On Thursday, we were presenting our edits for Week 4B’s shoot. Just to briefly jot down my thoughts on it.
I learnt today that there are just many ways to create or set the atmosphere with just a few shots. My edit and one of my group mate’s edit was completely different mood. Mine was the typical let the dialogue drive the film while my group mate’s black and white tone with the slowed down zoom created the bleak and dramatic ambience. I am quite fascinated by the vast difference despite using the same shots. My greatest concern was the continuity of the shots from one angle to the other while his was just driving the narrative into his interpretation of the script.
Just like the previous exercise, my edits were quick and short while my peer had created a tension / suspense at the beginning of the edit. This style of learning has proved useful to me. I could try and incorporate that style of visualisation in my scripts next time.