Hello and welcome to Christopher Charlestin blog-spot ;) ! In the link above will open to a video representing of my understand of the 5 master editing technique from legendary editor, Vsevolod Pudovkin. In this blog I will go even further to elaborate on each technique since in this video it was quite vague in a standpoint.
To kick thing off, the first clip demonstrates CONTRAST. A contrast shot includes two very different scene contrast each other make the difference between them clearer. In the video, It appears that actor Christopher Charlestin is studying economics as he has a textbook and paper spread out, however, the twist comes in when we see what is going on in his mind. Charlestin is actually thinking more of goofing off then he actually is thinking about what he is actually studying. Normally using the contrast technique show a form of contradiction.
Following contrast is the next editing technique: PARALLELISM. The parallelism shot brings two different scenes together by highlighting both their differences and the similarities between them. Sometimes it does get confuse with simultaneity but could be similar in some scenarios. In the video, there are multiple cuts showing Charlestin and co-actor Trent Fentzer performing a chase scene. The similarity between the shots are that it share some start of common plot but scenes show Charlestin running away from what seems to be a threat meanwhile showing Fentzer in pursuit of something.
After parallelism is SYMBOLISM. A symbolism shot moves from one scene to the next where there is a symbolic connection between the shots. The YouTube video uses the United States of America national flag as a symbol. As a result, transitioning to Charlestin performing the pledge of allegiance in front of the American flag itself with an PowerPoint picture of the flag. This symbolism the undying patriotism of our nationalistic pride of our great big country !
Next is the SIMULTANEITY editing techniques which uses two scenes that occur at the same period of time in an attempt to build suspense. To be quite frank, during production the writers did struggle to come up with the best example with such a limited budget but the team were able to pull of with what was use in the YouTube video from the link above.The student (played by Fentzer) is being called up by a teacher (guest star Christian Bejarano) whose is waiting patiently for that student arrival. The scene switch back and forth as we see how nervous the student is while walking down to the instructor , while at the same time the audience watch in suspense as we see Bejarano waiting for Fentzer diabolically as he waits in his spinning chair staring at his computer screen.
Last of the five editing technique but not least is LEIT MOTIF. Leit motif ncludes a recurring theme, where in this case the theme was the clock ticking as the time goes by. The clip how my whole Saturday routine goes every single second.
I really enjoyed your parallelism scene and I found it really funny. The chase scene was a great idea and I loved how both of the people in the shot put in a lot of effort. Symbolism was also really well done, I had not thought of doing it like that. The shots used were good as they emphasized the flag and the transition was amazing. The Leit Motif scene was by far my favorite. The cuts to the clock made it seem as if the day was passing by quickly. It reminded me of movie scenes that increased in pace, which is how I felt watching the scene. Overall it was a great video, really well done!
ReplyDeleteGood job Chris I'm really impressed!! My favorite edit you made was Symbolism, it was thought through really well.
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