So for this piece, we used 4 different film techniques to create a quick edit with the footage we collected. I’ll go through how these techniques were used and how I intend to implement them.
Metric Montage
Obviously this one is massive for me. It’s really important that my piece has a very steady, even flow throughout those wide shots. I like the way, in this piece, everything is exact and even, it creates a great juxtaposition with the disrupting nature of the actual content.
In my final piece, I really want to play with this. I think its going to help the pacing a lot to have those steady, 30 second intervals of quiet shots. That structure, hopefully, will help with the break down and complete confusion at the end of the piece (more on that in my next blog post!)
Superimposition
This I hadn’t really considered at all, but I loved the effect in this short. I think it helps create that confusion because the audience don’t know what to notice and what to focus on.
For the actual short film, I think I will gradually introduce this into the film and ramp up that effect as it gets closer to the climax of the film to help break down that structured format I will set up throughout the first 2 and a half minutes or so.
Colour Adjustment
Although I love how this effect, I don’t think I will use it because it channels the audience’s attention. It gives them something to focus on, and I definitely want to avoid that. I want the audience to really struggle, and have no idea what they are meant to focus their attention towards.
Graphic Match
Similarly to colour adjustment, I think matching movement/shots graphically helps the audience too much. It works in the long still wide shots, but other than that I’ll probably try to avoid this. I don’t want any technique that aids the audience by channeling their focus to one specific point.