Task 2\3:In Camera Editing

COMING SOON TO A SCREEN NEAR YOU
A JOURNEY.....
KINDA.....


THE AMAZING ZAP AND HIS DISAPPEARING SQUAD.

From left:Jordan,David,Will and Jess.

For this assignment, we were asked to create a short film using a technique called in camera editing. This was discovered accidentally by George Melies in the 1800s, and is achieved by stopping the recording at a specific moment and restarting it again to create an illusion. When recording a piece that involves in camera editing, a tape camera is used rather than a digital as it allows the scene to carry on as one without stopping before the next cut.

For our short film, we decided to use a concept similar to Melies 'The Vanishing Lady'. Before we started filming, we were asked to create a storyboard in which we had to include where we going to stop the camera and what each scene would involved. We then gave out roles: Jordan as the magician, David and Will as his friends and me as camera man...woman.....and director.

The storyline itself was successful as we managed to achieve the illusion of people disappearing. Also, there was very little lag between each cut, unlike our first attempt where we managed to accidentally film Will walking off of scene. However, i feel as though we should've muted the audio, as on a few cuts you can here me shouting 'stop', which strips the illusion. 

In camera editing has both advantages and disadvantages.

Advantages:

• Quick cuts
• Continuos film
• No need for extra software

Disadvantages:

• Hard to re-do mistakes
• Imperfect timing
• Audio problems