Week 5 - Hitchcock

In this lesson we looked at how affective editing is and how if you use different techniques you can create something amazing. For this we focused on Hitchcock, looking at his film 'Psycho' first. I was amazed to find out that in a 45 second clip you could find 60+ shots. The fast paced edits help create fear, shock and horror for the audience.We discussed how everything needs to work together to create the perfect shot/scene/film, from music and sound effects to camera angles and editing.

Hitchcock explain cutting

This video was very interesting as it helped me to understand when to cut and how different cuts can make you have different outcomes.

Natural Born Killers - i love Mallory

Although this scene and the topic it is showing is serious, it is a good scene to study as it shows how music can be used to change the genre of the scene. Instead of it being shocking, the music used in this scene gives a comic feel too. This is also true with the acting, they act in a comic way and so the topic comes across less distressing.

Homework:
For next wee we have to look at the old 1950's PSA/ Social adverts like the adverts for: family meals, cleaning and hygiene and edit it/them together to create a different story (i.e. changing the genre).