EDITING THESILENT, MOVING IMAGE, PAIRS PORTRAIT OF PLACE.

Between these two shots, the first and second, we had to add a fade. At the start of the film we were trying to achieve a classic 'story telling' effect with the composition, action and editing of them film, however, the straight cut between a flat location and a slanted one lost continuity, but adding a fade, a technique associated with a moving on of time, the two shots worked very well next to each other and produced the effect needed.






The crescendo effect in the film, with shot length getting shorter and shorter posed a problem as there was effectively two crescendos, one for the 'ripping' of nature and one for the 'consummation' by nature. This stilted and jarred the film and made it not flow correctly so we re-edited both sequences into one. This posed problems for naturally longer shots that would by definition come towards the end of the crescendo. We decided the put these longer shots right at the beginning of the sequence and have them as marker of the ''truth' to come'. Although this slightly altered their individual meanings as shots, we felt it was of neutral effect to the grand meaning of the film as a whole.

The crescendo had to be worked on extensively as the timing was crucial to the 'claustrophobic', consumed effect we were after. We developed a pattern in which 'denial' shots would eventually and evenly fade out into more and more 'acceptance' shots. After much work we feel we hit on formula that worked in accordance with our aims.

The 'tree eye' posed a problem as in the initial edit it was overused and it was felt it was becoming meaningless by way of repetition. Many shots of the tree eye have been cut out of the final cut in order to give it it's desired effect as a strong motif of the film.


In the sequence below, with the character looking up onto the tree, it was intercut with the 'tree eye'. This did flow correctly as it was mixing a static shot and a moving one. The eye was taken out of the sequence and placed at either end of the it. We felt this flowed much better and still delivered our desired effect but in fluent and articulate way.

SILENT, MOVING IMAGE, PAIRS PORTRAIT OF PLACE; Introduction and Concept

We will be making a 3 minute film shot and set in Edale. The film will be experimental in nature and use ideas and theories of formalist inclination, those such as Eisenstein's theory of Montage and Arnheim's musings will prove very influential.

The film will be based around the concept of man entering nature and realising that he is, at most basic, just part of nature himself too, he will resist this idea, but then eventually come to terms with this and accept it.