#487 editing example

[ham-man-and-wiener-ladd]

487 Editing Example

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPC5heaOPCQ

Here is a video example of the type of editing I want to do in my Senior Project. This is a 3D animation made in Source Film Maker for a film competition. While I myself am not doing 3D. The Film has a the kind of editing I want. Fade transitions, and simple sequences. Just enough to allow the view to understand what’s going on. I may also incorporate some lighting effects in after affects, but that would be more suited for this next video example.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPpeO_GbKrc

For the visual side, I will take inspiration from Jack Stauber’s Benny Worm. Not so much in how it will transition, but just how I will edit the video to look.

[setting-the-seam]

I always love RUDO Co.’s animated videos for SIAMÉS, and a lot of the edits in this one feel similar to how I envision my final project. The pacing is one of the first things that comes to my attention, with the way some shots linger and add to that sense of slow motion in the animation. It also uses a lot of medium and close up shots to draw focus to the characters’ expressions, as well as quite a few over the shoulder and POV shots that draw the viewer’s attention to what the characters are thinking. My focus is on character thoughts and emotions too, and I’d like to capture that similar sense of warped time.

“Summer Nights” features more characters than my project has, so it has wider shots overall, but I’d like to take some cues from the variety of camera angles. It has a lot of low angle shots to emphasize the characters feeling powerful and free, but also some hip-level and ground-level shots that vary the composition and build the space. It also has some high-angle shots and even a couple of overhead shots; it’s dynamic without feeling chaotic. I envision my project as being rather quiet, but I still want certain shots to feel powerful and dynamic, so it’s nice to see how they do it here to similar effect.

[ray-senior-thesis]

The LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS episode “Good Hunting” is only available on Netflix, so it was difficult finding a good video to share here for it.  Nonetheless, the editing and shot composition used throughout this short really speak to me and what I’d like to achieve in my thesis film.

The main thing for me was the different types of shots they switched between. There are many character focused shots, including many fullbody shots. The characters feel immersed in the environment, and whenever a shot isn’t focusing totally on characters, it’s showing casing the environment.  It lingers on the characters, and just barely long enough on environments before going back to its character focus.  This back and forth between close, character-focused shots and wide, environment shots that demonstrate the scale of the space is something I’d love to achieve in my film, with the characters being the driving force between each, even when showing larger environment shots.

[annevhuang-blog1]

I found this animation is appealing and relates to my project vision. Most of the camera movements are focusing on cat. The low angles of view, like every small creature sees, are good to portray the convincing life of a cat. And these camera shots also depict the gigantic image of humans, further expressing the danger of humans in animals' view. The most impressive shots are the 4:14 struggle scene, which shows the potent pacing of cuts and camera transitions. The camera repeatedly switches between the cat's view and the dog's view, effectively boosts the intense atmosphere to the viewer. For my project, I will also present multiple views, hope to get a similar emotional reaction that this animation has.

[shaniarmathews]

The following is a clip from the movie UP. I love this particular scene as it shows a variety of camera shots and uses lighting to help set the tone a lot. Warm lighting accents the happier moments whereas dim lighting highlights the sad moments. What appealed to me the most about this scene was the lighting and music. The music guided viewers throughout the ups and downs of the scene. The lighting really helped viewers differentiate between the ups and downs. For my project, I want to use lighting to help me set the mood of the current scene. I also want to play around with different shots to help capture the scenes better. Finally if I can I want to be able to incorporate music in my animation.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=keVlDaAT7MI

[joyceliang98]

Editing Influence

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOXZkm9p_zY

The only video I could absolutely think of that has a similar editing technique I hope to achieve is Imagine Dragons Animated Video, Birds. I had initially thought maybe Charlie Chaplin might have some favorable editing techniques because of the lack of dialogue. However, after some reviewing, I realized that although most of his work is silent, most of his shots in those films stay on screen for far too long. So I just stuck with good ol’ Imagine Dragons Animated Video Birds because not only do I love and enjoy the animation and story, the timing and pacing of scenes on screen is to my liking. 

[fieldofreedsproduction]

I previously mentioned Big Top Burger in my Production presentation from Voicethread, citing it as inspiration for the structure of my short. And the third episode, Kid, does a very good job of exemplifying what I’m looking for in terms of pacing, shot composition, and content.

Something I noticed about the shots of the short is how Worthikids makes good use of camera angles to emphasize the emotions of the characters. Instead of sticking to one shot for an entire sentence he will occasionally cut closer or further away while the characters are speaking. This allows the audience a subtle but dynamic way of experiencing the characters’ personalities closer. I also took note of how the shots are set up--each shot shows the basic elements we need to get the idea of the scene across. This is a very efficient way of animating, it doesn’t come across as lazy to focus on just one character at a time, and he also doesn’t show too much and risk overcomplicating the visuals.

Big Top Burger does a lot with the characters themselves. While the animation is very nice to watch, there isn’t too much dynamic movement, but this is made up in the delivery of the characters. The episodes are short, but still provide the right amount of content to get a good feel of the characters. The dialogue is very realistic, but it’s also impressive to note how Worthikids does not add any unnecessary dialogue. Everything we see is all we need to connect with the characters. And their individual dialogue is diverse enough that they never feel out of character when speaking.

Pacing is another big thing the Big Top Burger series does well. Each short is only 2-3.5 minutes, but we get so much in those minutes without it feeling rushed. In the case of Kid, each scene has a very specific purpose. We get an intro, conflict establishment, world expansion, character interaction, and finally the release of the buildup, without an exact resolution.

These are all elements I’d like to include in my short. I want it to be more character driven than motion driven. And by the end I don’t need everything to be resolved, but I’d want the characters established enough with only the essential dialogue in a way people would still want to see more of them.

[mfab-behindthescenes]

The Adventure Time clip appeals to me because of the art style the creators chose for this show. It is simple yet effective. In terms of editing style, it relates to my project’s vision because of the shots they used. From close ups, to mid shots, and even camera angles. I wish to use their kind of staging in my animation.