Post to this Discussion board after reviewing Chapter 8 and viewing the film, RAGING BULL.
Discussion Post . Textbook: Looking at Movies, Seventh Edition
View this short videoLinks to an external site. in which the editor, Thelma Schoonmaker, talks about her job as an editor, and analyzes a particular scene from the film.
Now find a scene or part of a scene (try for under 15-30 seconds) from the film, RAGING BULL.
Choose 10 edits in the scene of your choice from RAGING BULL. Create a chart. Here is an example --taken from a scene (from a different film) Annie Hall.Links to an external site.
Time code inType of editDescription - camera - on tripod balconyDialogue0:00Fade in2-shot balcony Annie/AlvyAnnie: You're what GA would call a real jew0:08CUTMedium Close-Up AlvyAlvy: Thank you0:13CUTMCU - AnnieAnnie:…She hates…0:18CUTMedium Close-Up AlvyAnnie OFF CAMERA0:21CUTMCU - AnnieNo dialogue - reaction shot of Annie0:24CUTMedium Close-Up AlvyAlvy: So did you do those photographs in there?0:20CUTMCU - AnnieAnnie: Yeah….....dabble around.0:34CUTMedium Close-Up AlvyAlvy: They're wonderful…..0:37CUTMCU - AnnieAlvy off camera: Quality…Annie…well…course.0:43CUTMedium Close-Up AlvyAlvy: Photography..,emerged yet.0:49CUTMCU - AnnieAnnie…Set of criteria….0:52CUTMedium Close-Up AlvyAlvy: The medium….artform itself.0:57CUTMCU - AnnieAnnie: Well, instinctive…feel it.1:06CUTMedium Close-Up AlvyAlvy: Still the….guildelines,..perspective I think.1:13CUT2-shot balcony Annie/AlvyAnnie: Well, you must be late huh.1:19CUT2-shot balcony Annie/AlvyAlvy…you know..gotta ,..laughter.fade out
NOTE: Your chosen scene may include more than just CUTS (dissolves or ?)
After posting your chart, discuss the scene -
What is happening in the story during this scene? What is the conflict in the scene?
Are the principles of CONTINUITY EDITING used? Be specific.
- Include the pacing of the edits. Do they increase in time? Why or why not?
Use the film vocabulary introduced in this Module. Do you see any special effects in your chosen scene? Freezeframe or slow motion?
What do you think of the job of the editor? What would be required to perform this job well?