright lights at others.
• If you require help, you can always ask for it even more so when lifting heavy items.
• overcrowding in small spaces. In the studio it can get crowded, it is easy for people to get in the way so keep the number of people to a minimum. 

New Wave and Evaluation

Finished Video

Evaluation

After I finished editing the New Wave piece I was able to incorporate a few of the ideas that I planned to do before hand. The main idea of that I want to include POV (Point Of View) shots. As Jack filmed it, I was able to cut down very long shots into shorter ones. A 7 minute long take was included but by using mini jump cuts it fits to the length of the song. A editing technique that I thought of while editing that worked out quite well what to pace the clips very slightly apart so when playback it seems like he's blinking. This works even better as the camera is in first person. 

The non-diegetic sound that I chose fits with the editing pace, even though some parts are sped up. I also included two different 'rule of threes' as the camera/camera man was shown on reflective surfaces, this can take audiences out of their immersion but this is done on purpose. Another 'rule of threes' that I included was that the audio would cut out and the raw diegetic sound would play. 

The main point that I wanted to make while editing this piece was that a first person 'vlog' can still be shot in a new wave style of light. With natural lighting and casual conversations it is shot to be as normal as possible but as the diegetic sound plays phrases like "let's go shoot a new wave film" it creates a sense of. uniqueness as to my knowledge not many other new wave pieces do this. 

2 min New Wave Sequence Brief

New Wave Brief

For this on location shoot we shot in Coventry,

A technical aspect that we would like to use heavily is using a continuous POV shot. This is not conventional of most films that are showcased in American New Wave and does class as a shot type that is more commonly used in films that are New Wave.
In terms of the mise-en-scene: lighting, sound and editing these settings will be set to a more natural state. With similar aspects as 'found footage' we aim for immersion in a natural way.
Something that I find quite interesting in new wave films is that they're sometimes badly edited on purpose. For this I will aim to included a range of odd but intriguing editing styles along side the non-diegetic and diegetic sound. For the music that I will aim for is a simple and chill beat, something that would be not relied on but an aspect of the piece that would seem strange without. Maybe even an audience would be able to appreciate as even though not much is happening they will be able to link the music to the action on screen. In this case a slow/chill beat would fit nicely against the person walking and doing activities that doesn't require any excitement or stress.
I will also like to incorporate sped up footage as these are long takes, I would like to show a lot of them in a short time. However, another way which I might try out is to edit pieces out so even though the forge is playing at a normal speed, it is quick and snappy in terms of when it is cut. For example, a minute long video can be shortened by cutting out three seconds when five seconds pass. Creating mini jump-cuts.
I would like to include a rule of three, but I am not sure which I prefer. Maybe a phrase being said, the audience being able to see the camera or an action from other people on screen. (I will test them and see which one I like best)
Something that I think would be quite nice to add in is that in parts a phrase is said. Most of the time the non-diegetic sound will be playing but I think that the piece would be more unique if in the editing process I don't mute some of the clips, maybe do it on key phrases so that the audience knows there watching a film rather than being immersed.



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New Hollywood - Easy Rider

1 Nov 1955 – 30 Apr 1975 - These are the dates of the Vietnam war. Its not mentioned in the film. Even though a new wave film focusses on real issues going on rather than creating a fantasy, it's not focussed on. Yet drugs are. This could be because of the characters want to escape and drugs are a good way of doing that. And then from the camera, an audience is able to see and experience what that's like with the way it is edited with a small montage sequence. 

These type of films would be more targeted at a younger gerneation 18-25 in terms of age nut with the use of a care-free and drug using lifestyle hippies would be able to relate to this type of film. A more open-minded audience member. Other who were curious were able to see what happens when people are involved with this as well. Overall a very inadvertently educational, looking at a non mainstream way of living. 
Comparing it to the Vietnam war, This film enforces the counterculture as look to drugs and social behaviour, (hanging out with friends) as Hippies, and youths/everyone didn't want to know about the war. It was very adamant that it was going on, using escapism, this film captures what life would be like to have a care free look towards issues like war. 

Contextualised References:

 Horwath, A. Elsaesser, T. King, N. (2004)"There was wholesale nudity, unmistakable evidence of fucking, orgies, drugs and language."

Santas, C. (2001) "Directed by Dennis Hopper, Easy Rider came at the end of the sixties when antisocial unrest, mainly caused by the Vietnam war, had reached its climax. The movie had some characteristics similar to those of the Western genre, but it was more an 'Eastern', since its vagabonds on motorcycles were traveling east in search of freedom."

