Editing Styles - Miss Georgiou

Editing Styles

 

 

A technique that I have also been using is the slow and fast editing techniques which can be used to build suspense or build for an exciting scene, in this case we will be focusing on building suspense rather than excitement. How slow editing works is it makes the characters move slower to what they would normally, and by doing so it creates a sense of suspension as the audience do not know what is going to happen next and when something does happen and something jumps out at the character it speeds up and makes the audience and character jump with fear and surprise at what has happened.

The second technique that I saw the film had used quite a bit was the timing of shots. I believe this is used in thriller films as it can be used to show the audience something right after a scene when it would be expected but it could also be shown just after expected so the audience do not expect the killer to jump out or be there so the suspense has been built and the audience would be shocked and surprised by what has happened.

 

 

The third technique that I have found that the clip used quite frequently was the use of the straight cut feature which would cut the scene from one scene to another. This technique was used as in the clip that I watched as it showed one character being attacked then before the scene was finished it cut and changed to a different scene that showed something completely different was happening then soon after that scene had finished it changed back to the scene before and showed the character tied up.

Research into cinematography - Miss Miller

Research into cinematography - Grave Encounters

 

Cinematography is the art or science of motion picture photography. In my blog I will be talking about the different camera angles/shots I have used to analyse the film I have chosen, 'Grave Encounters'.

Firtsly, I have used the mid shot camera angle which allows the characters to be the main focus for the audience during this scene. I believe this shot has been used to show the fear and emotion shown by the character so the audience can also sympathise with the characters and what they are feeling.

My second shot also shows the different emotions felt by the characters as it is the camera shot panning, this camera shot has been used in this scene twice, first of all it has been used to pan from character to character to also show the emotion of the charaters, it has alsom been used to pan across the room that the characters are in and it is showing the audience what the charaters can see.

Thirdly, I have used the zooming in technique which was used to increase the focus on the mysterious object in the distance in the trailer which allows the audience to also focus on the object. By using this camera angle it creates suspense and tension for the audience watching the clip. the technique is used very well as it allows the audience to focus on the figure in the distance and the main characters of the film.


Individual ideas for a narrative - Miss Georgiou

Individual ideas for a narrative

There are many different thriller films that have influenced me to use so many different features and elements of different uses of the thriller film genre, for example, the use of building suspense and tension for the audience for example in the Grave encounters clip that I used we can see that the use of Mise - En - Scene and different camera shots etc.
Another technique that I have also been inspired to use is the slow and fast editing techniques which can be used to build suspense or build for an exciting scene, in this case we will be focusing on building suspense rather than excitement. How slow editing works is it makes the characters move slower to what they would normally, and by doing so it creates a sense of suspension as the audience do not know what is going to happen next and when something does happen and something jumps out at the character it speeds up and makes the audience and character jump with fear and surprise at what has happened.

Research Mise-En-Scene Miss Georgiou

Research on Mise-En-Scene

In this blog I am going to be focusing on the 5 features of mis-en-scene:

The first feature is settings and iconography, as we can tell the film is set in a deserted and haunted mental asylum, this allows the audience to already get a feel for what the film may hold. We have been told the building where the filming is taking place is a real place. 

The second feature that has been used in my film and should be used from Mise-en-scene and that is costumes, hair and make up. The victims of the film are wearing casual clothes as we, the audience, would expect, the so called 'bad guys' or haunted characters have been made to look scary obviously facial wise and what they are wearing makes them seem intimidating and frightening to the audience. The costumes and make up was thought through very well in my opinion. 

When things take a turn for the worst the victims in the film show very good facial expressions to get the audience very involved and to show the fear and terror is felt by the characters. Facial expressions is the third part of Mise-en-scene and is probably the main part of the film and which shows the audience the most fear and creates the most suspense for the audience as we can see from the clip I have chosen the facial expressions clearly show their distress and fear before, during and after scenes in the film. Body language is also part of Mise-en-scene and also helps show the fear and discomfort shown by the characters. 

Lighting and colour are the fourth feature of the Mise-en-scene elements, this feature of Mise-en-scene help a lot when it comes to building suspense in a film and scaring the audience which is the aim of a thriller film. So, by looking at the clip I have chosen we can see that the camera crew use night vision to shoot most of the film, already we can see that the film is going to have a very suspicious look to it. By using night vision it lets the audience know that it is going to be very difficult for the characters to move and manoeuvre themselves around the asylum. 

Finally, we have the positioning of the characters and the objects within the frame, there is one particular scene during the trailer of the film where it has a few characters on one side of the hall and a few other characters on the other side the camera then zooms in on a mysterious object and we focus on this object as it moves from one position to another, by using the characters as the sort of bait in this scene it allows the camera to focus on the mysterious object in the frame as well as the characters. I believe this is a very good scene in the film to look at as we can see all/most of the characters and another object in the scene which sums up this feature of Mise-en-scene.