This week our assignment was to create 5 master edits with a partner. Cooper Ussery and I uploaded our complete project to Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIYSuFS-TiI .
The first master edit is Leitmotif, or when a director uses a repeated symbol to demonstrate something throughout the film. In our case, the Leitmotif was the 'dab' that Josh and Cooper were doing over and over again. This repetition created significance for the viewer.
The next master edit is Parallelism, or when a director matches two scenes with a common theme. In our case, the common theme was writing, and the shots cut back and forth between Josh and Cooper writing to show how they were linked to each other.
The third master edit is Simultaneity, or when a director uses two shots to show how they are happening at the same time. In our case, the similarity of the two hallways that Josh and I were walking down showed to the audience that we were doing that at the same time.
The next master edit is Symbolism, or when a director transitions between two relative shots. In our case, the exit sign was symbolic, presenting the audience with some irony between the shot of the exit sign and the shot of myself being unable to exit.
The last master edit is Contrast, or when a director cuts back and forth between two completely different shots. In our case, the happy attitudes of Miranda and Kiley as they walked down the hallway were contrasted by Josh and I sadly trudging down the hallway.
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The second part of this assignment was to comment on one of my classmates master edits, which can be seen below.
Scott Martin: Scott - your video really went in depth exploring the significance of editing in the creation of plot and atmosphere. The two shots that stood out to me the most were the contrast and the parallelism shots, which created powerful plot points and moods respectively. The leitmotif was also very well done, with the music being the major moving factor in that edit. The symbolism shot could have been better developed. but other than that, great job!
The first master edit is Leitmotif, or when a director uses a repeated symbol to demonstrate something throughout the film. In our case, the Leitmotif was the 'dab' that Josh and Cooper were doing over and over again. This repetition created significance for the viewer.
The next master edit is Parallelism, or when a director matches two scenes with a common theme. In our case, the common theme was writing, and the shots cut back and forth between Josh and Cooper writing to show how they were linked to each other.
The third master edit is Simultaneity, or when a director uses two shots to show how they are happening at the same time. In our case, the similarity of the two hallways that Josh and I were walking down showed to the audience that we were doing that at the same time.
The next master edit is Symbolism, or when a director transitions between two relative shots. In our case, the exit sign was symbolic, presenting the audience with some irony between the shot of the exit sign and the shot of myself being unable to exit.
The last master edit is Contrast, or when a director cuts back and forth between two completely different shots. In our case, the happy attitudes of Miranda and Kiley as they walked down the hallway were contrasted by Josh and I sadly trudging down the hallway.
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The second part of this assignment was to comment on one of my classmates master edits, which can be seen below.
Scott Martin: Scott - your video really went in depth exploring the significance of editing in the creation of plot and atmosphere. The two shots that stood out to me the most were the contrast and the parallelism shots, which created powerful plot points and moods respectively. The leitmotif was also very well done, with the music being the major moving factor in that edit. The symbolism shot could have been better developed. but other than that, great job!
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