Blog 19 - Answer 3

"Every film is a puzzle really, from an editorial point of view." - Walter Murch

1.  What is your EQ?

A: How can a filmmaker maximize the affective domain of the audience’s viewing experience?

2.  What is your third answer? (In complete thesis statement format)

A: A filmmaker can maximize the affective domain of the audience's viewing experience by executing certain editing styles and applying appropriate music to heighten the emotions that are planned to be conveyed.

3.  List three reasons your answer is true with a real-world application for each.

A:

Certain cuts and edits can relay proper information at the correct times in order to get a well-timed response. Pacing is everything in the story and need to be in sync with what the audience is feeling emotionally. If the pacing is off, the audience won’t buy into a film and will lose interest very quickly.

Colors and grading can elicit subtle psychological feelings regarding to warmth and coolness of a shot temperature as well as a distinguishing factor as a storytelling device. Colors play a key aspect when telling a story. One of the prime examples of this is The Wizard of Oz. When Dorthy is back in Kansas, the film is shown strictly in gray scale colors and black and white to represent the dullness of the real world. However, when she is transported to the Land of Oz through the tornado, the film turns into a colorful masterpiece in order to convey the true nature of curiosity and wonder that is the setting.

Music adds to a idea called the supra-reality, a state of psychological absorption that audience members experience when watching a film. Without music, the whole perspective is thrown off, leaving out a missing emotional aspect in a film. The opening scene to Jaws, contains one of the most iconic emotional music scores that make audiences feel on edge and linger onto the suspense that it brings.

4.  What printed source best supports your answer?

A:

Mills, Robert. "Colour and Storytelling in Films." Robert Mills. Chris Alwood, 17 Feb. 2015. Web. 3 Sept. 2015. < http://www.robertmills.me/colour-and-storytelling-in-films/>.

Fischoff, Stuart. "The Evolution of Music in Film and its Psychological Impact on Audiences." Calstatela. Cal State LA, 24 June. 2005. Web. 10 Sept. 2015. <http://web.calstatela.edu/faculty/abloom/tvf454/5filmmusic.pdf>.

Hockrow, Ross. "Pacing for Video and Cinema Editors: Timing and Types of Cuts." PeachPit. Pearson Education, 22 Jul. 2014. Web. 3 Dec. 2015. <http://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=2233986>.

Rocket Jump Film School. "Editing: Creating the "OH F**K" Moment. Online Video Clip. YouTube. 25 Sept. 2015. Web. 29 Oct. 2015. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IvhlF2wobo>.

5.  Tie this together with a concluding thought.

A: Editing is one of the most essential key aspects in a film. Editors are the ones that ultimately stitch together the random clips into the sequence of the story, letting moving images evolve into an epic.