Post Production - Exam Structure

“The Post production process can be the most important part of filming process”

How important has the process been in your foundation and advanced portfolio and how have you your skills been developed?

INTRODUCTION

-          In my two years of A-level media I have been required to make to productions. Across the two productions I have created a thriller opening as my foundation portfolio and a music video as my advanced portfolio. I feel that the post production process was the most important step because…..

o   Eisenstein believed that editing was the foundation of film art. He believed that meaning behind film was not in individual shots but in the relationship between them. He claims the relationship is created though editing.

-          In this essay I will discuss my development in skills and editing made throughout the two years, using this idea.

BODY

-          Six paragraphs on how I used iMovie to edit my film and how it created meaning.

-          3 foundation 3 advanced

-          Refer to grid

Structure;

Point – what editing tool/technique? What did this suggest/connote?

Evidence – where was this used? AS/A2?

Explain – How does this example show progression? Take risks? More confident?

Example; In my thriller opening I used a slow motion shot to represent the reflections and memories of my central character. It was through iMovie and the options available to adjust the speed of the frame to slow down the shot. The editing effect was used as the main character was experiencing flashbacks..

In my music video, the motion of a shot was frequently reduced to represent the lyrics of the song 2ill give you time2 where it was important to represent the idea of time through editing. I feel the progression here is clear as I was matching lyrics to music at the post production stage.

Eisenstein’s belief that meaning is created through editing and becomes the foundation of that film is evident here – the slow motion makes the meaning of time clear here.