Project XX-X (Title, Length)

Project XX-X (Title, Length)

Project AP-6AnalyzeEditing and Content

ProjectAnalyze a representative section of a documentary to examine relationships of images, words, sound effects, and music.Develop your ideas about what these do, for the segment and for the film as a whole.
Goals
a)Make a precise split-page script log
b)Write about the progressions and juxtapositions you find
c)Describe how these assist in the segment’s function to the overall film / 


Steps
a)Pick a visually inventive documentary that interests you, and write a 3-4 paragraph summary of its content and impact / 
b)Pick an approximately 5-minute section that contains challenging film language and that contributes markedly to the film’s development / 
d)Make a split-page script, precisely loggingsound in relationship to picture / 
e)Write about the function of picture editing you can see that is,
  1. Structural (builds the scene, directs our attention to significant detail)
  2. Relational (indicates parallel, contrast, symbol, etc)
  3. Conflictual (differences, oppositions, tensions, conflicting forces, etc)
  4. Jump cutting (elision of time or space)
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f)Write about the function of any sound editing that you can show is,
  1. Sync (sound and picture seen together)
  2. Overlap (sound leading or trailing its accompanying picture)
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  1. Diagetic (sound audible to participants in the movie)
  2. Non-diagetic (sound imposed for authorial reasons by filmmakers)
  3. Dialogue used as voice-over
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  1. Narration (either created by filmmakers or using a character’s voice-over)
  2. Featured sound effects (used to make a point, create an atmosphere, etc) Music (diagetic or non-diagetic)
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g)Write about
  1. The intentions that seem to lie behind using these techniques
  2. What they made you feel
  3. What they seem to contribute to the statement you find the film makes
  4. What you learned, making this close study
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Notes Don’t be afraid during analysis to work backward from a feeling. Often you’ll find it was triggered by a particular juxtaposition of images, sounds, or ideas. It’s important to recognize this, not hold on to notions about what’s right or wrong. Filmmakers rely on their hearts and minds to make their films, trusting that you’ll rely on yours.

ASSESSMENT, PROJECT AP-6 ANALYZE EDITING AND CONTENT

Name______

Criteria / Rating
  1. Excellent 3-4 paragraph overview of whole film’s content and impact
/ 0 1 2 3 4 5
  1. Effective, detailed split-page script of 5-minute documentary segment
/ 0 1 2 3 4 5
  1. Editing: Describes two examples of structural editing
/ 0 1 2 3 4 5
  1. Describes two examples of relational editing
/ 0 1 2 3 4 5
  1. Describes two examples of conflictual editing
/ 0 1 2 3 4 5
  1. Describes two examples of elision in editing
/ 0 1 2 3 4 5
  1. Cites three examples of overlap editing and explains their effect
/ 0 1 2 3 4 5
  1. Sound: Cites three examples of diagetic and non-diagetic sound, and explains their effect
/ 0 1 2 3 4 5
  1. Describes when dialogue has been used as voice-over, and what effect it has on the viewer
/ 0 1 2 3 4 5
  1. Discusses any forms of narration used in the segment, and their effectiveness
/ 0 1 2 3 4 5
  1. Discusses what featured sound effects the film uses, or might have used
/ 0 1 2 3 4 5
  1. Describes forms of music used, and what effect they create
/ 0 1 2 3 4 5
  1. In summary: Effectively summarizes the film’s major techniques and discusses likely motives behind their choice.
/ 0 1 2 3 4 5
  1. Connects the director’s chosen techniques to emotional reactions they produced
/ 0 1 2 3 4 5
  1. Makes convincing connection between chosen techniques and statement that he/she feels the film makes
/ 0 1 2 3 4 5
  1. Summarizes what he/she learned from making this close study
/ 0 1 2 3 4 5
TOTAL / ____/80
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