Editing OCR G322 Dr Who Gender Jan 2009

Editing plays a pivotal role in who gender is represented within this clip of Doctor Who.

  Firstly in the beginning scenes of this clip there are a lot of longer shots on the females or the main character Martha in particular before the shot is moved on. This gave the audience a chance to see the true fear in her eyes and to the audience this can be interpreted as highlighting the weakness that this woman possess. To me this is suggesting that Colin Teague the director is this moment wants to perceive the women in this scene as being weak and fearful.

 Additionally to this although there are longer cuts on all the women there seems to be a frequently more and quicker jump cuts on the men. This is suggesting that the men are getting more screen time and therefore a more important and needed to be seen for although a shorter amount time but far more often than the women.

 There is a significant amount of flash backs toward the middle of the scene, this is contrasting to the beginning of the scene. These flashbacks change the audience’s opinion or perception of the women. In the flashbacks Teague turns it around and in the end makes Martha look to be growing stronger and lose her weakness. This is further enhanced by the jumps between her and the ticking clock whilst building tension this is showing her to be getting stronger every second and eventually fighting back the men, giving off the idea that women aren’t always weak and sometimes come back fighting.

 Finally when the doctor stars coming back to life- there is cuts between all the characters despite their gender showing all the various emotions and perceiving all the genders to be equal.

Question 1 Mock Re-Write

Camera Key Terms

Syngergy and Convergence

Language of Mise-En-Scene and Editing

Mise-En-Scene
Literally translated as "staging in action," mise-en-scène originated in the theater and is used in film to refer to everything that goes into the composition of a shot--framing, movement of the camera and characters, lighting, set design and the visual environment, and sound.

Editing-

Editing is the process of putting a film together--the selection and arrangement of shots and scenes. Editing can condense space and time, emphasize separate elements and bring them together, and organize material in such a way that patterns of meaning become apparent. In addition, editing can determine how a film is perceived: for instance, quick, rapid cuts can create a feeling of tension, while a long take can create a more dramatic effect.

The first photoplays generally had no cutting, owing to the fact that they were single-reel films; once filming began, you could not stop until the film ran out.

Language of Sound

Sound-
Non-diegetic- sound coming from off screen, such as mood music or a narrator
Diegetic- any voice, musical passage, or sound effect originating from a source within the film's world

Off-screen sound- diegetic sound for which the source is out of the frame

On-screen sound- diegetic sound for which the source can be seen within the frame

Soundscape- the characteristic ambient sound which represents a place and/or time period

Character theme-a piece of music played throughout the film which we come to associate which a particular character

Character motif-repeated sound, other than music to signal the presence of a character

Sound perspective- the spatial relationship between a given sound and the image

Iconography -signs both aural and visual that represents a particular genre, place or time period parallel sound when the sound accompanies and complements the image we see on screen

Contrapuntal sound- when the sound contradicts and contrasts with the image we see on screen to increase our sense of shock, or to create irony

Pleonastic- unrealistically exaggerated sound, created for emphasis or dramatic impact

Voice over- the voice of an unseen narrator, or of an on screen character not seen speaking

Sound bridge- where the sound from one screen carries onto the next

Soundtrack- the totality of sound which accompanies the final film which includes - music, dialogue and effects

Vococentric- the manipulation of the soundtrack which favours the voice

Underscore- accompanying music which intensifies the visual action

Language of Camera

Cinematography- Derived from the French word cinématographe, cinematography literally means "writing in movement" and is generally understood as the art and process of capturing visual images with a camera for cinema. Closely related to photography, cinematography has as much to do with lighting as it does with film. Cinematography includes technical elements, such as camera, lens, film stock, and lighting and other elements such as camera angle , framing, duration of shot, distance, and movement. The member of a film crew who is responsible for cinematography is known as the cinematographer, or director of photograph.