- George Mêliès - 'Father of Special Effects'
- Koleshov Theory;
- How facial expressions doesn't matter when it comes to portraying a feeling or emotion
- Audience use their own experiences to create a feeling
- How I used the Kuleshov theory to create meanings for my chosen songs
- Final Cut Pro;
- Editing Techniques
- How they can effect visuals
- Compare Friends clip with Nike Advert
- Long Shots to Fast Cuts
- Eisenstien - Father of Montage Theory
- Soviet Montage Theory
- Link Kuleshov and Eisenstien together
- James Bond - Doctor No/Quantum of Solace
- Compare Car Chase Scenes
- My Music Video;
- How were going to use different special effects to make it more emotional
- How we are going to use different shots to portray different feelings
Eisenstien/Kuleshov;
Eisensiten was a pioneer in the use of montage, especially in film making. Working with Kuleshov, they created a strong argument that montage was the essence of cinema. These two film theorists used articles and books to express their feelings about the use on montage in films. For example, Eisenstien's 'Film Form' and 'The Film Sense' were used to express the significance of montage in more detail. All of his writings soon became a big impact on subsequent filmmakers. It was said that Eisenstien once thought that a 'collision' of shots could potentially be used to manipulate the thoughts of the audience and create more of an atmosphere throughout films. Both Kuleshov and Eisenstien weren't just making montage but they were writing about it, theorising about it and sharing their ideas with others. They were deeply impressed by the parallel editing they found in D.W. Griffes films particularly in 'Tolerance' of 1916. Eisenstien himself stated 'All that is best in a soviet film has its origins in Tolerance.'
Even film makers in following centuries have used Eisenstien's idea that 'A collision of shots could potentially be used to manipulate the thoughts of the audience.' Hitchcock for example, uses a selection of different shots to portray the feeling of violence and anger without any graphical images such as a knife going through someones skin. This also puts across the feeling of pain and vulnerability of the girl. Hitchcock is famous for using multiple shots to express a certain emotion. He used this in many of his films to create a tense atmosphere and to give the audience a questionable shock to what is going to happen next. Even big production companies such as Pixar have used this idea in some of their films too. A good example of this is the popular animated film 'UP'. Carl and Ellie are childhood sweethearts and Pixar chose to use a montage to show them going through life together, getting married, creating their dream house and going on outings. It even shows them when they are ill in hospital and looking after each other. This proves that even though Eisenstien passed many years ago, his thoughts and ideas still influence many film makers throughout the world.
Linking Eisenstien/Kuleshov/Mêliès;
It is commonly known that the transitions used to connect these montage visuals are either dissolves or fades. Back in 1896, George Mêliès created the dissolve by using double exposure when shooting his shots. Known as 'The Father of Special Effects' he used his techniques to create his very famous film, 'A Trip To The Moon' which he also starred in. Without the creation of these special effects, montages like the ones specified earlier wouldn't be able to change smoothly between shots. Thanks to Mêliès, today we are able to use a lot of different transitions to make our productions flow a lot more. Over the years, the techniques have been developed and now are easier to access and use than it was for Mêliès when he first invented it.
When comparing an episode of the popular American Sitcom 'Friends' to a 'Nike' Advert, I noticed that there is a very vast difference between the two. 'Friends' contains a lot of conversation meaning that the takes a very long without any cuts. This shows the audience a connection between the actors and lowers the intensity of the scene. In the Nike Advert on the other hand, it is full of fast cuts and its like there is a lot of information being shown in a short amount of time. This makes the intensity higher as the audience have to take more information in than usual. This sometimes isn't a good thing because the audience can get too distracted by other things and miss some of the important information being shown. When trying to fit a lot of information into a short clip can be a good idea though because it increases the pace and force of the information being shown.
With the experience I have, I incorporated all of these techniques to create a music video to a high standard. By using the Kuleshov theory, I was able to come up with the basic feelings felt in the song. This helped when it came to thinking of the final ideas for our video. With some basic ideas in my head i came up with more detailed ideas to help portray the feeling the audience felt when listening to the song with no visuals. Linking into Eisentein's quote 'A collision of shots could potentially be used to manipulate the thoughts of the audience', we used our audience feedback to help us decided what one of our ideas would be the best to portray emotions and feelings in the song. In the post-production process, I will use all the transitions that were created by Mêliès back in 1896. At the point when Eisenstein was creating his films, if the visuals weren't cut right in the production process, you physically had to cut the film up and put it back together in the correct place. Nowadays, there is a popular technology called Final Cut Pro, which allows a range of people to use different techniques in their work. Whether they are amateur and experience film makers. By using montages throughout my video, I thought I would be able to show form different angles, the emotions being felt by the actors and also in the song.
When comparing an episode of the popular American Sitcom 'Friends' to a 'Nike' Advert, I noticed that there is a very vast difference between the two. 'Friends' contains a lot of conversation meaning that the takes a very long without any cuts. This shows the audience a connection between the actors and lowers the intensity of the scene. In the Nike Advert on the other hand, it is full of fast cuts and its like there is a lot of information being shown in a short amount of time. This makes the intensity higher as the audience have to take more information in than usual. This sometimes isn't a good thing because the audience can get too distracted by other things and miss some of the important information being shown. When trying to fit a lot of information into a short clip can be a good idea though because it increases the pace and force of the information being shown.
With the experience I have, I incorporated all of these techniques to create a music video to a high standard. By using the Kuleshov theory, I was able to come up with the basic feelings felt in the song. This helped when it came to thinking of the final ideas for our video. With some basic ideas in my head i came up with more detailed ideas to help portray the feeling the audience felt when listening to the song with no visuals. Linking into Eisentein's quote 'A collision of shots could potentially be used to manipulate the thoughts of the audience', we used our audience feedback to help us decided what one of our ideas would be the best to portray emotions and feelings in the song. In the post-production process, I will use all the transitions that were created by Mêliès back in 1896. At the point when Eisenstein was creating his films, if the visuals weren't cut right in the production process, you physically had to cut the film up and put it back together in the correct place. Nowadays, there is a popular technology called Final Cut Pro, which allows a range of people to use different techniques in their work. Whether they are amateur and experience film makers. By using montages throughout my video, I thought I would be able to show form different angles, the emotions being felt by the actors and also in the song.
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