Transition Scene Analysis
In order to maximise the potential of this project and ensure our production incorporates as many underlying themes, visual/audible techniques, and storytelling skills as possible. It is important to know our chosen scene inside out and to analyse it in depth to pick out as much of the storytelling details as possible.
Although we are only re-creating one sequence from Black Mirror, it is important to understand how the entire episode is edited together. So I will be analysing the editing and other techniques used in the Black Mirror Episode "White Bear".
The opening is very heavy on the visual effects and creates a fast disorientating sequence designed to put the audience on edge from the start. I will play around with the positioning of this sequence in our film to see where it is most effective.
As we transition into the opening of the episode we are met with sound design right from the start. This helps to create an atmosphere before we have even seen the visuals. The first shot we see is very dimly lit and the colours appear dingy and washed out. What follows is a series of close up's that establish key details about our central character and help to set the tone for the rest of the episode.
The following shots continue for a long time before cutting and the hand held camera keeps the audience on edge but also perhaps detract from the effectiveness of the shots. This is why I want to keep my edit mostly restricted to static/tripod shots in order to give the film a more professional image.
The angles used are kept quite slim so that the viewer's eyes are guided to see only what the director/editor want them to see. In my edit, I may scale in some shots in my edit so that the mise en scene is kept as simple and effective as possible, ensuring background details don't distract.
I found that as the central character walks towards the TV, turns it off and makes her exit, there are a lack of close ups. I plan to insert several close up's and static shots of both the character and the items they interact with. This will enhance the emotional connection the viewer has with the character and story.
The following outside shots are arguably more effective since they include more close ups that help guide the story and we get a glimpse of other characters perspectives as they appear. In my edit I hope to make these close up's less disjointed and more like a sequence that carries the story.
The pacing of the shots picks up as the background sound is raised and becomes more intense. The chase scene that follows is accompanied by a backing track that compliments but doesn't overpower the drama of the scene.
The edit in this sequence incorporates a lot of different shots and camera angles, which work well to enhance the drama and pacing of the scene.
As we are introduced to the next key characters we get a few tracking shots and reverse shots that work with the narrative and push the scene forward. The atmos is less present in this scene as it mostly dialogue based but the dingy colour grading that matches the interior shots helps to keep the same level of atmosphere throughout.
The pacing for the next half of the episode is very up and down. The edit uses the gentle fade in and out of musoc to signify the entrance of key characters. We have several scene changes throughout the episode, however, there are very few establishing shots used.
In particular, I refer to the point in the plot where the chaarcter reaches the transmission building. The room is filled with screens displaying mysterious symbols and then the building is revealed to be an event hall containing a large audience of people. But instaed of using wide angles or establishing shots to show this, these setails are revealed through a series of close up's.
Although we are only re-creating one sequence from Black Mirror, it is important to understand how the entire episode is edited together. So I will be analysing the editing and other techniques used in the Black Mirror Episode "White Bear".
The opening is very heavy on the visual effects and creates a fast disorientating sequence designed to put the audience on edge from the start. I will play around with the positioning of this sequence in our film to see where it is most effective.
As we transition into the opening of the episode we are met with sound design right from the start. This helps to create an atmosphere before we have even seen the visuals. The first shot we see is very dimly lit and the colours appear dingy and washed out. What follows is a series of close up's that establish key details about our central character and help to set the tone for the rest of the episode.
The following shots continue for a long time before cutting and the hand held camera keeps the audience on edge but also perhaps detract from the effectiveness of the shots. This is why I want to keep my edit mostly restricted to static/tripod shots in order to give the film a more professional image.
The angles used are kept quite slim so that the viewer's eyes are guided to see only what the director/editor want them to see. In my edit, I may scale in some shots in my edit so that the mise en scene is kept as simple and effective as possible, ensuring background details don't distract.
I found that as the central character walks towards the TV, turns it off and makes her exit, there are a lack of close ups. I plan to insert several close up's and static shots of both the character and the items they interact with. This will enhance the emotional connection the viewer has with the character and story.The following outside shots are arguably more effective since they include more close ups that help guide the story and we get a glimpse of other characters perspectives as they appear. In my edit I hope to make these close up's less disjointed and more like a sequence that carries the story.
The pacing of the shots picks up as the background sound is raised and becomes more intense. The chase scene that follows is accompanied by a backing track that compliments but doesn't overpower the drama of the scene.
The edit in this sequence incorporates a lot of different shots and camera angles, which work well to enhance the drama and pacing of the scene.
As we are introduced to the next key characters we get a few tracking shots and reverse shots that work with the narrative and push the scene forward. The atmos is less present in this scene as it mostly dialogue based but the dingy colour grading that matches the interior shots helps to keep the same level of atmosphere throughout.
The pacing for the next half of the episode is very up and down. The edit uses the gentle fade in and out of musoc to signify the entrance of key characters. We have several scene changes throughout the episode, however, there are very few establishing shots used.
In particular, I refer to the point in the plot where the chaarcter reaches the transmission building. The room is filled with screens displaying mysterious symbols and then the building is revealed to be an event hall containing a large audience of people. But instaed of using wide angles or establishing shots to show this, these setails are revealed through a series of close up's.
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