Eden's Blog

Post Synchronization Dubbing: In my Contrast edits, I added two sounds of post synchronization dubbing which were not part of the original videos. I had video clips of two scenes of the same sky. The first was a gloomy, gray sky while the second was a beautiful and bright sunset. For the first clip, I dubbed a sound of a crowd booing which indicated its lack of excitement and appeal. While, in the second clip, I dubbed the sound of a crowd cheering, to exemplify the enthusiasm that comes with a pretty sunset. This is an example of Non-Diegetic sound because it is an extra effect that did not occur when the original clips were shot.  Voice-Over: In my Parallelism edits, I included a voiceover; which helps to explain who the figures are in the shot and what they are doing. I had myself speaking as if I was narrating a movie that showed the shots. I pointed out the figures in the shot, my friend Kira and myself, and then said how we were walking along the road on a bright and s...

 The professional film I chose is the Wizard of Oz. Apart from its memorable songs and characters, this film is loaded with iconic master edit shots that help guide the story of Dorothy Gale from Kansas who was swept up by a twister and taken to the land of Oz.  1. Leitmotiff Leitmotiff uses musical interludes or phrases that often repeat throughout a film. In the Wizard of Oz, the antagonist, mean old Miss. Gulch always enters the scene with the same musical theme playing behind her. The first video shows the scene of her making her way on her bike to the Gale family farm to take Dorothy's dog, Toto, away. The second video shows the scene where Dorothy is inside her house as it is swept up in the twister. She sees Miss. Gulch ride her bike through the twister and then turns into the Wicked Witch of the West flying on her broomstick. In both clips, the same instrumentals are played. Whenever the audience hears this tune throughout the rest of the movie, they know that the Gulc...

  1) Contrast  Contrast shots show one shot of a subject then goes to a completely different shot. In my video, I used the differences in the sky outside my house. The first shot showed dark and gloomy-looking skies. The second shot, of the same location, showed a beautiful golden sunset -- very different than the first shot.  2) Parallelism  Parallelism shows two shots happening at the same time from different spots or locations. In my video, the audience will see one girl walking down the road. The next shot will show another girl walking down the road, but this time from the point of view of the previous girl.  3) Symbolism  Symbolism uses certain objects that create more meaning. In my video, the camera shows a white circle (a table), then the camera zooms in. Once the camera zooms back out, we see a white circled sand dollar.  4) Simultaneity Simultaneity shows two different shots that are occurring at the same time. In my video, you see a musical...