CLASS 3

CONSTRUCTING TIME

• Parallel Editing

• Temporal Ellipsis

• Temporal Expansion

THEORY OF MONTAGE:

PARALLEL EDITING

• Parallel editing or "cross-cutting" means "two stories told simultaneously with inter-cutting

Alfred Hitchcock, Strangers on a Train (1951)

PARALLEL EDITING

Parallel action is a powerful technique because it invites the viewer to draw thematic connections or make other kinds of comparisons between the areas of actions.(Hurbis-Cherrier, 2007, pg. 75)

PARALLEL EDITING

THEORY OF MONTAGE:

“Silence of the Lambs” (1991)

Temporal expansion: stretches out time, and is the opposite of temporal ellipsis; examples are evident in Serge Eisenstein's classic Potemkin, Kevin Kostner's Tin Cup, and Silence of the Lambs.

Explosions, falls, and fights are often juiced up with temporal expansion, but such are often ridden with clichés.

Elliptical editing or temporal ellipsis means "omitting part of an event," and almost all editing is elliptical.

Fades often signify "temporal ellipsis"--a break in time going forward

Dissolves often signify flashbacks or suggest future action

Swish pans (flash pans, zip pans, or "wipes") are used to signify a series of events

Sometimes elliptical editing is combined with dialogue to create a long break in time

“THE BIRDS”

(1963) Alfred Hitchcock

Graphic &

Temporal Relations:

Fire scene

“THE BIRDS”

Graphic & Temporal Relations:

Fire scene

TEMPORAL ELLIPSIS

MALTESE FALCON (1943)

TIME as basic element of FILM

TSAI MIANG-LING

What happens when the cut only happens for a change of scene?

Film grammar is disrupted when we cut less because we are use to quick cutting and a certain

language of cinema

http://www.fandor.com/blog/daily-venice-toronto-2013-tsai-ming-liangs-stray-dogs

CONCEPT REVIEW

• Parallel Editing

• Temporal Ellipsis

• Temporal Expansion

Creating a great WORK FLOW

MORE TIPS in “Cut By Cut: Editing your film or video” by Gael Chandler

SIX PHASES OF EVERY PROJECT

1. Green light2. Development3. Preproduction4. Production5. Post-Production6. Distribution

• Start with an organized shoot • Get Good Coverage• Shoot Good Continuity• Take notes

TECHNIQUES

Storyboards

STORYBOARDS

Techniques

TECHNIQUES

Storyboards

Steps before LOGGING

1. Create “Edit Log” & “Master Document”

2. Determine if Transcripts needed

3. Determine project folder structure, naming conventions, saving and backup plans

4. List source footage format details

5. Identify Editing & Delivery formats (ProRes 422 or ProResHQ; H.264)

6. List project media categories other than source footage listed in step five.

7. Create a plan for file transcoding and naming

8. Import, organize & log media: “logging”

IMPORTING FOOTAGE

MORE TIPS: “Final Cut Pro X Tutorial” https://youtu.be/e7-zZkHJHas

FINAL CUT X

1. Load files into computer on a HARD DRIVE2. Create NEW PROJECT EVENT 3. File -> Import (drive or camera)

FINAL CUT 71. Create New Project2. Create Bin3. Import through Log & Capture/ Transfer1. Settings

IMPORTING FOOTAGE

Import/Log & Transfer / Capture

STEPS & ORGANIZING

STEPS

1. Logging

2. First Assembly

3. Rough cut

4. First cut

5. Second cut

6. Fine cut

7. Feedback

8. Final Cut

Sound Editing, Composing, Sound Mixing, Colour Correction

Final Cut Pro 7 system

• PROJECT• CLIP• BIN• SEQUENCE

ORGANIZED VIDEO EDITING

http://digitalfilmfarmworkshops.com/organizing-video-documentary-film-editing/

Final Cut Pro X organizes master source clips on three levels –Events, Keyword Collections, and Smart Collections. These are an equivalent to Bins in other systems

• Organizing footage creates a logic to the project overall that editor and director can understand

• Clear enough that another editor could come in

• Make it easy to find footage when you need it.

Example:

Project: JAPAN Bin: Day 1

• Mr. Suzuki• Interview CU• Interview MS• Cutaway Office• Cutaway Street

ORGANIZED VIDEO EDITING

DEADLINE!

• Action Continuity Assignment: FEB 1st