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"The notion of directing a film is the invention of critics - the whole eloquence of cinema is achieved in the editing room."

-Orson Welles

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In the 21st century, communication is done through digital methods - methods hard to replicate in film. One way to address this is through new editing and visual effects techniques. "Is there a better way of showing a text message in a film? How about the internet? Even though we’re well into the digital age, film is still ineffective at depicting the world we live in. Maybe the solution lies not in content, but in form." -Tony Zhou


 

Week 11 History: Modern Editing

 

So now we've come to what we consider "modern editing". We can see vast differences from D.W. Griffith's seamless editing and Sergei Eisenstein's montage, but still the roots of both theories survive and are utilized here.

After viewing the videos, click on the "D" to the left to go to Moodle and take part in the discussion forum.

 

 

 

 


History 11: Modern Editing

 

"Sunshine," Finish It (2007)

Project 4: "Jump Cutting" Due

 

Project 4: Jump Cutting is due this week by 11:55PM Sunday. Review the tutorial on the next tab, if you need to.

When you're ready, click on the "P" to the left to go to Moodle upload forum for Project 4. There, you'll be able to submit the video links to your project, and critique your classmates projects as well.

 

 

 

 

Week 11 Reading & Assignment

 

Lucky! There is no additional reading this week.

 

 

 

 

This assignment is about developing a critical eye for cinema. Not just cinema, but specifically shots and the editing of those shots. So what we're going to do here is analyze a scene for how many cuts are present, how many different shots are present, and why these shots and cuts were made.

Take a look at the scene from Unforgiven provided in the "Example" tab. After watching the video, click on the "A" to the left to go to Moodle where you'll find all your instructions.

 

 

 

 


"Unforgiven," The First One (1992)

Week 11 Assessment

Click on the "Q" to link to Moodle and the quiz for Week 11. Congratulations, this is the final quiz!