Technical Research - Nathan Incles

Technical Research - Nathan Incles

1. Editing Techniques

   • Cutting on Action – This is where a shot cuts to another view of the same action as the first. This is used so that the audience get a better understanding of what is happening in the scene as they will observe it from a variety of different angle and perspectives. For example, someone running down the road, the camera could be tracking behind the character, the next frame could be a front shot to shown another side to the character.
   • Cutting to emphatic parts of dialogue- This particular editing shot might not be used in my group’s piece as we don't think that it will include dialogue. We decided this as it may make our piece less thrilling and tense, because we want the audience to have the least amount of information as possible.
   • The reveal shot – This is where the camera zooms in on something then pans either left or right to reveal rest of scene. This could be used to build tension as a close up of a character’s Facial expression before it pans out to show the thing that the character is looking at.
   • Cutting to an empty frame – This can be used to show a character enter. This could build anticipation as the audience don't know what will enter into the frame, especially if the character enter quickly accompanied by a sudden crescendo of non-diegetic sound. This can also be used in horror films as a jump scare.

2. Filming Techniques

   • Over the shoulder shot- This can be used to help build tension and fear for the characters in the audience as they feel that something bad is going to happen to the character. This can be used to show something or someone behind the character, or what the character is seeing.
   • Panning shots- These can be used to help establish the setting and draw the audience into the narrative. However, it can be overused and poorly executed so, if we decide to use these in out piece, we will have to be careful and practice executing them beforehand.
   • Zoom shots- These can be effective if they are well blended into the production, they can create dramatic irony as the audience may discover something before the characters or it can assist the audience is discovering things alongside the characters, keeping the audience within the film. This can also relate to tracking shots, because, the audience can follow the characters as if they are in the scene with them.

3. When we start our production we need to remember the following; Use close up shots to show the importance of certain objects and people. Use a variety of editing techniques to help increase the tension with in our opening. Remember to use camera angles to create our desired effect. E.g. shadows to connote danger/darkness.