Day: March 9, 2012

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Editing Styles

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Movie Poster for Snatch

Since the beginning of the movie making business things have changed drastically. Especially in post production. There are many different editing styles used in film that not many audiences pick up on.
Some movies have quick cut editing and others have long shots that go on for a while. Guy Ritchie’s Snatch is perfect example of a quick cut editing style. There is not one shot in there longer five seconds. A viewer will especially notice this in the action scenes. The Bourne trilogy (soon to be a quadrilogy) is know for their intense action scenes being so quickly cut together. On the other hand there are films that have very long shots cut together. A prime example of this would be John Carpenter’s Halloween. Halloween has shots that go on for more than fifteen seconds! That is three times longer than the longest scene in Snatch! A more recent picture that has long shot editing is the movie Michael Mann’s Collateral. Every director has their own vision for their films and they don’t always stick with the same style. Depending on the genre of the film, or the overall feeling of it their editing styles vary.
What I have learned from this article is that everyone has their own style and not one is any better than the other.

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Commercial Production

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Mike Wilhelm | March 2012

http://www.videomaker.com/article/15610/

Whether you’re dealing with a new client or someone that you have been working with for years, helping the client achieve their goal is your primary focus, but its also important to build a level of trust. Three tips will help guide you to a better relationship with your client while filming a commercial.
It’s typical that a business owner that you work with will love to talk about what they do. In your first meeting with them you should gather information from them, fin

d out exactly what their business does and how they do it. The smallest detail can come in handy when shooting. You also want to make sure the client gets what they want to out of the production. This often means bending to their ego. In order to produ

ce the best commercial you need to earn their trust. Don’t be cocky but it helps to casually talking about your experience. By following these three simple tips, you will be able to grow and maintain a level of trust with your clients.

This article taught me that no matter who you are working with you need to trust them and their opinions. Also to not shoot down someone else’s ideas. Everybody has ideas that could work and be better than the ideas you have.