Bapis, E M. (2009) "...Arrived front and center in America to meld new counterculture men with the men of Westerns past".

Bibliography:

Horwath, A. Elsaesser, T. King, N. (2004) The Last Great American Picture Show: New Hollywood in the 1970s Amsterdam University Press

Santas, C. (2001) Responding to film: A Text Guide for Students of Cinema Art Burnham Inc. 

Bapis, E M. (2009) Camera and Action: Film as Agent of Social Change 1965 - 1975 McFarland & Company Inc. 

New Hollywood - Taxi Driver

Something that wasn't mentioned throughout this film was the Vietnam war. The audience learn that Travis was given honourable discharge from the marines but it was never stated that it was from this particular war. The Vietnam war caused a large portion of the the film to include such violence.

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Contextualised References:

Schrader, P. (2000) ”One of the key films of the 1970s and winner of the Palme d'Or at the 1976 Cannes film Festival… Taxi Driver remains a devastating portrait of a man in urban purgatory". 

Macnab, G. (2005) Pauline Kael states "no other film has ever dramatised urban indifference so powerfully; at first, here, its horrifyingly funny, and then it's just horrifying". - to get this kind of reaction from a critic that is so trusted and influential was great for Scorsese.

Corrigan, T. White, P. (2012) - include image on desktop!!!!! 

"The famous scene in which the main character, Travis Bickle, confronts his mirror image demonstrates a divided and shifting identity."

Corrigan, T. White, P. (2012) - include image on desktop!!!!! 
"The windshield functions as a frame for Travis Bickle’s limited point of view."

Sangster, J. Condon, P. (2002) - extra detail - shot on 35mm "SUMMARY: - Honourable discharge marines - job, taxi driver - insomnia--- SHOW TRAILER----

Bibliography:

Sangster, J. Condon, P. (2002) Scorsese - Taxi Driver - Virgin Films Ltd.

Macnab, G. (2005) The Making of Taxi Driver  - Critical reaction - Unanimous Ltd.

Schrader, P. (2000) Taxi Driver Faber & Faber - biography - awards: One of the key films of the 1970s and winner of the Palme d'Or at the 1976 Cannes film Festival…

Corrigan, T. White, P. (2012) The Film Experience: An Introduction - History and Historiography: Hollywood and Beyond Chapter 10 Bedford/St. Martin's 

New Hollywood - Bonnie and Clyde

Contextualised References:
Corrigan, C. White, P. (2014:160) discussed "Here Bonnie's restless movements are depicted by a series of jerky shots, and we sense her boredom and frustration through the editing".



Corrigan, C. White, P. (2014:161) mentions "Clyde's famous death sequence uses slow-motion cinematography, cutting on movement, and overlapping editing".



Blumenthal, K. (2018) states "For decades, they've been as famous as any pair of outlaws could be. They're the ones who adored fast cars and faster living. The dangerous young couple with undying love for each other". 

Influenced?

Directors like Quentin Tarantino...

 http://www.newwavefilm.com/international/new-hollywood.shtml "They spoke for a generation disillusioned by the Vietnam War, disenchanted by the ruling elite".
The Vietnam War drove the idea of violence for this film. 

Bibliography:

http://www.newwavefilm.com/international/new-hollywood.shtml

Corrigan, C. White, P. (2014) The Film Experience: An Introduction. Patterns of Editing in Bonnie and Clyde. Bedford/St. Martin's 160-161

Blumenthal, K. (2018) Bonnie and Clyde: The Making of a Legend - Prologue - Penguin

Door - four hour film challenge

Door


Plan:

The brief we were given for this piece was just to include a door. We decided that it would be a good idea to involve a door that appears to be magic. We aim to show this by the door only opening to some and not to others. On the other side of the door I thought of having a concert going on. While editing that would be fun as the music going on in the background and behind the door will change as the door opens and closes.
We hope to include a range of shots as we have just leant about 'Match-on-action'. Therefore, using one camera will be a challenge as we will have to line up the actions that happen on screens between takes.

Good:

• sound worked well with opening and closing the door
• Kuleshov effect

Improvement:

• need to tighten up shots
• more variety of shots (PoV)

Evaluation:

We struggled to match top all of the shots so for next time it would be better if two or more cameras are used rather than relying on one camera. That way, the shots will line up better and when editing, more of a choice is given as in post we can choose which shots suit better at certain moments. We didn't include a POV shot, so for next time it would look good to add one or two to help immerse the audience rather than force them out of the piece. However, the idea about the sound frequencies to change as the door opens and closes worked well.