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Summary
For this project, our class split onto groups and created our own personal projects. Our main goal was to apply certain film concepts to the film. There were four people in my group they each had a different element, I had rhythm.
Terms and Concepts
- Alteration
the process of altering or being altered
- Repetition
doing something over and over again
saying something that has already been said
- Tempo
The rate of speed or motion or activity
- Rhythm of Stationary Objects
The arrangements of things in the frame and the lines that are created by these objects are a major element of Rhythm.
- Accented and Unaccented
Accented means in focus, unaccented means out of focus
- Rhythm of a moving object
How things moving in, out and around the frame are synchronized, or how the rate of things moving is.
- Primary Rhythm
the movement of a whole object, entering or exiting the frame
- Entering and Exiting the Frame
If a character exits the frame on the right, then it must enter on the left in the next frame
- Passing another object
only objects of importance should be focused on when characters are passing them in a film
- Moving and Stopping
when the characters are meant to be moving, they shouldn’t make random stops and pauses unless the stops are important
- Changing Direction
Changing direction can be used to signify a characters change of emotion but it shouldn’t be done randomly
- Secondary Rhythm
When a part of the object moves seperatly
- Editorial Rhythm
The length of each shot, usual done in editing
- The Event
the rhythm of events, are the rhythm of the events in the film, events happening faster can signify time passing
- The continuous Event
events that are edited together to form a continuous narrative
- Fragmented Event
a fragmented event, is a jumble of events that challenges the viewer to piece together the film
- Rhythmic Patterns
patterns of rhythm, (like during intense parts of movies) could inform the viewer that is is an intense part or it could foreshadow future parts of the movies
- Contrast
means difference between different sections of the film
when their is a higher contrast, the film is more intense
- Affinity
means more similar
less visual intensity
- Slow/Fast
Fast rhythm means that the shots are faster and their is more visual intensity
slow rhythm means that the shots are longer and their is less visual intensity
- Regular/ Irregular
uniform, patterned movement is regular movement, this can be less intense like everyday life) or intense (like in the giver)
Irregular movement usual means more intense (like in horror movies)
Controlling Rhythm Production
Film Without Commentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfJk9MOqiYQ&feature=youtu.be
Audio Commentary
Film Production Process
Before the start of this project, I had to plan out where and how we would film to control rhythm. I worked with Dzung to finish the script and incorporate our elements. During this project, we got to be creative with our production. We were able to compose our own script. We decided what roles we would take, I was the sound designer so after we composed the script, I made a list of sounds we would need for the film. I was always present on set because I had to record audio for the film. I collected all the sounds we needed and did all the ADR we needed, so it was up to the editor to add it.
What I Learned
In this project I learned that controlling rhythm is more difficult than it sounds. Rhythm is very hard to define. I learned that the main two aspects of rhythm are shot length and the amount of space in the shot.