Editing Quiz

Editing Quiz

Aspect ratio is the width in relation to the height of a video. 16:9 is the aspect ratio generally found on newer wide screen televisions. Whereas the ratio found on older standard TV’s tends to be 4:3 and on movie screens the ratio is even higher.

Video sizes vary depending on quality of video. The pixel counts of HD videos are normally 1280x720. A 1080p video has a video frame size of 1920x1080 which is the Blu-ray standard.

The frame rate of a video file which is 720:50p would be 50. The ‘p’ tells you how the frames are shown. The ‘p’ stands for progressive scan which shows every frame one after another. Whereas ‘I’ or interlaced scan shows half of the frame at one time and half at another, and interlaces them together so that we see fluid movement.  P creates better quality but obviously means that it makes files which are much bigger.

Real film is shot at a frame rate of 24fps, the higher the frame rate the smoother the action is.

The word ‘lossy’ is used to describe highly compressed files.

Three types of files commonly used in video editing are AVCHD. AVCHD is a domestic camcorder file. It is a highly compressed type o file. MOV is a type of file found on Apple QuickTime. This is also compressed. FLV and F4V are flash video files. Flash is commonly used on the web; these files are also ‘lossy’ and compressed.

A codec is how the video and audio are compressed to get inside a file, and then decompressed to make it read it again. Codec means coding and decoding.

A bitrate is the speed at which a file processes information. The higher the bitrate the more powerful and better computer you need. 

Pre- production

Contact List

Andrew Currant
Sam Currant
Jean Currant   
Matt Currant

Production Schedule

. We will film whenever it is possible.
. We will film our footage at Ormesby St.Michael.
.  Equipment reuquired will be a camera and tripod.

Initial Planning

Road kill is something we see every day, but because of this it’s often overlooked. Urbanisation is to blame for the death of many wild animals who roam the Earth. But are the animals to blame for running out on the road, or is it the fault of the human race for creating dangerous environments which are threatening to wildlife. Road Kill will examine the lives of many creatures and how easy it is for them to be killed by vehicles. The film will explore the actions that can/ are being taken to stop road kill from continuing to be a common occurrence.

. The primary audience for "Road kill" are adult drivers who have probably had experiences with animals on the road.  The secondary target audience are young drivers who will begin to have run ins with road kill.
. The purpose of the documentary is to inform viewers to take more care when driving through wild areas and to depict how threatening urbanistaion is to wildlife.
. The format of the documentary will be expository.
. Potential constraints for "Road Kill" could be filming animal corpses which could be distressing to some viewers.

Documentary initial ideas

My initial idea is to create a documentary about road kill. As I live on a busy road, road kill is something that I see often. The documentary will explore how urbanisation is threatening wildlife.

The News

News title Sequence Analysis



In this title sequence a variety of iconongraphy is used. Rushing graphics and camera movements are very common in this title sequence to connote that the news is fast paced and exiting. In this title sequence we also hear beaty, fast- paced music which involves brass instruments. This creates a rushed atmosphere. The brass instruments also makes the news seem macho and manly. The transparent objects used also connote that sense of ergency to reflect the fast paced nature of the news industry. The Phallic symbols used make the news seem masculine.


Galtung and Ruge



The first story on this news programme is about "The Met's total war on crime as 900 officers target money laundering and online fraud in the capital." This story depicts scenes of conflict as police officers kick doors in to capture criminals. "Conflict" is a news value identified by Dennis McShane. Conflict in news helps to lead to a story getting coverage as many viewers find it entertaining. The visual image is also a news value present in this programme. In one story a women who was filmed racially abusing passengers on the tube was sentenced to five months in prison. A video was used with this story in which the woman was shown using explicit language and verbally attacking passengers. This example of the "visual image" used in this story has lead to it becoming covered as the womens behaviour shown is shocking. Also I feel that it is relevant to the area which this programme is covering (London) as it is a multicultural area. The shocking nature of the story will make it news worthy. Also in this programme a field reporter is shown on location talking about a story. The story is regarding the Queens Diamond Jubilee and the Police's preparation with security, this is another example of a Galtung and Ruge news value. The following news values are present but less prominent in this news programme: conflict, the unusual, individualism, strong pictures, own reporter stories and hard news.

Presenter

This programme seems to break conventions as the news presenter is different from what you'd typically see. She is female, when we typically see male news pesenters, although female ones are becoming more common. Furthermore she seems to be of mixed race when we typically see white news presenters, this is perhaps to reflect the multicultural area which she is presenting to. When presenting to a multicultural area like London, a mixed race presenter will be effective as ethnic viewers will be able to relate to her and connect with her. On the other hand the presenter has a southern accent as presenters typically do.

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