Master Editing Techniques

 Our assignment this week was to make a film using the 5 master editing techniques. The 5 techniques being contrast, Leitmotif, simultaneity, symbolism, and parallelism, which I think we did a pretty good job in displaying.

The first editing technique we displayed was contrast, as this was the easiest one for us film. For contrast we first showed Aidan bullying me into a locker, immediately after we showed him giving his old and frail dog a treat. These are two contrasting actions that easily let the audience understand the editing technique.

The next scene we filmed was Leitmotif. For this skit we filmed me essentially bullying bez by shoving him, tripping him, etc. After every scene of me bullying him we would zoom into my face and play a sound effect we edited in. The sound effect is a Leitmotif, it is meant symbolize me bullying bezalel.

The third scene was simultaneity. For this scene, we first showed me walking through the halls, saying how much I love bezalel. We then filmed the same for him, where he says how much he loves me (Ryan). At the end of the skit me and bezalel collide, and begin to fight. The audience can easily tell that me and bez are simultaneously saying these things.

Our fourth scene we filmed was displaying symbolism. Although this is a pretty simple word to depict, I think my group did a poor job in doing so. For this skit we show me pointing at bez and making fun of him for being a senior, we then cut to me pointing at the senior poster saying how much I hate seniors. Bez was meant to symbolize a senior, but I think we could have done a much better job for this skit.

Finally we showed parallelism. The first shot shows me walking down the hallway, and I get jump scared by Brian, it then cuts to me screaming at a video game. The parallelism is that i am screaming but for two completely different reasons.

Overall I think my group did a great job in showing the different master editing techniques, even though we could have done better in some aspects, I think our work is adequate

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