Lesson Two
How Time and Space are shown through editing
Task One:Watch: Rocky 1 training montage
Task Two:Read: Expressing Time & Space in CinemaIn your process journal, list the following techinques.
Then take brief notes on how film expresses and manipulates (changes) time through:
View 'Citizen Kane' breakfast montageThe iconic breakfast table sequence in “Citizen Kane” shows the collapse of the Kanes’ marriage in six separate scenes in less than three minutes.
This sequence uses quick spinning transitions that flash to show the passage of the years, similar to a moving car window (the classic representation of time over distance).
A student's analysisNow watch this analysis. You will perform a similar analysis for your portfolio.
TASK FOUR:View: A walk through the seasons from 'Notting Hill'A year passes in a couple of minutes in Roger Michell's "Notting Hill," with the help of visual effects and compositing work to create the illusion of a single tracking shot following Hugh Grant through the market.
This scene is set to Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine" in order to emphasize the loneliness. Can you identify the cinematic elements which show the passage of time? Take notes in your process journal, and report your findings. HomeworkReview the Handout on Science Fiction Genre. Take notes in your process journal
Extension:
Montages are so cool! If you want to learn more, click below.
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