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InPoint HOMEYouth ProductionsUnderstanding the Structure and Conventions of Filmmaking.The stage of filmmaking before you start shooting.Shooting your piece.The stage of turning your footage into a completed video.Pacific Cinémathèque Education Department
 
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Chain Reaction
   
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Airplane PSA
You can add dynamism to a piece with only one location, such as the Airplane PSA set in an airplane cockpit, at the editing stage. Here, the filmmaker plays with colour and black & white in the images, adds a funky soundtrack, and adds a second plane for dramatic effect.


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The Trials and Tribulations of Geoffrey Moonshine
This scene from Geoffrey Moonshine is an example of continuity editing, in which the sequence of the shots shows us a chronological progression of Geoffrey’s visit to the flower shop. A brief interlude of montage editing is apparent in the fast-paced series of close-up shots of flowers, intended to create an impression of being entirely surrounded by flora (which in this case is a threatening situation).


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Orange Soda
The only colour in this scene from Orange Soda, created in the editing process, emphasizes the beauty of the ‘object of desire’: a bottle of orange soda.

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Snap
Sometimes, big-budget special effects can be simulated through a combination of shooting and creative editing. In Snap, a fight scene from The Matrix is recreated in a high-school hallway.

 

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Post-Production
the stage of turning your footage into a completed video and launching it into the world

Once your footage has been shot, you will need to organize the footage by logging and capturing, do final voiceovers or sound effects, create special effects and credits, and do the creative work of editing all the elements of your piece to produce your video.

Once your video is finished, you can submit it to festivals, organize screenings, and submit it to broadcasters.

 

Editing

What is editing?
The order, length and sequence of your shots, continuity and montage
 
techniques of editing
The transitions between shots and their emotional impacts
 
screening, logging and the paper cut
Selecting and noting the shots you want to edit together
   
titles, credits and graphics
Creating a professional look and copyrighting your work
 

distribution

distribution
How and where to get your video shown
 

worksheets

log sheets
Tracking your shots as you edit
 
credit sheets
Keeping track of who to acknowledge
 

 

 

 

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